[Cr0nik]

I̶t̶'̶s̶ ̶d̶e̶f̶i̶n̶i̶t̶e̶l̶y̶ ̶m̶o̶v̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶f̶r̶e̶e̶l̶y̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶p̶r̶i̶n̶g̶.̶ ̶
N̶o̶w̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶I̶'̶v̶e̶ ̶g̶o̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶o̶p̶e̶n̶ ̶I̶'̶l̶l̶ ̶t̶r̶y̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶s̶s̶e̶m̶b̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶l̶o̶w̶e̶r̶ ̶p̶o̶w̶e̶r̶ ̶s̶p̶r̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶c̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶.̶

Spoke too soon, its hitching somewhere.

Wait nvm, I might have been because I was holding the two halves together, I tried screwing it shut and the piston seems to be sliding fine.
I tried tipping it at various angles, it seems to be a bit slower right side up (as in, the guns normal orientation during use).

Update

Everything is working fine with the low power spring, safe/semi/auto.
But that doesn't really solve my problem.
I need it shooting at an outdoor velocity.

So does this seem like a "mechanical problem" or that I'm just expecting too much from the individual components?
Should I consider keeping an alternate motor/spring/battery setup for outdoor games?

Update

BATTERY FIRE.

Well, "Fire" is a bit of an exaggeration.
I left the battery sitting on my desk for an hour, came back and reconnected it to the gun.
It started smoking instantly. There was some visible splitting of the battery's wrapping.
Tossed that shit in the backyard, in a metal can on the stone patio.

Fun times.

So can that be an under powered battery problem? Low voltage battery stressed by a motor requiring higher power?