Posted by: Jasleth on March 25, 2003 at 12:00:28

CO2 will work fine in the cocker yes....but.... When you can afford to I recommend saving up for a compressed air tank IF compressed air is supported in your area (some places still dont have compressed air or all day air available yet) Check your local fields and stores first and if they do support it - jump on it soon as you can save up enough for a good sized tank. I strongly recommend the 68/4500 size for most players with some front players taking 45/4500 for a more compact feel. HPA (High Pressure/Compressed Air) tanks give you more consistency (no liquid/gas conversion problems its always a gas), is cleaner (CO2 is a fairly dirty gas...) and is much much much less conducive to corrosion (CO2 causes a lot of condensation externally and internally and can be a rust nightmare). Overall it is much better for both play and maintenance. all that having been said though...yea I used CO2 in my old cocker for years - over time the biggest difference between CO2 and HPA was that while using CO2 I had to be much more attentive to fully breaking down and cleaning/oiling the entire marker than I do now. =P Jasleth

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