tank info
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Topic: tank info
Posted By: mindgame
Subject: tank info
Date Posted: 25 August 2004 at 2:21am
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ok - i usually do about 2-3 hours of searching and looking at old threads a night ( at least for the past 2 weeks) but i havent ran into much info about tanks - im guessing a tank does not come with the gun - but i dont know much about them..ive seen enough to gather that a tank isent just a tank - i see alot of stuff about 1700-3500 ect. psi and what no but i have no idea what this stuff means..nor the difference in tanks and there quality and advantages - can someone please point me out or throw me a link somewhere that would give mea good explanation and breakdown of this stuff - also how much shouldi be expectign to pay for a decent to good tank -
any reccomendations for the a-5 ...ive read some reccomend getting a 16 oz tank and nothign bigger cuz the tippy is already heavy - imlooking to get a marker this week but need a few more facts before i go in ...this being one of them...
thank you..
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Posted By: pbdude985
Date Posted: 25 August 2004 at 7:44am
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usally a tank doesnt come with a gun unless u have a package there are mnay different tanks with different psi 3000 3500 4000 ect this is the amount of nitrogen psi (per square inch) with the 16 oz u r getting co2 for there is a difference between nitro and co2 a good nitro tank it is in the 200 range for co2 it is alot cheaper around 30 range if u need more help u can pm me ------------- 
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Posted By: Trogdor2
Date Posted: 25 August 2004 at 8:57am
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Ok. A good beginer gun is a 98Custom. All you need to get
is a 'Power Package". They come with a gun, mask, and tank.
If you want a CO2 tank, the package comes with it. If you want a
Compressed Air tank, you need to buy that. They are pretty
expensive. A good one is about $200. The whole PSI thing is
easy. PSI=Pounds per Square Inch of Pressure. The higher
the PSI, the more shots you get out of a tank. There are 3000 and
4500 PSI tanks. They are also measured in CI(cubic inches).
So a 45/4500 tank is a 45 Cubic inch and 4500 Pounds per square inch of
pressure. If I were you, I'd just get a 20oz Co2 tank and forget
about the whold compressed air thing for a while.
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Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 25 August 2004 at 9:32am
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The 98c 'Power package' is a great beginner set since it comes with everything you need, except paintballs. The tanks that are in 3000 or 4500 psi are nitrogen tanks. The tanks that have oz after the number are CO2 tanks. A nitrogen tank will cost around $200. A CO2 tank is anywhere from $20-40. Filling a Nitrogen tank costs about a dollar more than CO2. Go with a 20oz CO2 and/or the 9oz with the 'Power Package' (if you get it). That will give you plenty of shots. ------------- Pumpker'd; (V.) When a pump player runs up and shoots you at point blank range because you thought 20bps made you good. |
Posted By: DrunkDriver
Date Posted: 25 August 2004 at 12:24pm
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http://www.paintballgear.ca/paintball-tips/co2-nitrogen-hpa.html - http://www.paintballgear.ca/paintball-tips/co2-nitrogen-hpa. html thats a great link it says it all and it is broken up into sections. for your A5 i would recremend nitro over CO2. the link will tell you the advantages and disadvantages for each. a good price range would be from $150-220. i recremend a pure energy tank or a crossfire, or 3A off of ebay. a great size is the 68/4500 ------------- http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=260991706090alb8rs.jpg"> 
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Posted By: mindgame
Date Posted: 25 August 2004 at 12:30pm
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thank you ill check it out.. however a nitro tank will prob have to come later being its price and we are right before the holiday season (2 kids puts a dent in your pocket this time of year) |