Pellet cleaning.

I don't know if many others do this but over the years i have found that cleaning and oiling your pellets help keep the barrel of your rifle clean. As you will see from the following pictures the tins of pellets i have here are quite a well known brand but i was shocked to find ALL the pellets in every tin were covered in a white dust. There was also a significant amount of lead swarf and little bits in the tins. Now i have tried many different brands of pellets from cheap to expensive and i must say that this is the first time i have used pellets from BSA.

Ok now to the pictures :

We start with the unopened tin.

This is what we find inside...grubby looking .22 pellets. Note how dusty they look.

Empty the whole tin onto a sheet of paper towel. Here you will see how many bits are in in the tin amongst the pellets.

Carefully sort through the pellets, remove any deformed ones and throw them away. This ensures that you have a tin of  uniform pellets. Put the pellets onto a jug and boil the kettle.

Add a drop of washing up liquid.

Add hot water and cover the pellets.

Now, using a T spoon carefully stir the pellets. This will loosen off the dirt and dust ready for the next step.

Drain the water off and empty the pellets onto a T towel or clean absorbent cloth.

Make a parcel with the T towel ( pic 1) and shake the pellets for 30 second or until dry. This will remove the dirt leaving the pellets clean. (pic 2)

Next clean out the tin (pic 1). Then using a suitable oil/pellet lube (I use Ballistol) put a small amount in the tin (pic 2). Add half the pellets to the tin and shake gently to distribute the oil evenly over them. (pic 3) Then add the rest and repeat the gentle shaking (pic 4)

Now you have clean uniform pellets ready for you next hunting session. I mark the tins so i know which ones i have done.

 All my bits and bobs are kept in my " toy box".

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