The Benefits Of Using An HPA Tank On Your Paintball Gun
November 18, 2009 by Gary Garrett
Filed under Exercise
New players to paintball often go for the less expensive equipment and markers. This is comparable to how beginners of all sports usually start with equipment that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.
While CO2 is the power source of choice for many of the more affordable markers, it isn’t the best choice. It will work fine for many, but for players who want the best performance they can get from their marker, HPA is a better option, although it is more expensive.
Upgrading to HPA (also known as compressed air) is a good idea for players wanting the best performance from their marker. The main reason to switch to HPA is improved performance.
For anyone that has shot a paintball marker at a high rate of fire for a longer period of time, you know how much consistency from shot to shot drops. The paintballs begin to fly at shorter distances, which makes it difficult to hit your target.
CO2 has difficulty expanding fast enough from liquid to gas when you are shooting fast. No one wants to have their paintballs fly at unpredictable distances when they are trying to hit a target.
If you often play in the winter months using CO2 can be detrimental to your markers performance. You can think of cold weather as CO2s worst enemy when it comes to shooting it through your paintball marker.
When you shoot fast, your marker can “freeze up” which happens when the liquid enters your marker and wreaks havoc in performance. It can cause your gun to sputter, choke, or stop working.
If you have ice shooting out of your gun or what looks like a cloudy, icy, muzzle flash and had your paintballs shooting at erratic distances, you might want to consider making the switch to compressed air.
Inside of your CO2 tank you have both liquid and gas. Paintball markers run well on gas, but when the liquid gets inside during rapid fire, it causes problems. Performance will suffer. HPA tanks are great because there is only gas in the tank.
So, if you are a paintballer that wants the best performance they can get from his marker, investing in a compressed air tank is a must.
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