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- From: mje@pookie.pass.wayne.edu (Michael J. Edelman)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: airgun lubricant
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.160603.9961@cs.wayne.edu>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 17:17:47 GMT
- Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu
- Organization: Wayne State University
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- Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu
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- In article 24603@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu, evore@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Eric J Vore) writes:
- #
- # On a somewhat unrelated note: I have found that some lubricants will
- #"diesel" when their vapor is compressed by the piston. This is probably a good
- #way to ruin an expensive airgun over time, but it does have the effect of
- #greatly incereasing the power of your air rifle!
- #Eric Vore...
- #
- This diseling can destroy springs and bulge compression chambers in *one* shot.
- It also means you're using far too much lubricant.
-
- About 20 years ago HW sold a gun called the Barakuda that took advantage of
- diseling. It used glass ampules of ether that were crushed in a side chamber
- and had a vlave to admit some ether with every shot. It was not terribly
- successful, butr H&N did develop a nice heavy pellet for the application. These
- are still sold as H&N Barakudas or as Beeman Kodiaks, and work well in 20-30
- ft/lb guns.
-
- --mike
-