HPA Tank on M98

[Gustaf]

Can I just screw on a HPA tank to my Model 98 (not a custom)??
Without changing any of the internals or anything?

[Mimos]

Yeah, you can. Hopefully someone else will chime in and tell the advantages...I've never done it and I can't remember what the older threads said. I was curious about a tank with a reg, and then having it go through another reg, then to the marker? I've seen it done, but I'm not to sure how much of an advantage would be gained w/o new internals and a low pressure chamber.

[Gustaf]

Originally posted by Mimos
Yeah, you can. Hopefully someone else will chime in and tell the advantages...I've never done it and I can't remember what the older threads said. I was curious about a tank with a reg, and then having it go through another reg, then to the marker? I've seen it done, but I'm not to sure how much of an advantage would be gained w/o new internals and a low pressure chamber.

i dont plan to change over to Nitrogen untill i possibly get an autococker in a while, but i might be going to this field this weekend where they rent HPA tanks and i thought i might try one if they would just screw on.


Also, do you need a different remote to work on HPA tanks? or can i just use the one i use for CO2?

[Gustaf]

bump, would like some more comments on this.

[Jerzreb]

Just use a pre set nitro tank!
Screw it on and go!

I use N2 on my 98, Love It!

~~~Jerzreb

[StealthElephant]

Buy a screw-in HPA tank that is preset to 800PSI, that's what the m98 runs at. You'll get more consistent shots, probably shoot a little harder.

[Meph]

Ok, with nitrogen, HPA, N2, or some even call it nitrous. Whichever you prefer, you can use a screw-in tank easily. There are some tanks out there (Max-Flo, Air, et cetera) that can't simply just be screwed into the current ASA.

Now with these, they are set at a preset of 800psi. Because on average, blowbacks are set at the operating pressure of 800psi. Because of CO2 usage. With CO2, it fluxuates. But it has an average of 800psi.

However, be careful. There are some out there now that are at 450psi output. If you get that with your current setup, you won't have enough pressure to operate your gun.

Now for advantages, there's a few. With a stock 98, there isn't a great big difference. Pretty much less o-ring damage, almost all eliminated clouds (we all know of those CO2 clouds, especially in cold days), and better consistency. Now by better consistency, that means from shot to shot there's a smaller velocity spike compared to CO2. And since shots are more consistent with their fps, then the accuracy will also be improved.