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Anyone using a Hill Mk. 2 pump?

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:51 pm
by superstring
I'm considering buying one of these to use with my Steyr LP5 pistol and
I'm wondering if anyone has had any experience with it? It appears to have a fairly unique method of capturing moisture.

http://www.airriflepump.com/html/announcements.asp

Thanks for any opinions.

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:23 pm
by Gwhite
I have a Hill with the Dry-Pak system. It seems to work fine. I haven't used it recently when it's been very humid, but I certainly feel better trying to keep moisture out of my pistol. One concern I have is knowing when to replace the drying material. There's no indicator, and I'm sure its life depends on a variety of factors (humidity, how many times you use it, and how hot you let the pump get). I don't want to wait too long between changes, but I don't want to waste money replacing it too often. So far I've never gotten significant moisture out of the pump when I've bled it at the end of a fill.

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:31 pm
by Fred Mannis
I have the same setup and have been pleased with it. I use it to top up my cylinder after filling it from a SCBA tank. Manufacturer's instructions are to change the desiccant yearly and that is what I have been doing.

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:16 pm
by superstring
Thanks, guys.