[xeorogue]

All,

I've had my axe for about a year now. Its had anywhere from 100-120 cases through it, shooting the boss v2 bolt, stock spring, 140psi, dwell 4.0 with +/-3 over the chrono(underbored graffiti paint with .682 deathtouch).

My question for you today is, why is my axe so much louder than other stock axes? I have shot both side by side without the barrel and with identical barrels, mine makes a much more pronounced 'pop'.

Is there a tuning method to reduce sound signature? Am I neglecting maintenance on a piece of the gun? Any input would be appreciated.

Thanks

[Kazer]

It's the lower dwell. Up the Dwell to like 8 and you can hear the difference.

[BDN]

Need to distinguish between barrel report & marker noise. The Lurker barrel is quieter than stock barrel, the marker itself is fairly quiet.

[Clark Gryphyn]

Kazer is right, it is the Dwell. Right now you're pushing all the air required to launch a ball out in 4ms, which creates a sound wave with more of a "pop" sound. With a higher dwell, that air is pushed out over a longer period of time, so you get more of a "whop" sound. Not as crisp. Couple that with a barrel with a ton of porting like the Lurker Eigenbarrel and you'll spread that "whop" out even more.

[[NA]WARLORD]

Originally Posted by Clark Gryphyn

Kazer is right, it is the Dwell. Right now you're pushing all the air required to launch a ball out in 4ms, which creates a sound wave with more of a "pop" sound. With a higher dwell, that air is pushed out over a longer period of time, so you get more of a "whop" sound. Not as crisp. Couple that with a barrel with a ton of porting like the Lurker Eigenbarrel and you'll spread that "whop" out even more.

[Tenit]

Hmmm I have a Boss bolt and Lurker barrel and my Axe is quieter then pretty much anything at the field.

The only time I've had it seem louder was (and I can't explain it) when I was using Marmalade on a really cold day. I re-greased it with da Poo and it was back to normal.

[JoshC90]

Put ure dwell back to 7, sweet spot the backcap then adjust reg for FPS. Ull get plenty of air off a fill and it will be super quite

[Blak Katalyst]

In my experience with axes the lurker or ultralite barrels have been the quietest on my axe with the infamous bolt.

[xeorogue]

Just wanted to say thanks to all the responses, good looks guys.