Will regular compressed air work in paintball guns or do we have to stick to CO2


Adorkable , Saturday, 14th of August 2010 10:20:52 PM

l have a group of friends who play paint ball at least one a week during 
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the winter months..we are associated with the local fire dept and were 
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wondering if its possible shoot of the same air that is used in 
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firefighter airpacks (which is regular breathing air compressed into a 
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tank)? Also if this can be done..do you know anything about adaptors 
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needed?
 
 
 
 
 

Pookie Bear , Sunday, 15th of August 2010 07:28:47 AM

i don't think so. there are air tanks referred to as HPA(high  
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pressure air) but i don't think that you should use a fire fighter air  
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pack. not only is the air pack not meant to be used like that, the gun  
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probably isn't made to use that kind of air. If you do, it might also void  
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your warrenty.  
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Ewiekins , Monday, 16th of August 2010 11:39:01 AM

YES you can use regular compressed air.. i'm not a fire fighter  
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so i dont know how much PI goes into one of those tanks,,,,, but a normal  
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HPA tank for paintball is usally eighter 3000 or 4500PSI.. all you need is  
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an air compressure that can press all that air.. which for you dont seem to  
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be that hard... the only thing that i warn you on is that you dnot fill a  
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3000PSI tank up for 4500PSI becaues that thing will turn into a FRAG  
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Honey , Tuesday, 17th of August 2010 11:35:57 AM

Yes. In paintball it is called HPA. It requires a different  
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tank then the CO2. Also it is 3000 psi to 4500 psi. The fire-fighter is  
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compressor should be able to fill it. But, you may nee an adapter. I  
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fill my HPA tanks from scuba tanks all the tome. The fire fighter tanks  
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are simply scuba tanks. So it should all work for you.  
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Starbust , Wednesday, 18th of August 2010 01:31:55 AM

It depends on if the pressures would allow the tank to handle  
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it. The best thing to do is find a certified air smith in your area and  
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find out, and if you do this you will need to find a HPA compressed tank,  
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and it will come with a regulator on it. Good luck.  
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Also CO2 is not as good to use as compressed during winter months cause it  
can freeze, so try to stick with HPA if you are going to be playing in the  
cold like you say you will be  
 
 
 
 
 

Muffin , Thursday, 19th of August 2010 06:13:29 AM

it would probaly be easier to use co2 because when you buy the  
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gun it doesnt say to use firefighter air. even though co2 is probaly  
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cheaper.  
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Shimmy Shimmy Lip Gloss Barbie , Friday, 20th of August 2010 06:21:20 PM

Im not so sure, I would check with a paintball shop that fixes  
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them, and ask if the seals on da tank would be over pressured or corroded  
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by it.  
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