big bottle or guppy bottle are my only options, but trying to decide on a compressor (i get free refills not far away).
For now it's my hand pump by default which I bought to charge my Sentry 702-5K, .22. However this morning I ordered a Yong Heng, to power my AEA Callenger Pro .30 I ordered yesterday. While I may be jumping the gun... I suspect that I'll like the Yong Heng over the hand pump, once I figure out how to operate it...
Dont bash me for going big!I got a 50 cal Texan and it does 3 shots from 250bar~3625psi to 180bar~2610psi on the internal 500cc tank.I bought 6 out of date 6.8liter CF bottles for under $400 (for all with shipping) and a Coltri MCH-6 + an Altaros B2B booster.I fill my bottles to 300bar~4350psi with the compressor and boost them to 330bar~4785psi with my Altaros B2B booster.Now i get an astonishing 39 shots from each CF bottle.Suffice to say i only shoot from the bench.
Yep, believe it or not, filling my 30 minute tank to 4300 and using the EAZY fill adaptor is easier on the YH than filling guns directly. I can top that tank off in 12 minutes and the temp only goes to 130f tops... most of the time only 125f. IMO that is much easier on the little compressor than several 1 minute runs up to 3k - 4300 depending on the gun I'm filling.It's also real handy to have the 30 minute tank sitting right on the shooting bench.Having enough mags for each gun to run out a full fill is great too. Shoot all my mags, reload and refill the gun, rinse and repeat. Take a little break between... maybe check/change targets and jump on the GTA to tell more lies about my results..... lolBTW.... a tablet was another great addition to the game...From the bench I can...Run blue tooth to the 750 sound system in the bar/mancave and control my audio ambiance.Access the GTA with the blue tooth keyboard.Run blue tooth to my chronograph and post results. It even announces each shot's speed.Organize all collected information on guns, pellets and shooting sessions.Take great pictures and post.
I got this cheap mini compressor on Amazon for $189 on May 3rd, (I noticed they are now $225) and thought I would regret it but on the contrary. It fills my 600cc gun from 150bar (2,000ft/lbs) to 200 bar (3,000ft/lbs) in 5 minutes and has not heated up over 120 degrees yet. I can shoot 8 x 12 round (96 shots) magazines and still have over 150 bar. It's portable and runs on either 12v with a set of jumper-type cables or 115v with a converter that came with it and it's actually smaller than most air tanks. Although it has a small air filter already I was concerned about water condensation so I also got an inline filter for $20 on Amazon . I was going to get a bottle, valve, and larger compressor like the YH but after using this setup for a while I don't see the value vs. cost to add that to my setup since it is easier to carry around than a large tank and it won't run out like a bottle or tank. If it lasts a year or two I'll be very satisfied and I've heard several people say they've been using theirs for over 5 years by just watching to not overheat them.
Quote from: BushWacker on May 18, 2022, 11:22:44 PMI got this cheap mini compressor on Amazon for $189 on May 3rd, (I noticed they are now $225) and thought I would regret it but on the contrary. It fills my 600cc gun from 150bar (2,000ft/lbs) to 200 bar (3,000ft/lbs) in 5 minutes and has not heated up over 120 degrees yet. I can shoot 8 x 12 round (96 shots) magazines and still have over 150 bar. It's portable and runs on either 12v with a set of jumper-type cables or 115v with a converter that came with it and it's actually smaller than most air tanks. Although it has a small air filter already I was concerned about water condensation so I also got an inline filter for $20 on Amazon . I was going to get a bottle, valve, and larger compressor like the YH but after using this setup for a while I don't see the value vs. cost to add that to my setup since it is easier to carry around than a large tank and it won't run out like a bottle or tank. If it lasts a year or two I'll be very satisfied and I've heard several people say they've been using theirs for over 5 years by just watching to not overheat them.I've had three portable 12v compressors die on me and none of them overheated. One broke a piston, the second one just stopped all together, and the third one burned up a motor. All three died with less than two hours of run time on each. It seems like luck of the draw really. Even comparing to a fully functional portable compressor, nothing beats filling from some kind of bottle. It's fast, quiet, and less run time on the compressor overall. I was very much against the YH wet compressors to start, but I am never going back. My next compressor will be a full on dive compressor.