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Old April 3rd, 2011, 12:52   #1005
intinerious
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Originally Posted by StrikeFreedom View Post
i use a stronger nozzle spring (from a bic lighter) since i messed up the stock one, but mainly because i also short stroked my gun. in a stock hicapa, gun will function fine without the nozzle spring because the slide stroke > nozzle stroke. the spring is there for aesthetic purpose, so you dont see a plastic tube in the chamber area. but in a short stroked gun, in my case slide stroke of 1", coupled with the pressure from magseal and bb/feed guide, theres no way the nozzle can return with a stock nozzle spring. thus, i would say a stronger nozzle spring is very useful
Argh why do you guys even bother shortstroking? I can't shoot fast enough for short stroking to work on my MEU....am I really that slow?
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