I have a 300 bar buddy bottle. Can I fill to capacity and shoot with it on a 250 bar gun or only fill the bottle too 250 bar?
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As long as the valve on it lets you control the flow so that you can stop the fill when the gun gets to 250 bar, you should have no issues.
That said, depending on the size of the buddy bottle, a 300 bar fill might not even get your gun bottle up to 250 bar anyways . . . if the buddy bottle is a 500 cc one, and the gun also holds 500 cc, and you decide to refill the gun when it gets down to 150bar, you'll only be able to fill to about 225 bar off the 300 bar buddy bottle (just as an example).
That said, depending on the size of the buddy bottle, a 300 bar fill might not even get your gun bottle up to 250 bar anyways . . . if the buddy bottle is a 500 cc one, and the gun also holds 500 cc, and you decide to refill the gun when it gets down to 150bar, you'll only be able to fill to about 225 bar off the 300 bar buddy bottle (just as an example).
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If you’re wanting to leave your tank valve open and the fill hose connected you will need a regulator set at no more than 250 bar. That way you never exceed the guns max fill pressure. That method is referred to as “tethering”. Typically used when bench shooting, although paintballers will backpack a small CF tank for large volumes of air/shots.
Here is one available regulator, it’s quality but pricey.
Here is one available regulator, it’s quality but pricey.
REGMAN 2.0 – External PCP Airgun Regulator
If you are bench shooting big-bore air rifles at longer distances or shooting other airguns a regulator is a great piece of gear.
airtanksplus.com
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