Does this Barrell need cleaning before use, and if so, how do you clean it?
1051914
I am storing drinking water in this container. Yes, by all means clean the interior with a very small amount of common bleach, with some water. Roll the barrel around on the ground and allow the mixture to make contact with interior areas..And then use your hose to give it a good interior rinse..
1051915
No, it was very clean and sealed with screw in plugs on the top. But as with anything used to contain consumables, I would still just wash it with a little soap (dawn dish soap is what I used) and water. You just need about a quart of water and just move it around inside the sealed barrel. Then just rinse it out. It's easy to do as the barrel weighs maybe 20 pounds with the quart of water.
1051916
No, it was very clean and sealed with screw in plugs on the top. But as with anything used to contain consumables, I would still just wash it with a little soap (dawn dish soap is what I used) and water.
1735597
Generally very little smell (some of course). Tip for brewing that will help is put the barrel in a cooler. That controls temperature swings (which are bad) and will contain the smells (which really are minor and I personally like). Also protects you if the barrel leaks, the cooler keeps it from going all over your counter/floor/closet.
51166
I always coat my barrel with it as a rust preventative and to make fouling easier to remove, it seems to work well for that purpose. In my opinion a a bore cleaner like Hoppes 9 should still be used on occasion.
1965684
Yeah the fore grip is slightly loose and has a little wiggle when you maneuver the gun. Its two separate pieces of wood on the fore grip connected together (one on top and one on the bottom) around the barrel. You could probably just run two screws up the bottom piece to the top to hold it together better, but make sure to bore out slots for the screws before running them through the wood.
682828
The part have a pretty decent finish on it, as long as it don't rotate I don't see how it can mess up the finish on your barrel. I've had mine on for just over a year and so far no damage to either finishes.
4641
I would clean them with rubbing alcohol . Either wipe them down or let them soak in a big pot with an alcohol / water solution . I would have a cup connected to the actual pump and pump up the water/ alcohol solution to clean the gun portion of it. Hope this helps :)
1165621
You will need a tumbler for cleaning the used shells. Lots of good replies on this thread..calipers and at least 2 reloading manuals.
298192
You have to pull it threw the the barrel you can't push it. You should clean your guns chamber to muzzle
1038454
I'd say bad barrel. I had a bad experience with their barrels too: knocked up slats of wood, two little holes that no amount of curing were going to close. Besides: at ten days, if you've left all or some of the same water in that barrel, you have to worry about bacteria growing. Contact them for a refund. Consider a barrel from Thousand Oaks: more expensive, but a friend of mine and I have had 5 of them now and never had poor quality.
2046051
You can use it several times before you have to clean it, I soak mine in the utility sink in hot water with simple green . then let it air dry. works for me . I really like these bore snakes.
1472972
The initial loud reports are due to dieseling of the manufacturing oil in the barrel. It will burn our after a couple dozen shots. However, it is better to clean the barrel thoroughly before firing. Mine was quiet from the first shot and has been extremely accurate. I have killed over 50 squirrels in 2 months in my backyard. I would have more, but for some reason they seem to have stopped coming around. I found an easy technique for cleaning the barrel online. It uses cotton wads and fishing line.
128338
I don't know if you really have to, but I disconnect the diverter and leave just the barrel outside. I do empty the barrel of any water since I don't want anything to freeze and break--barrel or diverter. Good luck.
1513769
I don't remove the barrel. I heat up the curling iron and then carefully clean it with a cloth and rubbing alcohol. Works great!
394617
A couple of drops of Silicone Chamber Oil in the small chamber oppisite from where the pellets are placed, well keep the piston and seal properly serviced. This should be done after 1,000 or 1,500 pellets are fired through the rifle, but avoid over lubercation, because it will cause inaccuracy in the weapon by saturating the barrel with oil. Do not continuiously clean and oil the weapon. This practice is unecessary, and will adversly affect weapon accuracy and performance. When all else fails, read your weapon manual, and follow the manufacturers maintenance guidance.
570650
warm the barrel in a hot bath for a minute or two then tap it on a hard surface to dislodge it. That should work.
1976629
If it isn't inside the barrel...remove white cap...add one from hardware store. I think mine was inside the barrel.
727549
I use a comb to scrape out the trapped hair, then dampen a washcloth with my general cleaning solution (I mix 1/3 ammonia with 2/3 water and 1 drop of dish detergent or shampoo) which is like Windex, then wipe the barrel with the washcloth. Have to repeat a couple times with a new area of the dampened washcloth, but it comes off for me.