GrOuNd_ZeRo
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Today I was experimenting with some WD-40 in my Shadow-Matic, I know it's bad stuff for a gun but for fun I just put a bit in the skirt of the pellet, to my suprise the air and WD-40 create a diesel effect and launches the pellet at super-sonic speeds (the Matic fires at 850 FPS normally), I don't know how much of the WD-40 ignites and how much residue is left in the barrel it self but it produced a nice super-sonic crack, unfortunatly it affected accuracy negatively by a marginal amount.
On another note, Gamo produced a premium "Raptor" pellet made out of gold to accellerate their pellets to super-sonic speeds even in lower powered airguns, I wonder if it will have a similar effect and destabilize them since anything over 1200 FPS will destabilize a pellet (or so I heard) which the gamo Raptor pellet will accellerate in on a 1000 fps air rifle.
Would I recommend using WD-40 on your pellets? No, but my airgun is already in a less favorable state due to some inexperience on my part in airgun maintenence (I.E. I cracked the polymer stock's fore-arm when I tightened the screws too much and some of the metal rusted a little since I didn't use gun oil or cases to protect in from moister).
I thought it would be fun to experiment with an airgun that already has no resale value, the WD-40 did make shooting it a little more entertaining esspecially on the candle I was shooting at since it made explode in messy parafine all over the place.
So it that old rusty airgun of yours is no fun, perhaps WD-40 will give you that extra kick you were looking for!
On another note, Gamo produced a premium "Raptor" pellet made out of gold to accellerate their pellets to super-sonic speeds even in lower powered airguns, I wonder if it will have a similar effect and destabilize them since anything over 1200 FPS will destabilize a pellet (or so I heard) which the gamo Raptor pellet will accellerate in on a 1000 fps air rifle.
Would I recommend using WD-40 on your pellets? No, but my airgun is already in a less favorable state due to some inexperience on my part in airgun maintenence (I.E. I cracked the polymer stock's fore-arm when I tightened the screws too much and some of the metal rusted a little since I didn't use gun oil or cases to protect in from moister).
I thought it would be fun to experiment with an airgun that already has no resale value, the WD-40 did make shooting it a little more entertaining esspecially on the candle I was shooting at since it made explode in messy parafine all over the place.
So it that old rusty airgun of yours is no fun, perhaps WD-40 will give you that extra kick you were looking for!