Barrel conditioning etc

[merlot158]

Thanks guys.
From older posts I understood that it was important to clean between pellet changes, but your comments are appreciated.
I'll just get on & enjoy the sport & forget about cleaning!
Thanks.

[airgunnut]

The first thing I do when I buy any gun is clean the barrel then start testing pellets, the bench mark for springers is RWS super domes, for pcp, AA field, with pistols I start with RWS geco, it's just a process of getting hold of as many brands as you can and shooting them after I have put a 100 or so pellets through it to lead the barrel. Then i only clean the barrel if the grouping of the chosen pellets start to open up (could take years)

[Geezer]

The first thing I do when I buy any gun is clean the barrel then start testing pellets, the bench mark for springers is RWS super domes, for pcp, AA field, with pistols I start with RWS geco, it's just a process of getting hold of as many brands as you can and shooting them after I have put a 100 or so pellets through it to lead the barrel. Then i only clean the barrel if the grouping of the chosen pellets start to open up (could take years)

I do exactly the same, including trying 'domes first. Unless in .22", where I've run out and am currently using Superfields, and liking them.

Except:

- I don't clean the barrel at all unless it is obviously full of gunk;
- For pistols, I start with RWS Hobby and usually stick with them if they work, which they usually do.

But I'm basically a plinker these days (I prefer "informal target shooter"). Serious competitor types may do things differently.

[Marc.RG1]

Thanks guys.
From older posts I understood that it was important to clean between pellet changes, but your comments are appreciated.
I'll just get on & enjoy the sport & forget about cleaning!
Thanks.

Hi merlot, welcome to the site mate.

People do, do things slightly differentl but this is what i do..
If i get a new gun i chean it with a pull through rode and bisley patches, then i start to test with my preferred pellets, air arms field, jsb exacts, RWS R10 Match, RWS super dome and field, i would try one type of pellet, i would just fire 60+ pellets or so to condition the barrel a bit, then do some accuracy tests, bench rested, take the results, then clean the barrel again, and repeat this again which each pellet type i try, then find the best pellet for my barrel and stick to it, and then only clean the barrel when i notice a drop in accuracy.

What i will say is though, i find rifle long range shooting, rifles are more pellet fussy then pistols, half of that is the rifle the other half is because of the long range.. Hope this helps a bit.

All the best, marc..

[merlot158]

Thanks again for all your helpful comments & tips. What you are saying Marc is what I read in earlier posts as you say everyone has their own way of doing things, but as a raw beginner I needed some guidance. I've just received a range of different wadcutters including many of those mentioned above, so I'll report back with the results.
Moving on, if I wanted a red dot? for the HW75 what would you suggest re ease of use & fitting properly. I understand the HW75 has a non standard rail.

[Marc.RG1]

Hi merlot, cool let us know how you get on mate and have fun testing it.
As for the red dot im not the best person to answer that as i have not owned a HW75 but yeah from what i have seen most people tend to put a little scope on them, one 100% sure but most scope mounts should fit it? so a red dot sight that fits the same way should work, others will reply though.