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Hi there just ordered a vortek o ring piston seal for my pro sport and I am thinking of getting the full drop in kit ,does anyone have any experience with these and what did you think ,cheers stokie99

aye up chris, hows it going??
cant help you mate, as i dont know owt about prosports. timmytree's your man, he's where its at with prosports

Ok cheers no doubt Timmy tree will be along shortly atb chris

I haven't tried Vortek. I have tried V Mach, various other concoctions of my own and a TbT guide and hat and short stroke.
I've reached the point where I believe there isn't anything that makes a huge improvement over a snug guide and decent lube. A short stroke means you need way more preload, I think you're better off keeping the power to about 11 ftlbs and trying different weight pellets and tophats.

It can become an unrewarding quest... believe me my experience and fettling has been mainly with full length TX's but, the guts are basically the same.
In addition to the sage advice of Timmytree I would recommend a thorough de-greasing and then a "less is more" approach to lubrication. I tried red rubber grease on springs but, I found it degraded and balled up rather quickly, so now just sticky chain lube on the spring and a modicum of Mr Popes alchemy elsewhere.
My V-Mach internals remain (so far) the sweetest, <4fps deviation through the seasons (and it gets hot here!) with JSB Express at around 11.8 ft/lbs (safe here as we have a 14.75 legal limit). But, my own obsession for improved hold-sensitivity means that I am about to install and review Nick G's radical short stroke components, we shall see
Without question my Gary Cane custom laminate stocks have made a big difference (fit and weight impact on reducing movement) to consistency.
I do hope to bring it all to a close soon and do what matters most, putting the hours in practicing
Have fun, shoot safe and enjoy this most helpful forum.

ive got a full vortek kit in my tx200 full length not been in that long its got a max 8 fps deviation at the mo. will put some lead through her and see if it gets better. atb tony.

Cheers mate I look forward to your post,stokie99