How Airsoft Sniper Rifle Hop Ups Works

All most every Airsoft player knows about hop-ups but there are a few players that don't. If you have no idea what a hop-up is then here a simple definition. Hop-up is basically the velocity of an airsoft BB when it's fired from an airsoft rifle. When an airsoft sniper rifle has an adjustable hop-up, that means you can adjust the speed or increase the speed of the BB firing from the rifle. Hop-up is also the theory of backspin, in which it usually spin in a up and backward direction. This is cause by the BB grinding along the top of the inside of the sniper rifles barrel. This grinding of the BB causes friction and gives it a spin, that spin offsets things such as gravity and air resistance, allowing the BB to travel further.

These hop-up devices are used on airsoft sniper rifles to apply more backspin to the BB. As stated earlier, the backspin allows the BB to fly farther and stay in the air longer. There a also other things to consider like for instance the wind and throw the trajectory of the BB off to the right or left depending on how strong the breeze is. There are certain hop-ups to help counter this affect on the BB and some hop-up are made especially for certain size BB to provide the best results.

If I told you the Bernoulli's Principle is related to using hop-up would you believe me? Well if you have no idea what the Bernoulli's Principle is then in basic term it states that "an increase in velocity occurs simultaneously with the decrease of pressure or a change in the gravitational potential energy."

But how those this applies to Airsoft? Pressure is inversely proportional to velocity, in that lower pressure equals higher velocity. So in a spin-less BB being fired from a sniper rifle will have an equal pressure around the BB, but if a BB with a backspin creates a difference in pressure on the opposite sides of the BB and this difference in pressure makes the BB travel further.

So you can see, by adding an extra backspin to the BB, the accuracy of an airsoft rifle can be greatly increased. That is why it is wise to purchase an airsoft sniper rifle with an adjustable hop-up, so you have greater control over where your BB's end up or whom it hits. Having this extra range in your shot will greatly improve your kill ratio in an Airsoft game. Knowing how a hop-up works can give you greater confidence, since you understand how the hop-up upgrade and hop-up in general works.

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