R7/HW30; service life of spring

[wjjones]

I once saw a post saying that the R7 spring would last X,000 shots, I forgot the number.  Is there really some estimate of service life, assuming the gun is not mistreated, e.g. shooting too heavy/too light pellets, leaving it cocked, etc.?

[EMrider]

Quality springs (i.e., Vortek or JM) last a very long time.

In both of my R7s, that means at least 10,000 shots and I've had some go well above 20,000.  Only had one break, the others I just replaced and they probably could have gone a lot longer.

Always shooting JSB 7.3 or 8.4s.

Good luck.
R

[wjjones]

Quality springs (i.e., Vortek or JM) last a very long time.

In both of my R7s, that means at least 10,000 shots and I've had some go well above 20,000.  Only had one break, the others I just replaced and they probably could have gone a lot longer.

Always shooting JSB 7.3 or 8.4s.

Good luck.
R

Did you replace those springs because performance was down? 

I'm shooting mainly JSB 8.4 and H&N 7.1 wadcutters.  My gun has the original spring.

[Motorhead]

Springs are considered a CONSUMABLE ... ideally should last 10-20 thousand shots.
But then again some have failed much sooner for no aspirant reason, such are springs.

[EMrider]

Quality springs (i.e., Vortek or JM) last a very long time.

In both of my R7s, that means at least 10,000 shots and I've had some go well above 20,000.  Only had one break, the others I just replaced and they probably could have gone a lot longer.

Always shooting JSB 7.3 or 8.4s.

Good luck.
R

Did you replace those springs because performance was down? 

I'm shooting mainly JSB 8.4 and H&N 7.1 wadcutters.  My gun has the original spring.

Only in the one situation where it actually broke.  And that was after well above 20k shots.

I like to tinker with my springers and in all other cases I just opened up the R7 and swapped springs to try something else.

R 

[wjjones]

Thanks.   It looks like I have some time before I have to learn to replace a spring, then.  I know it's supposed to be fairly easy on this gun, but I don't want to tear into it unless I really have to.

[Motorhead]

Thanks.   It looks like I have some time before I have to learn to replace a spring, then.  I know it's supposed to be fairly easy on this gun, but I don't want to tear into it unless I really have to.

You doing the right pellet weights, that is a BIG part of it.