how often to lube a GBB?

[whiplash]

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[blitz]

depends how often you use it

 

i barely use mine, and inside when i do so i rarely ever do it

 

depends on the situation

[BadAssTronaut]

As a general rule of thumb its a good idea to lube your GBB every ten mags or so.

[whiplash]

just the inside of the barrel and the chamber?

 

cheers

[BadAssTronaut]

Take a look at this: http://www.arniesairsoft.co.uk/?filnavn=/a...bbcleaning.html

 

Should highlight all the areas that need lubing to keep it running smooth.

[FarEast]

just the inside of the barrel and the chamber?

 

cheers

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I play ever sunday on an outdoor field, so normally every gun i used that sunday gets totally stripped down and regreased and lubed just like the real steal would.

 

If they are being used for plinking or indoor games then every ten/twenty mags as BadAssTronaut said.

[VEGA_04]

Is it worth using the maintenance gas that you can buy too?

[Hissing_Sid]

I play ever sunday on an outdoor field, so normally every gun i used that sunday gets totally stripped down and regreased and lubed just like the real steal would.

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Indeed.

 

Basically, after use, I dust the crud out of the gun with a 1" paintbrush and then give a quick blast of silicone spray into the slide, trigger mechanism and hammer mechanism. Job done.

[whiplash]

cheers, that helps a lot.

[Hissing_Sid]

No worries.

 

You don't want silicone dribbling around inside the gun. Just a quick blast is all it takes. Just enough to lube the surfaces it sticks to.

[FarEast]

No worries.

 

You don't want silicone dribbling around inside the gun. Just a quick blast is all it takes. Just enough to lube the surfaces it sticks to.

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i would recomened up ending the gun so the silcon runs down the barrel, then any access will drop in to the chamber area.After spraying the barrel i would leave it for around 5 minutes upended then using the rod clean the inside of the barrel

 

REMEBER TO TURN OFF ANY HOP UP THE GUN MIGHT HAVE AS YOU WILL DAMAGE IT IF YOU PUSH TOO FAR

 

Once you have removed the accessive silcon from inside spray alittle more and repeat untill the cloth comes out clean. (After long use the first cloth will come out a greyish colour)Use grease on the internal workings of the gun and also on the rail slides.

 

Also clean the clip as well, shot your ammo clip empty of gas (Do not manually blow it out as this decreases the life of the clip) Now while pushing in the manual gas release button at the back spray a light coat of silcon into the area and leave again for around 5 minutes before refilling with gas. Also give the wells where the BB's sit a really good clean because as the bb's travel up the clip while firing microscopic ammounts of plastic dust are left and after long use they tend to build up and clog the gun so give it a good clean and lube again with silicon.

 

Now load up your clip and shoot off around 2 full clips as this will now blow out any excessive silcon.

 

buda Bing........one clean GBB

[Lance Jackass]

I found with realsteels that pouring oil all over the place was sometimes the only way to make the bastards work. But with airsoft less is better.

 

A great way to show this would be doing a video sometime. If only i still had a gbb or a camera....

[Starkey J]

i lube my GBB everytime im finished using them at a skirmish and lube the mags half way through the day, i hardly get a chance to whip out my pistol in a game.

[D_Giovani]

I always lube and clean after every Skirmish in my books you look after the gun and it will look after you!