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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