um...is this normal

[wombo102]

ok. i shot my gun for the first time yesterday and noticed that i had fired it about 15 times and had already gone through 1k psi. um. is that normal. i mean i know mags are gas hogs but still. 1k psi on just 15 shots. do i need to tune it or somethin.

[SlipknotX556]

Check for small leaks around the valve, down the barrel, near your ASA.

[wombo102]

no leaks

[teufelhunden]

Was it like 3500 PSI? Because most places fill HPA tanks way too fast and accordingly, they lose a lottttt of pressure before you even take one shot. At the proshop nearest my house, I usually end up losing about 600-800 PSI because the people are stupid.

[wombo102]

well it was my friends tank. 68/3k

[abunkerer]

no thats not normal.
so filled to 3000, you only getting 45 shots?

mags should get roughly
10 shots per cubuc inch @3000psi
15 shots per ci @4500

[Adrenaline_Junkie]

MAGS ARENT GAS HOGS! THEY JUST ARENT THE MOST EFFICIENT GUNS OUT THERE! I hate it when people call mags gas hogs just because they dont have the same efficiency as cockers and angels.

[wombo102]

sry for callin em gas hogs. but still what should i do

[nt2004]

It is normal, at least it is in my point of view. My neighbor and i both have mags. I have a 68/3k and he has a 88/3k tank. When our proshop fills it, it reads 3000 psi in the gauge but after a few shots it drops almost immediately to 2200 psi. I still get the normal amount of shots from the tank (it stays at 2000 psi for a pretty long time) but the gas seems to always settle at 2200 psi right away. I know there isnt any leaks in my tank or my neigbor's tank so I think it is somewhat normal

[Sac]

that always seemed to happen on my old mags i'd get the 4000psi fill after about 20-30 shots it was down to 3000 but then it just held steady there for a long time.

[teufelhunden]

MAGS ARENT GAS HOGS! THEY JUST ARENT THE MOST EFFICIENT GUNS OUT THERE! I hate it when people call mags gas hogs just because they dont have the same efficiency as cockers and angels.


No, they're gas hogs. They're below average efficiency... therefore, gas hogs.

[toymyster]

No, they're gas hogs. They're below average efficiency... therefore, gas hogs.


Actualy, they are not gas hogs, they are not most efficient of guns, but they do have about average efficiency!!
Now, back to the topic: Were you dry firing?? And are you sure of the number of shots?? And check for leaks again!!!

[teufelhunden]

Actualy, they are not gas hogs, they are not most efficient of guns, but they do have about average efficiency!!

not what my old mag said..

[toymyster]

I get 1300+ shots out of my 68/4500!! And that is with th medium spring on LX!!! What I have found is that paint to barrel match is critical for optimum efficiency on 'mags!!!

[wombo102]

i shot 100 out of it toda and it went from around 1000 to 500. is that more normal

[FSU_Paintball]

Check your velocity

Yeah, most mags are gas hogs. "It's not that they're gas hogs, they're just not as efficient as other guns!" is a stupid argument.... if they're not as efficient as other guns, that means they're gas hogs.

I used to get about 1100 off of a 68/4500 fill. Some are better than others depending on the setup, but most of them certainly aren't real efficient.

Not that it really matters if you're playing at a field with air.

[Adrenaline_Junkie]

Ok, so your saying that if a gun isnt as efficient as another gun its a gas hog. Well in that case every gun is a gas hog except the most efficient gun w/e that may be. Mags are not gas hogs just because they arent as efficient as the high end electros. That statment you made was just obserd.

[toymyster]

278fps, it lives there!! Out of curiousity, How are other electros, I think they average about the same!!! Viking excluded, of course, since I know they are super efficient (about 1800 from a 68/4500)!!!

[B.A.M.]

well i've also herd that all nitro tank leak pressure over a long period of time.

[toymyster]

i shot 100 out of it toda and it went from around 1000 to 500. is that more normal


That sounds about right for dry firing!!!