Hey all.
I have never owned it shot a PCP airgun. I’m hoping to switch to a rifle at some point before the end of the year. Maybe buy myself a Christmas gift!
What I’m trying to figure out is the most economical ways to fill the rifle. We all can’t buy $500 carbon tanks for our rifles. Even up to date SCBA HPA tanks aren’t cheap. So I was thinking about alternatives.
Is it possible to rent one of the large industrial type cylinders from a welding supply shop and add the correct connectors and fittings and use it to fill your rifles and pistols? The “intro” to PCP AIRGUNS posted here as a sticky doesn’t specifically answer it. The post does however caution strongly against using pure oxygen because of the fear of explosion.
Can cylinders be filled and rented with the correct gases needed to fill and shoot PCP Airguns? If they can, it seems like a great way to go for those that don’t need to carry a tank with them to shoot like those that shoot close to their homes.
Please clear this up for me cause I legitimately don’t know. I’m trying to look at alternatives to the high priced gear that’s recommended to get into PCP Airguns.
thanks all.
larry
if you are going to do that switch to nitrogen
the answer is yes
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/high-pressure-nitrogen-vs-buying-a-compressor/
CO2 is another option, either from a tank with a dip tube (siphon?) or any regular tank turned upside down.
The gun can be filled directly, or you can trans-fill paintball tanks.
You could also use a regular tank, set it outside, and shoot off a whip.
It is temp sensitive, unlike HPA.
Around Central FL, it's common to see scuba tanks with good hydro for $50-ish, and there are enough places with $5 fills.
FWIW, so many gas distributors having been bought out, or having out of business in the last decade, has really consolidated the gas market. If you find a used tank, it's possible that some mega-company now owns the name, and they'll gladly swap it out. A welcome change from years past, when Company X was still in business, and had records. Now they don't seem to care.