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So I have this very old and worthless air rifle with a blocked barrel.The only reason why I want to fix it is because it b belonged to my great grandfather so it's sort of a heirloom to me.

The problem is that I didn't know the pellets were getting stuck at first and I just thought the air rifle was "weaker than usual". So by now there have to be at least 3 stuck pellets or as many as 6.

Is there any way I can pull them out to clear the barrel or is the air rifle toast?

>> No.1755082

Shove a metal rod into the front and hit it with a hammer towards the breech. It aint rocket science.

If that doesn't work then chemically dissolving the lead pellets might be an option. There are products for cleaning lead out of gun barrels.

>> No.1755091

>>1755082
Make sure the rod is brass or something else that's softer than the barrel, though.

>> No.1755094

>>1755082
I'd pour some good, thin lube down there before hand also. WD40, gun oil, whatever.
Stand up the gun, pour it down the barrel and let it sit for awhile.

>> No.1755095

>>1755094
Also, (I wouldn't start with this) but vinegar is a very weak acid.
It will dissolve metals. It will dissolve lead faster than steel. You could poor some down the barrel, let it sit for a couple hours and then pour in some more lube and try to bang that shit out.

Vinegar bath is very common in rust restoration for vintage BMX bkes. If you don't leave it submerged for a week there's no risk of damaging the barrel.

>> No.1755097

>>1755095
Oh ya- if you use any type of acid or corrosive, you need to neutralize it when finished.
Rinse heavily with water then coat in wd40 to displace the water then oil.

>> No.1755099

>>1755082
>Shove a metal rod into the front
Be sure that the metal rod is flat-ended, and not much smaller than the bore, so that it pushes things out rather than pokes through while wedging them to the side. The rod can be wrapped with masking tape to prevent damage to the barrel. Use a bore cleaner afterwards even if it looks like it came out clean. There's a reason they got stuck in the first place.

>> No.1755100

>>1755082
>>1755091
>>1755094
>>1755095
>>1755097

Ok these are all great tips. But I have no clue where to get a 4.5 mm brass rod. Last time I attempted to clear the barrel all I had was a wire which was bending under the pressure,

Now that I know acid works on lead I ll try that after I find a proper rod to do this.

>> No.1755102

>>1755099
>There's a reason they got stuck in the first place.

:( they got stuck because the screws on the yee olde air rifle broke and when I fired it the whole thing broke apart and did not deliver the punch it needed to push through.

It's a 50 year old thing that was not treated well before it got in my hands.

>> No.1755103

>>1755100
>But I have no clue where to get a 4.5 mm brass rod.
Google "Pellet Gun Cleaning Kit".

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1755104

take a stiff straight wire like coathanger, bicycle spoke or tig rod and grind it to a spade drill point. once the pellets are mostly drilled out, hammer the remains out with a wooden stick so you don't mongle the rifling.

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>>1755103

>> No.1755116

>>1755103
>>1755105

I am sorry for being such a retard. In my defense I hail from a communist shithole where even air rifles are "regulated" so there are very few stores that sell this stuff.

Hell the one time I went to a store and bought "hunting" pellets the faggot shopkeep almost called the cops on me in case I was trying to hunt muh poor animuls. I wasn't but still fuck him

>> No.1755119

>>1755073
Don't use a hammer, use the weight of the rod and drop it down the bore first before doing that.
Air guns use lesser grade steel than rifles, so don't take a steel rod and hammer it down.
If you get a brass one and need to hammer it, have as little of the rod sticking out as possible so you don't bend the unsupported section that is outside the barrel.

>> No.1755136

>>1755116
Even in communistical shitholes, air rifles (including regulated) are used for all sorts of training. You might even inquire with whatever your equivalent to Boy Scouts is.

Also, I'd try a wooden dowel before I went down the coat hanger or other kind of metal. It's important that the rod be as close as possible to the inner diameter of the bore, so as not to approximate a noodle when you push on it.

Gun cleaning oil helps soften lead deposits in the barrel. I wouldn't use anything like WD-40. WD-40 is kind of a poor lubricant for guns. It's a water displacing (WD) light petroleum distillate.

>> No.1755153

>>1755136
Seriously wondering where you'd find a .177" (4.5mm) wood dowel.

>> No.1755170

>>1755082
This may fuck any rifling prior to the squibs.
OP are these lead or copper (coated)?

>> No.1755181

>>1755073
Ask /k/, they'll actually know something about gun cleaning and maintenance.

>> No.1755197

>>1755153

>>1755136
>the rod be as close as possible to the inner diameter of the bore

C'mon, man. Don't be obtuse.

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>>1755181
>He thinks there's ever any helpful information on /k/.

>> No.1755217

>>1755073
>>>/k/
Also google you fuckin lazyass.

>> No.1755230

This is not a hard fix. If there aren't too many pellets lodged in the bore, a cleaning rod of the correct diameter (usually either .177 - 4.5 mm or .22 - 5.5 mm) and some gentle force is usually sufficient. If there are a quite a few pellets lodged, then a few taps with a lightweight mallet usually suffice.

Once you've removed the pellets then the rifle will need to be dismantled and probably will need new seals or a new mainspring, as these are typically the cause of a loss of power which results in pellets becoming stuck partway through the bore.

If you don't know where to find rods of the correct diameter, as someone said, airgun cleaning kits will provide a suitable rod. If you need guidance on disassembling the rifle, you should be able to find videos on youtube - I would hazard a guess that your airgun is not that uncommon even if it's from an Eastern bloc country - and many spring guns aren't so dissimilar internally, aside from some special ones made in Germany and the like for competition.

>> No.1755236

>>1755230
This, worse comes to worst use a wooden dowel and gently tap it
Also check to make sure the barrel is seated properly, one of my old ones had the same issue with the barrel being slightly offset and causing the pellets to lose their power from hitting the barrel

>> No.1756335

>>1755236
>This, worse comes to worst use a wooden dowel and gently tap it

Wood can split and wedge. I'd use aluminum rod instead. It's cheap and used for gun cleaning rods because it works.

>> No.1756382

>>1755181
Maybe ask /k/ if you want cum-filled brownies but aside from that they're useless

>> No.1757507

>>1755153
In America 1/8 (.125) is a standard size sold in craft shops and lumber yards.