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 Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 12:03 am |
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| thrilliot |
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| I have a daisy red ryder laying around and a lot of pesky squirrels. It only shoots 350fps, not nearly enough to accomplish anything. Are there any modifications to make it shoot any faster? thanks |
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 12:27 am |
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| AirGunEric |
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I've never actually had a Red Ryder apart! (maybe I should just for kicks). That being said, it is a lever-action springer, and I don't know that the lever can move any further than it does when it comes new out of the box, so shortening the piston may not only be useless- but may not allow the gun to be cocked. So- about the only simple option left is to install a longer spring.
Or, you could just buy a more powerful gun to start out with- the time and effort that may have to be invested in a Red Ryder may not be worth it- especially as the gun is a bit "youth" sized, physically speaking. |
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:58 am |
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| Rogerflat |
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| That's kind of like saying you have a Commodore64 and you want to upgrade it with Windows Vista. |
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 10:52 am |
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| cw |
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You should tune it. I would love to get my hands on one
to tune. I bet that with the proper lubes and a tune you would
be able to noticeably boost it's performance.
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 12:22 pm |
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| Rogerflat |
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You could probably tune it up a little, but its still a bb gun. I don't know if that thing can even be made shoot pellets. And shooting squirrels with a bb gun is not really a good idea.
Heck, even if you doubled the velocity, 700 fps bb's would barely kill birds, let alone a tree rat. |
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 3:52 pm |
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| billandbeaufort |
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| Have your mom drive past your yard at 60 mph, that will give you an added 88 fps! Note: only for game in front of the car. |
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