Anyone here shoot pellet pistols? Have an oil question?

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Can I use 3 in 1 oil or is it better to use the crosman pellet oil for the top of the c02 cylinder.

I am told I am supposed to put a drop of their oil on the seal every time i change a cartridge?

I cant find any of their oil around here.
 
You don't have to put a drop of oil there every time, but it doesn't hurt. Most 12-gram Co2 cartidges (other than food-grade ones) have a small amount of lube IN them. 3-in-1 is pretoleum based, and might hurt your seals. Your best bet is silicone oil, like the Crossman pellet gun oil.

If you have a paintball gun store nearby, see if they carry any lube, as it's probably the same stuff as the Crossman lube.

See if you can find Leland C02 cartidges, by the way. They are usually green, and are great quality.
 
Crosman Pellgunoil is very well-recommended by all the CO2 airgun experts I'm aware of.

Be very careful about using general purpose oils or gun oils on airguns, they can irreparably damage the seals.

I put a small drop of oil on top of the cartridge (the small end) every time I put in a new cartridge. That may be more than is actually required but it's not too much.
 
bangbangshootshoot; I'm not certain, but i think most pellgun oil is actually overpriced transmission fluid LOL. I don't really play with co2 guns much, but do know you can get pellgun oil cheap from pyramidair or airgundepot. On the internet.
 
JohnKSa said:
I put a small drop of oil on top of the cartridge (the small end) every time I put in a new cartridge. That may be more than is actually required but it's not too much.
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I do the same thing, but only every second or third cartridge if they're being used in the same session.

For pump guns be careful not to get too much oil in the pump cylinder. It can and does ruin the valve and seals. I'll only put a drop on the plunger every 6 months to a year.
 
9Para, That's actually what I read many years ago & continue to use it to this day without any failures to my pistols.

To correct myself; what I meant was that I read that ATF was a good substitute for Pellgunoil, not that it was the same product...
 
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My personal guess is that ATF probably works just fine, however PellGunOil is not ATF. The only reason I can think of that people think this is because it's red.

Here's the MSDS for PellGunOil. It gives a very good hint as to what it is and ATF it ain't. ;)

http://www.crosman.com/pdf/msds/MSDS-PELLGUNOIL.pdf

If you're going to substitute, be sure to use NON-detergent.
 
When I first got into shooting air guns I read and was told in no uncertain terms that you DID NOT use any petroleum based oil in them due the dangers of detonation (Dieseling). Does this not apply to CO2 guns? I'm going to stick my neck out and guess that, since there is an alternate pressure source and no compression chamber or cylinder that there is no danger of detonation?
 
Correct. Spring piston airguns generate surprisingly high pressures and because that pressure is generated almost instantaneously they also generate very high temperatures. Temperatures that can cause the combustion of flammable lubricants. In extreme cases, enough of the wrong kind of lubricant could conceivably rupture the compression chamber although I've never heard of that happening. I have heard of folks playing around trying to induce dieseling and bulging the compression chamber.

Precharged pneumatics can also be dangerous with the wrong lubricant.

CO2 guns are a lot more tolerant, but even so, use of improper lubes can ruin the internal seals.
 
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