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If one owns more than one rifle, the standardization of the foster fitting is much more simple and convenient than storing and switching between multiple fill probes.
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It’s one more piece to misplace. Two more o-rings to maintain.
Currently I have only rifles with fill probes
My P35, Notos, and PP700SA use the same probe.
Daystate Huntsman Revere has its own.
When you have fill probes you always learn to have a backup probe.
Currently I have only rifles with fill probes
My P35, Notos, and PP700SA use the same probe.
Daystate Huntsman Revere has its own.
When you have fill probes you always learn to have a backup probe.
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I hate them and misplaced mine for the Vulcan 3 so I machined a new one from 303 stainless that can be left in the gun. I much prefer a foster fitting which should be cheaper for the manufacturer and less machine steps so I don't know why fill probes exist.
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for starts it's fiddly and easy to loose / hard to keep track of and another chance to introduce dirt or grime into our air babies... second... more o-rings... usually 2 per probe... meh... a QD fitting is across the board easier. why the companies keep making probes is beyond me.
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Guns I target shoot with (refill a lot or tether) I like a QD.
Guns I carry and like sleek lines on, such as the gk1 or either leshiy, I like the probe.
Dave
Guns I carry and like sleek lines on, such as the gk1 or either leshiy, I like the probe.
Dave
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probes make a sleeker gun design, in some cases theyre better than pulling a cap off and trying to squeeze a foster behind a ldc .. a foster hanging off of your fine airgun is just brutish and uncultured haha
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Or you could get a Kral bottle gun, which has its own QD adapter from foster to their foster 
I love my jumbo, but why they do that is very odd.
I love my jumbo, but why they do that is very odd.
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I'd like to see a picture of that.Or you could get a Kral bottle gun, which has its own QD adapter from foster to their foster
I love my jumbo, but why they do that is very odd.
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Here ya go. This is a stock photo. You have to actually add the foster end on the threaded side.
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Cannot stand guns with Foster ( and had quite a few of them ) would like the new Eagle claw but refuse to buy one because of the Foster.
Probes never gave me a single problem, they are easier to use and feel much more secure then any Foster.
Probes never gave me a single problem, they are easier to use and feel much more secure then any Foster.
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They need to make a probe with a screw on the end.. Insert your probe, insert screw and tighten the screw.. that way it is in permanently...
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Some of my best most consistent accurate guns all have fill probes. So I don’t give them a second thought. I just cap them and never remove them from the guns. Except my Leshiy. It would be annoying if I left it in that gun.
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Preference really depends on the gun. For instance, I HATE the probe on the Kral Empires. They cut such a large valve port with sharp edges and it's always cutting orings to shreads. Twice, I've had to degass the gun and clean the valve out because it didn't seal due to a sliver of oring getting stuck in there.
I really like the fill probe ports on the Uragan's. The internal hole is tiny and doesn't eat orings. AGT did it right.
I really like the fill probe ports on the Uragan's. The internal hole is tiny and doesn't eat orings. AGT did it right.
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I have two without a probe and 3 with - all P35s. If I switch which gun I'm shooting from one with a probe to one without (or vice versa) that means switching what is on the fill hose. The bigger issue I have had is the probe sometimes leaks. It's been working well recently but for awhile I was swapping O-rings and adding silicone grease to make it work, Foster just works. I admit the probe can permit a nicer appearing fill area but I'd rather have a foster. Function over appearance for me.
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I think the only problem with probes is that they aren't standardized. If nearly all airguns used a standardized probe then there wouldn't be any complaints about losing them or their being proprietary or anything else. You'd just leave it permanently attached to the end of your fill whip and use it in the same manner most of us use a foster fitting on the end of our fill whips now.
Personally, I think fill probes are an improvement over a foster fitting. They're smaller and sleeker. They're not a game changer in any way, but things end up being improved significantly over the decades by the accumulation of dozens of small and seemingly insignificant improvements.
Personally, I think fill probes are an improvement over a foster fitting. They're smaller and sleeker. They're not a game changer in any way, but things end up being improved significantly over the decades by the accumulation of dozens of small and seemingly insignificant improvements.
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