Filling tanks?

[bwframe]

How many pumps for whatever size tank you have????

It roughly works out to around a pump a shot. I try to keep both guns topped off, so pumping is more of a ritual than a chore.


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[Gabriel]

It roughly works out to around a pump a shot.

This seems oddly familiar to me.

 

[TheGhostRider]

Alkin W31 Mariner compressor.
This is the one I’m working towards.
Outstanding reputation… buy once cry once and sell air to your neighboring air gunners to offset cost’s.

 

[bwframe]

Alkin W31 Mariner compressor.
This is the one I’m working towards.
Outstanding reputation… buy once cry once and sell air to your neighboring air gunners to offset cost’s.

What is the rutine charge to fill a tank?

How long does it take?


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[Hawkeye7br]

Reasonably sure with Lake Michigan just up the road that there is a dive shop somewhere. Or check Michigan City gun club as there are probably some rifle shooters there that shoot Air as well.
My airgun tanks have stickers that read "Not for breathing" so as to be clear on their purpose.
And the reason for the scuba tank is the convenience of being able to quickly fill your bottle in a remote location, including a parking lot, without hauling a compressor around.

 

[Scott58]

I've got a hand pump for my Benjamin Marauder. It's pretty much what keeps me out of pcp. To much hassle for me. I prefer just a single stroke spring piston. Same with the co2. I have 2, but they get very little use. Just lazy I guess, but cock, load, shoot, repeat is my preference.

 

[Butch627]

OP have you called any local scuba shops? Gooses on Rt 30 said he would fill scba tanks but I would have to supply the adapter.

 

[Tactically Fat]

Another possability would be a welding gas supply place or even a compressed gas seller like AirLiquide, Praxair, etc etc.

At least worth calling to inquire.

 

[BE Mike]

OP have you called any local scuba shops? Gooses on Rt 30 said he would fill scba tanks but I would have to supply the adapter.

I have a K valve scuba tank and have an adapter I bought from Pilkguns.com These days it looks like N valves are the thing to have and don't require any adapter. My local scuba shop fills both K and N valve tanks. Pilkguns.com is a top notch company focused on serious competition air guns and accessories. Here is more information about scuba than you are likely ever to find in one place: http://www.pilkguns.com/home/scubasafety-shtml/

 

[TheGhostRider]

What is the rutine charge to fill a tank?

How long does it take?


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I don’t know how much the fill cost is around here. The Alkin can fill a tank in a matter of minutes.
I use a “El Cheapo” compressor at the moment to fill my Leshiy 2.0 but eventually I want to put a Alkin in service. I just can’t justify the cost at the moment.
I wish someone could create and market a legitimately durable compressor that doesn’t require a lot of fiddling around for around 2K…
I know there are samples of 1 out there that do ok but when it comes to air there are two extreme’s… cheap china crap or 3k and up good ones like Alkin or Bauer.

 

[BE Mike]

What is the rutine charge to fill a tank?

How long does it take?


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It costs five bucks around here to fill my scuba tank. I drop it off and get it back in a couple of days. One fill lasts me at least a year!

 

[indyblue]

LOL, here ya go! A compressor on a budget.
I can see how this could be refined into a usable machine.
Mount 2 hand pumps one on each side of sprocket and go 2x fast and something more powerful than a drill.

 

[BroodXI]

How and where are you guys filling tanks? It seems most people use a scuba tank to fill the small tanks but we don’t have many dive shops around here. And it seems you have to have a diving certificate to fill a scuba tank.

TLDR all the replys. If you're wanting to do it at home get a Shoebox compressor. https://www.airgundepot.com/freedom8-shoebox-electric-air-compressor.html

There appear to be knock offs available now for a couple hundred bucks.

I never had to show a scuba cert to fill my scuba tanks when i played paintball.

 

[Basher]

I never had to show a scuba cert to fill my scuba tanks when i played paintball.

I’m a diver, and I’ve never had to show my cert to get tanks filled before. Any shop that wants to check your diving credential before filling a tank is more hassle than they’ll be worth, IMO. As long as the tank is current on the hydro and visual inspections, that’s all they need to know. They’re filling the tank with air, not uranium…

 

[BroodXI]

TLDR all the replys. If you're wanting to do it at home get a Shoebox compressor. https://www.airgundepot.com/freedom8-shoebox-electric-air-compressor.html

There appear to be knock offs available now for a couple hundred bucks.

I never had to show a scuba cert to fill my scuba tanks when i played paintball.

nevermind, looks like they shutdown. But alternatives available around $200.

 

[Butch627]

That Shoebox looked to me like a fragile maintenance intensive toy. If they could not make it at their price point which iirc was about 600 I can't imagine you are getting much for a couple of hundred.

TLDR all the replys. If you're wanting to do it at home get a Shoebox compressor. https://www.airgundepot.com/freedom8-shoebox-electric-air-compressor.html

There appear to be knock offs available now for a couple hundred bucks.

I never had to show a scuba cert to fill my scuba tanks when i played paintball.

 

[BroodXI]

That Shoebox looked to me like a fragile maintenance intensive toy. If they could not make it at their price point which iirc was about 600 I can't imagine you are getting much for a couple of hundred.

They apparently still sell them to nasa

 

[Hawkeye7br]

The one our 4H got thru NRA is a booster pump. You feed it with a typical garage compressor that does like 5 cfm, and it will take it to 3,000 psi. While slow to fill a tank from 0-3000, I usually top off a tank when it gets down to 2500. A full scuba tank will last our 4H group all season.

 

[Butch627]

They apparently still sell them to nasa

Link please that NASA uses them?

 

[BroodXI]

Link please that NASA uses them?

didn't dig too deep but Tom Kaye has always been upfront. https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=171441.0