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CO2 Tanks Verses N2 Tanks
What is the difference between Carbon dioxide (CO2) and tanks verses N2 Tanks? When and where would I use each style of paintball tanks? Both CO2 and N2 are the sources of power for your paintball markers. Both tanks allow you to shoot several hundred paintballs before you must refill the tank or switch in a new tank. Most tanks that you will buy will be suited for almost any paintball gun.
CO2 is a good source of power for your marker. With one CO2 bottle, you may be able to fire well over 1000 shots, depending on the size of the battle. A larger bottle will make your whole marker system bulkier and heavier. CO2 bottles are popular and widely used for a number of reasons. First, they are relatively inexpensive and widely available at most paintball stores. The CO2 battles can be purchased cheaply at most stores, and most of them are equipped to refill the bottles that you have.
While there are manly positive to the CO2 tanks, these are also some negatives. First, the velocities of your paintballs are sometimes inconsistent. If you are testing your speed with a chronograph and notice a great variability in velocity, chances are the CO2 tank is the culprit. The second CO2 problem is that the CO2 tank loses functioning in the cold weather. The colder the weather gets the greater the loss of function. CO2 gas properties are greatly affected by temperature fluctuations, and the CO2 gas won't expand properly in frigid conditions. The third difficulty with CO2 tanks is that it causes a lot of war and tear on your paintball gun. After shooting a number of rounds, you may feel that your marker is cold around the barrel, and you might notice a white liquid residue coming out of the barrel. When you see this white residue, you will know that you are shooting liquid CO2, and that it is freezing up in the markers barrel & interior. Over time, this can cause a lot of wear and tear on your markers. Finally, if you are a professional or just someone who likes to fire a high volume of paintballs per second, you may run into some trouble with the CO2. When shooting at a very high rate or on full auto, the CO2 gun may have difficulty expanding within your marker. As a result, the CO2 may begin to freeze in the barrel and inside of the paintgun, causing harm to the system. If enough frozen CO2 builds up on the inside, it can cause the gun to stop firing.
CO2 Tanks Verses N2 Tanks
(N2 Tanks work better in some of the same environments where CO2 tanks fail. For instance, using High Pressure Air (N2) will prevent liquid gas from freezing on the insides of the marker. Also, paintball velocity is much more consistent with high pressure air N2 tanks. In most cases, the marker fires within 5 fps from one shot to the other. Most N2 tanks have pressure that range from 3100-4600 psi. While there are many benefits, these are also some drawbacks, like the higher price of the N2 tanks.
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