[Squidi]

Hello,

I have a Classic Army CA36C. I purchased an ICS M120 spring in order to get a few more fps for winter weather play. ( we couldn't feel the bb's through the layers of clothing! ). Anyway, I wouldn't be posting here if things went well, right? Let me also preface this with, I've never taken apart an airsoft gun before, so I might not get all of the part names correct.

I stripped my gun apart, took out the mech box, put in the longer ( much longer..are they supposed to be that much longer? ) spring. Put it partially back together and fired it. The piston cocks back, but does not actually fire.

I figured, hey, it's my first time and I didn't actually break anything. So I strip it back apart, ( spring under tension ----> sprong! ). I read on the internet about timing and shimming. The factory shim still appears to be fine. I strip it apart, put the factory spring back in, it works just fine. I put the huge and stiff M120 spring back in and it cocks the piston back but does not fire.


I do this about 6 times until I finally break the tappet plate during one of the dis-assemblies under main spring pressure. While my new tappet plates ( why order 1 when 2 is only double the price? ) on on the way. What am I doing wrong? It is behaving as if my battery is to weak, or the motor doesn't have enough power to compress the spring to the breakover point.

Did I order the wrong spring? ( and I if I did, what is the right one? )

Thanks,

Squidi