Page 1 of 1
filling of air pistol cylinders
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:29 am
by Elmas
Apart from Scuba tanks and handpumps , what other means are available to fill gun cylinders...
Can they be filled directly from a compressor ??
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:46 am
by Bill Poole
our club has a small compressor designed for filling 1 cylinder at a time, it is slow and noisy (and broke once spilling oil all over the floor)
I don't remember what company made it, Gehman maybe, so such things do exist
Scuba is MUCH easier
IF you have access to a place that can sell and fill a scuba tank, which is no problem here in my desert, 700km from the nearest drop of salt water, your desert might be different though :)
Poole
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:55 am
by jrmcdaniel
Nitrogen or argon tanks used for welding can be used to refill guns with the proper adapters. This requires a bit of skill since the pressures may be very high in such cylinders -- a regulator is not required but would be helpful (
http://www.airghog.com sells the regulators). The performance of the gun will be essentially identical (especially at 10 meters).
Best,
Joe