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How Much Preload Is Too Much?


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Hey guys,

As the title really, how much preload should we aim for with a mainspring? how much is too much? I have about 4" of preload on the new Titan XS No.7 spring I'm fitting to an ASI cadet and I'm thinking this might make it very hard to cock and quite harsh to shoot. Any advice folks?

 

Build thread for the cadet is here http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/285009-sorting-out-an-old-el-gamo-cadet/ which has some pics on it to see what I mean.

 

Many thanks!

 

Jim

 

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I had a xs spring I had to cut loads of in an omega 22 .I have an xs spring in a bsa lightning 177 perfect from the start .something I did find out cutting the omega spring one coil at a time ,a to powerful spring can make your gun shoot harsh and makes you loose power from the piston bouncing so much .So you will have to find the max power of the gun ,shoot it, if it shoots harsh and below power start cutting coils of 1 or half at a time .your spring could also be fine hope this makes sense .

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