Propane paintball

[RockTheRetroValve]

not completely unheard of.... i mean some airsoft pistols and shotguns are run offa a gas called green gas and studies show it is almost 100% propane so now they have propane adapters for airsoftguns.

[OneEyedPimp]

*EDIT* I just read through the law and it appears that he told me incorrectly. He is allowed to bring it on campus for the fact that any weapon made before 1899 or that is a replica of one is not considered a firearm. Weird huh. Unless said weapon fires uses rimfire or centerfire ammuntion so a smoothbore muzzle loader wouldn't be included. Walk into a liquor store and explain that to the police.

Actually, anyone knowlegeable on firearms could have told you that. Funny part is, all firearm laws are about as useless as that one.

[magman007]

its on 68caliber.com so i dont think its a joke

lets just say, 68callibur.com is the worst place to get any news.

[Alpha]

Flashback, Late 1980's.

Tom kaye and team nitro are dangerous! They cant use high pressure NITROGEN at 3000 pounds per square inch! IF one of those tanks ruptured, they will kill everyone on the field! Its dangerous! Nitro has no place in paintball!

Flashback a bit more

Constant air is too dangerous!

EDIT: And yes, the tippmann C-whatever is real.

[Kevmaster]

if the tippmann guys promote this as safe i'll believe them until PROVEN otherwise...

[Lohman446]

if the tippmann guys promote this as safe i'll believe them until PROVEN otherwise...

I disagree slightly. If Ben Tippman promotes this as safe I'll beleive him until proven otherwise. If the company that bought Tippman promotes this as safe I will beleive them after adequate proof / time without accidents / explanation.

[slade]

Flashback, Late 1980's.

Tom kaye and team nitro are dangerous! They cant use high pressure NITROGEN at 3000 pounds per square inch! IF one of those tanks ruptured, they will kill everyone on the field! Its dangerous! Nitro has no place in paintball!

Flashback a bit more

Constant air is too dangerous!

EDIT: And yes, the tippmann C-whatever is real.

it is possible to make it safe, theyll just have to find out a way to cool it down a lot faster than it currently does, without adding weight. plus im pretty sure an explosion would be bad for a noid.

[Boski51]

I must of read the article wrong, but I don't think the firearms thing is an issue. The propane will not be ingnited to propel toe ball....will it?

I do know that liquid propane has an expansion ratio of 270/1 while it turns to a gas. Which is why they may be looking at it as a way for driving a paintball.

The problem with LPG is that it freezes quickly when it is disipated quickly and a good leak on a tank will cause a freeze burn that hurts like heck.

This thing will never see the light of day....just R&D.

[slade]

I must of read the article wrong, but I don't think the firearms thing is an issue. The propane will not be ingnited to propel toe ball....will it?

of course it ignites the propane to propel the ball. thats how it gets that great efficiency, and has the problem with the gun overheating.

[Lohman446]

of course it ignites the propane to propel the ball. thats how it gets that great efficiency, and has the problem with the gun overheating.

Are you sure its not just the expansion ratio of propane as it goes from liquid to gas? Like CO2 only higher?

[CKY_Alliance]

Im sure they have ran into this or have solved it but what about melting the paintball?

[slade]

Are you sure its not just the expansion ratio of propane as it goes from liquid to gas? Like CO2 only higher?

except it says the gun heats up after a few shots. if it was expanding, it would cool down. thats why co2 freezes the gun up.

"It is pump only because when you pull the pump back it lets propane into a
combusting chamber then when the pump returns it closes the chamber and the
trigger pull ignites the propane causing the ball to fire"

did everyone else skip over that?

although, hmm... while it cant shoot all that fast most of the year, maybe this would be a great winter marker

[Glickman]

Thats gotta to be a joke, I mean thats like an engine. A combustion of flamable gas propels the paintball? I wonder what the velocity is at?

not as high as co2

[neppo1345]

Tippman PEP

No guys, it's all real. Seems pretty sweet. According to the .PDF on tippmans site, they're planning on coming out with otehr markers based on the same principle.

From Tippmans instruction manual online, Funny:
9. When using the marker I noticed the marker felt warm. Is
this normal?
It is normal for the marker to become very warm when shooting.

Tippman Product Manual

Scary and awesome...lets see...i can take my autococker front block....you can imagine the rest...

It doesn't seem like they'll be filling propane...you're just expected to buy the prefilled cylinders from sporting goods stores.

Hopefully the links help clear up any misconceptions

[JoshK]

Hehe...but for the autococker front block I would think you would need a co2/hpa airsource... Am I wrong?