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Old May 6th, 2006, 12:52   #5
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My M24 sniper rifle had a 300% spring in it at one point, was damn near imposible to cock the thing when shouldered, had to put the muzzle on my foot and work to pull the bolt back. Anyways, aside from that, the 300% spring screwed up my gun nicely, even after I cut half a dozen coils off it to reduce the 600fps shots out of it. Ended up tossing it and putting a sweet Laylax spring in.

In other words, 300%, even in a PSG-1, is dumb. Not only will it put out way above field limits, it'll wreck other parts of your gun (gears, motor, bust your mechbox and fuck up your hop up because of it) in no time. I put a 150% spring (one of the 'good' ones, puts out around 350fps instead of over 400fps) in my MP5, within about 2000 shots my stock mechbox broke. I put in one of the good reinforced mechboxes, it lasted all last year, 300-400rds per game day twice per month, took it apart last weekend and the mechbox is showing hairline fractures because of it. Catch my drift?
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