high pressure w/a-5 rt

[Toutlaw]

i'm thinking of making the switch to hp. but i have heard rumors that my rt will not work w/ compressed air. is this true?

[Turambar]

It should actually work better with HPA, as long as your tank's output is high pressure (or around 800 psi).

[gerow]

It will work. I have an a5 with a response triggler and hp and it works awesome. It shoots a lot faster for a longer period of time. You just have to practice with it.

[yakitori]

my 98custom w/ RT did not work w/ HPA. IT was an ACI Bulldog3 800psi output. The A5 may be different though. I would like to try a different HPA tank on my marker though just to be sure.

[Greedy]

The A-5 was built to operate on HP, soooooo why wouldn't it work?

[Turambar]

Originally posted by yakitori
my 98custom w/ RT did not work w/ HPA. IT was an ACI Bulldog3 800psi output. The A5 may be different though. I would like to try a different HPA tank on my marker though just to be sure.

I would just like to point out that it was not HPA that it didn't work with. It was most likely the tank, as you yourself think.

I still say you should've tried it without the RT on there. I can't even see why the tank wouldn't work (even after sending it back to ACI).

[EldamRy]

Stay with CO2


Tippmann run at 800psi + RT

so you'll need to fill more often than co2 with a 12oz ...

[Turambar]

Originally posted by EldamRy
Stay with CO2


Tippmann run at 800psi + RT

so you'll need to fill more often than co2 with a 12oz ...

That depends totally on the HPA tank size.

[E r y k]

any gun made for co2 can be run on HPA regardless and you will see better performance...

maybe not for the older co2 drinking F/A's or whatnot, but i dont think ive seen anybody run those on HPA

[yakitori]

it may work w/ HPA, it may have just been my gun. The tank was fine and worked flawlessly on my friends gun (not tippmann). Try someones tank first, then if it works good, get HPA. I just went back to CO2 because its easier to get filled, cheaper for all year pass to my field w/ CO2 vs. HPA, CO2 tanks are readily available and cheap making them easy to replace.

Its all preference though. If you are a serious paintballer go for it. It cant hurt. Even if the tank doesnt work, it still has a high resale value.