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Practical Airsoft
Springer Upgrade
2005/06 General Edition
(Release 4.0)
This title is
model independent. The information and knowledge provided can be applied
to all mainstream airsoft springers in the market.
Special Topic: Springer
to AEG Conversion!!!
Springers have been
with us for over 20 years. Often being considered as the simplest
form of all airsoft weaponry, every Springer requires manual
cycling for each shot (which is why it is getting less popular
than before). Still, for airsofters who are new to the sport,
Springer is the ideal choice due to the simplicity in usage and
maintenance.
Serious Springer
upgrade involves much more than just the use of harder springs and
spacers. You want to ensure that FPS is not increased at the
expense of durability. You want to be able to cock the gun by hand
without much difficulties. And you want to be accurate when
shooting at a target that is 100+ feet away.
Practical Airsoft
Springer Upgrade tells you what needs to be replaced and
reinforced to sustain high impact. It teaches you how to keep an
upgraded gun cock-able, and how to keep it in good shape. And the
best of all, it provides you with tips and tricks that are
practical and affordable. It even teaches you how to convert a
springer to an AEG, with step-by-step instructions included!
With 65+ pages of valuable information, this e-book is a
MUST READ if you plan to upgrade and optimize your airsoft
springers!
The proper ways of taking things apart and putting them back
together
<< THE CYCLING MECHANISM >>
Key internal
components
Cycling
mechanism explained
<< YOUR
UPGRADE OBJECTIVE >>
The
performance hierarchy
Marginal
performance gain
FPS and
Joule
Calculating
Joule
Performance
measurement
General
recommendation
<< HIGH FPS
UPGRADE >>
The anatomy
of compression springs
Variable-pitch spring
Grounded
spring
Custom made
spring or off-the-shelf spring?
Reinforcing
the internals
Installing
an upgrade spring – the considerations
The careful
use of spacers
<< IMPROVING
ACCURACY AND RANGE >>
Short barrel
accuracy
High
precision barrel
Range
improvement
Creating
your own hopup unit
Improving
the hopup effect
V-HopUp
<<
TROUBLESHOOTING AND OTHER TOPICS >>
Troubleshooting the
hi-cap magazine
My gun keeps mis-firing.
How do I tell if this is a magazine problem or something
else?
SPECIAL TOPIC: CREATING
YOUR OWN KITTY KAT AEG THROUGH SPRINGER-TO-AEG CONVERSION
Is springer-to-AEG conversion possible?
What are the steps involved?
Sample Text
The pitch of a spring refers to the
distance, center to center, between two coils. A
variable-pitch spring is one that starts out "soft" and
after a certain load is placed on it, becomes stiffer.
This kind of design is good if you want smoother and
less exhaustive cocking.
Refer to the illustration below (note the small
difference in pitch on the left and on the right):
The technology involved in creating such a
spring is not rocket-science. When you've wound what you
want at the first pitch, simply stop the lathe and change
the lead screw speed setting to the second position.
Continue winding at the second pitch until you want to
change the pitch again.
A long variable-pitched spring:
When looking at a variable pitch spring, also
pay attention to the number of active coils. Active coils
are coils which contribute to the motive force of the
spring. Only the coils which show daylight between them are
active coils. Non-active coils usually act as spacer and
nothing else.
One way to reinforce a cylinder is to put
in a custom made metal tube.
However, this will change the inner
diameter, meaning you will have to modify the piston and
the piston head accordingly.
This hole must match
the position of the air nozzle.
