To vent or not?
What’s everyones opinion/pros n cons on venting the ss frame and bushing.
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When adding springs make sure they are some what stiff. I made a mistake and used 2 long light springs. It alowed the washers to deflect at an angle and thereby deflecting the pellet and just bearly hit the bushing on the way out just denting it a little. Could have been worse, be carefull!!! Good thing I was only on power setting 3.
Abe
Thanks. Looks like “vent bushing” just got added to my to do list fo the week. 🙂
The barrel bushings, at least in a Talon SS, are secured with a set screw that mates with a dimple in the barrel. Just use an Allen wrench to remove the set screw and the bushing slide off (albeit with a slight amount of persuasion. It’s a close fit).
Abe
I may be way off here as I haven’t got my ss yet(Waiting on the final coinage)but I’ve been trying to learn as much as possible am I correct in thinking that the spring and washer mod or most other baffle mods with the sppring would have the spring sitting on the drilled face of the bushing therefore negating or minimizing it’s effectiveness?If this is way off I apologize but please enlighten me.Thanks Carnes
How tight are the bushings on the barrels? is it a tight press fit that is difficult to drift, or is it relatively easy to move?
Also, what is the relative effectiveness of vented bushing/frame and adding the spring/washer o-ring baffle? If you were going to only do one, which one has the biggest payoff?
Take a look at this page, the picture. That’s tony’s bushing, I’d say just do what he does. He tends to know what he’s doing. 😉
When drrilling the bushing do I go all the way around with the holes?
ONLY vent the FRONT bushing. the rear bushing will keep any unwanted lead dust out of the rest of the system.
If you were to vent both bushings you would have hpa blasting you in the face with every shot and lead dust spread all throughout the gun gumming things up.
Yes, it does make a difference.
Depending on who you talk to, drilling vents in the frame either reduces or changes the noise level.
Personally, I have 3 guns and the vented bushing is good enough for me…..no frame drilling here. (except for trigger adjustment screws).
I did not see any changes in velocity or accuracy after adding internals, venting the front bushing, and venting the frame.
thanks, how about velocity and accuracy? Are they safe if I do the single bushing and add some internals.
Debris wont blow into the hammer area because of the second bushing. You only vent the first one, near the muzzle, not the one next to your power wheel.
Great, it is safe to do just the bushing with good results and no damage, thanks alot cx
The only debris would be lead dust, but you should clean the insides of your gun anyways so it wont be a problem.
That sound like a good idea, thanks, but if I dont vent the frame wont lead debris blow onto the hammer and breech
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I vented the front bushing and added baffles to my TSS which made it very quiet. I later vented the frame with (3), 1/8″ holes under the foregrip. To me (as I was shooting the gun) it sounded louder with the vent holes but my 16 year old son (10′ from my side) said it sounded even quieter than before. I’m thinking of tapping the vent holes and putting in set screw(s) in one or two of the holes to see if it helps any.