.177 spring advise if possible

[Craig78 0]

Afternoon all, I'm after some spring advise if anyone can help ?. My son has a Gamo delta fox, .177. I'm just about ready to let him bring his rifle with me when i go shooting so that he can join in on the hunt. the trouble is that it only putting out just under 10 ft/lb of power and I'm not overly sure that's enough power for a clean kill. I don't really want to change the the gun because it fits him really well and he is very comfortable with it. so, with out going on about it, is there a spring that will fit this rifle ?, please bare in mind that it's junior rifle. I don't want to go overboard with the power, I'm just after bringing the power upto a respectable hunting power and definitely not after doing anything illegal !!. any help would be much appreciated ! (i did post this this morning, but it seems to have disappeared)

[andyfr1968 772]

Hi, mate.

 

Ten's plenty so long as your lad can put his shots in the right place. Just keep to a sensible distance and if the lad does his bit, he'll be fine.

 

Avoid the temptation to fit a 'high powered' spring. It'll over-spring the gun, ruin the accuracy and make it horrible to shoot for what will only be a small power gain from his Gamo. Keep with the standard spec. as and when it needs a change.

 

Good on you for getting your lad out for a mooch, my lads love it too

 

Cheers.

Edited May 25, 2011 by andyfr1968

[Craig78 0]

Afternoon mate. yeah, your probably right. i'll probably stick with it as it is and see what happens. I thought it would probably be powerfull enough, but wasn't 100%. cheers anyway !.

Edited May 25, 2011 by Craig78