Airgun Oil?

[y2k]

What is a recommended oil for airguns that would be safe for seals etc?

 

[silverfoxdj]

This should work well h ttp://www.pyramydair.com/s/a/Crosman_Silicone_Chamber_Oil/311

 

[y2k]

This should work well h ttp://www.pyramydair.com/s/a/Crosman_Silicone_Chamber_Oil/311

Anyone carry this in Canada? or do they ship up here?

 

[y2k]

Oops, I see on second look that they ship to Canada.

 

[Joe549]

Crossman Pelgun Oil, available at Canadian Tire.

 

[Grouse Man]

What pneumatic air tool oil be similar?

 

[ricksplace]

I went to a hobby shop and asked for the lightest grade of silicon shock oil for RC cars. I paid about $6 for a rather large bottle of the stuff. I read on various boards that it works well as a chamber oil so I thought I would try it. I have 5 springers that shoot from 500 to 950 fps. I tried it in every one of them. Two drops, work it back and forth, then fire five shots to clear it out. No dieseling in any of them. Two of the five picked up about 10 fps, the other three showed no obvious change. I shoot a lot. If I treat a gun after a tin of pellets, I should have enough oil for about 100 years.

 

[kobs]

You can buy a liter of "non detergent oil" at CT for $2.95 been using it for years never had a problem with seals or anything.

 

[jackrabbit000]

3-in-1 oil is shat I use. Never had a problem yet.

 

[bigbull]

LeBaron sells both the Chamber oil and the Pellgun oil, they are both made by Crossman,
I wouldn't put anything else into my airguns, the oil is cheap and the right stuff.
BB

 

[SIGP2101]

Different oils for different guns. There is no one oil for all air guns.
If your gun has leather seals than you lucky. If it has silicone, rubber or neoprene then you out of luck.
Use only what is recommended for your gun or you will destroy seals. For example Crossman Pelgun Oil is only for CO2 guns.

 

[stampede]

10-30 motor oil

If you use a light oil, such as 3 in 1, you run the risk of "diesling" and blowing the seals.

 

[mbogo3]

Pellgun oil is 30 weight motor oil...............Harold

 

[K.B.]

What's it do? I thought airsoft guns were plastic?

 

[dante_mags]

Always use pel gun oil for your seals. You will never get leaks if you use it.

 

[grauhanen]

To add lubricant to a piston seal, which should not be very often and only very sparingly, use silicone chamber oil such as this http://www.dlairgun.com/Maintenance/RWS/006_Chamber_Lube.html or this http://scopesandammo.com/storefront/product_info.php/crosman-break-barrel-silicone-chamber-oil-p-111 Use Pellgun oil on the seals of CO2 guns. Remember to use silicone oil very sparingly, that is only a couple of drops through the transfer port. It might be a good idea to hold the gun vertically to get the oil in the piston chamber. Work the action to get the oil spread out.

 

[EL34/6L6]

Princess auto sells the Otis line of cleaning products if you shop there.

 

[camster]

What's it do? I thought airsoft guns were plastic?

Not for airsoft(plastic ball projectile) but for airguns (usually lead pellet). Very critical for springers as you want to lubricate them with something that doesn't combust upon compression (the expression "dieseling")

 

[cartwheel]

I use silicone grease sparingly for all oring seals, moly grease for hinge points and metal slidey bits and silicon chamber lube for the piston seal. Please try to keep the chamber clean. IMHO atf isn't compatible with standard butyl o rings, but if you swap viton orings in they are compatible.