Darkside decision?

[vigilandy]

OK... My (beautiful) Maximus arrived from Marty2.
My Winbest Hand pump from VigilAndy is in route.
Now for the bottle questions....
I would like a small bottle that is refillable with the hand pump. Something I can pump it up in stages inside the house to a max pressure and take with me to top off the 2000PSI Maximus for a moderate evening of shooting.

I have been looking at the Gorilla tanks for about $55 but the P3 regulator is for much lower "paint ball" pressures. LINKY
 Here is what I am thinking I want that is SAFE but with the least cost involved.
Metal tank capable of 3000 psi with enough volume for several (2+)refills of the Maximus 135cc or 8.24ci like a 60-70CI paintball bottle at 3000psi would give me a couple refills up to 2000psi
A regulator to 2000 PSI, adjustable or set to my 2000 max fill pressure.
A hose or "fill station" that has a foster female fitting to fill my gun with a Male foster fitting for me to fill with my hand pump.
All for under $100
Doable or not?

Keep an eye out on the classifieds or try a WTB post.

Example: https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=117624.msg1131510#msg1131510

Pumping a tank is a lot of work though!  And to make it worthwhile, you'll want to be pumping to 3000 psi.  From what I've been told, it takes a lot more effort to go from 2k to 3k than 1k to 2k.  No personal experience.  I pumped up the Disco once.  Strictly a tank guy now. 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Oh Andy, Andy, Andy....

I got all excited then realized I had overlooked one key word for a minute in that post...
"SOLD"

 

[kkarmical]

Pumping a tank is a lot of work though!  And to make it worthwhile, you'll want to be pumping to 3000 psi.  From what I've been told, it takes a lot more effort to go from 2k to 3k than 1k to 2k.  No personal experience. 

I just for the heck of it pumped from 900 to 2000psi, didn't much break a sweat and it's 90 degrees outside.  I would just shoot down to 700-900 then pump and repeat.

I pump my Mrod to 3100 or so, 2-3K gets rough, but to 2k no sweat.

I have a tank that I use now, but it wasn't until I picked up a second gun. 
Just yesterday I was at the dive shop I use, there's always 3K tanks for sale, honestly every dive shop I've been in has 3K tanks for sale.  But then I do live the coast so maybe it's different in non coastal areas.

Shoot pump then shoot again, that's what I would do.

[vigilandy]

Oh Andy, Andy, Andy....

I got all excited then realized I had overlooked one key word for a minute in that post...
"SOLD"

 

I guess I should have mentioned that important detail.... LOL

I was the one who actually bought it.  It's my loaner set.  I'm not the kind of friend that would make someone use a hand pump. 

[kkarmical]

It's my loaner set.  I'm not the kind of friend that would make someone use a hand pump. 

Had a cup of coffee this morning, pumped from 1100 to 2000 while having that 1st cup of the day, pump pump sip sip, by time I was ready for that 2nd cup I was done.  I think those little fill tanks would be great the way you use i.e. Not having to fill it by means of a hand pump, but it's got to be 3x's harder filling it than simply filling the gun as needed imo.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Thanks for your input Kevin. Your first hand experience and input does mean a lot to me.
My expectation is to do just that 75-80% of the time.
But if I do 50-75 pumps at a time, with hour or two breaks in between, or even a couple times a day, I am hoping I could hand pump a 48ci bottle up to 3000psi throughout the week.... and have it ready for the weekend shooting days.
 If there is a spontaneous "Big Outing" planned I could just take it to the local Paintball Complex and have it aired up.

Andy: I am working on a set-up like you showed.

Tim: The Nija station on Ebay has the best price I have yet found... and the reg on Amazon is the ONLY one with 2000psi output. MUCH appreciated.

Do you guys think with with a 48ci Bottle at 3000psi I could get several fills to 2000psi on the gun with the 8.24ci volume?
I am sure there is some deep math that could figure out just how many.... in theory.

