pump or dive tank ????

[RedRob 1]

I am a 62 year old, and do have a pump, good way to keep fit, if you take it steady, but do have a tank as well, don't want to over do it with the keep fit, I do have to sit down and have a cup of tea after using the pump, hard work, but a good back up for if the tank runs out of air.

[jonathanmsoloman 6]

I think employing a pump is efficacious exercise, as a teacher I even have a reasonably inactive job. Best to pump your gun before you go tho' as a result of pumping elevates your pulse like no one's business lol.

Happy days

[carlo5983 11]

A have had pumps and bottles but would rather use the pump personal choice and i rang my gun shop about the filters for the pump as a read that you can get mosture in your gun and can cause it to rust from the inside out the reply a got from the gun shop was they have sold thousands of pumps and its full of crap a will not hurt you gun one bit and that they have never heard of out like that with the pumps and then told me not to bother with the filter as its pointless and the hills pump as a built in filter any ways. a have not had any probs with any of my guns when using the pumps so far and used them for years don't no how true this is just what they told me anyways

[marko23 1]

Definately Scuba bottle everytime, I scuba dive and shoot so its easy. Join together with your mates and buy a compressor you can get a 232 bar compressor on ebay dirt cheap. As you are not breathing the air too just filling guns you don't have to have the tests done on it for CO2 etc.

Cheers Marko

[ecky peavie 1]

Tank every time,after a day's shooting a quick blast and your ready for the next shoot

[John Stott 202]

No brainer, got to be a tank. Or, if you are rich like me two.

Unless you have an urchin to pump.

I did, he's still stuck up the chimney.

[jamieh0lt 0]

Hello guys

 

I am looking at buying a PCP air rifle after having a go with a friends it just seems like the way forward. Although my friends seemed easy to pump using a stirrup, I have heard that other guns may take alot more effort. So to my original point is it worth getting a bottle and after looking on ebay there is not much in price difference. But I have noticed that I can pick up an out of test one for as little as £30. Would this be dangerous as high pressures are involved and could be potentially dangerous.

[villaman 9,983]

Its going to cost you about £40 + to get it retested and it might not even pass

[John Stott 202]

Never buy an out of test tank. It will be corroded internally and thats why its being sold. Only good for scrap. They really are cheap enough new.

[jonathanmsoloman 6]

I think you should see air rifle reviews when deciding

[Murphydog 30]

I think you should see air rifle reviews when deciding

Just had a look at that link and it recommends PCP's for garden plinking and springers for hunting so I won't be taken too much notice of anything else they say.

 

As for the original question, I use a Hills stirrup pump.

[murph81 6]

Anyone using a Drager carbon fibre tank, any pros or cons?

[Adrian Kenny 64]

I think you should see air rifle reviews when deciding

[Adrian Kenny 64]

Really... Sneaky adverts I fear.. Who in hell fires would suggest this as viable reading... Sorry but I just read this tat and is time of my life I can't get back.. To the point where the time it lost to type this message made no difference.. Thanks kNoob (pronounce if with one "o")

AtFb Ade

[Adrian Kenny 64]

I mean the post by http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/user/97257-jonathanmsoloman/