Hop-Up Silicon Bucking
- Material: Silicon
- Weight: 5 g
- Purpose: AEG Replicas
- Manufacturer: LCT
Hop-Up Silicon Bucking
The
Hop-Up bucking was made from silicon, which causes it to retain its qualities in
low temperatures because it does not harden as is the case with ordinary rubber
buckings. Intended for replicas with smaller power
(equipped with a M120 spring or weaker), however it can be used with more
powerful springs - the material deteriorates in such cases proportionately
faster.
What is Hop-Up System?
Hop-Up
is a system that provides BBs fired by an ASG replica with a spin. It uses the
Magnus Effect to flatten the trajectory of a fired BB and thus makes it akin to
that of a flight path of a real bullet fired from a live firearm.
In
practice, it is an appropriately formed rubber or silicon bucking that by
touching a propelled BB gives it a spin. The simplest explanation of Hop-Up
system’s operation is that a spinning BB on the one hand causes more friction
with air, which allows it to turn. When the spin occurs in horizontal plane,
the BB can turn upwards, therefore counteracting the force of gravity.
The
strength with Hop-Up bucking is pressed against a BB determines the amount of
spin and, as a result, the lift. The heavier a BB, the stronger pressure of the
bucking required (since a heavy BB has a more significant inertia and more
quickly falls down). This also is true in reverse - if a light BB receivers too
much spin, it will fly above the line of fire.