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09-16-2007, 11:10 PM
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| Seasoned Member  Join Date: Nov 2006 | ICD Cat Mainspring Substitute?
I bought an Alley Cat off eBay for a very good price, and after a little tuning it works perfectly. Only thing is, the main spring is light green, and that usually indicates a softer spring. It won't chrono above 230. It still kicks butt, but I'd like to be able to chrono up to 265. I can get a tune up kit on eBay for 10 bucks, but I already have spare seals, and I don't want to spend that much for a mainspring. Anyone know where I can pick one up? I think I heard once that M98 springs are the same, but can anyone verify?
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09-17-2007, 03:32 AM
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| Wookie D*ck  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC |
I don't have any suggestions for a replacement, but try stretching it a little for a temporary solution.
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09-17-2007, 08:11 AM
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| Passing through rider  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Finleyville, PA   |
Have you followed the tuning instructions from ICD for the re-cock and velocity jets? Recock to high can drop your velocity, and beat your gun to a premature death.
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09-17-2007, 09:12 AM
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My 2nd gun was a Puma, so I definitely got this cat purring right. Recock isn't even out 1 full turn, and velocity is out 3 turns. The mainspring adjuster is screwed all the way in, and I'm only getting 230's...consistent 230's, I might add. I'll try stretching the spring a little, and maybe I'll look into some shims, if I can find something the right size to shim it with.
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09-17-2007, 09:24 AM
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| Passing through rider Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Finleyville, PA |
IIRC they were similar in size to 68 special (prolite?) springs. Have you tried calling ICD?
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09-17-2007, 01:45 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 |
You can get a Alley/Thunder cat rebuild kit off ebay for a few bucks. The one I got was made by 32 degrees. I got one to replace the rubber bumper on my 'cat. It comes with a main spring. It also comes with that little thumb cocking screw, which is something you'll probably want a back up of, as they are forever coming lose. |
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09-17-2007, 03:08 PM
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09-17-2007, 03:25 PM
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Yeah, ICD does have mainsprings. I just got off the phone with them. They're only 2 bucks, but they wanted 7 bucks for shipping. Since a rebuild kit off eBay is about 10 bucks shipped, I declined. I just stretched the spring a little with a couple of pliers, and my eye chrono tells me it's shooting faster. We'll see what the radarchron says on Saturday. Here's hoping... Thanks for the help |
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