Have any of you ever tried putting a felt pad like you would put on the legs of a chair or table, or perhaps a rubber washer, at the end of the compression chamber to absorb some of the impact of the piston slamming against it? Of course, one would have to put a hole in the felt pad for the air to pass through the transfer port, but theoretically, I think something like this should help reduce both the forward recoil and the vibration that contribute to springers' hold sensitivity, and it would probably make it a whole lot quieter, too.
We have a Weihrauch HW97K, and sometimes I can shoot this thing great, and sometimes I just want to sell it and be done with air guns altogether... and I don't give up on *anything* very easily!!! So if I can modify this somehow to reduce some of this hold sensitivity, I'm very inclined to give things a try.
I have a couple of minor concerns about it:
1) If the pad became dislodged or otherwise moved out of place, I'm not sure what the ramifications of that would be.
2) The pad would not allow the piston to go to the full extent of its range. Would that small amount matter? (About 1/8") I figure it'd probably reduce velocity a little, but would the gun likely still work?
Have any of you tried this already? If so, what were your experiences with it?
Thoughts / ideas / concerns appreciated !
We have a Weihrauch HW97K, and sometimes I can shoot this thing great, and sometimes I just want to sell it and be done with air guns altogether... and I don't give up on *anything* very easily!!! So if I can modify this somehow to reduce some of this hold sensitivity, I'm very inclined to give things a try.
I have a couple of minor concerns about it:
1) If the pad became dislodged or otherwise moved out of place, I'm not sure what the ramifications of that would be.
2) The pad would not allow the piston to go to the full extent of its range. Would that small amount matter? (About 1/8") I figure it'd probably reduce velocity a little, but would the gun likely still work?
Have any of you tried this already? If so, what were your experiences with it?
Thoughts / ideas / concerns appreciated !