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Airsoft Hardware => Gas Powered Guns => Topic started by: rileyjohnson22 on December 08, 2012, 12:14:19 PM

Title: lowering FPS on CO2 pistol
Post by: rileyjohnson22 on December 08, 2012, 12:14:19 PM

I'm thinking about getting a co2 pistol for my local airsoft arena (vanguard). For safety reasoning the FPS limit is 330 FPS with .2 gram BBs and sadly this handgun is over that limit. I'm wondering if there is any way to lower the FPS without drilling the barrel ???

Title: Re: lowering FPS on CO2 pistol
Post by: GreatDane on March 17, 2013, 07:54:50 PM

Heavier bbs; personal experience shows about a 20fps drop per .5g added. The only problem is that heavier bbs are more expensive.

Title: Re: lowering FPS on CO2 pistol
Post by: XavierMace on March 17, 2013, 07:55:53 PM

Quote from: GreatDane on March 17, 2013, 07:54:50 PM

Heavier bbs; personal experience shows about a 20fps drop per .5g added. The only problem is that heavier bbs are more expensive.

*sigh*

When will people learn....

Title: Re: lowering FPS on CO2 pistol
Post by: GreatDane on March 17, 2013, 07:56:46 PM

please correct me if I'm wrong

Title: Re: lowering FPS on CO2 pistol
Post by: PhoenixShadowCompany on March 17, 2013, 07:57:43 PM

Running a heavier to beet the crono is a big no go and a good way to not get welcomed back to an AO.

Title: Re: lowering FPS on CO2 pistol
Post by: XavierMace on March 17, 2013, 07:57:54 PM

That's called cheating the chrono and it's dangerous and stupid.  There's a reason they specify a BB weight when listing the velocity limit.