I started airgunning about a year ago. First a springer, then it didn't take long till I got my 1st PCP (FX Impact m3 pre-owned). At first I didn't want to invest too much so I bought a shoebox compressor (new warrior). It was pretty good for my needs although a bit slow. However fuses burnt a few times, and now since yesterday something is wrong in the compression block so no pressure build-up anymore. I might get it repaired under warranty, but I'm a bit fed up with it and will sell it once repaired.
Hence I just bought a serious compressor from Coltri. This should be a different beast... I hope so at least for the price difference ;-) I do have a few questions though related to how I should use if for filling. It's a 100l/min compressor, so pretty fast.
Hence I just bought a serious compressor from Coltri. This should be a different beast... I hope so at least for the price difference ;-) I do have a few questions though related to how I should use if for filling. It's a 100l/min compressor, so pretty fast.
- Is it a good idea to fill up the PCP guns straight away from the compressor? It should only take 1 minute something. But wouldn't it cause a lot of wear and tear on the compressor to pump often for such a small volumes?
- I suppose getting a SCBA tank is a better plan. I have an FX impact (250 bar max) and Leshiy 2 (300 bar max). If i want to use them untethered I suppose I need large tanks if I want to fill the guns a few times close to their max capacity?
- or is it wiser to take a smaller bottle and top it up more frequently?
- tethering to a large bottle while shooting sounds a bit tedious to me, but I might be mistaken?