10 replies to this topic

[Diego]

I've never been a big fan of stretching springs on my guns, mainly because i dont know how far to go. Ive heard people messing their guns up because they overstrech. So, any help would be appreciated with how much you should stretch them.


--Diego

[rusty]

What gun?

I've heard in the older guns you can temper the metal used in the spring in an oven, and that this helps more than stretching the spring.

Edited by rusty, 16 November 2004 - 08:46 PM.

[Diego]

Just general spring stretching.


--Diego

[ompa]

I'd suggest against it. Banding can get the same job done. Banding can actually damage the spring in prolonged use, as it kinda ruins the strength over time after stretching it.

~ompa

Edited by ompa, 16 November 2004 - 08:53 PM.

[THIRST]

Everyone says it weakens it, and it does. But not to the extent of breakage. It weakens it, as in, every so often you must restretch it, or it will decrease weaker than it oriognally was. Dont let this scare you though, its a gradual process.

THIRST

[southpaw]

Instead of stretching the spring I had this idea.
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It is a generic spring gun. The green piece is PVC or something that like that with a thick wall and a diameter the same as the spring. This piece makes the spring compress tighter which will help shoot darts farther ( I've never tried it).

[ompa]

In theory it would work, but only with some guns. Some of the springs compress fully, if you know what I mean, which leaves almost no room to do such a mod.

~ompa

[southpaw]

Yeah makes sense. I think the NF is like that where the spring compresses so there is almost no room between the coils. But you could change the length of the PVC depending on the gun. I think it would work for the X-bow.

[JC]

Good idea, dude. I think I'll try that on a LNL.

With spring stretching, the cons outweigh the pros. A lot. First of all, even if you do get better ranges after stretching, it doesn't last, and afterward, your spring isn't as strong as it was before you stretched it. The best thing to do is either band it, replace the spring, or both.

Edited by =JC=, 17 November 2004 - 01:25 PM.

[Talio]

The new springs in the spring guns need no stretching. They're really beefy and if you use the right stuf there shouldn't be a problem.

[Enigma]

I was frustrated with the tiny spring in my scout, and it wouldn't stay stretched for long. I found that 3/8" FBR fits right inside the spring, which, if you don't keep it cocked for long periods of time, increases the power pretty well.