Swapping Xvalve for Classic

[GR3M10CK]

Just a quick question for you guys. I live in an area where compressed air is sometimes hard to find. Fields have compressed air but the closest one is about an hour away. I play about half the time with friends in our backyard woods. When I don't have compressed air I have to resort to using my old spyder and you can imagine how sad it is to put aside your beautiful mag and use a spyder. I have been looking at getting a classic mag, but then I was thinking about just getting a classic valve and swapping valves when I need. I have my air running through a foregrip so it would give the C02 time to expand. Does any see any problem with this? I have never used a classic valve so I am not sure how this works out. Any input from you more knowledgeable people would be much appreciated. Thanks

[OPBN]

It's supposed to work fine. I have tried CO2 with a Classic at one point though and it did not like it at ROF's of anything over 1 or 2 per second. Maybe I just had bad luck. It might help to use a remote as well. Might help the CO2 expand more.

[93klauss]

Used to run classic with Co2. Just make sure the tank is non siphon. Also help if you run remote or a vertical setup on tank.

[Hobbez]

Being forced to run on CO2 for many, many years before I moved somewhere HPA friendly has taught me a few tricks. Personal experience has turned me against anti-siphon tanks. Tilt your mag downhill and your anti-siphon is now sucking straight liquid. If I'm running CO2, I run remote and preferably an expansion chamber. Or a bottle screwed right into the vert adapter. Remote will still be way, way better.

[BEEFYDAN]

I've only ever used CO2 through my most trusted mag, (which is a classic) and have never had it freeze up on me at all. I run it through a 4-stage expansion chamber, and a remote. Between the upright tank, the remote, and the expansion chamber, it has never been a problem.

[sjrtk]

Well I used CO2 on my minimag for awhile befor i switched to HPA with little issues. I ran abig expansion chamber and a remote when ever possible.

[hill160881]

Should do fine on co2 but I recomend a remote line setup if you want to avoid issues like the others have said.

[GR3M10CK]

Thanks for all the input guys. Guess I'm gonna have to track myself down a classic valve

[PrimoRocker]

when I lived in FL i used CO2 all the time no problem, even w/o an expansion chamber

[athomas]

I ran a classic on CO2 for years, even without an expansion chamber. It worked great. I did have an anti-siphon tank, but it was tilted at an angle to minimize liquid getting into the tube. If you are using a horizontal tank setup, so not use an anti-siphon tube in your tank. Running your air line through a fore-grip is better than running directly to the valve but not as good as through an expansion chamber. The larger volume in the foregrip does help keep the liquid out.

[OPBN]

My experience is based on trying to rapid fire a Mag in my 50* basement, so take it with a grain of salt.