NEED HELP WITH APS CYLINDER

[Reno-CG]

Hello, my cylinder is warped badly because the spring guide came apart inside the cylinder and my spring was just banging up against the inside of the cylinder every shot. I tried to warp it back into place and it loads perfectly but I was wondering that if it was not perfectly cylindrical (which it probably isn't--perfectly) will that have much effect on the accuracy/performance of my gun? Another question; If I do replace it, I was wondering if the FF teflon cylinder was a good buy. Does the teflon scrape off like on a frying pan? thanx a lot. Any info is useful. cheers

[Murdoch]

If the cylinder bore is out of whack, you'll lose fps due to lost compression past the piston head. The o-ring around the piston head does a fair job of keeping compression (in aeg's anyway), but in your case your probably best off getting a new cylinder (I suggest stock or whatever is reasonable, depending on the other upgrades in your rifle) and a metal spring guide to prevent it happening again.

Hope it's half decent advice...

[Reno-CG]

thanx for the info. I was also wondering about that teflon cylinder. I know airsoft companies won't give me a straight answer, does anyone have one and has problems with one? thanx

[moto]

Murdoch has it correct. A warped cyliner will result in a loss of compression and so a loss in FPS.

The FF teflon cylinder is great. I have one in my APS2 Type96. Ive put a load of shots through it and its still in perfect condition. Initially you may notice a bit of teflon will come off. I noticed when I cleaned the rifle the first few times that the lube had what I thought was a bit of teflon in it. Eventually this should dissappear.