Omega 18 cu. ft. 4500 psi Portable Air Tank

[pesty3782]

AOA has this tank on sale right now.....Anybody have first hand experience with this tank?  I am looking for a small tank to throw in a pack or car.

Tony P.

[StockClassDD68]

I own and use one. Only thing is it will need to be filled often depending on how much you use it. And it is kind of a pain if your nearest dive shop is a hike from home. A compressor at home will make this your go to tank as it is a breeze to carry with you. 

Just my experience.

[pesty3782]

Thanks do I need anything else for the tank to be filler?

[AlanMcD]

Whether or not you will need anything else to fill it is dependent on how you are filling it.  Since you asking, I assume you have no compressor and will be taking it to a dive shop for a fill.  You will need to ask them what they can fill to or what adapters are needed, and also ask them if they can get you a full 4500 psi fill too . . .

These smaller tanks (I have Joe Brancato's 18 cubic foot "Guppy") are wonderful if paired with your own compressor, but would be a bit of a pain if you don't.  I easily deplete mine to the point of needing a refill every week or two, and that is just with casual shooting - when I am doing serious work on the guns and tuning them, I have often filled it twice in a day.  Easy enough to do with my Shoebox but not so nice if I have to drive tot a dive shop.

So if you are filling one at a shop, make sure they can truly fill you all the way up, or you will get frustrated fast.

[Lmgunner13]

Another alternative to a dive shop is the fire department. You will need a Firehouse connection for that to work. Oh and a friend on the fire department. I work for a city and FD fills my tanks for free. 

[fivestar45]

Thanks do I need anything else for the tank to be filler?

Depending on what you need to connect the micro bore hose to your gun. The hose it ships with just has a female bsp connector. If tou need a Foster Q/C that costs another $23.00's I believe.

[pesty3782]

Thanks for all the replies!!!!  I don't shoot that much and have been using a hand pump and the pump on the gun (FX INDY 25)  I will check with the local fire department to see if they are willing to refill 

Tony P.

[shooter r]

AOA has an Airgun tank fill calculator. Googleing it is easier than looking for it on their site. You plug in your tank capacity, the tank pressure*, your guns fill pressure, the pressure you refill it at, and the size of your guns air reservoir. And, BINGO, it will tell you how many fills you will get. *=you may ask for a 4500 fill but be prepared for a slight drop when the temp cools. FX lists the fill pressure for an Indy at 3200 psi. It didn't list the guns air tank size but you may only get a couple of complete fills with an 18 CF tank. If that's OK, it's all good, probably great if you just use it for hunting, but if you add in a little target shooting...