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Q? re: AFV Club M102 howitzer
shaun68
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Posted: Friday, October 03, 2008 - 12:00 AM UTC
Guys

Can someone please tell me how many springs come in said kit? I have 2 but I'm inclined to think there were an extra 2 which have become hostages of the infamous carpet monster, which BTW may or may not be working in tandem with the under-couch monster as well.

Thanks in advance
trahe
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Posted: Friday, October 03, 2008 - 12:20 AM UTC
It's been a while since I built mine, but believe the answer is four. Are you building a diorama? I made mine as a sling load under a UH-60.
HeavyArty
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Posted: Friday, October 03, 2008 - 01:30 AM UTC
Yes, it came w/4 springs. You can't use all 4 though, not sure why it has them. All you need are 2. Depending on what elevation you put the gun at, you may have to stretch the springs out to make them fit, or compress them.

Good luck.
redleg12
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Posted: Friday, October 03, 2008 - 03:39 AM UTC

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Yes, it came w/4 springs. You can't use all 4 though, not sure why it has them. All you need are 2. Depending on what elevation you put the gun at, you may have to stretch the springs out to make them fit, or compress them.

Good luck.



Gino is correct.

If you are not going to elevate the tube into a high angle position you should be fine. If you need more spring, I would suggest you used about 20 gauge wire and wrap it around a stick about the right size and create your own spring.

The equalibrator springs are fairly compressed unless the tube is raised to a high angle position.

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