If you were getting your first tank today, what would you get? I am new, have a compressor but would love a good sized tank so I can do a bunch of target shooting and night pest control without the noise of the compressor. Prefer large tanks for more fills. Thank you!
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Joe Brancatto's 90cu/ft Great White tank. I had purchased his 70cu/ft Tiger Shark but ended up purchasing the GW as you get at least 20 percent more air to fill with plus his come with dual gauges, one for gun fill the other for the tanks pressure.
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The Great White is a good choice but this Airmarksman is the same size but slightly less 
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Airmarksman 4500psi (100/cf) Carbon Fiber Tank(9.0L) | Utah Airguns
The Airmarksman Carbon Fiber Tank (9.0L) is loaded with features at an affordable price. Tested well past 4500psi and DOT certified.
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If you have your own compressor go on ebay & get a used tank. Most people pay for new tanks to allow a shop to fill them. You can find plenty of used tanks you can fill yourself.
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Why paid over $700 for a cf tank? Also why pay used for someone's old tank. You never know how the first owner been treating it. Also these old used tanks on ebay are firemen tanks that been in fire, toss around, and out-of dated that's why they throw them away and then people collect them to re-sell. If you already got a compressor I would suggest buying these tuxing tanks. They are $271 with free shipping and plus they are brand stinky new. You can't beat that.
TUXING 4500Psi Pcp Air Tank 6.8L Carbon Fiber HPA Tank with valve for Paintball | eBay
【Product Testing Performance】: One of the safety tests is the hydrostatic test pressure, for carbon fiber cylinders, it can reach 50Mpa.
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That's a much more reasonable price for new. $700 or more that some places charge for new is outrageous. Concerning used, if the exterior condition looks good (no cracks, heat damage, continuity of resin coating, etc.) it's a pretty sure bet it'll be OK internally. They're inherently robust & built for safety.Why paid over $700 for a cf tank? Also why pay used for someone's old tank. You never know how the first owner been treating it. Also these old used tanks on ebay are firemen tanks that been in fire, toss around, and out-of dated that's why they throw them away and then people collect them to re-sell. If you already got a compressor I would suggest buying these tuxing tanks. They are $271 with free shipping and plus they are brand stinky new. You can't buy that.
TUXING 4500Psi Pcp Air Tank 6.8L Carbon Fiber HPA Tank with valve for Paintball | eBay
【Product Testing Performance】: One of the safety tests is the hydrostatic test pressure, for carbon fiber cylinders, it can reach 50Mpa.www.ebay.com
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IMO unless you can't fill them yourself, go with good condition used SCBA (firefighters) air bottles. I've yet to see a CF air bottle like these that failed violently. The bottle itself has it's own burst disc. Consider the environment and handling the bottles are made for.
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Doesn't matter if the tank is in good condition. These used firemen tanks are at the end of its life. That is the only reason firemen toss them away. And people collect them and try to re-sell. A carbon fiber tank is only good for 15 years. So these used tanks are at the end of its life. You may get a few years left but once it expires it's no good anymore
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I have looked at those Tuxing tanks.
In the description they say 4500 psi but on the tank they say 300 bar which is only 4351 bar.
In the description they say 4500 psi but on the tank they say 300 bar which is only 4351 bar.
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I do love 12 L tanks, but my first CF tank is " just " 9 L as that suited me better price wise, also as i have my own big boy compressor topping up 9 L or 12 L tank is a matter of minutes.
And i dont even let tank cool down and then fill again to actually hit the 300 BAR, so a fill are generally only 270 - 280 BAR in my case.
If you are a fill rifle and shoot guy i assume you would like to fill rifle to the MAX, but i shoot tethered at the bench so i shoot my tanks down below 200 BAR ( generally shooting 90 BAR regulated pressure in my rifle, but shooting lighter pellets i can go as low as 50 - 40 BAR regulated pressure due to the 700 mm long barrel )
If you only fill your 300 BAR able rifle to 200 BAR, you will of course have a lower shot count.
Tethered that is no problem and i just shoot - shoot and shoot for 3-4-5 days and many hours every day.
Ever since i got the 9 L bottle, i have to admit i feel like it is A LOT smaller than a 12 L bottle, before using my hybrid steel / carbon fiber 300 BAR bottle the 12 L generally lasted me a whole month, and most often shooting 2 times a week ( shooting the pea .177 caliber )
And i dont even let tank cool down and then fill again to actually hit the 300 BAR, so a fill are generally only 270 - 280 BAR in my case.
If you are a fill rifle and shoot guy i assume you would like to fill rifle to the MAX, but i shoot tethered at the bench so i shoot my tanks down below 200 BAR ( generally shooting 90 BAR regulated pressure in my rifle, but shooting lighter pellets i can go as low as 50 - 40 BAR regulated pressure due to the 700 mm long barrel )
If you only fill your 300 BAR able rifle to 200 BAR, you will of course have a lower shot count.
Tethered that is no problem and i just shoot - shoot and shoot for 3-4-5 days and many hours every day.
Ever since i got the 9 L bottle, i have to admit i feel like it is A LOT smaller than a 12 L bottle, before using my hybrid steel / carbon fiber 300 BAR bottle the 12 L generally lasted me a whole month, and most often shooting 2 times a week ( shooting the pea .177 caliber )
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Not really "at the end of its life". At the end of "suggested" life IF being used for firefighting purposes & abuse. There is a very WIDE margin of safety built into that 15 year "deadline". Airgunners won't be exposing them to the harsh conditions firefighting might. I spent 30+ years in the firefighting equipment industry & being a firefighter for a few. I speak from experience. They're built with SAFETY being paramount. 30 years of hydrotesting, seen some fail but never ever "explode" as some fear they might.
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Carbon fiber tanks doesn't matter if it was made for fireman, for paintball, for airgun, etc. They have a 15 year life from when it was made and 5 year hydro testing. Once the 15 year is up its no good. That is why shop will not even fill it if it's past the 15 year life span. Sure you can keep using it for 100 years, but I would never risk my life on a 4500 psi tank past its 15 year. If you wish to use an cf tank after its 15 years that's on you but do not encourage others its fine for them to use. When it goes boom you could be reliable. That's just my advice. Cf tanks are cheap these days and can be replace. Human body parts not so much.
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"Once the 15 year is up its no good" For firefighting YES, for airgunning purposes, NOT SO MUCH. Depends on individual's level of comfort. The MAJORITY of us here have used tanks, I'm willing to bet. If you're not comfortable with it personally, don't use one. Simple. I'm just stating my PROFESSIONAL opinion. Again, I've never seen nor heard of people losing body parts to a cf tank failure. (And PLEASE don't post that video of an exploded tank - which they FORCED to explode). They don't go BOOM, they go SSSSSSSSSS. I'm very well aware of the time parameters, codes & jurisdictional laws regarding tanks.
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