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Paintball – Why Compressed Air Is Superior To CO2

Let us take a peak at CO2 and see what is going on inside of it and your gun while you are playing paintball. Many players choose to use it because it is more affordable than the superior solution, compressed air.

Most players will be just fine using CO2. They can play for years and years with it and still have fun playing paintball. If you want to save money and don’t really care about improving your gun’s performance then there is no reason to upgrade. Some markers work much better on CO2 than others, so many players chose not to upgrade.

In the winter months, or in colder temperatures, you can experience several problems while using CO2. Your gun may start to sputter, choke, get freezing cold, or it may freeze up. Your tank may also get so cold that you can’t touch it.

These problems often occur when you are shooting rapidly. During times of rapid fire, it is important that problems like these don’t happen, because it is often when you are trying hard to hit a target, or keeping someone in their bunker.

In a tank the CO2 is in both gas form and liquid form. The gas is what you want your gun to use, while the liquid is what you want to keep out. When you shoot the gas, more liquid will turn into gas. When you are shooting rapidly the liquid often isn’t able to turn into gas quickly enough, so it goes into your paintball marker.

Liquid entering your gun can cause horrible consistency from shot to shot. One shot may be fine, but then you may notice that the shots after it all travel shorter.

Having inconsistent velocity can greatly affect your ability to hit your target. Many times, it helps to be able to shoot a stream of paint to keep someone in their bunker, or to hit a moving target. With each shot going not as far as the first one, it makes it difficult to do either.

What is the solution? What is a better alternative to CO2? Compressed air (or HPA) is a much more practical and effective solution for powering a paintball gun. It is much more consistent, and it is only gas, so it isn’t affected by cold weather.

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