WOW! its here!

[Snake847]

http://www.actionvillage.com/is-bin/...4AAAEHVVQPTApk

[rifleman wi]

yea.. im goona stay away from anyone with one of those...still dont think using propane in a paintball gun sounds safe..

[Snake847]

I think of it like a car. its all there just think of what can be done!
If anything you should be scared of your HPA tank

[lather]

I bet Crossfire, PMI, Nitro Duck and others are crossing their fingers this doesnt work its way into the semi/electro market.
Love to see a propane 12 gram too!


Thumbs up to Tippmann for being innovative.

[Skoad]

There really isn't a real safety concern with it. But I do foresee politics seeing a propane powered paintball marker as instant fodder if they wished to launch an anti-paintball campaign.

Let's just hope noone does anything really stupid with one of these.

[siloseven]

There really isn't a real safety concern with it. But I do foresee politics seeing a propane powered paintball marker as instant fodder if they wished to launch an anti-paintball campaign.

Let's just hope noone does anything really stupid with one of these.

LOL! too late, holding a flame at the end of the barrel then firing has already passed threw my mind!

but if they were smart they would have put something in there that would prevent people with not enough brain power to say "do not do that."

[Maggot6]

In a corky, twisted way I almost like the way that looks...

I wonder how long it'll be now that these are selling, that crossfire+other tank companies will sell propane tanks...

[Pacifist_Farmer]

Personally i think this is great, the ability to play all day on the same airsource, heck all summer, is fantastic!

This gun isnt for most of the people on this forum, its for the woodsballer who needs to drive an hour to get air and paint, now he/she/it can grab the gun and go no matter where they live, and know they won't run out.


on the side, I just reread a couple of the 13 Propane paintball threads people started, and we are pretty sure the heat generated is due to gas expansion friction right?

[Will Wood]

Yea, the tank will get warm when in use. But that's about it.
And just like you can't light the end of your muffler on fire, I don't think you can light the end of your barrel on fire. *shrugs* I dunno.

[Muzikman]

I'm buying one. Not so much to use but more because I honestly see the idea dying in a few years and these things becoming rare in the next 5

Sorry, it's the collector in me.

[rkjunior303]

someone needs to rig a match to the barrel and see what happens when you fire

[Muzikman]

Get a Ti Boomstick cut down to fit and just wait for the ball to cause a spark

[Mechanic79]

a True Fire arm

This poses the statement, "A True Fire Arm."

Being that propane is petroleum based I think it would be harder on internal hard parts, than compressed air as well.

I wonder if our sport can sustain the potential risks? Co2 is trouble enough.

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Everything below the Asterisks was taken from http://www.frontierpropane.com/about_propane.htm

What is Propane?

Propane is a hydrocarbon, and along with other liquefied petroleum gases, is a component of both natural gas and crude oil. It is obtained through the refining of crude oil or the processing of natural gas.

Propane is normally transported and stored as a liquid in specially designed containers. It is important that only those containers approved and prepared for use with propane be used to store and transport propane.

When you buy propane, it comes in a liquid state in the tank. When liquid propane changes from a liquid to a gas, it will increase in volume approximately 270 times. The liquid boils and changes to a vapor. This is what you use in your home. Propane vapor is heavier than air (about 11/2 times), yet it still mixes with air quite rapidly.

Propane burns and gives off a relatively large amount of heat, about 92,000 BTU's per gallon of propane.

Propane in its natural state is both colorless and odorless. For these reasons and because propane is flammable, a chemical malodorant with a distinctive smell is added to provide a method of detection in the event of a leak.

[azzkikr]

that could be my first tippman. my only concern is how well do paintballs handle the blast and temp of it. wich i think it would be minimal, probably not even enough to seriously hurt someone. that and accuracy.

but hey i kinda dig it

azzkikr

[billmi]

someone needs to rig a match to the barrel and see what happens when you fire

It will blow out the match.

The the gun runs on propane from the tank and oxygen from the air - when the propane burns it breaks apart, and recombines with the oxygen, producing water vapor and CO2 as exhaust gasses.