GSPEC Hopup Issues

Kane · August 1st, 2005, 23:47

Im just throwing this out there to see what other folks think:

Stock VSR10 firing .25s. The hopup is all the way engaged.... but I still have bbs dropping the same as if the hopup was disengaged. I've fired at least a couple hundred rounds through it, taken it apart and inspected it but it looks fine to me. Any thoughts...?

Cheers, Brent

odp · August 2nd, 2005, 04:42

Take it down until you get to this point.

You should now be able to look down the business end of the inner barrel toward where the cylinder would be. IIRC you should be able to see some of the hop-up packing and the effect moving the slider has on it. If it has no effect, then you have to work it out from there. Here are a few pages that have good illustrations of how it is supposed to look.

http://ww6.enjoy.ne.jp/~respectevo5/vsr.htm

http://www.rush-mania.com/arms/custom/vsr/new.html

Kane · August 2nd, 2005, 11:47

As I had mentioned before, I've taken in down and inspected it, both internally and from the business end, and everything is working fine mechanically. I just want to know why it isn't having any effect on the fired bbs? Thanks anyways for your input though.

Brent

odp · August 2nd, 2005, 15:37

Does the hop-up have any effect when it's not engaged to the maximum? Having it cranked to maximum is generally not a good thing.

Kane · August 2nd, 2005, 23:51

Yah, I'm getting the exact same performance with the hopup all the way 'on' as if it were 'halfway' on. There's also no jamming or misfeeding of bbs whatsoever with the hopup fully engaged. On my MP5, they would be jamming right, left and centre. Seems really weird to me! Really weird!

Kane · August 4th, 2005, 23:49

If my thinking is correct, when I upgrade the FPS, it should put more of a backspin on the bb and the hopup should therefore be more effective. Correct?

odp · August 5th, 2005, 01:18

I don't know if anyone can prove that.

What kind of range are you getting?

Kane · August 5th, 2005, 11:49

Well... the bbs are level for say 125 feet, not too much more than that. After that, they drop off, and that's with the hopup jammed to the max. Never can I get bbs to fly above the plane of the gun.

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August 1st, 2005, 23:47	#1
Kane Trader rating Join Date: May 2002 Location: Salmon Arm, BC	GSPEC Hopup Issues Im just throwing this out there to see what other folks think: Stock VSR10 firing .25s. The hopup is all the way engaged.... but I still have bbs dropping the same as if the hopup was disengaged. I've fired at least a couple hundred rounds through it, taken it apart and inspected it but it looks fine to me. Any thoughts...? Cheers, Brent __________________ “You hear the far-off crack of a rifle, your fate finally registering in your subconscious far too late as the white hot bullet penetrates your skull. Another round slams into the chamber even as your lifeless body falls to the ground…”---Unknown sniper “Invisible souls leave .308 holes.”----USMC Recon Sniper

August 2nd, 2005, 11:47	#3
Kane Trader rating Join Date: May 2002 Location: Salmon Arm, BC	As I had mentioned before, I've taken in down and inspected it, both internally and from the business end, and everything is working fine mechanically. I just want to know why it isn't having any effect on the fired bbs? Thanks anyways for your input though. Brent __________________ “You hear the far-off crack of a rifle, your fate finally registering in your subconscious far too late as the white hot bullet penetrates your skull. Another round slams into the chamber even as your lifeless body falls to the ground…”---Unknown sniper “Invisible souls leave .308 holes.”----USMC Recon Sniper

August 2nd, 2005, 23:51	#5
Kane Trader rating Join Date: May 2002 Location: Salmon Arm, BC	Yah, I'm getting the exact same performance with the hopup all the way 'on' as if it were 'halfway' on. There's also no jamming or misfeeding of bbs whatsoever with the hopup fully engaged. On my MP5, they would be jamming right, left and centre. Seems really weird to me! Really weird! __________________ “You hear the far-off crack of a rifle, your fate finally registering in your subconscious far too late as the white hot bullet penetrates your skull. Another round slams into the chamber even as your lifeless body falls to the ground…”---Unknown sniper “Invisible souls leave .308 holes.”----USMC Recon Sniper

August 2nd, 2005, 04:42	#2
odp Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver	Take it down until you get to this point. You should now be able to look down the business end of the inner barrel toward where the cylinder would be. IIRC you should be able to see some of the hop-up packing and the effect moving the slider has on it. If it has no effect, then you have to work it out from there. Here are a few pages that have good illustrations of how it is supposed to look. http://ww6.enjoy.ne.jp/~respectevo5/vsr.htm http://www.rush-mania.com/arms/custom/vsr/new.html

August 2nd, 2005, 15:37	#4
odp Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver	Does the hop-up have any effect when it's not engaged to the maximum? Having it cranked to maximum is generally not a good thing.

August 4th, 2005, 23:49	#6
Kane Trader rating Join Date: May 2002 Location: Salmon Arm, BC	If my thinking is correct, when I upgrade the FPS, it should put more of a backspin on the bb and the hopup should therefore be more effective. Correct? __________________ “You hear the far-off crack of a rifle, your fate finally registering in your subconscious far too late as the white hot bullet penetrates your skull. Another round slams into the chamber even as your lifeless body falls to the ground…”---Unknown sniper “Invisible souls leave .308 holes.”----USMC Recon Sniper

August 5th, 2005, 01:18	#7
odp Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver	I don't know if anyone can prove that. What kind of range are you getting?

August 5th, 2005, 11:49	#8
Kane Trader rating Join Date: May 2002 Location: Salmon Arm, BC	Well... the bbs are level for say 125 feet, not too much more than that. After that, they drop off, and that's with the hopup jammed to the max. Never can I get bbs to fly above the plane of the gun. __________________ “You hear the far-off crack of a rifle, your fate finally registering in your subconscious far too late as the white hot bullet penetrates your skull. Another round slams into the chamber even as your lifeless body falls to the ground…”---Unknown sniper “Invisible souls leave .308 holes.”----USMC Recon Sniper

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