If a gun sits for a long time?

[Wrench]

Does anything happen to gun if it sits for a long time?

My other thread was closed for some reason. I guess moderator thought it was trash.

If a gun is out of production how hard is it to find it (lets say 7 months from now)?


Moderator Next time you decide to trash my thread can you at least leave a message as to why it was closed?

[Blackthorne]

Originally Posted by Wrench

Does anything happen to gun if it sits for a long time?

If a gun is out of production how hard is it to find it (lets say 7 months from now)?

Question one: No, as long as you make sure the spring is released (not comressed)

Not sure what you mean here. Out of production as in not being manufactured anymore?

[Blastyman]

If your talking about the CAR-15 I wouldn't get it if I were you.

Get a M733 and put a CAR-15 flashider on it. Close enough and its a more modern TM gun thats built better.

[Armedsask]

It's a good idea to not keep the spring compressed but spings actually wear out from use (ie compressing and decompressing). Generally, a spring sitting compressed for a long time will not wear out but it is a good idea to not leave it compressed. Just saying, is all.....

[CDN_Stalker]

And the way to do that is.......................... shoot it on semi a couple times. Do so on full auto will make the piston come to rest in a few different positions, but semi will leave it full forward each time.

[Wrench]

Thanks for the quick reply

[Blackthorne]

Thanks Stalker...I'm notorius for saying what to do but not how to do it..

:roll:

[CDN_Stalker]

No prob, most of us take for granted the simple things about airsoft. Takes an observant sort to cut through all the info like that (a few posts saying to put the piston at full forward, but now one actually saying HOW!!!!) Lol

On the opposite end, if you find that your PDI 150% spring is shooting over field limits, and can't afford/find/don't want to use a reducer, look down the loading nozzle and fire on full 'fuck ya' for a couple bursts watching the nozzle move back & forth. When you get it to rest are far back as you can, let it stay there between games, whenever. It'll keep the spring compressed, thereby weakening it slowly, so that eventually it might read under 400fps.

And, just as an aside, a PDI 150% spring measuring 6 3/8" end to end in an MP5 will give a velocity of 350fps. Install it into a G36K, it'll be 360fps. Measure before you install, since I found different lengths of PDI springs during my travels. One 150% spring 7" long will be way over 400fps.

Figured I'd thread jack and add info to broaden people searches for info.

[firemachine69]

I leave everything plugged in, battery included. Got the battery for dirt cheap, shoot a few semi shots from time to time, so I don't care about "cell effect". Besides, how much is a spring? 20 bucks?