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I just purchased a Pardini K60 and the associated CO2 tank. Having never had a CO2 gun before the process of getting it filled is new to me. I read that the cylinders should be cooled before filling either by putting them in the freezer or letting ouot some CO2.

The pistol cylinders have some markings that I am interpreting. g211 I'm guessing is the empty weight of the cylinder and g53 I'm guessing is the capacity of the cylinder. This should put the filled weight at 264g. Is this correct?

When filling the cylinder, how long should it take to get to capacity, or how do I know I'm there? After leaving the cylinder on the tnk for about a minute I remove it and weigh it and get only about 243g total. Should I be getting more in the cylinder?

My large tank has an outlet that when I connect the cylinder, it is horizontal. this does not seem to fill the cylinder at all. I have a small 16oz paintball tank that I use upside down and that that gets the 243g into the cylinder.

All tips greatly appreciate...
Thanks - Jim

btw the gun shoots great... :)

Sounds like you are right on target regarding the capacities of the cylinder. It also sounds like you might not have a siphon installed in your large CO2 tank. The siphon tube which is installed inside the tank allows you to get a proper fill without having to turn the tank upside down which might explain why you are getting a better fill from the smaller paintball tank which you use upside down. I generally leave the cylinder in the freezer for about 10-15 minutes before filling. I have the siphon tube in my big tank and before I start to fill the cylinder I open the valve on the big tank until you get the mist of the CO2 coming out and then shut it. I then attach my cylinder and slowly open up the valve and let it fill the cylinder for maybe 20 seconds. Then you close the valve of the tank and remove the cylinder somewhat quickly in order not to lose too much gas as they disconnect. You will often find that you might not get 100% fill but if you are within a few grams you are really quite fine. Should you possibly overfill the cylinder you should bleed off any excess gas to get it down to the normal capacity. Enjoy, CO2 guns are a lot of fun. Joe G.