{"product_id":"fx-impact-tungsten-hammer-weight","title":"FX Impact Tungsten Hammer Weight","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eSometimes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ethe answer isn't a bigger spring — it's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ea heavier hammer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eSlug shooting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003edemands higher pressures to move the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eextra weight and bearing surface a slug \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ecarries. With longer barrels, velocity \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eclimbs further if the valve can be held \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eopen longer. The Tungsten Hammer Weight \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003e— an airgun-world first — is how FX \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003egets there. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eThe physics are simple and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eeffective. Tungsten is 1.7 times denser \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ethan the steel used in standard FX \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ehammers. That additional mass \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003estrikes the valve with substantially \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003emore energy, which lets the valve crack \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eopen even at high regulated pressures \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eand — critically — stay open longer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ebefore it closes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003e More air, delivered for longer, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ebehind a heavier projectile. That's the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003erecipe slugs want. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eThe Tungsten Hammer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ereally comes into its own with longer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ebarrels — 700mm and 800mm — where the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eideal is to keep the valve open right \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eup until the moment the slug exits the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003emuzzle. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003e If you've fitted a long Superior \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eHeavy Liner and found your rifle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003erunning out of shove at the top of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ehammer wheel, this is the part that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003efixes it at the source rather than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ewinding more preload into a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003espring. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eBecause it adds mass rather \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ethan preload, the tungsten weight \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003echanges the character of the shot \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ecycle. You get more usable \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003erange on the hammer spring adjuster, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ebetter valve behaviour at high reg \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003epressure, and generally a more \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003econsistent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003estring at power levels where a standard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003esteel hammer starts struggling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eOne honest caveat, straight from FX:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eshooters running standard pellets will \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003enot see a benefit from the Tungsten \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eHammer. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003e This is a slug and high-pressure \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003epart. If you shoot pellets at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003emoderate power, your factory hammer is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003ealready doing its job properly. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\"\u003eFitment: FX Impact M3.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FX AIRGUNS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53821507895520,"sku":"P-FXP-0360","price":730.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0467\/0462\/3765\/files\/tungsten-hammer.webp?v=1786008484","url":"https:\/\/pellet-guns.com\/products\/fx-impact-tungsten-hammer-weight","provider":"Pellet-Guns.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}