[shooter891]

I have definitely noticed that box labels are incorrect when advertising FPS, like everyone else; however, there is a problem that each company has different lies. Now I am looking at getting a new rifle (Mine is getting a little old), but each website has the same gun at drastically different FPS. I was wondering if this is because the overall quality is different, or if they are all the same FPS but just different exaggerations of the true FPS.

Thanks,

Shooter

 

[awagg]

Psycho-exaggerations of what it actually is. What gun are you getting, we can help...

You can also try looking on forums, or youtube for proof, because those are usually legit...

 

[woogie]

Just go in knowing that the FPS is going to be junk on all rifles, untill you test it yourself. And remember that we are going for accuracy around here, not speed

 

[awagg]

And on the guns, like the UTG L96, where the spring is ≈500 fps, and confirmed to be around that high, I'd recommend to just buy a 400 fps spring, save the stock internals, and then work up that high. Also, you're going to constantly going to adjust your hop-up and scope because of the falling hop up from the weakening spring, because those springs aren't that hot for long...

 

[shooter891]

I guess, how long do the springs you use usually last??

 

[awagg]

Depends on the gun, but like the UTG, with an abnormally hot spring, they drop VERY fast, within hundreds of shots. With not as hot springs, they drop slower, but I would still get a better spring.

 

[woogie]

It will more depend on the spring itself.

I have had some springs that would last for years, and others that would need to be replaced each year.

 

[awagg]

But, in general, cheap clones with hot springs degrade quickly. I don't have much experience with sniper rifles, but with AEG's, this is very apparent.

 

[shooter891]

AEG's however take much more use than a sniper rifle. I am crawling and traversing for more than half a game, and take 10 key shots in one game. Max I have used a total of 30 bbs in a game