Which air gun is better?

However much it costs, which is better for a paintball gun,a compressed air tank,energy, or CO2 ?

• Answer:

  Compressed air tank. Co2 is a liquid in the tank and it takes a bit for it to convert to a gas meaning sometimes liquid CO2 will get in your marker. Now seeing that yours is a mechanical marker, it does not matter that much, but CO2 can, over time, mess up the internals of your marker and shorten the lifespan of it. Also, using CO2 means you have to constantly chrono your marker to make sure it is shooting correctly, as over the day the tank will either heat up or cool down, making the gun shoot at different velocities over the day. So say around 10 you start, it shoots 280fps, later on itll shoot 210 or 230. Not fun. Compressed air is what it is: just air. You breath it, I breath it, its everywhere. Air in no way can mess up your marker. Using compressed air will make your marker shoot more consistant and in some ways more accurate(but not by much). Compressed air tanks also come with a gauge, unlike CO2 tanks, so you can check when you need to refill again. Also, higher end guns will only run on compressed air, as air can work with any marker. So if you plan on buying a better marker, you needn't worry about changing and paying an extra hundred bucks cause you didnt buy air in early. It's a much better investment in the long run to buy compressed air tanks. Compressed air sells for around 50-60$ for the steel tanks (holds less air), and up to 150 for carbon fiber ones (lighter and holds more). Also air is normally cheaper to fill than CO2 at most fields, as you normally have to pay once for all-day air, vs 3-5 bucks per CO2 refills. P.S. Try to also buy a regulator for your gun. Air is one great thing to hype over, but regulated air makes your marker amazing. It keeps your gun shooting even more consistant. Over the chronograph a regulated gun should be shooting +/-5 fps. A safety tip so you don't die: The fill nipple is the spot where you attach the steel hose to your tank to fill it up. Whatever you do, DO NOT put oil or any form of lubricant in there! It can and WILL explode, easily killing you and anyone near you. The oil contacts with the hot compressed air, and does exactly what a diesel engine does: it combusts. It can blow off the roof of a car easily. You can however, put oil or lube in the ASA of your gun, where you screw in the tank. It makes the tank easier to screw in. Put 10-15 drops of marker oil in there, screw in the tank, dry fire(fire the gun without paintballs) 10 or so times, and your gun is all lubed up and ready to go.