I want HPA!!!!

[TRFootball54]

Anywho,

I have an automag classic right now that i just scored from a trade with a friend. Anyway, he runs it on CO2... I however, dont like Co2... it is too much of a B*^%$ to run here in Colorado (on any given day it could be 8 or 80 degrees). Anyway, since I dont know too much about mags, i was wondering if you all could give me some advice for switching over to HPA...specifically, what tanks are good and which ones are crap, and what type of hardware im gonna need (regulators and such).

Right now my gun is like this:

CO@ ---> Gas thru grip ---> vertical adapter ---> classic valve and bolt.

I tried searching but that didnt help. Any info would be helpful... thanks in advance.

jamison

[blueangelboy]

aight well i have been runnin HPA for a little while now and it works real well. about +/- 5 max. no extra regulator needed. um crossfire tanks are good. i doubt you wanna spend the money for like an armeggedon tank or angel a.i.r. or somethin like that. crossfire or p.m.i. p.e. tanks are pretty nice tanks that'll cost about 100 or so used. don't get one of those dam* 47/3000 steel tanks. i hate those things. get a nice carbon fiber tank. depending on how big you want the tank to be and how much you want it to hold you can get 45, 68, 88, or 114 ci tanks. you can also find most of them at 3000, 4500, and 5000 psi. i use a 68/45 and it works real well. gets about 1000 i think off a fill on my mag. not sure though havent measured. if your field can refill after everygame you could get a 45. thats your preference but if you want to like shoot some after the days over or shoot some at your house or even go out with some friends in some woods and mess around then get somethin bigger so you wont run out of air in a game unable to get more cause you aren't at the field. well i hope this helps and if you have any questions you know where to reach me man. later

blue

[PyRo]

Personally I like 68ci tanks, not to big but can get you through the game no problem. You can get them relativly cheap now, I have a 68/3000 crossfire that I bought off my step brother for $100 about three years ago, and I have no complaints about it.

[TRFootball54]

thanks for the info on the tanks... do you guys reccomend using any type of regulator attached to my vertical adapter to help the airflow or can HPA be used without? Thanks in advance.

Jamison Ian

[GoatBoy]

There's no need for an extra regulator; a preset HPA tank will have 1 regulator that brings it down to around 850PSI, and then there's the regulator on the mag which will handle things from there.


You might want to consider two things:

1. How much do you shoot in a game?
2. Does your field charge for air?


The PMI Pure energy tanks have pretty decent regulators in my experience. One of those 47/3k aluminum tanks isn't such a bad deal if you don't go out there and spray like there's no tomorrow.


Stay away from System-X tanks.

[jobo_18]

I have a Nitro Duck 68 3K preset tank and it's great. you don't need any more hardware, it is a screw in tank so it will fit in the ASA adapter that you already have for the CO2. I did however buy a KAPP DZ II and a KAPP on/off, but that's personal preferance.

[the larch]

For upgrade purposes, I would go with an adjustable hpa tank instead of a preset. This will allow you to tune your reactivity if you ever go with a retro valve. It will also eliminate ANY need of a secondary regulator.
Look for one that is used to avoid the cost. Retrovalves often tune better at higher input pressures than you can attain with a preset.
If you do go with a preset though, make sure it is a high pressure preset and not a low pressure one. High pressure are preset from 800-850 and low pressure is usually less than 500. Crossfire makes a pretty quick recharging preset from my experience. a 68 should be big enough. Good luck.