Minimag CA use??!!

[Battlewear]

Hey All

Well, I have just picked up a used minimag a couple of weeks ago and played with it last weekend.. I loved it and can not wait until I have the money to pick up a LX (even though I only chopped 1 ball all day)..

Any ways, here is my question, I have a 47/3000 HPA tank... While playing on the weekend I noticed I was plowing through the air.. LOTS.. At first I thought I had a leak (which I did, but it was absolutely minor), then when testing the marker after redoing all the teflon seals on the hose connections I noticed that on 25 dry fires it would suck back about 100 PSI!! I was absolutely amazed by this number (so was my friend who just got 1500 rounds out of a 20oz CO2 tank on his 2k4 Cocker). Anyways I found the marker would die around 300 to 400 rounds, not enough for me..

Are MAGS air hogs? If so I will have to look at a bigger tank (is 114CI big enough? :) )

Or is there some changes I can make to it to help cut down on consumption..
Please note, I dont have a lot of cash right now so the happier solutions would be cheaper at this time :)

Any idea's?

** EDIT NOTE - I had miss entered the amount of PSI usage, I had said 200, but it is really 100 PSI per 25 shots **

[Hexis]

A 47ci 3000 psi tank is pretty small. I get over 1000 off my 68ci 4500psi off a goot 4000+ fill. Considering head pressure 400 shots off a 47ci 3000 sounds about right. If you can affort/get filled look at a 4500 psi tank, and perhaps a bit larger. Even on a 47ci 4500 tank you will get more than a 50% increase in shots. if you can't do 4500, a 114ci tank will get you over 1000 shots as well. I used to have one of those back in the day (6-7 years ago).

[Battlewear]

I have been thinking about a 114CI tank, but also dont want to pay a freaking arm and leg and such.. I figure they are not as in vogue any more so maybe I can find one cheap.. Hard to say..

What about running a low pressure reg? Something that takes the bottle down from 800 to say 300 or even 250? Would this help the amount of air useage?

[matt-o]

nope, the mag regulates itself so it would just regulate it twice, and possibly starve the gun of air in rapid shooting, but on a minimag it would probably just do nothing at all

[jesseyo13]

114 tanks are acutaly the cheapist used. Almost no one wants a tank that big so they go for very little $$. Look on ebay or pbn and you will find a lot under 100$.

[mobius]

Do not put an LPR on a mag. They need a good 600 psi input (more with Lvl 10 and X-valve).

If you have access to someone who fills up to 4500 psi, buy a 4500 tank. I have a Java 88ci/4500psi tank, and I get around 800 shots.

Also, keep in mind that guns use more air when dryfiring than when actually shooting paint.

[Battlewear]

Canada & Fiber wrapped bottles????

Hey all..

Well, I went shopping the net today and yesterday.. Found about 3 114ci bottles, each was 3000 PSI, a little smaller then I had hoped for.. Did I buy one? Not as of yet, the reason? Because I heard a little rumor that here in Canada fiber wrapped bottles are only good for 5 years and then must be tossed, they will NOT rehydro fiber wrapped bottles.

Not sure if that is true, but I would hope not if I am buying a fiber bottle with a year to go..

Any one out there know?