Why do I want one of these 4500 PSI Carbon tanks?

[Alan]

when all I have are springers. 

Oh no.  I'm feeling the magnetic pull of    The Dark Side
Fumbled across some carbon bottles on eBay.  Are these a good value?

http://cgi.ebay.com/DRAGER-4500-PSI-CARBON-TANK-FIREFIGHTER-SCBA-PAINTBALL-/230511172999?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0

[be4meliz]

Alan, I found the same sight today LOL- the 30 min. tanks are 44 cuft. and have 7-8 years of service left- need to go through hydro-which should be no problem with these- thinking of getting 2 and cascading using Joe B's setup-you need to find a place that will fill this high(my scuba shop will fill to 4200psi, so I'm good-and might need adaptor to have shop fill from scuba to scba- let me know how it works out9have 3 pcpguns and shoot alot

[daved]

That's a heck of a deal, Alan, if you are thinking of getting a PCP, it might be worth snagging one.  Before you do, though, check around and see if you can find a place that will fill it.  They're pretty useless if you can't get them filled, been there, done that ;-).  If you can find a local place, they can also tell you where you can get it hydro'd.  Later.

Dave

[ezman604]

Call your local fire department and ask where they get their tanks hydroed and filled. They may even do it there. Very good price for a SCBA tank with 7-8 years left on the shelf life. That's actually 15 years of Fire & Rescue service. May not apply to other uses where they aren't subject to a lot of heat and stress.
Happy Shooting!!!!
Dave
 

[Alan]

Cool.  I'll check into where I can get "serviced" locally.  Thanks for the info.