Posted by: Jason "Zippy" Finnie on October 20, 2003 at 14:27:25

: Hi, i'm a rookie paintballer (is that what we're called?) and I have a question. What's the difference between Co2 and Nitrogen in terms of pros and cons? What makes one better than the other? How does it affect the game? Thanks Dude, CO2 is filled into the tank as a freezing cold liquid. As the liquid seeks to expand into gas this creates pressure to run the gun. Under heavy fire, and cold weather, the liquid tends to stay liquid, thus lowering operating pressure to the gun. During hot weather, the liquid will more readily expand into gas, and can actually increase the velocity of your gun. Both of these scenarios can make your velocity quite erratic. High Pressure Air, or HPA, is filled into the tank as air, compressed, and regualted out through the reg on the bottle. Air is unaffected by changes in temp and high rates of fire. Shot to shot consistency is like beads on a string,and air is much cleaner to run through your gun. You can ge a PMI 48/3000 air tank for around $90, get the air for much better, consistent performance.

Follow Ups: Re: n00b in need moosecustome 09:03:29 10/22/03 (1) well that is a mess try this instead. moosecustome 09:12:04 10/22/03 (0) Post a Followup Show your name as: DefaultRealnameBothNickname E-Mail address (eg: joeschmoe@aol.com): Show your e-mail address? DefaultYesNo Your Password: Don't have a password? CLICK HERE - Forgot your password? CLICK HERE Subject: Subject:Message: : : Hi, i'm a rookie paintballer (is that what we're called?) and I have a question. What's the difference between Co2 and Nitrogen in terms of pros and cons? What makes one better than the other? How does it affect the game? Thanks : Dude, : CO2 is filled into the tank as a freezing cold liquid. As the liquid seeks to expand into gas this creates pressure to run the gun. Under heavy fire, and cold weather, the liquid tends to stay liquid, thus lowering operating pressure to the gun. During hot weather, the liquid will more readily expand into gas, and can actually increase the velocity of your gun. Both of these scenarios can make your velocity quite erratic. : High Pressure Air, or HPA, is filled into the tank as air, compressed, and regualted out through the reg on the bottle. Air is unaffected by changes in temp and high rates of fire. Shot to shot consistency is like beads on a string,and air is much cleaner to run through your gun. : You can ge a PMI 48/3000 air tank for around $90, get the air for much better, consistent performance. [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ WARPIG Tech Talk - Air ]