a5 shooting HOOOOOT!
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Topic: a5 shooting HOOOOOT!
Posted By: Ken448
Subject: a5 shooting HOOOOOT!
Date Posted: 09 September 2010 at 10:07pm
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Bought a used A5 Locally, it was filthy!! Tore it down, cleaned it up replaced hammer O Ring, re-assembled. Took it out to test fire over chrono in back yard, first shot was 385fps.. WOOOOOOOW! Turned the velocity screw all the way in and was only able to get the gun to shoot 300fps.. no lower. Tried both C02 and HPA with no better results. Any suggestions? ------------- Ken SE Michigan 98 Custom, A5 RT, SP Nerve |
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Posted By: Dazed
Date Posted: 09 September 2010 at 10:55pm
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Clip half a round off the mainspring and rechrono. Repeat until you've got enough leeway on both sides to suit you.
At least, thats what I would do with most guns, someone may chime in with a tippmann specific fix. |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 09 September 2010 at 10:57pm
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Posted By: Ken448
Date Posted: 10 September 2010 at 8:05am
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What would cause the main spring to stiffen? I mean I cannot imagine this guy (previous owner) shooting people at almost 400fps on a regular basis.. The thing was absolutely filthy by my standards when I bought it home. All I did was clean it and changed the hammer O Ring and lube it up real good. Main was kind of rusty, maybe thats a contributor?
------------- Ken SE Michigan 98 Custom, A5 RT, SP Nerve |
Posted By: Dazed
Date Posted: 10 September 2010 at 12:51pm
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It could be that it stiffened up as it rusted. It could also be that he really was shooting 350 plus at people. I've kicked people off the field for it before. Lots of outlaw players don't understand the concept of a fps limit, and scoff (or quietly ignore you) when its explained to them.
EDIT - you could also leave the marker cocked, or compress the mainspring in a vice for a while and weaken it that way. |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 10 September 2010 at 1:24pm
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I was thinking that perhaps the inside of the A5 was so crudded* up that the previous owner might have put a heavier spring in just to maintain regulation velocity and the new owner's clean up is allowing the spring to perform to its full potential. *Yes, it's a word; a "Mcword" to be exact--so get over it. -------------
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Posted By: Ken448
Date Posted: 10 September 2010 at 3:11pm
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LOL Mack, great idea, and that quite possibly may be what has happened!! OR the valve spring has weakened.... ------------- Ken SE Michigan 98 Custom, A5 RT, SP Nerve |