what are these things?

[agnosticarmy]

what is a stabilizer? (ex: "palmer stabilizer") and what is a slide check?

oh, and after buying a nitro tank is it expensive to run?

[Ebonclaw]

Ok, a slide check is for remotes. A remote hose will hold probably 5-10 shots in it after you disconnect it. The slide check keeps it from escaping, thus saving you 5-10 shots.

A stabilizer is another name for a regulator. Regulators regulate the pressure going in to your gun for more consistency, so you get better accuracy.

As for nitro, nitro is actually a good deal cheaper than CO2. All it really is is compressed air. At my field you can pay $5 for a single CO2 fill or $10 for all day nitro.

[agnosticarmy]

after the tank, are there any other expenses in a nitro set-up? does the gun need to be modified to accept nitro?

[Killer_Ry]

Well either your marker will take nitro or it wont. Most markers will run both. One thing I have read is that you should get a fiber bottle. COmpressed air gets hot and on a steel bottle your pressure will move up and down depending on the temp. So if you spend a little move on fiber you will be at a steady temp. From what I am learning steady and accurate markers will win over fancy and fast.:crazy:

[ds613]

Stabilizer usually refers to the Palmer Stabilizer reg, doesn't it?

[TheSickness]

the palmer stabalizer is just the name of the reg. i think the term got kinda started out that way. The slide check on a remote is really made so that you can quickly disconect the air to your gun without disconecting the C02 from the remote.