Who uses hand pump with their Marauder?

[rualert]

     I first filled with my Scuba tank, then found the "improved BLT tune" that uses only a 2500 PSI fill. It gives you three mags with an ending pressure of 1500 PSI, since finding that tune, I use the hand pump most of the time to refill from 1500 to 2500. I have a bad back, and this doesn't hurt me. So I would say go for it. I like many others started with the Benji pump to fill 13 cu.in. HPA bottles, then I bought a Talon SS. That was what made me get a Scuba tank, that Talon bottle roughly 500 cc was a beast to fill back up to 3K. Oh forgot to mention my M-Rod is a 25 cal. Hope this helps your decision.

Casey

[wilsonj1018]

buy a hill, there is no substitute.....

[Tater]

I'm 74 and have been pumping a MRod, Prod and Disco with the Benji pump for two years now with no problems.

That is awesome!!! I'm 48 but only weigh in the 150's (Thyroid issue). I tried leaning into a pump for a friends .25 Mrod and couldn't get it to budge. Not even one pump with my weight leaning down on the handle. I was close too the top of  a full fill, but still..... Disco or FDPCP for me if I can someday afford one.

[deucelee]

That is awesome!!! I'm 48 but only weigh in the 150's (Thyroid issue). I tried leaning into a pump for a friends .25 Mrod and couldn't get it to budge. Not even one pump with my weight leaning down on the handle. I was close too the top of  a full fill, but still..... Disco or FDPCP for me if I can someday afford one.

ugh! I'm only in the 150's too.  guess we'll see what happens when she comes in next week!!!

buy a hill, there is no substitute.....

ugh! The hill is 2x the cost of my Benji since i got it as a package deal.  Got the pump with the Discovery for $330 from amazon several months back.  I'll see if I want to sell the Benji pump and get the Hill.  That's almost the cost of my Disco/pump setup 

[bubba zanetti]

That is awesome!!! I'm 48 but only weigh in the 150's (Thyroid issue). I tried leaning into a pump for a friends .25 Mrod and couldn't get it to budge. Not even one pump with my weight leaning down on the handle. I was close too the top of  a full fill, but still..... Disco or FDPCP for me if I can someday afford one.

ugh! I'm only in the 150's too.  guess we'll see what happens when she comes in next week!!!

buy a hill, there is no substitute.....

ugh! The hill is 2x the cost of my Benji since i got it as a package deal.  Got the pump with the Discovery for $330 from amazon several months back.  I'll see if I want to sell the Benji pump and get the Hill.  That's almost the cost of my Disco/pump setup 

I'm 170 and I have to push down on the pump handle with straight arms and pretty much pick my feet up for all my weight on the handle to pump the last pumps. My wife laughs at me, but it looks goofier than it feels. But that is from 2300 to 3000 psi on the M-rod.

BZ

[deucelee]

I'm 170 and I have to push down on the pump handle with straight arms and pretty much pick my feet up for all my weight on the handle to pump the last pumps. My wife laughs at me, but it looks goofier than it feels. But that is from 2300 to 3000 psi on the M-rod.

BZ

Well, i'm going to start looking at some SCUBA tanks on Craigslist!

[Sfttailrdr46]

I'm 170 and I have to push down on the pump handle with straight arms and pretty much pick my feet up for all my weight on the handle to pump the last pumps. My wife laughs at me, but it looks goofier than it feels. But that is from 2300 to 3000 psi on the M-rod.

BZ

Well, i'm going to start looking at some SCUBA tanks on Craigslist!

Never had that problem with the Hill pump

[rkr]

That is awesome!!! I'm 48 but only weigh in the 150's (Thyroid issue). I tried leaning into a pump for a friends .25 Mrod and couldn't get it to budge. Not even one pump with my weight leaning down on the handle. I was close too the top of  a full fill, but still..... Disco or FDPCP for me if I can someday afford one.

ugh! I'm only in the 150's too.  guess we'll see what happens when she comes in next week!!!

buy a hill, there is no substitute.....

ugh! The hill is 2x the cost of my Benji since i got it as a package deal.  Got the pump with the Discovery for $330 from amazon several months back.  I'll see if I want to sell the Benji pump and get the Hill.  That's almost the cost of my Disco/pump setup 

FX 4 stage pump has the "lowering gear" making it easier to pump if you have issues. Personally I don't use that feature but do like the FX better than my Hill Mk3 which I ended up selling.

[deucelee]

FX 4 stage pump has the "lowering gear" making it easier to pump if you have issues. Personally I don't use that feature but do like the FX better than my Hill Mk3 which I ended up selling.

No tank for you rkr?

I'll see what happens with the Benji pump and the MRod.  If it's a PITA, i'll consider the FX or go with a tank.

A local Scuba joint has a 130CF, 3,500 PSI steel tank for $360.  Manufactured 06/13 and they charge $7 per fill.  Wonder how many fills will that give my MRod until it goes below 2,700 PSI.  Anyway to find out?  Decent deal?

[RedRiderF26]

I think maybe the condition of the pump will make it hard. Im 130 and I dont have a hard time at all pumping to 3k psi with my FD pump... If your pump is in good condition then I dont think you should have any problems.

[rualert]

I'm 170 and I have to push down on the pump handle with straight arms and pretty much pick my feet up for all my weight on the handle to pump the last pumps. My wife laughs at me, but it looks goofier than it feels. But that is from 2300 to 3000 psi on the M-rod.

BZ

Well, i'm going to start looking at some SCUBA tanks on Craigslist!

      That's a great place to find Scuba tanks, I got my first one from a local guy who had sold off his air guns, and the tank wasn't even a year old when I bought it from him. Tank cost me $100.00 It's an 80 Cu.Ft. cylinder, so I get lots of fills. I picked up an older one the same size for $35.00 from a diver who just got tired of the issues traveling with them by air. Said it was easier for him to just rent from the shop or dive group where ever he traveled to for is dives.

Casey

[gonzav]

I found this older related topic.
http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=55686.0
I own a Hill hand pump. From doing my research, I wanted the most efficient pump to fill my air rifle and that was easy to rebuild if it stopped working. Some also compared the Hill MK3 and the FX pumps. The Hill pump had less strokes to fill the same air rifle.
http://www.gunmart.net/accessories_review/hills_v_fx_pumps/
I am only 130 pounds. I have no problem filling my S200 from 120 to 190 Bar (55 pumps) and my AR20FT from 80 to 210 Bar (150 pumps).
I usually take a break every 50-60 pumps and use a fan to cool the pump. Applying a small amount of silicone grease makes the pump smoother to operate if it starts getting rough.