patsfan4liferjn

which is better to use? what r some pros and cons of each?

Trbo323

first of all you mean co2 and AIR, nitro is flamable among other things that will not be good for a marker, pure nitrogen can be used but concidering that 70% of what your breathing right now is nitrogen there is no point in spending extra time and money to get it to 100%

as for co2 vs. air,

since co2 has to go from liquid to gas there isnt a constant pressure, the pressure will jump around a bit and you can get spikes where it his higher than normal, the other problem with it going from liquid to gas is it gets cold when that happens, this hurts the life of o rings and has a cooling effect on the marker, once the barrel cools water condensation will collect on the inside of the barrel, this condensation puts spin on the ball affecting accuracy, the upside is the tanks are cheap and you can get it filled pretty much everywhere with varying amounts of air tech know how

with air, since it is already a gas it doenst have to expand, thus eliminating the velocity spikes and the cooling that happen with co2, the downside is the tanks are much more expensive and there generally arnt as many places that fill them (paintball shops can generallly fill to 4500 psi, scuba shops to 3000 if they are willing to)

the other thing is you cant find a mid to high end elecronic marker that will run on co2 (if you want to count it the vs1 but its still a blowback)

hope this helps

patsfan4liferjn

thanx that did help. but im getting a vs1 and it comes with a co2 tank. do u think ill be safe with that?

Trbo323

o ya, the vs1 is made to run off co2 or air, great choice by the way, if you ever decide to upgrade to air you dont need to do anything other than screw it in and crono it, you should bring extra o rings with you though, the cold co2 goes through the tank o rings a lot faster than an air tank, i have had 1 spare o ring for about a year, havnt needed it yet. (i run air btw)

patsfan4liferjn

is there a certain way i should store my co2 that will make it stay safe?

Trbo323

just dont leave it in the sun, if it heats up too much it can blow the burst disk, the burst disk is a safety mechanism that will release all the co2 if it gets above a certain psi in the tank. other than that, just dont park your car on top of it and youll be fine

Nikolai 77

In the trash can on a street corner on your way to purchase an HPA tank. Safest, most fitting place for CO2.
Just kidding. Use CO2 if you feel like it, but ultimately HPA is better in the long run.

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Juanki

I rather buy an air tank. If you continue with paintballing, after some months or years you will want to buy a better gun which NEEDS air.

Hope this helps

ske

just bought a mr1, any suggestions on have to improve the performance on it? is it hpa compatable or do i need to stay with co2

Trbo323

anything that can use co2 can also run on HPA, it doesnt always work the other way around however, hpa is a great way to help you out