How to Make an Airsoft Gun Shoot Fast
An airsoft spring-powered gun is a toy gun that can fire a projectile without using gunpowder. You can make your airsoft gun shoot faster by increasing the compression of the spring that powers the firing mechanism. You will have to partially disassemble the airsoft gun, but this does not void the warranty because the procedure is also used to clean the gun. No special tools will be needed to make your airsoft gun shoot faster.
Instructions
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Press down on the magazine release latch on the handle on the right side of the airsoft gun next to the trigger guard. Pull the magazine out of the bottom of the airsoft gun. Put the magazine aside.
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Pull back on the top sliding plate to cock the hammer of the airsoft gun. Fire the airsoft gun into a trash can to verify that the firing chamber is empty.
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Put the soft cloth on a table. Put the airsoft gun on its side on the soft cloth with the barrel facing to the right.
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Remove the screws from the side of the airsoft gun at the top back edge near the hammer, the middle top edge and the front top edge next to the end of the barrel with the Phillips screwdriver.
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Turn the airsoft gun over. Remove the screws from the side of the airsoft gun using the Phillips screwdriver in the same manner was was just done on the other side.
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Pick up the airsoft gun in your left hand. Cock the hammer back with the right hand. Remove the screw just in front of the gap that is in front of the hammer with the Phillips screwdriver.
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Insert the tip of the Phillips screwdriver into the gap in front of the hammer. Wiggle the tip of the Phillips screwdriver to loosen the two shells of the airsoft gun from each other.
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Push the sliding plate forward and off the front of the airsoft gun with your right hand. Put the sliding plate aside.
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Pull the firing mechanism compartment out of the airsoft gun with your fingers. Put the firing mechanism compartment on the soft cloth.
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Remove the left side of the airsoft gun shell from the right side. Put the left side aside. Put the right side of the airsoft gun on the soft cloth with the barrel facing to the left.
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Insert the tip of the Phillips screwdriver between the left side of the spring inside of the firing mechanism compartment and the left side of the firing mechanism compartment.
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Wiggle the tip of the Phillips screwdriver to loosen the left side of the spring loose from the hub attached to the end of the firing mechanism compartment. Pull the left end of the spring out of the firing mechanism compartment with your fingers.
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Insert the tip of the Phillips screwdriver between the right side of the spring inside of the firing mechanism compartment and the right side of the firing mechanism compartment.
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Wiggle the tip of the Phillips screwdriver to loosen the right side of the spring loose from the hub attached to the end of the firing mechanism compartment. Pull the right end of the spring out of the firing mechanism compartment with your fingers.
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Blow out the firing mechanism compartment with compressed air.
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Stand the spring up on the soft cloth. Place the palm of your right hand (reverse this for "lefties") against the top of the spring. Place the palm of your right hand on top of the back of your left hand.
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Press down as hard as you can on the spring with your hands. Hold the spring down for as long as you can before releasing the spring. Repeat this a total of four more times to compress the spring.
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Place one end of the spring onto the hub inside of the firing mechanism compartment at the left side. Push the other end of the spring toward the left side with your hands until you can put the end of the spring onto the hub on the right side.
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Put the firing mechanism compartment back into position at the top of the airsoft gun's right shell. Put the left shell back onto the right shell. Slide the sliding plate back onto the top of the airsoft gun, starting from the end of the barrel and ending when the sliding plate reaches the gap.
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Release the hammer at the top of the airsoft gun.Reattach the screws to both sides of the airsoft gun. Put the magazine back into the bottom of the airsoft gun.
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Tips & Warnings
Wear work gloves to protect your hands while handling the spring.
Never aim any kind of projectile-firing weapon at a person or a domestic animal.
References
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- Photo Credit a gun image by timur1970 from Fotolia.com
