CO-2 or Compressed Air

[Tassel Mask]

Whats the deal with CO-2 and Compressed Air? Which is better ? Why is Compressed Air so expensive? Is it worth converting CO-2 to air? I dont mind my CO-2 except the high crono twards the end of the day. I'm a serious baller and love the game but need help to decide wheather or not to upgrade. So whats the deal?

T.M.

[Vex]

Compressed air gives you more shot to shot consistency. It is also not affected as adversly by weather/temperature conditions.

Compressed air tanks are more expensive than CO2 and the air itself might be more due to the fact that the compressors used to generate the air cost a lot of money. You're not so much paying for the air as you are the compressor.

[Brophog]

What marker are you using? Do you have a regulator? Where do you play? What type of game do you play?

Without these, I cannot help you. Under certain conditions, you won't notice any difference between compressed air and CO2 with a properly set up marker. CO2 gets blamed for a lot of problems in the paintball community.

Then again, if you play in Alaska, you might notice a huge difference! :)

[FinchMan]

some interesting points about co2 vs hpa...
http://fat.comic-relief.org/co2.html
:cheers: