Going for first time
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Topic: Going for first time
Posted By: deuter
Subject: Going for first time
Date Posted: 28 January 2010 at 10:26pm
| Couple of questions. Should I bring an extra co2 tank? and my gun came with a 9oz tank, should I get a bigger one and if so is it mainly because it will last longer? Thanks in advance for the responses. |
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Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 29 January 2010 at 12:21am
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get atleast a 20-24 oz. tank. have fun.
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Posted By: cplrolfes
Date Posted: 29 January 2010 at 12:35am
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You should not honestly need to bring an extra tank, since many places will do re-fills. How ever, if you are just going out in the woods in your backyard, I would recommend buying an extra tank. And I would also have to agree with Ceesman762 with the larger tanks. On my gun (Alpha Black), a twenty oz thank lasted me at least 1000 balls. The bigger the tank, the more air you carry. Drawback is the larger tanks can get a little heavy. But most of all, just remember to have fun out there!
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Posted By: GOMEZ15
Date Posted: 29 January 2010 at 11:29am
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have fun is priority number 1. second air and paint. third well have fun again.a larger tank is nicer but u can just get three 9oz tanks.
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 29 January 2010 at 11:34am
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In warmer climates, the smaller CO2 tanks are more likely to overpressurize and blow burst disks. I have 9 oz. tanks but don't actually take anything smaller than a 12 oz. to the field anymore. (With the exception of a 6 oz. I use on one of my pumps . . . and I never put more than 4 oz. in it.
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Posted By: Moto13
Date Posted: 01 May 2010 at 1:58am
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Quick question about your pumps Mack, how long will the 6oz tank you use last on your pumps? ------------- Life is not about what you have to do, it's about what you WANT to do! |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 01 May 2010 at 3:19pm
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^^^ I honestly don't know. I've never sat down and tested it to see how many shots it gives me. I generally tend to limit my fire when playing pump. (The exception would be the Sniper that I run a 9v Revolution loader and 68/3000 tank on.) Also, I tend to only play a couple of pump games a day and then I alternate pumps and I use either other CO2 tanks or compressed air tanks on the other pumps. (The 6 oz. is used exclusively on a Kingmann Hammer.) The end result is that by the time I run it empty, I really have no idea how many shots I've gotten out of it. Edited Addition: Plus, I have the empty weight marked on all of my CO2 tanks and check them with a fish scale so I usually refill before they're completely empty. (Which means I usually refill the 6 oz. when it gets down to someplace between 1/2 to 1 ounce left.) -------------
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Posted By: Moto13
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 2:09am
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A fish scale? and how much weight does the co2 have anyways. Say, a 20oz tank, how much additional weight can one expect?
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 10:44am
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^^^ um . . . around 20 ounces. The weight refers to the amount of liquid CO2 that can be safely added to the tank, not the weight of the tank itself. -------------
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Posted By: Moto13
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 3:46pm
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So Mack, what you're saying is that you weight it, if it has, say less than 10oz left in the 20oz tank, then you refill it? Where do you refill it? I go to an army/navy store, but i think they charge the same amount regardless of how much co2 is left in the tank when I bring it to them.
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 3:56pm
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Moto13 wrote:Posted By: Moto13
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 5:45pm
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Great info Mack. Thanks. Now I just have to find a fish scale, or something comparable to weight with. ------------- Life is not about what you have to do, it's about what you WANT to do! |