WARPIG Tech Talk - Model 98 / 98 Custom - "low pressure" .... anything under 400 psi is brag


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WARPIG Tech Talk - Model 98 / 98 Custom
"low pressure" .... anything under 400 psi is brag

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Posted by Hellbore on February 27, 2002 at 04:42:57:

In Reply to: Why not low pressure too? (NT) posted by Terry on February 23, 2002 at 07:54:13:

If you don't believe me, try your own tests and you'll come to the same conclusion: That on a blowback paintball marker, you reach a point of diminishing returns around 400 psi, where going lower doesn't actually have much of any benefit, but makes your marker a gas hog. Most blowbacks need to operate around 300 to 400 psi at the least to be gas-efficient, and that is low enough to decrease ball breakage dramatically. It's just not worth spending more to go lower than that except to impress your friends.

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: If you don't believe me, try your own tests and you'll come to the same conclusion: That on a blowback paintball marker, you reach a point of diminishing returns around 400 psi, where going lower doesn't actually have much of any benefit, but makes your marker a gas hog. Most blowbacks need to operate around 300 to 400 psi at the least to be gas-efficient, and that is low enough to decrease ball breakage dramatically. It's just not worth spending more to go lower than that except to impress your friends.

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