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[dannyp0666]

hello all. i am haveing a bit of troble with my sons bsa lightnig.
i have given it a full service with new spring, seals and it dose not seem to be shooting right.
it seems to have droped a lot in power since it has been done. i have tested it and it is only shooting 10.1fp
and advice would be a big help. thanks

[Underdog]

hello all. i am haveing a bit of troble with my sons bsa lightnig.
i have given it a full service with new spring, seals and it dose not seem to be shooting right.
it seems to have droped a lot in power since it has been done. i have tested it and it is only shooting 10.1fp
and advice would be a big help. thanks

Which spring please?

I only ask because I had a Titan spring from new collapse from the get go!

U.

[s4s]

You state new spring so I guess that's it.you may wish to add a few washers in the piston to add weight and preeload ,start with 2 washers correct size as your not far away from limit.most tuning kits include them for finer ajustment.good luck.

[NIGHT SEARCHER]

hello all. i am haveing a bit of troble with my sons bsa lightnig.
i have given it a full service with new spring, seals and it dose not seem to be shooting right.
it seems to have droped a lot in power since it has been done. i have tested it and it is only shooting 10.1fp
and advice would be a big help. thanks

It might just need bedding if you have put a lot of grease in it and the new seals are tight it will take a tin of pellets before it starts to free up.
It could easily go up 1 ot 2 ftlb after a tin of pellets what is the recoil like.
I have had it in the past were putting an OX or TITEN spring in a gun has caused more recoil and less ftlb than the original spring.

HAPPY

[pimpkiller]

If iys a standard spring, it might be spot on, I think most XLs are 10.5lb as standard. Dont forget a different pellet will give a different result.

[mad1]

Can I ask by changing the spring did it get rid of the twanginess as I have the same gun and don't like using it

[NIGHT SEARCHER]

Can I ask by changing the spring did it get rid of the twanginess as I have the same gun and don't like using it

The lighting has always been BSA work horse for vermin control but has always had a repp for being twangy.
Only having it tuned might make it less twangy and a lot smoother but i would spend the money on a HW 77 or 97.

HAPPY.

[hawkfanz]

hello all. i am haveing a bit of troble with my sons bsa lightnig.
i have given it a full service with new spring, seals and it dose not seem to be shooting right.
it seems to have droped a lot in power since it has been done. i have tested it and it is only shooting 10.1fp
and advice would be a big help. thanks

howdy both my mate an me have lightnings bought together less than a year ago,an while i like the size an style theyre nowere near as strong as bsa claim,the best i can get is 9.32 ft/lb with rws superfield and 9.29 with rws superdome.mine fired about 2,000 slugs an my mates lightning is no better.so were do they get this 11.5 ft/lb from is beyond me.but i still like it.

[dannyp0666]

I fitted a Titin spring. It has a bit more recoil but not much more than normal. It's had a tin of pellets through and still no good. Am thinking of going down the gas ram route.

[pboro shot]

not sure if they still do them, but i brought one of the first lighting late 90s i think and fitted a theoben gas ram made a lot of difference less recoil and was a lot quiter ,the shorter barrel sups power but as said let the spring bed in i found with short barrel air rifles you have to choose you pellets carefully

Edited by pboro shot, 17 July 2012 - 09:28 PM.

[dannyp0666]

Its not as twangy as it was. but still quite twangy. My son loves it got him a air arms s200 and he likes the bsa more lol.

[dannyp0666]

Am using rws super domes always liked them. Might need to change

[NIGHT SEARCHER]

I fitted a Titin spring. It has a bit more recoil but not much more than normal. It's had a tin of pellets through and still no good. Am thinking of going down the gas ram route.

Why keep spending money on a lighting a gas ram will be £60 to £70 and it might be smoother but no more power.
The Air Chamber on a lighting isn`t that big so it will be very hard to get it up to the 12 ftlb mark.
You would be better of getting your son an HW57 they are a full power light weight springer that`s very accurate and HW quality NO CONTEST it will wipe the floor with the lighting.

HAPPY.

[Underdog]

It'll do 12 allright!

If you used a standard spring it needs more preload, probably more than a 1/4" of washers. Add some lead if you want too.

These short strokers need the spring to over come any piston bounce from the compressed air. Often the cause of some twang!

U.

[dannyp0666]

Thanks for all the advice. Am not that clued up with air rifles a would not know where to start putting washers and that lol

[kent]

Why keep spending money on a lighting a gas ram will be £60 to £70 and it might be smoother but no more power.
The Air Chamber on a lighting isn`t that big so it will be very hard to get it up to the 12 ftlb mark.
You would be better of getting your son an HW57 they are a full power light weight springer that`s very accurate and HW quality NO CONTEST it will wipe the floor with the lighting.

HAPPY.

So hard that BSA do them FAC rated for export

[NIGHT SEARCHER]

So hard that BSA do them FAC rated for export

How much do you wont him to spend and export model is a totally different animal.
Different spring--piston--piston weights--and other mods and hard to cock and they kick like a mule.
How many second hand FAC lightings have you seen i have seen **** all.
Hatsans and Cometa have to bring the power down from 22 ftlb to under 12 ftlb to import them in to the UK

[Underdog]

Thanks for all the advice. Am not that clued up with air rifles a would not know where to start putting washers and that lol

Take the spring back out (Iknow it's a pain on these) and add some washers into the piston where the spring drops in. Bar stock can be cut, brass or steel. I have used lead between washers too. Check the power after.

If it gets coil bound and won't cock you may need to remove a coil. Check the replacement spring has not collapsed, seen that before too.

My recent stock xl tac shot rubbish untill I did the above, just under 12ft/lb and super accurate.

Good luck.

U.