Yep I agree there, I wouldn’t mind betting that train of thought goes back to the days when an Ox spring was stuffed full length into a webley hawk or meteor and buggered them up by doing so, word then gets around and some jump on the bandwagon and slate them having never tried them.
Regards Graham
I still have an Ox spring I took out of an xs20 (hw95 clone). It had been stuffed in full length and it had literally torn the cocking shoe in two with use. As said previously, therein is most of the problem.
Another thing which I think contributed to the OX's bad reputation was the simple fact that they were introduced before chronographs became readily available at an affordable price.
Shooting into the Telephone directory and counting the number of pages penetrated is no substitute for having a reliable velocity figure in front of you.
Nowadays I couldn't imagine twatting about with springers without a decent chrono to work with --- we're spoiled now.
All the best Mick
A couple of years ago, my wife asked something similar.”On Saturday night, do you want to try something we have never done before?”
Like a mug, I fell for it and replied in the affirmative.
“Good,” she says, “we are stewarding the local hospice charity walk by starlight.”
And it p*ssed down with rain all night to boot.
Well, it was a very good cause.
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In spite of my use of a standard spring in a meteor I'm beginning to ponder using a Titan BUT and it's a big but I don't know how much to start cutting it down. I'm thinking 1 inch of preload to begin with.
Last edited by Dornfelderliebe; 10-12-2022 at 10:51 AM. Reason: clarification
Either equal to or marginally greater than the 11 fpe I am currently getting with a standard spring. with no loss of manners as shown with the comments on over powerfull Oxs stuffed into guns that can't take them.
My thoughts are can a shorter Titan equal a standard BSA spring.