Before I dove into collecting/acquiring firearms I bought a couple of C02 pistols, a Umarex P08 Luger and a Tanfoglio Witness 1911. I haven't shot them in probably 2 years.
Is there anything I should or should not do to keep these in good firing condition? I didn't see a sub-forum on air guns so here ya go. I'm primarily concerned about long-term storage and having them dry out.
The Umarex Luger is nice looking, but I have problems getting thru a complete mag full of .177 BBs, I can usually get 6-7 shots off before 1 gets stuck. I've had an o-ring/seal replaced twice. The Tanfoglio 1911 looks and runs like a champ.
The sewing machine oil is petroleum based which is a no-no for the seals on an air gun.
Pellgunoil is the only lubricant that should be used on air guns
I have a tube of it that I keep in a zip-loc bag, but the tube nozzle leaks and the inside of the bag is coated with the stuff, more oil in the bag than in the tube.
I just took them apart, seem to be lubed sufficiently after 2 years in the boxes.
My first Crosman CO2 BB gun is an AutoAir II.
I bought it new in 1995. It is a 17 shot pistol with a 480 fps velocity.
It is very accurate and gets 3 full power reloads from a fresh cylinder then, slowly loses power for another 4 reloads until finally after about 125 shots it needs a new cylinder.
Pelgun oil is all I've ever used. A small tube goes a long way.
@Dubar - where did you get the Luger? No way I can ever afford the real deal and I missed the boat on the Stoger Luger .22. This might be as close as I ever get. Does the slide reciprocate?
I actually got it off Amazon in 2016 for $89. I bought it for the same reason as you mentioned, can't afford a $2500 and up pistol, but I sure would like to have one. And yes, the toggle works and the barrel assy moves back and forth as it fires. I can usually get 60+ shots off on a bottle of C02, I think the gun holds 21 BBs. I have shot it in my garage, range no more than 20ft and have a number of them come back and tag me on the head, so now I wear my shooting glasses, don't wanna put an eye out!
The first one is a 0.17 Walther CP-88 pellet gun made in Germany. I replaced the fixed rear sight with an adjustable for elevation and windage rear sight and added a white dot on the front sight.
The revolver is a Series II Crosman Frontier Peacmaker that shoots a .22 pellet. The Series II models were made between 1972 and 1976. A .22 caliber pellets loads into each chamber from the front of the cylinder similar to the way a percussion revolver loads. When shooting this gun with a fresh CO2 cylinder, it feels very similar to shooting a .22 Ruger New Model Single 6 using .22 long rifle ammunition.
I put a small dab of silicone grease around the end of every 2nd or 3rd CO2 cartridge on my KW Colt 1911.
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