| You'll find that if your paintball gun is freezing up or | | | | experienced with paintball equipment use only HPA |
| firing irregularly, it has to do with the CO2 or carbon | | | | Nitro. |
| dioxide gas. Your expansion chamber will help prevent | | | | You can also find that with CO2 systems, it is harder |
| freezing in the regulator and will also provide uniform | | | | to get the tanks filled than the compressed air system. |
| pressure. It may be the best solution to the several | | | | With compressed air, an air compressor found at your |
| inconveniences caused by CO2. Of course, any | | | | local gas station is usually incapable of achieving a |
| inconveniences that you have can simply be stopped | | | | pressure greater than 350 psi. Paintball guns require a |
| by just ceasing to use CO2 gas. The alternative to | | | | psi of 800-850 or more. Very special and expensive |
| CO2 is a Nitro/HPA systems. HPA or high-pressure air | | | | compressors are required to fill HPA/Nitro tanks. You'll |
| and nitrogen, which is the primary component of the air | | | | find, therefore, that the best source of compressed air |
| we breathe, is one of the main reasons to use | | | | is at your local paintball field or scuba diving shop. If you |
| compressed air in paintball guns. It is not a liquid like | | | | don't have access to compressed air, then CO2 is |
| CO2 while in your tank and will alleviate problems with | | | | preferable and CO2 tanks are much less expensive |
| freeze-up that are sometimes characteristic of CO2 | | | | than HPA/Nitro systems. Many professional |
| systems. You'll also find that there may be a transfer | | | | paintballers, prefer this type of fuel for their paintball |
| of liquid CO2 directly into your paintball gun causing | | | | gun even though compressed air is sometimes hard to |
| firing problems. | | | | find. The primary benefit is the fact that they're going |
| Compressed air will provide you consistent air | | | | to improve the consistency of their shooting and it will |
| pressure especially if the air tank is fitted with a | | | | allow them to fire more rapidly without worrying about |
| regulator valve. Many paintball guns, especially high-end | | | | freezing up their paintball gun. Most of all, have fun! This |
| guns, require consistent and uniform air pressure in | | | | is what it is all about! |
| order to fire properly. This is why many players | | | | |