Some un-named individual [cough]Rich[cough] has mocked my statement on maintaining your gun in the following picture. I'll leave it to your own investigation to determine the identity of the malcontent [cough]Junkie[cough] who is attempting to besmirch my reputation.



The following is what I said about maintaining your gun in one of my previous Blog entries:

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What is a Regulator?

A Regulator is a device which controls the output pressure of the gas power source. The Regulator can only maintain or reduce the pressure of the gas coming from the source tank - It cannot increase the pressure.

What use is a regulator?

There are several uses for a regulator.

1. Drop your gas power source pressure to a level your system can use. An example is a High Pressure Air tank, they can range in internal...

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I want to thank Jes [gfgjester] for pointing this out. The following is up to date as of today 9/18/07. These bottles are unsafe, are not to be used, and can not be certified ever for use. I remember hearing a rumor that they had overturned this ruling but according to DOT the Safety Advisory is still in effect.

WARNING DO NOT USE FIBER WRAPPED BOTTLES FROM GLOBAL COMPOSITES WITH THE DOT-E 12695 EXEMPTION

• E-12695 GCI (Global Composites) DOT recommends that any...

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Hydrostatic Testing Requirements […as I understand them]

Given that we utilize CO2 cylinders and High Pressure Air [HPA] bottles on a regular basis, it is wierd that most players are ignorant of the testing requirements. This is foolish and irresponsible so I’ve collected together some basic information to help out my fellow players.

I’ve seen players over the years handle their air sources quite recklessly risking themselves and more importantly others. These bottles...

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Well good for you, I’m duly impressed.

Lets figure this out, lets say a case of paintballs cost you $50 and there are 2000 balls in a case this means each ball costs 2.5 cents each. 20 balls x $0.025/ball = $0.50 in one second and realistically unless you get the drop on me or any other half way competent player you might get me a 1/3rd of the time. So given my assumptions it is going to take at least 3 seconds of firing total to get me and that equals $1.50 to get...

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