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Post by Dawg Bait on Dec 17, 2003 4:06:58 GMT -5
Hey guys i am looking for a better spring for my Sun Project M40A1 XB. I want to upgrade it as close to 550fps as possible but i dunno what spring.. On uncompany.com theres a 250, 300, 350, and a 380 if i recall. Would the 250 be what i would need or would anyone out there know at all? Any help will be great... Thanks
Ross
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Post by Munin on Dec 17, 2003 16:17:41 GMT -5
Dawg Bait wrote: Nov 15th "Hey what spring do i need to upgrade my M40 to shoot 500fps.. i dont remember what one is in it right now but i believe that it shoots at aprox 450fps.."Nov 24th "...but if you go aprox 200 more get the Tanaka KAR 98k It is all wood and metal and shoots 510 fps out of the box."Dec 8th "My sniper (SP M40XB) shoots at ~450 fps  "Dec 15th "i want it shooting as close to 550fps as possible"Dec 15th "Tanaka Kar98 K is perfect.. gas and shoots at 510fps..."culminating in today's post: "I want to upgrade it as close to 550fps as possible..."Ross, man, I'm starting to worry about you. You are showing all of the symptoms of "velociphilia." That is, you have become addicted to speed. A lot of your posts give the impression that you view a gun's velocity as the apex of performance. Further, I also get the sense that you feel like the extra speed is going to buy you big benefits in terms of range and accuracy. It won't. If you can't hit stuff at 450 fps, you won't be able to hit it at 550 either. While I appreciate trying to get the most "bang for your buck" out of your gun while still staying under the limits, I worry that you're obsessing a little bit. You posted a thing on airsoftplayers about being able to hit a pop-can from yadda yadda yadda. Dude, my SR-16 is only shooting like 360, and I[/b] can hit a pop can repeatedly from 15-30 yards. Hell, at 15 yards I can do it with my GBB M92FS (but that thing's freakish, I think). How long have you had that M40? A couple of months? How many games have you played with it? Did you really get to snipe in any of them? Were your opponents ever at a range where they laughed at you and mooned you while you were forced to look on powerlessly, confronted with their smiling cheeks under the cruel glare of your 8-power scope because you needed an extra 50-100 fps to reach them? I'm going to guess "probably not." Sniping is not about velocity, but rather about role. It's the shooter, not the gun that determines how effective a "sniper" is. I'm not saying that extra velocity is pointless - it certainly does help. I'm just saying that it's not the be-all and end-all of rifle performance, and it certainly isn't enough to turn you into a death-dealing badass who strikes fear into the hearts of his enemies all by itself. Lest I be accused of not actually helping you, however, RedWolf's site mentions that the 200% spring bumps the velocity from 430 fps (stock) to 470 fps. How that works I'm not entirely sure, but it's the only reference I could find. I hope you get the spring that you want and get your gun working in peak condition. But I also hope that you don't get disappointed when there isn't a corresponding massive improvement in range and accuracy with it. Good luck. But I worry about you, man. I do.
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Post by Dawg Bait on Dec 18, 2003 0:12:05 GMT -5
Well see it kinda gets good range but it drops quick.. i acctully think its still stock,, but i am not really sure... and SO WHAT if i like guns that are shooting 550, 510 fps.. i dont care.. i love fast stuff and thats final.. I have nothing else to say... Hell you should see me on my snowmobile.. never under 45mph.. Thanks for any help. I just just asking, didnt need that long post jeez man i already know half that stuff.. I am not one of these newbs.. Ross Dawg Bait |
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Post by xaos on Dec 18, 2003 8:36:56 GMT -5
So...before picking out upgrade bits and pieces, why not find someone with a chrono and find out how fast it's *really* shooting?
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Post by Munin on Dec 18, 2003 10:18:05 GMT -5
Ding! Give that man a gold star!
For what it's worth, DB, the rapid drop problem may be hop-up related. Doesn't the SP M40 have a fixed hop? What weight pellets are you using?
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Post by Dawg Bait on Dec 19, 2003 1:09:47 GMT -5
i believe that it has fixed hop up for .30 or .40's. I been using .25s right now.. thats all ACO had saturday.. i am getting an adjustiable hop up chamber soon i hope...
xaos- I dont know anyone with a crono.. so that could be a prob..
Ross
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