Before I put a pellet down range I should….
I got a new Condor .25 today, š my first Airforce, and before I shoot it (which Iām itching to do) what kind of first-time-out-of-the-box-before-you-shoot maintenance should be done? On my M-Rodās a complete teardown for inspection and cleaning the barrel was a must.
Iāve been reading the posts in āquick referenceā and āCondorā and found a post from ā08 about cleaning the barrel because of the way the gun comes from Airforce. Still true? Barrels still coming out with the crud described? Are there any other inspection points I should be aware of?
Also, what kind of general maintenance do you recommend; say after, 1000 pellets. My Benjaminās get regular tear downs. I donāt wait for something to happen. Iām not one to wait till the ācheck engineā light comes on, if you know what I mean.
Much appreciated for your help and expertise
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I wouldn’t touch it, make sure bore is clear , and shoot the hell out of it, that way you have a comparison on how it shot straight from the factory, and unless you are very lucky, it will shoot way better after its broken in .
I couldn’t Waite to shoot mine , and the thought of it tore down and couldn’t play was out of the question,
After abut 1000 rounds i tore it down cleaned oiled polished and went thru all the mods, learned here on the Tag, and came up with a few on my own , and the gun really shoots now. š
Check the quick reference section and utilize the search featute. Using it I was able to tune my Condor with out asking any questions š Just saying. š
Once you have your Condor shooting accurately just make sure barrel bushing screws stay snug and also top hat set screws. I would never even think of cleaning an airgun barrel unless it suddenly lost accuracy. Even then I would check other things before cleaning the barrel. I have shot thousands of pellets through my AAA .25 and have never cleaned the barrel once. Still stacks pellets at 25 yards.
Run a couple patches down the bore….they are dirty from the factory.
Good luck,
Tony
The first time I shot my new Talon, I couldn’t keep it on paper at 30 yds.
Both barrel bushing were lose from the factory, tightened everything up and never looked back.
A complete teardown and re-assembly start to finish with barrel cleaning takes about 30 minutes. The first time took about an hour as I made notes of all the parts and where they went. The key to success is to use quality tools. I use tool steel grade allen wrenches. You can find these at your local hobby shop. Personally I use HUDY brand, the PROFI model. DYNAMITE’s and LOSI are good to but a little pricer. INTEGY’s are great if you want to round off the inside of a screw (read – suck).
i doubt thewre is much to do, except maybe make sure everything is nice & tight.
How hard was the M-Rod to take apart ?
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Andyjr ā Thanks for the bushing tip. Checked mine and they were tight.
Anthony266 ā You were right (always) a couple of swabs of a patch reveled āstuffā
80grit ā Checked the top hat set screws and will check the bushing barrel screws after about 500 shots
Benneeb0y ā A wealth of knowledge can be found in the Quick Reference section (ought to be renamed āDonāt-even-think-about-posting- until-you-read-all-of-thisā catagory. Iāve printed a lot of it off to book and tryin to memorize the rest. There should be some sort of forum requirement , requiring you to read ALL of it and at the end answer a few questions and only then can you access the rest of the forum
Powderburner ā I was a lot like you, itchin to āclick to sendā. Checked the bore (so nice). Gave everything a- once- over twice.
All ā went out this AM and shot my new Condor .25. Took about 10 shots to set the scope (took it off my .22 M-Rod) for 50 yards. My practice targets were empty water bottles I set up in 10 yard increments. Knockinā em down easy all the way out to 80 yards. Goin back after work and setting them up for 100 and 125 yards. Got a bone to pick with a buddy that thinks our Good and Loving Lord invented the Ruger 10-22… Game on.
Speed is good, accuracy is everything. “Wyatt”
Dave