BSA Lightning

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Hi guys, I have a lightning and when out decoying for woodies I tend to have the gun cocked and ready so's not to spook them.. What would be advisable length of time in this position and am I weekening the spring more over a period of time ?

[andyfr1968 772]

Hi, mate.

 

How long's a piece of string? It will weaken a lot sooner if left cocked for a long time. I used to do that with springers and have had springs last for a couple of years or a couple months.

 

One way round the problem is to fit a gas-ram to your Lightning. You can leave them cocked forever with no problems. It'll make the gun shoot loads better too.

 

There's a chap on here that sells them ( donnyc, I think). 40 quid.

 

Cheers.

[brecon3 13]

i also am wondering the same

what is the lenth of time when they should be de-cocked or disscharged

2mins, 5mins, 10 20, 30 , 1hr

what roughly ?

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

heard of them left days and still fired ok

[redeye jedi 39]

gas ram is the way ahead for you buddy.

[andyfr1968 772]

There really isn't a general rule for this. Two springs from the same batch may not be the same.

 

I had an HW80 an upsettingly long time ago and fitted an OX (I know, I know!) when they first came onto the market. I'd leave it cocked for an hour or more at a time and it lasted over two years and I used that gun a lot. When it got tired, fitted another, two months later it was shagged out!

 

I've had similar dealings with other springers too. It can be luck of the draw but mostly you get what you pay for.

 

I've been useing gas-rams for the past ten years or so and so far, they've been perfect!

 

Cheers.

Edited May 13, 2009 by andyfr1968

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i also am wondering the same

what is the lenth of time when they should be de-cocked or disscharged

2mins, 5mins, 10 20, 30 , 1hr

what roughly ?

glad im not the only 1 brecon

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There really isn't a general rule for this. Two springs from the same batch may not be the same.

 

I had an HW80 an upsettingly long time ago and fitted an OX (I know, I know!) when they first came onto the market. I'd leave it cocked for an hour or more at a time and it lasted over two years and I used that gun a lot. When it got tired, fitted another, two months later it was shagged out!

 

I've had similar dealings with other springers too. It can be luck of the draw but mostly you get what you pay for.

 

I've been useing gas-rams for the past ten years or so and so far, they've been perfect!

 

Cheers.

Hi Andy, is there as much recoil with the gas ram or is it less than a spring ?

 

Thanks for the post

[andyfr1968 772]

There's really not any more or less recoil, it's just not the same.

 

A coil spring tends to have a fairly lazy recoil and a slow lock time ( the time between the trigger releasing and the pellet leaving the barrel ).

 

With a gas spring in they tend to go off with a bit more of a snap, for want of a better word.

 

The lock time is a lot faster and you'll feel that through the gun. There's not really a down side to this, as 'cos the lock time's faster, it makes them a lot less hold sensative compared to a coil spring. You also get rid of most of the rattles and twangs as well. Never mind not worrying about leaving it cocked for too long.

 

If you can get one, then my advice is do. It takes away many of the problems that go with springers.

 

Cheers.

Edited May 13, 2009 by andyfr1968

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There's really not any more or less recoil, it's just not the same.

 

A coil spring tends to have a fairly lazy recoil and a slow lock time ( the time between the trigger releasing and the pellet leaving the barrel ).

 

With a gas spring in they tend to go off with a bit more of a snap, for want of a better word.

 

The lock time is a lot faster and you'll feel that through the gun. There's not really a down side to this, as 'cos the lock time's faster, it makes them a lot less hold sensative compared to a coil spring. You also get rid of most of the rattles and twangs as well. Never mind not worrying about leaving it cocked for too long.

 

If you can get one, then my advice is do. It takes away many of the problems that go with springers.

 

Cheers.

Thanks for that Andy

 

Happy hunting