help about co2 vs. nitro

[Kittrell]

will co2 shoot as consistent as nitro in your impy if u have the max flow or does co2 still shoot not as well

[FOM]

Depends on your gun. for most, there is no pratical difference. Example-- Why is it important to YOU? If air source one gives 5 fps varriation and Air source Two gives you 10 fps, How is that going to effect you? There is NO pratical difference in range or accuracy between the two.

So the only person that will realy have an Issue with it is the guy that shoots tourments and has to chrno on and chrno off.

If you ask Spork (one of our team guys) we was getting about 4 fps difference form High to Low on his Impulse on CO2. He has changed to N2 and still gets about 4 fps spread.

If you ask most of the guys on the team they will answer "who cares? the only guys it would effect are turny shooters and turny shooters are going to use N2 anyway"

Form a set up point of view- yes the N2 system will normaly be a little more consistent- but the difference is so slight that you can NEVER see it on the field

FOM

[The Legend]

FOM brings up some good points. Heres my view on it:

HPA is much lighter if you get a carbon fiber tank.

Its much cleaner, back in the day I used to tear bolt orings on my piranha from rust particles in my tank. Do you like rust running through that expensive system of yours? Me neither...

Sure the max flow is good on co2, but you will see better results with hpa.

Co2 is cold, do you like having your whole gun turn into frost you would expect to see only on your freezer? Have fun getting your gloves unstuck from that grip on the cold days.

HPA fills are cheaper.

HPA systems are cheap now. Anywhere from 140 to 600 can get you a tank. Since FOM is being modest, I'll tell ya that http://www.e-paintballoutlet.com has Centerflag 420 Hyperflow screw in systems for 200 bucks. They are a 68/45 bottle, with one of the best regs out there. Many of the rat dogs use this tank, and countless others have bought it when ordering their imp from FOM, all love it.

If ya got 200 bucks to spend, buy the hyperflow, if not, go with co2 for now.

[NoFrillz]

Ya I also have kinda an issue about this, right now my new impy will be here on thursday, but I live kinda in a rural location, and we built fields to practice and hone our tourney skills, and this is our 2nd year of tournament play, but being where we live is a distance away from fill stations, we have a co2 fill station out here so fills are easy. now my play is to get a 160z stubby tank, anti-siphon tube, and a smart parts on/off valve. NOW.. hehe will my impy running on co2 be fairly consistent on the chronie's, we've got a radar-chron where I live, but I mean at the tournies where u have to chrony on and off will it make like a 10fps diff. give or take? because I don't wanna be the one to over chrony for my team...... its just that most carbon fibre tanks are 300+ (canadian, thats like 150 bucks u.s :D ) and I wouldn't go with a steel. but guess my wonderment was if this is gonna harm the marker and be a big problem at tournaments.
Thanks

[TheNinja]

Where are these tanks on the site?
That is a great price, and I will probably buy one if its true....

[The Legend]

The tanks aren't listed on the site, call the shop and ask about the tanks they have.

And NoFrillz- You should be fine. Like FOM said, co2 works fine. I just dont like it as much as HPA. But if you cant get a nitro fill anywhere, the co2 will work just fine for you.

I'd go with an aluminum 20 oz though, ditch the 16.