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Period of
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| 3 months | 4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
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4 years |
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Similar
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| Marker Setup: |
Dagger Mk I:
A-5
3" End Game Stub Nose
JCS Combat Stock
CP bottomline adaptor
CP pro-rail
CP asa
E-Grip (with Rampage Board)
QEV
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| Strengths: |
Heavy (tough/strong).
Tough.
Strong. |
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None.
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| Review: |
Very solid piece of equipment. I, too, was surprised that it was so simple to fill HPA from a SCUBA tank.
I used to play with CO2, but I bought an A-5 for this upcoming season (2006), and plan on playing with my gas on-gun, and I have an E-Grip with Rampage....a bad combination for CO2. So I converted to HPA , but HPA is very inconvenient to fill up here in northern VT. So my only real option was to buy a couple SCUBA's and fill my own tank.
Now, I would recommend that anyone who plays with HPA to fill their own tanks...if your field allows it. A SCUBA refill costs about $3.00, and can fill my 72/3000 many times, although the pressure will decrease every time. I did the pressure calculations and they followed what really happend almost exactly. They are as follows for my 72/3000:
1st Fill - 2,713 psi
2nd Fill - 2,533 psi
3rd Fill - 2,371 psi
4th Fill - 2,224 psi
5th Fill - 2,091 psi
As you can see, it will never completely fill the tank, but it is cost effective, since I can get as many fills out of it as I want, until I find the pressure to be unacceptable. But even those first five fills for $3.00 is a bargain.
Anywho....I've made my case for the HSL fill station and filling your own HPA.
*NOTE - The A-5's stock efficiency is .012 mols of gas per shot. With my 72/3000, thats roughly 3.39 psi per shot.
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| Conclusion: |
It is solid, safe, cost-effective, and good for those who don't have a convenient way to fill their HPA. |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Monday, March 13th, 2006 at 7:29 am PST |
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