paradoxum wrote:
Whamhammer wrote:
paradoxum wrote:
OK glad you found it, the only thing is that on this rif’ sliding the hop up down gives it more hop, not up, no hop is “all the way up”.
What weight BBs are you using?
I have fired as much as .36g from my PR and havent had to roll it all the way to one end.
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If I remember, on your side of the pond, the PRs come in with about 340 or so FPS?
Unless there are BB restrictions, try .25s, although I would recommend .28s. You will get better distance and accuracy. I dont know how well .30s would do, muzzle velocity might be too low.
I would talk about working in a tightbore inner barrel and bucking but most people are twitchy on taking these apart. I will say that the Thompson platforms have great accuracy and a stout gearbox, right out of the box. I think the Thompsons hop up is one of the best set ups out there, bowing to high end aftermarket M4/M16/SR25 units.
Never seen any .30's for sale TBH but did get some 25s recently so will give them a go thanks.
I’ve seen field-able shot all the way up to .66 gram for sale around me.
As a rule, .20 is for cqb, especially for small indoor fields. .25s are where outdoor shot is used, as the lighter the shot, the less kinetic energy is kept, so they dont go as far and wind blows them off course.
The more FPS the gun has, and the longer and more accurate someone wants to shoot, the higher the weight of the bb. Heavier weight shot has its own set of problems.:
- some hop ups can only lift so much weight of a bb very effectively
- some mags don't feed heavier shot as well (weak springs and whatnot). My pulse rifle wont feed .32s for long on high speed full auto (26 rps or so) but has less problems with .28s and 25s at that speed. (Im probably putting new springs in on my midcaps soon for this.
- heavier shot is more expensive, therefor harder to find (although both of those are starting to improve)
Ive carried different sets of mags with different weight shot just to meet my needs, .25 mags for suppressing fire, and .30/.32 for ranged engagement. Ive tested my hop up as to where I have a mark on the hop up, that corresponds with its position for a weight of bb to be optimized.
Definitely don't fall asleep on the quality and the weight Your ammo. So many people o