Posted by: Jim "notcoolenoughforone" Riggleman on November 17, 2003 at 12:26:08

Actually, more often than not folks are playing with compressed air (HPA)rather than nitro. They'll do basically the same thing and use the same tanks. I think people just say nitro because it sounds cooler. HPA provides more consistent velocity than CO2. It does not spike like CO2. HPA also does not have the cold weather problems that CO2 does. Depending on the size of your tank and the efficiency of your cocker you may actually find yourself filling your tanks more often. The numbers on the tank indicate the capacity in cubic inches and the pressure it can hold stated in pounds per inch. So the 88/3000 tank holds 88 cubic inches at 3000 psi. Many fields can only provide fills up to 3000 psi. If that's the case where you regularly play, you may want to save some money and not upgrade to a 4500 or 5000 psi tank. There is not much point in paying for that ability if your field can't fill it. Hope this helps and good luck. Christmas is just around the corner.

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