Hector
I pledged 2000 more pellets for my RX2 20 cal tonight. When you reheat after pledge then cool do you roll them in a rag to remove excess pledge? What i mean by roll is to grab rag on each end with pellets in the center and gently roll them from one end to the other.
Thanks Ray

What is pledge supposed to do Hector ? And Hector, I went to that AoA link you posted about that slim jim. Man, that thing is made from a ceterfire cartridge reloading press. I would think you would have one heck of a time incorperating that pump into an airgun of any sort IMHO. But keep that inventive mind in gear Hector.

Actually, it is the whole process.

When you degrease and wash the pellets, if you do it carefully, you will note that lead "sand" has ended up in the bottom of the tub you use for the washing.

This lead "dust" is made up of small particles that were adhered (with the lubricant) to the pellets you just washed.

If the small grain of lead was located in the outside of the pellet, chances are that it will fly off as soon as the pellet starts spinning. BUT if it is inside the skirt, then it remains there and provides a de-stabilizing mass that produces a force when the pellet spins. By using dish-soapy water to degrease and clean the pellets, these lead grains are removed from the pellets.

By swishing the pellets in a collander, they roll and rub. Not only amongst themselves, but against the collander itself. This removes slight "flashes" left over from the dies and the swageing process.

After all the cleaning and degreasing, the "pledging" of the pellets then does TWO important things:

1.- It "seals" the lead in the pellet. Pledged pellets do not leave as much lead in your fingers as unpledged pellets. We TESTED this using "D-Lead" tracer/indicator strips, so this is not just an assumption. It is a reality. Lead in your fingers can end up in your mouth and then it ends up in your brain. Since lead is a conductor, it simply short-circuits your brain waves. This disease is called "saturnism" and it can be alleged that it was the cause of the fall of the Roman Empire, but . . . we digress, back to airguns:

2.- It lubricates your bore and prevents the lead of the NEXT pellet from smearing into the bore. Using Pledge reduces the need for bore cleaning and reduces bore leading up to 1,100 fps MV.

Some bores like Pledge, other bores like other lubricant. Automotive silicon wax has been good in a few barrels, Kry-Tech in some others still, you need to find out what lubricant your barrel likes. It is my experience that barrels are lubricant specific, if they like a lubricant, it will be across the pellet board.

On the Slim Jim pump, what you look at that resembles a cartridge re-loading press is not the Slim-Jim. It is the Ram-Charger.
A Slim-Jim looks like a bycicle pump. Look at it here:

http://www.uttings.com/?Categories/Shooting/AirCartridge/Brocock/

Take care, keep well!



Un Abrazo!




Héctor

Hello Ray!

Sorry for the delay, but had to take the truck to Mexico City for emissions certification. Had to drive 500 miles there and back over the weekend from Puerto Vallarta.

Anyway.

You should not have any "leftover" Pledge. When you reheat the pellets you should achieve the temperature that evaporates all the pledge's solvent. Actually what this does is to melt the wax and uniform the film overall the pellet surface.

You need to grab the container with gloves because it gets so hot as it should achieve about 200°C, but there should NOT be any leftover lubricant.

If you end up with pellets that still have waxy/grey substance on them, oven/toast/grill them some more time and it should all evaporate. When they are still very hot swish them around the container and it will even out all the film.

HTH






Un Abrazo!




Héctor

Thank you Hector, i was useing a heat gun im going to get a toaster oven.
Again my friend, thanks for taking the time.
Ray

as do used hairdryers!

Just make sure you reach a temperature that makes the wax re-melt and distribute itself uniformly.

I used to use an old hairsprayer, look at the pictures here:

http://www.geocities.com/airecolabora/lubrica.htm

Even though the text is in Spanish ("siguiente pagina" means "next page"), I think you will get a better idea.

Keep well!



Un Abrazo!




Héctor