{"id":3511,"date":"2015-08-17T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/?p=3511"},"modified":"2015-08-16T20:55:40","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T03:55:40","slug":"omega-deluxe-100-cubic-foot-hpa-cylinder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/omega-deluxe-100-cubic-foot-hpa-cylinder.html","title":{"rendered":"Omega Deluxe 100 Cubic Foot HPA Cylinder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Omega being used to fill an Airforce reservoir<\/p><\/div>\n

Pre-charged pneumatic guns are a joy to shoot.\u00a0 They can be very powerful, yet all but the most powerful produce no felt recoil at all.\u00a0 For all of the fun and lack of recoil, there has to be an equal and opposite side and that is: charging these guns in the first place.\u00a0 Starting out, if you can only afford one PCP gun, you might opt for a hand pump to fill that reservoir.\u00a0 They are convenient, easily portable and take up little storage space.\u00a0 They work well and can last a long time with proper usage and care.\u00a0 The downside, as many of you reading this know, is the amount of work involved in hand pumping a reservoir with a capacity of around 200cc up to a pressure of 3000, or more, psi.\u00a0 If you are not familiar with the process, it can be a tedious workout.\u00a0 It may take hundreds of strokes, stopping momentarily at both the top of the stroke and the bottom of the stroke (for most efficient air transfer), to completely fill an empty gun.<\/p>\n

Now, I certainly don’t want to discourage anyone from owning a PCP airgun.\u00a0 Luckily for those of us who enjoy owning and shooting them, there are options to a hand pump.\u00a0 Got an old scuba tank laying around that is still capable of passing the hydro test?\u00a0 If you were never into scuba or your tank is so old no one will fill it for you (old High Pressure Air vessels are nothing to fool around with), check out the possibilities from www.airgunsofarizona.com<\/a>.\u00a0 AofA carries the Omega line of carbon-fiber wrapped aluminum air cylinders that are rated for 4500psi \u2013 higher than scuba tanks.\u00a0 Plus, they weight a lot<\/u> less.\u00a0 The smaller tanks can easily be carried in a backpack for topping off your gun while afield. \u00a0The bigger tanks like the 100 cubic foot model shown here will keep you shooting longer between refills. \u00a0The only caveats: you must treat these tanks with care; protect them from scratching and gouges as that might weaken the tank, making it unsafe to refill, and they have a usable life of 15 years.<\/p>\n

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Super flexible HPA hose with Foster quick disconnect<\/p><\/div>\n

Along with the tanks and single gauge valve, a highly flexible hose comes as a marvelous little addition.\u00a0 It is longer (one meter) than most of the hoses that come with a tank.\u00a0 This is a big help when you have multiple airguns to fill and the fill ports on each gun will most likely be in a different place — anywhere from the front just under the barrel, to the rear under the buttstock and anywhere in between.\u00a0 The most remarkable feature about this hose is that it could literally be tied in a knot without kinking (although I wouldn\u2019t recommend making a practice of that!).\u00a0 This valve and hose combination comes with a lifetime warranty.<\/p>\n

Additionally, AofA offers options such as an \u201cAdaptable Connector System\u201d, allowing quick connections to various types of fill ports without the use of wrenches.\u00a0 AofA was the first to provide this adaptable system to the market and now others are following suit.\u00a0 They also offer a carry system that makes it convenient to transport the tank while providing protection from damage. \u00a0Another option: AofA can fit the tanks with a dual gauge valve that provides more accuracy by showing the tank and fill pressure during the filling process.<\/p>\n

Contact AofA for additional details and pricing at either: www.airgunsofarizona.com<\/a> or (480) 461-1113.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t have easy access to a dive shop or other filling station, then you\u2019ll want to check out the compressor options available through AofA.\u00a0 More on that in a future blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pre-charged pneumatic guns are a joy to shoot.\u00a0 They can be very powerful, yet all but the most powerful produce no felt recoil at all.\u00a0 For all of the fun and lack of recoil, there has to be an equal and opposite side and that is: charging these guns in the first place.\u00a0 Starting out,…»<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3511"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3511"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3521,"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3511\/revisions\/3521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}