Barrel "Conditioning".

[walrus1#]

If you purchase a gun straight from the factory into the UK Via the importers wharehouse then you willbe amased at just how much muck there is in the barrel to start with.Best thing is to clean the barrel thoroughly before putting a pellet through it.After that choose a pellet and stick to it,the same pellets are better at keeping the barrel conditioned than chopping and changing brands all the time.Try and use the top quality ammo from the outset as this will pay dividends in accuracy, and stop all those nightmare sessions

[Sammo]

very interesting thread

[Pinpoint]

If you purchase a gun straight from the factory into the UK Via the importers wharehouse then you willbe amased at just how much muck there is in the barrel to start with.Best thing is to clean the barrel thoroughly before putting a pellet through it.

So if you put a pellet through a new gun that hasnt been cleaned as is contaminated will this damage the barrel? The other thing I was thinking about and could be getting a bit ott is loading pellets with less than clean hands. When you've been out in the field you're inevitably going to pick up a bit of dirt with climbing fences, moving hides etc, could this not ruin the barrel or is it tougher than this?