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[1337]

Alright, so i have a little bit of a bet with the little brother.

We share a Lock N' Load.
He has a DTB spring in addition to the stock spring in there.

The mods we have done are:
keyring
(shorter than the usuals)petg barrel
He hotglued it on, and wrapped some E-tape on to it. He said that IF when it breaks, i could goop it on there.
NO reinforcment whatsoever.
Big friggin rubberbands.

I haven't actually tested it, but he says it hit 72 feet.

The question is... Is it too powerful? Will it break the gun with the mass amount of springage?

[Magic]

Not at all. People put more powerful springs in it. I suggest possibly cushioning the plunger head, but it won't break. By the way, all that and only 72FT.? Wierd.

[diamondbacknf1626]

Yeah, as Magic said, that is wierd. My LnL hits consistently over that, with just a spring replacement, no insane banding or anything. Your problem you may be having is that of poor plunger head-plunger tube seal. If yours is like mine, you may need to wrap e-tape around the plunger head and lubricate it in order to achive a nice seal. You should see a pretty dramatic increase in range. Like I said, mine hits consistently over 72 with a decent seal, yet with no e-tape, it hits 30, maybe 40.

And no, don't worry about it breaking. Again, I'll second what magic said. You could use some plunger cushion, although it doesn't have a flat, hard, nf style plunger head, so it may not need cushion. You shoud be fine without re-enforcement.

[PointBlank]

I think you're fine. If you feel that is will break, I strongly suggest reinforcing the plunger and catch mech.

[rippen11]

Not at all. People put more powerful springs in it. I suggest possibly cushioning the plunger head, but it won't break. By the way, all that and only 72FT.? Wierd.

(shorter than the usuals)petg barrel

Could that be the reason for the ranges?

[1337]

right now, it's hitting 66+ slightly angled without the DTB spring in there. the DTB spring was harvested for another project.

[Mehku]

Try lubing the plunger head with some silicone grease. That might be your problem.

[1337]

Yeah, i'll see if my stepdad has any. That's probably it. Also, the darts are vacuum loading now.