co2 ???

propels paintballs

yea like how does it damage your gun?  also what does siphon tubes do and i planning on getting a new ion

Edited by the kid

if it only freezes the o-rings i dont have a problem with that (i can replace them) i was just worried because every1 makes a big deal about using co2 and not nitro

ok what about a 98 custom?? cuz iv thought hard about buying a small HPA tank costng about 120 CAD... but is it worth it?? and i cannot afford a larger tank so would it b better to upgrade to a small HPA or save up for a large one

i wouldnt mind filling it double the amount of times in order to save 200-300 dollars becuase most of the time id b at a feild where they fill it anyways.. i still have to chek about that tho... but would the larger hpa tank have any other advantages??

if you wanna get an hpa tank to go ebay and get one of those pure energy tanks, They only run like $100

an anti-siphon co2 tank doesnt actually have enough power to run an ion,they empty fast,and dont have the pressure

I can't honestly say for sure, because I have absolutely no experience with an Ion. But Smart Parts has a good track record of operating on CO2, the Shocker was pretty CO2 tolerant.

CO2 is stored as a pressurized liquid inside the tank. Ideally, your paintball gun shoots the gaseous CO2, which is evaporating off the pool of liquid. Problem is, often times, this doesn't work this way, and liquid CO2 finds it's way into the gun. Some guns this doesn't matter one bit. With today's hi-end guns, it can create havoc. Liquid CO2 is COLD, it can freeze up the o-rings and render them useless, creating air leaks all over. Some guns can actually suffer valve damage if liquid enters the valve.

An anti-syphon tube works like a straw that is in the tank, that is bent straight up, and tries to suck the evaporated CO2 off the top. The downside is if the gun is tilted the wrong way, and the tip of the straw dips into the liquid, it will act as a syphon tube, sending liquid into the gun.

the kid wrote: yea like how does it damage your gun?  also what does siphon tubes do and i planning on getting a new ion

This is what co2 will do to your ion...go to the Marker Gallery, Page 3, second to last should say ION+CO2=ICE by Sureshot3091.

After lookin at that u might reconsider usin co2 for your ion or gettin an ion if u cant afforf hp. Tippmanns work good with co2 but in the long run it will catch up to ya internals...