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Old May 3rd, 2014, 00:26   #15
aznpos531
 
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Originally Posted by ThunderCactus View Post
Well it's typically a matter of lubrication.
Anytime you get a new gas gun, put 4 drops of silicone in a mag and run it through, then take the gun apart, clean and re-grease all sliding surfaces.

With my WE PDW, I gained about .3j from lubricating it
With the vector, I vaguely recall it shooting 1.1-1.2j when I first got it, I just remember the increase after lubricating wasn't big. Retailers state you should be getting 380fps on .20s

Keep in mind that even though it has a short barrel, the muzzle energy will increase as you use heavier ammo.
Consequently, if you put a longer barrel in, it may increase the joule creep of using heavier ammo.
So if you have a .13j difference between .20 and .30 now, you may have a .2j difference with a longer barrel.

....actually someone should test that lol
I finally figured out the source of the low fps. I had cleaned and re-lubed the gun but there weren't any significant changes. I finally found that the hop up rubber had torn and was sticking into the inner barrel at a rude angle significantly slowing down the bb and possibly affecting the accuracy as well. I'll have to order a new hop up rubber. Any suggestions?
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