5 Steps for the Perfect Maintenance of Your Airsoft Guns

Just like your car, pet and laptop, your airsoft guns also need some maintenance so that they can function properly and last longer as well. You and I both know that if an airsoft gun wears out before time or stop functioning properly, then it is a total waste of investment.

This is why you must properly take care of your gun to keep it in good shape and properly maintained as well. Keeping it in proper order requires you to follow some simple steps, so let us have a look at them.

1- Clean the Barrel

The barrel is an important part of airsoft guns. Quite often, you must have faced this issue with airsoft guns that the projectiles get stuck while shooting and never come out or later do. Airsoft players will realize how this can be the difference between their success and failure.

This is why the barrel an airsoft gun should be cleaned frequently so that such kind of problems do not arise. One sign of an unclean and worn-out barrel is that the projectiles coming out of it start to deviate from the usual horizontal direction into a slightly vertical one.

So, keep an eye for this sign. If this happens, it means that you need to clean the barrel of your gun as soon as possible. Cleaning a barrel is quite easy so let us have a look at some simple steps to do it.

• Take a paper towel and use it to wrap around the tip of the rod with which you are planning to clean the barrel.
• Now slightly apply a silicone lubricant on it.
• Pick up the rod and insert it into the barrel by inserting the tip with the strip around it first.
• Rotate the rod around the barrel, all along its entire length and then take it out slowly. All the dirt and debris will be taken out via the strip of the cleaning rod.

2- Apply Lube

Sometimes, with a little use, airsoft guns start getting jammed especially the ones having metallic construction. So, when that happens, you can apply lube on the parts of your gun. In order to do this, you must take out the magazine and empty the hop-up by shooting a few times from your gun so that they projectiles are out.

Then apply lube on the hop-up and let it go deep inside. One other thing you can do is to take out the motor of the gun and then apply lube on the gun. Once the lube seeps in properly, reassemble the gun and your work is done.

Why do Airsoft Guns get Jammed?

Despite good care, sometimes your airsoft guns may get jammed. In order to find a solution to this problem, you must first understand the underlying causes of it. The following can be the reasons your airsoft gun getting jammed.

1- Your airsoft gun might have lots of debris and dirt accumulated inside of its barrel.

2- You must have used dirty or improper projectiles.

3- Your airsoft gun might have lots of debris and dirt accumulated inside of its magazine.

4- The nozzle of your gun might be damaged.

5- The hop-up of your gun might be damaged or tighter than normal.

Whatever the reason is, make sure to un-jam your airsoft guns, and take proper measures for this purpose. Never try firing with a jammed gun. First try cleaning the barrel by the method stated above, then try applying some lube, and if it still does not get better, then contact the seller.