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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => PCP/CO2/HPA Air Gun Gates "The Darkside" => Topic started by: Alanheal on December 22, 2014, 07:10:27 AM
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For a long time I've ruled out CO2 Pistols, because I wouldn't use an entire cartridge at once and the rest would leak and be wasted. So the question is, how long can a CO2 pistol hold a charge? Do some pistols hold a charge more reliably?
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Sounds like you may have a leak somewhere. I store my Co2 pistols under pressure ---> whatever is left after a shooting session, and when I notice the performance dropoff. I can store the gun and come back to it 3-4 weeks later and it will still have pressure in it. All of my Co2 guns do this .... even the vintage guns that are 30-40 years old.
Tell us more about the gun ..... :)
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Thanks for letting me know that. I haven't bought a CO2 Pistol yet. I wanted to get sense if it was worthwhile, or if I'd be buying a new cartridge every day.
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As AgentWD40_FL said, CO2 guns will commonly hold pressure for weeks, or in my experience months, as long as there is not a leak somewhere in the system that should not be there. Like AgentWD40_FL, I put my CO2 guns away with whatever is left of a cartridge after shooting and have only occasionally come back later to find that the pressure has dropped too low to effectively shoot. In many cases, that has been a result of pretty much shooting out the cartridge before putting the gun away but I don't keep a close count of shots so I don't usually pay any attention until the POI begins to drop, indicating that pressure has dropped.
You can safely buy a CO2 gun without concern for waste of cartridges. Many of them are very accurate (my modified Crosman 2240 with a long barrel is extremely accurate but my regular 2240 also shoots very well) and can be modified in a variety of ways to find your needs/desires.
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Thanks for the confirmation that these guns are a viable option. I'll study what's available now.
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Thanks John, that's another ringing endorsement for the better CO2's.