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I was wondering what else i should do to my a-5(check my sig) to increase its accuracy without switching to nitrogen.  Im getting a 14" Lapco Bigshot and most likely a stock(helps alot with red dot)

A second Palmers would do wonders , two-stage regulation increases the consisancy by 25times (2500%) this is one of the reasons HPA markers are so consistant , they use two regulators, the one built into the tank and a secondary Palmers , CP etc. Some will say don't bother , but the setup is sound and it's your money.

this wont help accuracy but polish the internals, it'll help your cycle rate. just please dont start a thread asking how to do it. use the search bottom at the top of the window search for "polished internals" or some thing like that, and search here in upgrades and customizing.

cus98tom wrote: A second Palmers would do wonders , two-stage regulation increases the consisancy by 25times (2500%) this is one of the reasons HPA markers are so consistant , they use two regulators, the one built into the tank and a secondary Palmers , CP etc. Some will say don't bother , but the setup is sound and it's your money.

Really? I didn't realize how much a second palmer stabilizer would help.  So, right now i have a male palmer stabilizer, would i have to get a female palmer stabilzer if i wanted a second one? Or does it matter?

Well, i just bought the 14" BigShot and SAW stock.  I'm also gonna buy a new Anti-siphon tank from a friend for real cheap.

Any reason in particular as to why you don't want to switch to nitro? You can get a 72ci 3000 Pure Energy tank for $63.99 from actionvillage.com. It would be worth considering at least.

I don't think you can use a remote coil and an anti-siphon tank.

Macleod52 wrote: Any reason in particular as to why you don't want to switch to nitro? You can get a 72ci 3000 Pure Energy tank for $63.99 from actionvillage.com. It would be worth considering at least.

Well the inconvience of having to drive 25 minutes to the nearest paintball place to get nitro. Instead i just go to the local sports authority and get co2.

DO NOT get an anti-siphon tank if you are using a remote line. The whole purpose about anti-siphon is that, in a CO2 tank, the bottom 1/3 or so will be compressed down to liquid form. An anti-siphon tube extends inside your tank and bends upwards so that the hole the CO2 escapes through is at the TOP of the tank, and therefore draws out the most expanded, gaseous CO2. However, if you have a remote line, then your tank is sitting vertically in your harness, and therefore you are only drawing gas from the top of your tank anyway. Installing a tube into the tank would only draw gas from LOWER in the tank, therefore getting more liquid. If somehow you have a harness that holds your tank any other way then vertically then this will not apply, but most tank harnesses are vertical. Vertical positioning of an anti-siphon tube is CRITICAL; I installed my own anti-siphon, and aligned it so that it sits at the high point of the tank when screwed into my ASA. Any tank with a pre-installed tube will have a marking on it, and you MUST be sure that this is oriented upwards, even if that means not screwing it in the ASA all the way. Keeping an anti-siphon tank oriented properly in a harness would be virtually impossible.

Having your tank vertical (which acts as anti-siphon), and a remote line (which allows room for expansion, like an x-chamber), plus a Palmers Stabilizer gives you just about the most consistency you will get off CO2. I use a Stab and anti-siphon tank; it works pretty well. I would also have recommended an RVA, but since you have a stock that is not an option for you.

Adding another Stab for two stage regulation would be good; the best way to do that would be take the ASA off your remote line on the end that attaches to your tank, and replace it with the female Stab (so your tank screws into the stab on one end, and on the other end another stab goes into the gun). However, the female Stab costs about $80. As Macleod mentioned, a HPA tank would be $64; it already has a reg on it (getting you two stage regulation), and HPA does not have the problems CO2 does (liquid, expansion, freezing, etc. etc.) One other benefit to HPA tanks that I personally like and many people don't mention: the fill nipple. You don't have to unscrew them from your ASA or even un-gas your marker to fill your HPA tank; you just pop the Quick-Disconnect hose from the fill station onto the fill nipple on your tank, and your good to go. Much easier than filling CO2. Also, all HPA tanks have a gauge, so you know how much air you have; great alternative to having to leave in the middle of a game because you ran out of CO2.

Since your using a remote anyway I would definitely recommend looking into the HPA tank. If it was on your gun size and weight would be a large factor to consider, but since you are carrying it in a harness a little extra bulk shouldn't be that much of a problem, considering all the benefits you will receive.

Edited by hansolo8221 - 05 March 2006 at 4:39am

u could get a rocket cock, or a rear cocking system from beavertail. those are cool, or like dead eye tippy said, get hpa.

Edited by Gabster08 - 05 March 2006 at 10:36am