| If you're familiar with the sport of paintball or the | | | | problem with CO2 is that it may cause the hammer to |
| various types of paintball guns, such as spyder paintball | | | | not the fully re-cock and prevent your paintball gun |
| guns or an angel paintball gun, then you know how | | | | from going fully automatic.Paintball guns will vary in their |
| important a good nitro/compressed-air system can be. | | | | sensitivity to liquid or spiking pressure. You may have |
| You'll find that carbon dioxide systems, commonly | | | | trouble in cooler weather such as the high 30's or low |
| referred to as CO2, are readily available and | | | | 40's, when you employ rapid fire, or if you overfill your |
| inexpensive but they are less effective. CO2 comes in | | | | tank, as this may cause the liquid CO2 to not turn into |
| both gas form and liquid. The liquid is usually under high | | | | a gas adequately before it enters your gun. There are |
| pressure which will allow it to be stored in a very small | | | | three different ways that you can regulate the flow of |
| space. To function properly, CO2 needs adequate | | | | CO2 pressure into your paintball gun. Expansion |
| space to expand into a gas, otherwise your system | | | | chambers, commonly referred to as x-chambers will |
| will not function properly. Some players have difficulty | | | | attach to your tank and gun and will stop the liquid |
| with liquid CO2 entering their paintball guns. They can | | | | from entering it. It will also help with the air pressure. |
| harm the internal mechanics, especially plastic o-rings | | | | Anti-siphon valves have tubes placed inside the CO2 |
| and rubber. Your local paintball gear supplier can advise | | | | tank which will stop the CO2 from entering the gun, |
| you on what necessary precautions you need to take | | | | and this is your cheapest solution. One of the most |
| to avoid this costly and annoying problem.Liquid CO2 | | | | commonly used items is a regulator. It will attach to the |
| could freeze up the inside of your paintball gun and | | | | tank and gun and provide consistent air pressure, but it |
| stop it from working until it has had an opportunity to | | | | is also your most expensive solution. Another |
| thaw out. It takes about 10 to 15 seconds to thaw out | | | | mid-range cost item is a remote. This consists of a |
| but this could be just long enough for an opponent to | | | | long hose that will connect your gun to a tank placed |
| shoot you with his rapid-fire paintballs! You'll find as well | | | | on the player's side or back. Either way you look at it |
| that CO2 expands rapidly from the high pressure | | | | there are several options in paintball gear to increase |
| inside the tank and it is then converted to a lower | | | | your competitiveness on the field!By Terry Price- |
| pressure inside the gun. This will cause the gun's | | | | Check out some proven techniques used by |
| velocity to fluctuate, meaning that each paintball will | | | | professionals! A tippman A-5 will instantly deliver a |
| travel at a different rate and trajectory which may | | | | stunning blow! |
| make it difficult to shoot your target. Another annoying | | | | |