How To Maintain Airgun, Air Pistol or Air Rifle : American Airgunner

I've watched lots of videos...n you guys got em all beat...like the way y'all break down topics..n put things in layman terms....thanks again for another great video

I am 66 years old and my dad bought me a Benjamin Blue Streak .20 cal when I was 12 years old. I never cleaned that barrel in my life and that gun still smacks the bullseye every time :)

Some barrels become more accurate as they become ‘leaded in’. Others will become more accurate after they’ve been cleaned. I clean a new gun before shooting it, then learn the gun. When I decide to clean the gun, it’s probably because a few pellets are going astray and I want to find out whether a ‘cleaning’ will correct the gun;s accuracy. After that, I decide what’s best for the type of gun. I’m only using sub 12ft lbs air rifles , but I wash and clean and lightly oil my pellets too. My regimen, adds up to accurate shooting. Thanks for the vid. It’s been interesting listening to these fellas, they’re a well of good info between them. Thanks fellas.

Absolutely agree with using Ballistol, great stuff.

I'm glad I watched this before spending good money on brushes and special oils.

Wow! Gentleman, thank you. I know this video dates back 5 years, but I’ve learned so much here. I wish that I watched this before ruining my Crosman 2240. I’m relatively new to air guns, so I went ahead and used my .22 cleaning kit I used for my, well, let’s say, my regular firearms. After cleaning my 2240, gas started leaking badly. The solvents I used must have damaged the seals. I’ll purchase another 2240 and leave it alone, other than a drop of pellet oil on the tip of the CO2 cartridge each load. Again, much thanks.

Perhaps this is the best information I come across to maintain air gun. These guys talk with experience

I love Ballistol. Heck I use it on my firearms, fishing rod reels etc. It's a darn good all around oil.

EXCELLENT POINT ! 10:24 "...and if you have a silencer, these things get stuck in the baffles." I did that day #1 with a cleaning rod while pushing patch through to clean the gunk from the manufacturer (never fired, but filthy bore). The patch disappeared in the baffles and took a while to fish out. Crosman Valiant .22

3:57 I'm glad this guys covered the worry I had about leaving my 88g cartage in my air rifle is new and I dint want to damage the piston or any seals. Now I'm well relaxed.

I clean and oil my airguns anyways. Just to keep them from rusting. Like i do all my guns. Airguns are just guns that shoot with air. I never treat them like toys. Just like my father taught me. All guns can be dangerous. Safety first.

Rick is the bomb. He's the reason I have my favorite air rifle..gen.2 25. Benjamin marauder

Thanks, Guy's for the great content, shooting my air gun to keep it clean, I'm on it.

Clean your barrel every 4 tins or so with a pull thru. Break barrel lube your pivot points. Wipe her down with Ballistol on metal parts occasionally. Orange oil your wood stock one or twice a year. Pretty easy.

Awesome I’ll keep both my Benjamin Armada’s at 2,800-3,000PSI. .22 for plinking in the backyard, and small game. Just got my .25 Caliber for coyotes, small hogs, and varmints. I love these airguns, especially durning the pandemic. Big step up in accuracy and power from my first Gamo Springer.

I have a 177 springer. To "clean" it, I fire a silicone soaked Q-tip. It fits nice and snug. I have to admit it's more of an OCD thing as I never let my air rifle and/or pellets anywhere near mud or crap.

Old dude in the red is a real airgunner 😆

Nice to see the advice on Ballistol there

That's very enlightening information....great job.

Thanks for the video, a lot of good insights. As for Ballistol, I don't know in the USA but here in Europe it's the go-to all-purpose oil for guns.