Andy321

Wow thanks for the detailed response, some great info there, much appreciated. Think I might go down the scuba tank route for refills. Contacted a dive shop near me earlier today, he said they have some 12 litre 232 bar tanks available for £100. Only issue being that there used, he did say they have been recently hydro tested. Should I be concerned buying a used tank? Also roughly how many top up fills would I get from a 12 litre 232 bar tank, filling 48ci tanks to roughly 2500-2800 psi? Thanks

Hi thanks for the replies. The more I'm hearing and reading I'm starting to regret going the hpa route as I'm now paranoid my tanks are going to randomly explode and decapitate anything in there path ? Please someone convince me this hpa game is safe as long as your not a complete knobber and have respect. As for the compressor in there shop, it was the type you can get on Amazon, same as the one made by Yong Heng but it was unbranded. They filled my tanks from empty to 3000psi in about 5 mins, tanks were slightly warm to the touch after filling (not very warm). It auto shut off at 3000 psi (although I would never leave a compressor unattended whilst filling) and the tanks were showing 3k on the gauges and maintained that same 3k once cooled. If I did get one I was also looking at picking up a molecular sieve filter to run with it. I have been looking at stirrup pumps as well. Roughly how many pumps does it take to fill a 48ci tank from let's say 1k to 3k psi? Other option is a scuba tank. To increase on the number of refills between getting it filled up, could I pickup a 300 bar tank (5 or 7 litre), have it filled to roughly 250/260 bar and use that for more fills on my 48ci tanks? Again being careful and slow on the valve as the scuba tank would have the potential to overfill the smaller tanks. I've read mixed opinions on this but I see alot of people doing it this way without issue along as you are slow and steady and have respect. Thanks again.

Hi all So in a moment of craziness I yesterday took a visit to high pressure airsofts store in Scunthorpe (fantastic set of lads btw) and after dropping a wod, I am now the proud owner of a Gen 2 Wolverine MTW billet SBR. I'm not a novice to airsoft but this is my first venture in to the world of HPA. The MTW build quality is brilliant also its so quiet and the trigger response is something else ? I picked up all the kit needed including 2X 48ci 3000psi tanks. I'm now looking at means of filling the tanks, I don't want to solely rely on my field for refills in case of problems their end and being unable to play with the MTW. I would like to be able to top them up at home before game days and for plinking/testing. So I was looking at a 5 or 7 litre scuba tank for refills but the guys at high pressure airsoft filled my two new tanks with there compressor. I was shocked when it only took only about 5 mins per tank for a full fill. I was even more shocked when I saw it was one of the 300 bar compressors which can be had off Amazon for roughly £200ish (not much more than a scuba tank setup). The chaps in the store said it's been absolutely great for them and gets hammered daily refilling tanks. So question is, have any of you got one of these and what's your thoughts? Are they a viable option to a scuba tank, I'm leaning towards one myself as it seems like the best option for me personally. I understand the importance of making sure the airfilter is clean and absolutely no oil getting in the fill valve. A sneaky pic of the latest addition attached... Thanks