Comment on Discussion Thread š„ Wednesday 25 March 2026
mertn22@aussie.zone āØ23ā© āØhoursā© ago
So I bought a salt rifle for the flies as recommended here. Lots of fun. One problem: Every time I go to use it after a few days the salt is too moist for it to work properly and I have to clean it out and use fresh salt. I am using Coles cheap iodised salt that I have on hand. Does anyone have a tip on how to keep the salt dry?
I was going to suggest trying salt with an anticaking additive but the Coles iodised salts already seem to have it.
Havenāt seen the guns in personā¦ Is the salt reservoir large enough to accommodate a tiny silica packet like the kind found in vitamin bottles? And would it interfere with firing?
You could mix in a small amount of bicarb to help keep it dry and free flowing /shrug
Iām trying bicarb first. The salt āmagazineā is too small for silica gel packet.
Seagoons one is pretty good, maybe a single coffee bean or a few grains of rice
If bicarb doesnāt work I will try a couple of coffee beans. Rice would be ideal but I worry it might get stuck and wreck the gun.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone āØ21ā© āØhoursā© ago
I donāt have that problem. The things I do are: Not to have it cocked so thereās no salt in the chamber and I lay it on its side under my coffee table away from sunlight. Laying it on the side prevents it from entering the hole. I use Aldiās table salt and I donāt know if itās different from the Coles table salt. I wouldnāt put anything else in there. I hope that helps.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone āØ19ā© āØhoursā© ago
Itās all NaCl I wouldnāt worry about that.