Gas rams

[steve66 3,810]

Hi can anyone explain to me about gas rams as, ive been looking and there's not alot of info

I noticed that you can get kits to fit certain guns ,is this easy to do ?

 

Y.I.S

Steve

[Phantom 631]

Hey Steve,

 

A Gas ram is like the 'suspension' of a car in principle.

 

When you break the barrel, you compress the gas thats held within the Ram Unit in much the same way that the spring is compressed in a Springer

 

Once you press the trigger, the sear is released (as in a springer) but the compressed gas is allowed to expand (like a springer).

 

The difference is that a Springer will have a Twisting motion to it as it uncompresses and a spring (being a solid) takes that little bit more time to uncompress.

Where as a Gas Ram (being gas) has not 'uncoiling motion' and it also expands faster than the solid of the spring.

This leads to a Shorter "Lock Time" (from release of the sear to the pellet exiting the barrel). The recoil felt is much like a shotty, straight back and sharp. Where as a springer, has Backward recoil, as well as forward AND recoil in the opposit direction to the direction that the spring will uncoil.

 

Hope that helps a little?

 

Phantom

[steve66 3,810]

Hi Phantom thanks for the answer, is the gas ram quieter than a springer ?

[Phantom 631]

To be honest I can't remember

 

I know the crack is a little sharper, but if its quieter, I don't now.

 

Bloody good though

 

Phantom

[rossi_j 99]

An informative post there phantom, in laymans terms that I can grasp

Thats my new thing learnt for today.

.atb. .ste.

[steve66 3,810]

Thanks alot for the the answers

[air gunner 0]

Very easy to fit in my BSA Supersport and I love mine. sharper recoil and louder crack as mentioned. Pretty darn consistent in my gun. you can get them of Theoben, there used to be a top man on the site who had something to do with AWT and sold them too... deffo a good investment if your into your self compressed guns, The only other thing that I found impoves a springer is setting the scope on a lower mag such as 6 or 7.