Silicone RC shock oil for pellet lube?

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   Yes HPA is high pressure air.

If you get the wrong luibe or oil into a pcp tank, you couild have the tank explode, as the air pressure with cause it to ignite just like the air pressure causes the oil to explode in a springer.

This is why pcp o rings use lubes like divers silicone.

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Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1183	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 7:19pm
	Yes HPA is high pressure air. If you get the wrong luibe or oil into a pcp tank, you couild have the tank explode, as the air pressure with cause it to ignite just like the air pressure causes the oil to explode in a springer. This is why pcp o rings use lubes like divers silicone.

RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 18 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Offline Posts: 541	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 1:53pm
	Or, try it in the $100 Airchief green mamba first!
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RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 18 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Offline Posts: 541	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 1:51pm
	Whats a HPA? High Pressure Airgun? So how do you tell is something is going to diesel under pressure? Put a small drop on the sidewalk and hit it with a hammer?
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Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1183	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Oct 2023 at 12:04am
	You don't want anything that will diesel in a HPA situation!!! If it gets into the air tank, you have a potential bomb. The closest I get is a smear of Moly on external touching parts.

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	Look for petrolium products in them.

RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 18 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Offline Posts: 541	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 3:17pm
	So the questions that pop into my head are things like: 1 - how can you test if something is going to diesel, before you put it into your gun...? Squirt out a few drops and try light it? if its combustable of flammable it should catch alight, right? 2 - Whats the best way to evenly and consistently apply 1 drop of lube to 100 pellets? I'm going to try a tiny little plastic "zip lock bag" just big enough for 100 pellets. Going to put the drop into the bag first, then rub the two sides of the bag together, to get the lube spread over as much of the sides of the bag as possible. Then drop in the pellets, get them all in a single layer so both sides of the bag will be touching each pellet, and give them a gentle roll around. Will use JSB exacts for the tests, but will also try some of the .177 slugs I just got from Spyda.
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RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 18 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Offline Posts: 541	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 3:08pm

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RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 18 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Offline Posts: 541	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Oct 2023 at 3:04pm
	Hi Guys, I remember a thread somewhere discussing pellet lubes, but I cant find it now... Any way, I have just acquired some "TLR shock oil" from a Radio Controlled shop in Hamilton. I saw something on a FB group about someone using it as a pellet lube and thought I'd give it a go. There were different weights/viscosity's from 20 up to 45, so I got the thinnest one, which is 20. I also intend trying some bicycle chain lube which is a liquid wax that dries into a waxy layer. Obviously it will be as thin or as thick as you apply it. For both of the above I intend using 5 drops per 500 pellets, or 1 drop/100 pellets. So much testing to do... so little time!
	Walk quietly, but carry a big stick.