So I asked the guys over at Griffin Mods about the problem, that being that with increased spring tension or the new OMW spring, an elite blaster's plunger head can eventually crack from all the increased impact. Griffin mods had this to say:
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"I have not herd of this happening anywhere else and without actually inspecting the damage I can only speculate as to the cause and solution. I know that I have used mine (with Dead Space reduction) almost constantly since the spring came out with no issue. I would hypothisize that with no Air Restrictor and the stronger spring, the repeated impact of the the ring on the inside of the Plunger Tube agenst the thin lip on the edge of the plunger face could be the culprate. in this case the DeadSpace reduction would prevent the damage; as the ring inside the Plunger Tube is striking the rubber O-ring instead of the plunger face.
Another option is NOT to remove the AR. I have not tried it myself, but have heard several reports that even with a more powerful spring the AR in the Elite blaster has very little negitave effect on ranges.
"That being said; OMW preformed 100's of test fires before releasing the spring and I have put mine through plenty of use both with no issue. My guess is that there is another factor to your friends issue that he is not considering, but thats just a guess."
"I hope this was helpful and please excuse my poor spelling"
By the way the deadspace removal mod tutorial they did can be found here:
Seems legit. What do you think?
Edited by spacephrawg, 14 November 2012 - 09:41 PM.
