OX-Mainspring, too long?

[harrisP]

Yep standard parts are the best way to go, or splash out on a Vmach kit.

[grouse83]

i put an ox accelerator in my omega and despite the reputation it has made my gun a hell of a lot smoother to shoot than with the factory spring, more consistent and smoother to cock with a much faster lock time.

i dont know if anyone who says they;re rubbish have actually tried one recently or if folk are just jumping on the ox hater band wagon...

ps, it did put the rifle at about 14ft/lbs when i first put it in so be careful with power. trim a coil or two off if you have to.

[delta1]

I had a couple of ox springs fitted recently.

On my Transit!

[ikarma70]

chuck the ox spring in the bin,all its worth imho.

as said before...get a standard lightning spring,a v mach kit or send it to tony at sandwell field sports for a tune up at £45.

[Northernspark]

got an ox in my meteor, it's as smooth as, running at 10.2 flb.

everybody is keen to jump on the heresay of ox springs been bad.

S_D_

[electric sheep]

Maccari does a GOOD square spring made from quality steel, OX springs tend to wreck the gun or fracture on the last three coils.

[max headroom]

ox is not the best spring in the world straight from the box.
cant show graphics on how to prep one.
basicaly, stand it verticaly on a flat surface and use a plumb line to check it is straight.
if not as unvariably it wont be.
being square coil it is only the finish.
fitted an ox in one of my target pistols.
might ramble on a bit, but i did it.
take said ox spring, cut orft about a quarter inch. best done with an angle grinder. mind your eyes.
ping it, i.e bead blast it. thats all that paint off.
now stand it on a straight surface again. grind again untill it stands straight. and round off the ends.
then mollycoat.

[POK!]

ox is not the best spring in the world straight from the box.
cant show graphics on how to prep one.
basicaly, stand it verticaly on a flat surface and use a plumb line to check it is straight.
if not as unvariably it wont be.
being square coil it is only the finish.
fitted an ox in one of my target pistols.
might ramble on a bit, but i did it.
take said ox spring, cut orft about a quarter inch. best done with an angle grinder. mind your eyes.
ping it, i.e bead blast it. thats all that paint off.
now stand it on a straight surface again. grind again untill it stands straight. and round off the ends.
then mollycoat.

Why not simply buy a decent spring in the first place?

[ikarma70]

everybody is keen to jump on the heresay of ox springs been bad.

S_D_

unfortunately for your statement is largely false,most of us senior bbs members have received guns with ox springs fitted and had them fitted during our younger days when we didn't know any better and before the days when facilities like this bbs was even thought of,so we know how bad they are.

[Northernspark]

so you have to have a zillion posts before you become a senior member?

Utter tosh. if fitted correctly and tuned to the gun they work perfectly well.

S_D_

[mallyally]

not a zillion like in "ive told you a zillion times dont exaggerate"ok some people like them some (more forcefully) dont why dont you do a poll on it ,i tried one in a 35 and nearly shook it to bits but there seems to be one in the vulcan i just bought and thats nice and smooth

[ikarma70]

so you have to have a zillion posts before you become a senior member?

Utter tosh. if fitted correctly and tuned to the gun they work perfectly well.

S_D_

posts has little to do with it,it comes down to how many years you have been shooting...i've been shooting airguns since 1984 plus fired c/f,r/f,bp firearms.

ox springs are magnum rated so fitting them in non magnum air rifles is bad news but there are the few exceptions.

[Slacker24seven]

so you have to have a zillion posts before you become a senior member?

Utter tosh. if fitted correctly and tuned to the gun they work perfectly well.

S_D_

I put one in when I was young and stupid... and trusted my local gunshop that it was actually half decent. It was proper ******e in my Vulcan to be honest. Then I put a gas ram in, and now it shoots quite nicely.

Just for the hell of it I tried to get the Ox spring working nicely, I cut several coils off it and gave the ends some serious polishing. It is only 'OK' - Id much rather have a decent spring or even just a plain old replacement one from Chambers than get an Ox spring again. Bloody 'orrible things.