Cleaning · VFG · Shoot-through pellets
VFG Cleaning Pellets — .177, .22, .25
Felt pellets you actually shoot through the rifle to clean the bore. The fastest cleaning method — chamber, shoot, repeat. 31 orders.
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Quick take
VFG felt cleaning pellets — the "shoot to clean" approach. Put a little Ballistol on a cleaning pellet, chamber it like a regular pellet, and shoot it through the barrel. The felt picks up lead and debris on its way out. Do this a few times wet, then shoot a few dry to finish. 31 orders. The fastest cleaning method in the catalog — no rod, no pull-through, no disassembly. 100 count in .177 / 80 count in .22 and .25.
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Specifications
Key specs
| Type | Felt cleaning pellets — shot through the rifle barrel |
| Calibers | .177, .22, .25 |
| Quantity | 100 count in .177 / 80 count in .22 and .25 |
| Workflow | Wet (Ballistol-soaked) pellets shot through 2-3 times → dry pellets shot through 2-3 times |
| Speed | Fastest cleaning method — no rod, no pull-through, no disassembly |
| Buyer rating | 31 orders |
The Hunt & Live take
Why these pellets earn the pick
The shoot-to-clean approach is the fastest cleaning method for a PCP. Instead of pulling a Patchworm string through the barrel, you simply load a felt cleaning pellet into the magazine (or single-load it), aim at a safe backstop, and shoot. The felt acts as the cleaning patch — it travels through the barrel under air pressure, picks up lead and debris on its way out, and lands in your backstop.
For range or field use, this is the convenient option. No disassembly, no pulling things through, no rod. Just shoot a few felt pellets between strings of regular pellets to keep the bore clean.
The workflow is:
- Put a drop of Ballistol on a felt pellet
- Chamber and fire at safe backstop (the wet pellet picks up lead)
- Repeat 2-3 times
- Then shoot 2-3 dry felt pellets to dry the bore
The partner’s framing: “Quick Cleaning solution for air rifles!”
What it pairs with
- Any PCP rifle in .177, .22, or .25
- Ballistol 4oz — the solvent applied to the felt pellet
- VFG cleaning felts (Patchworm) — the pull-through alternative for deeper cleans
- Patchworm Pocket Field Kit — for between-session deep cleans
Honest trade-offs
Requires a safe backstop. You’re shooting felt at a target zone — the felt has minimal mass and energy, but it’s still a projectile leaving the muzzle. Use the same safe shooting practices you’d use for normal pellets.
Not as deep a clean as pull-through. Shoot-to-clean handles between-session light fouling. For a thorough cleaning after extended use, the Patchworm pull-through with Ballistol and VFG felts gives a more thorough result.
Doesn’t fit non-magazine-fed rifles cleanly. If your rifle is single-shot, you have to manually load each felt pellet — slower than running them through a magazine. Most modern PCPs are magazine-fed so this isn’t an issue.
Felt diameter has to match your bore precisely. Use the right caliber — .177 felts in a .177 barrel, .22 in .22, .25 in .25. Don’t mix.
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