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.
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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.
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.
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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
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I fitted one to a meteor. Broke the cocking link and the trigger mech.
hoplophobe
Jeez, does no one listen to advice anymore? The BBS is a gold mine of great info from those that have been there, done that, and got the t-shirt. IF YOU LISTEN TO THEM you'll save yourself lots of money, heartache and bother and you can get on with enjoying the shooting. If you want to wreck your guns and then spend hours and much money fixing them go right ahead - you can't lead a horse to water after-all
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.
the only thing i can find wrong is the nut on the steering wheel.
Put a piston weight in it, along with the washer, chrono'd it at 10Ft lbs.
might just leave it at that..and give the OX back.
Cheers Guys
Hamish
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.
I got a chambers ultra spring for my webley stingray, it's now in the bin it was so poor, go figure
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