Will Paintball tanks work?

[Magicwolf]

I've pretty much figured out what I need to get into PCP gunning, thanks to the guys on this Forum..!  
I also found out how exspensive it is.  
It seems the air tanks are almost as much or more than the cost of the guns. I was going to use a Pigmee tank from Airhogs, priced at only $275, only to find out that the Pigmee tank is no longer avialable, and now realize that some of the larger air tanks are in the $400 - $500 price range, that's a bit much, but I noticed that there are lots of Paintball tanks that range from 3000 - 4500 PSI and these tanks are less exspensive!
 IS THERE ANY REASON WHY THESE TANKS COULD NOT WORK WITH A PCP PISTOL OR RIFLE ?????

Below is the link to some of the paintball tanks that I was looking at, would any of these work for, say a Career 707 rifle or Evanix AR6 Pistol...?

http://www.paintball-online.com/shop/Guerilla-Paintball-Tanks_prods_1048?AID=10389448&PID=1461247&SID=GuerillaTanks

[newbie]

I am probably not the guy that should answer this but I will try. Those tanks are really small compared to scba and scuba tanks so I am not sure how many fills you would get out of a tank. The biggest one I saw only held 88 cubic inches of air scba run from 44 cubic feet to 88 cubic feet. It seems like that would be a big drawback if you cant fill it to many times. Also the regulators that come with the tanks regulates the pressure down to 800 psi, much less than you need.

[Magicwolf]

Yea I kinda figured that about those paintball tanks, but what put the idea in my head was this link from Pyramid Air -------------->  http://www.pyramydair.com/s/a/Benjamin_Air_Tank_2000_psi_Output/2152

[paul]

Check out ,         JDS airman ,just type in seach box.

[DonTMN]

Magicwolf,

I got a  used tank from the local dive shop with the standard Kvalve on it for about $100 used.  It is a big aluminum tank either 80 or 88 cubic feet.  It's heavier but you get a lot of fills on it, maybe 60 or 80.  I just picked up a used "pony" scuba tank which is 30 cu. ft for $120 on craigs list and I figure I will get 20-30 fills on that and it is much lighter for lugging around.  Gotta see if there is a way to hook the little one to the big one to refill then I can leave the monster in the car and just lug the little one down to the range.

At least here anyway the cost of a fill is the same for an 80 cu. ft tank as a 30 cu ft tank and thats $7.00 so going bigger keeps your cost per shot down.

I suggest talking to the local dive shop they can probably put you in touch with one of their customers that wants to upgrade gear.  Also they can explain the "hydro test" (needs to be done every 5  years) and the visual inspection (needs to be done annually) and both of these are a cost item.  My local shop has been very helpful even though I am not a diver.

DonMNT

[Magicwolf]

So You Purchased a scuba  tank and had it filled without being a certified diver., That's good to know, looks like Im gonna have to talk to someone at a  local shop, Airhogs.com was NO help!

[Magicwolf]

Thanks for the JDS Airman link paul,
Hey check this out from Pyramid air ----->  http://www.pyramydair.com/s/a/Carbon_Fiber_Tank_4500_psi_88_cu_ft/350   I think that price is INSANE!!!!!

[paul]

I have several scuba tanks from 60 cu.ft. to 100 cu.ft 3420 psi,alot of refills for my talon .25,and for my Maurader ,thats alot of none stop shooting and then for hunting i have a 47cu.in. and 13cu.in,in the maurada the 47 is good for about 6 refills in the field and the little 13 is good for about 4 and thats more than enough for squirrel hunting
Alot of dive shops will fill your tanks ,some require a waiver stating that it is for airgun only. The more you go there the better they know you,i have one shop ,owner is a PCP shooter.
And the JDS regulators can be ordered in 2,000 and 2500 psi.

[Magicwolf]

Okay Paul, think about this......   If I were to get a tank and regulator combo  from JDS Airman for say, a  53 Cu in. 3000 psi tank with a regulator output of 2000 or 2500 psi, wouldn't that work okay for the Career 707 6 shot 9mm Rifle ------> http://www.pyramydair.com/cgi-bin/model.pl?model_id=307

Im not looking to shoot this thing all day long, so i dont need a tank with 100 refill capability.......LOL   But I do like JDSAirman's Prices! ...........Let me know what you think!

[DonTMN]

You may not be shooting it all day long but a 80 Cu Ft Scuba tank means you aren't making a trip to have it filled after every outing either...  If the place you get it filled isn't across the street it saves you money and if you get a smaller tank you need to have it filled more often.  Most shops charge a straight price to fill the tank, $7 here.  If I can get 4 times as many fills out of a tank as I can out of a smaller tank that save me $21.00 and 3 extra trips to the shop..

DonTMN

[Magicwolf]

I understand what you mean now, the 53 cu in tank will work, but wont last long enough to be practical, thats probably why those tanks arent so exspensive..!
Okay, so what would someone expect to pay for a brand new 80 cu Ft tank rather than using a 50 cubic INCH tank......?

[Magicwolf]

If the cost of a 80 cu ft tank cost this much ---------> http://www.pyramydair.com/s/a/Carbon_Fiber_Tank_4500_psi_88_cu_ft/350

THEN FORGET IT.............LOL

[paul]

Magicwolf,,The 53 cu.in. is about 31cu.ft.,,if you know the tube  airchamber in cu. in. of your rifle ,go to Airhog and then find fill calculator under the freebie and inter the numbers,and that will tell you how many fills for your gu

[Magicwolf]

Well the gun is advertised as having 2 air reservoirs and it says the air reservoirs hold 500cc but im not sure if thats 500cc each or combined. I dont have the rifle yet Im not buying anything until i get the air supply issue solved, if you want to crunch some numbers and try to figure it out, the Rifle can be found at this link --  http://www.pyramydair.com/cgi-bin/model.pl?model_id=307
I found the airhog air refill calculator, but werent sure what numbers to put into all the variables, for example "Fill gun to what pressure" is a question im not sure of.
But heres what I tried;  
Tank size .....................31cf
                                                                              Tank fill presure............ 3000psi
                                                                              Fill gun to what preasure..2000psi (Not sure)
                                                                              Gun Cylinder size...........  500cc
                                                                              Refill gun at..................1000psi
                                                                              Number of refills ............   9  


Not sure if I did it right, if you guys wanna play around with it, the calculator is here --->   http://www.airhog.com/tank.htm

[DanoInTx]

Try 200 bar, or 2900psi for a fill pressure and about 2000 for refill me thinks, doubt you get as many fills as you think.  Many SCUBA shops will fill a standard 80CF 3000psi tank to 3300 psi, just have to ask and explain why you need more pressure.....more psi gets you more fills.