My FPS is too HIGH

[ezpkns]

Hi, I own the tsd l96 and it shoots anywhere in between 460 and 475 fps which is too high to get into the event i want to participate in. Any idea on how to slow it down. (i am pretty sure that this is not a problem posed by many people on this site) also i live in canada so keep that in mind when describing options.
(Also I am kind of a little bit too timid to try messing around with the spring or anything like that, i was thinking some kind of external mod.)

p.s. i need to lower the fps by about 10 to 30 fps

[lemegacool]

Originally Posted by ezpkns

Hi, I own the tsd l96 and it shoots anywhere in between 460 and 475 fps which is too high to get into the event i want to participate in. Any idea on how to slow it down. (i am pretty sure that this is not a problem posed by many people on this site) also i live in canada so keep that in mind when describing options.
(Also I am kind of a little bit too timid to try messing around with the spring or anything like that, i was thinking some kind of external mod.)

p.s. i need to lower the fps by about 10 to 30 fps

the only way of slowing it down is to change the spring...

[ezpkns]

Originally Posted by lemegacool

the only way of slowing it down is to change the spring...

so there isn't any external barrel modification or wiffled bb etc that could be used?

[lemegacool]

Originally Posted by ezpkns

so there isn't any external barrel modification or wiffled bb etc that could be used?

well... no. there is a velocity reducer for aeg's but you'll need an adaptor to make it fit on the type 96 and seriously velocity reducers are shit and i dont think your game host will allow you with it

swap the spring its ridiculously easy!

[ezpkns]

ok i'm just really nervous about screwing up

[lemegacool]

Originally Posted by ezpkns

ok i'm just really nervous about screwing up

there is no possible way of screwing up you gun by changing the spring... unless you try doing it with a welding torch!

[ezpkns]

k thanks

[ezpkns]

also what kind of spring do i need to get and where do i get it

[lemegacool]

here, i'm going to tell you how to get to the spring without dissasembling the body...

look behind the trigger, you should see a post or some kind of pin... press it down (away from the gun) then remove the cheek rest on the stock. the just slide the bolt assembly out of the gun. now you just have to uncrew the cylinder head and the guts will come out. swap the spring and reassemble! done!

[ezpkns]

ok but what kind of spring do i use

[safx]

You could try compressing your
spring for an extended period of
time. Everyone knows that springs
lose their pop when left compressed
ie: mags are left loaded for weeks,
AEGs are half cycled and then put
away. Same for hammer springs in
a GBB, don't store it with it cocked.

Just a thought, good luck.

[ezpkns]

thanks a lot for all the help
i think i will try the compressing the spring thing
one more question(sorry) how will i chrono it when i am done

[lemegacool]

Originally Posted by ezpkns

thanks a lot for all the help
i think i will try the compressing the spring thing
one more question(sorry) how will i chrono it when i am done

compressing the spring is not the greatest idea but oh well... do what you want...

find someone with a chrony...lol

you need a aps type96 spring in here... i would say a 120 or 130... i dont have first hand experience with these spring... i stuck a vsr10 in my friends type 96 and it did the job... lol

another lazy option would be to cut the spring... again not the best solution if you want a concistent gun...

[safx]

You should buy an airsoft chrony
if your going to run a gun close to
field limits.

Or arrange to borrow from a pal.
Or hit up a field or indoor place to
use the house chrony on an airsoft
night/day.

[CDN_Stalker]

If your spring has coils that are tighter on one end than the other, flip the spring around so the tighter coils are at the piston end (which is the wrong way to do it, you'll see why)............... you might get anywhere from 0 to 30fps drop on your velocity.