[aceflier]

Lloyds calculator says 6 fills with a 48ci tank and 135cc resevoir.  That does not include the fill whip so I'd say 5 fills. Shooting from 2k to 1k psi

http://www.calc.sikes.us/2/index.php

[Hoosier Daddy]

Well that is even better than I hoped. Even with a "I'm Tired of Pumping" factor allotted for
Down the rabbit hole I go!

[Hoosier Daddy]

Here's a reg LINKY

You will then need the ninja fill station for paintball tanks. LINKY

ORDERED and ORDERED!

WEEEEEEEEEE......
OH God... Slippery!
 Hey there is Alice....
Bye Alice!

 

[39M]

I think it'd be funny to line up all the old PCP'ers here with their pumps and have a race.

Could probably get MILLIONS of views on youtubes comedy channel !!

[Hoosier Daddy]

Something tells me you are younger than I.
I look at it as a "Cardio Work Out"
AND I can do it smokin a Cigarette,... kinda like the treadmill... and the Bike.
 

[39M]

Something tells me you are younger than I.
I look at it as a "Cardio Work Out"
But I can do it smokin a Cigarette,.
 

Not much. I could do it, but I'm sure I'd look funny too

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

I counted the number of pumps to fill this evening, it took 55 to go from 1000 to 2000 psi!  Yes, it is cardio, so owning a PCP AG is obviously good for you!  That's what I'm telling my wife anyway...

I did get it sighted in this evening with both the iron sights and the scope.  I ditched the CVLife and swapped it with the Bug Buster from my Swarm.  The CVLife was too long, it cast a shadow on the fiber optic rear sight.  The bug Buster is short so now the rear sight now glows as it should.  It is a short scope, so I have to flip the front ring so I had room to load a pellet.  Not sure how long I'll keep this setup, but for now it will have to do.

I did receive my $30 Ebay LDC and my Rocker1 LDC today.  I did not try them on the Maximus, and I'm liking the iron sights, so I'll have to see if I can figure out a way to keep the front sight and the LDC. 

I did try both on my 2240 and quickly determined I'm going to have to get a 10" barrel for it if I'm going to put a LDC on it.  In it's current configuration, I have to remove the LDC to insert a CO2 cartridge!  Again, it needs a way to retain the front sight.

As for sound, but silenced the 2240, which is LOUD in it's standard configuration!  I can say the Rocker1 LDC is probably twice as quiet as the Ebay LDC! Definitely better quality, and probably weighs twice as much as well.  The Ebay LDC only have 1 set screw to secure it to the barrel, the Rocker1 has 3.  With the Rocker1 LdC, it sounds like a silenced pistol does in the movies!  Just a quiet pffft, then the slap of the pellet hitting the target!  super cool sound!

Here are a couple picture of my Maximus, the two sight pictures, and a picture of the Bay LDC on my 2240:

[Hoosier Daddy]

Outstanding Paul!
Those rings are SWEET! Just look at all that room to load a pellet. Good choice to swap the front one around.
And thanks for the info on the Rocker1 Moderator.
I have a TKO on my 2300 so I think I know what you mean about "pfft". If I could get that on a Maximus that would be great.

Much appreciated.

[Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58)]

Outstanding Paul!
Those rings are SWEET! Just look at all that room to load a pellet. Good choice to swap the front one around.
And thanks for the info on the Rocker1 Moderator.
I have a TKO on my 2300 so I think I know what you mean about "pfft". If I could get that on a Maximus that would be great.

Much appreciated.

I think the Rocker1 LDC will make the Maximus silent!  My unmoderated 2240 is twice as loud as the Maximus, so a Rocker1 moderated Maximus should be twice as quiet as the 2240 with the Rocker1!

[Back_Roads]

The Rocker LDC does wonders , , all that is left in my maximus is a little ping that I plan on removing soon, with a bottle brush;)