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air pump...

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:41 pm
by Matt221985
Has anyone ever used a bicycle or hand pump to fill ur air cannon? how long will it take??

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:44 pm
by ShowNoMercy
Are you serious? (lol gotta live up to the sig). But yeah if your chamber is small enough a bike pump will work, but it will get old really fast. Save up and get a compressor or C02 setup.

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:44 pm
by hi
lots of people use them. i use them when i only want one or two shots. it depends on the chamber how long it takes to pump and also what pressure. mine takes about a minute of medium-hard pumping.

on the bright side, the ladys will love the mussel.

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:55 pm
by homedepotpro
lol :D, dude that didn't really deserve a topic but, yeah i use one, it takes like ~35 pumps to fill mine to like 80psi

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:53 pm
by Matt221985
well, i want it so when i go somewhere with my gun i can fill it, something portable, chamber is 3 inch pvc, 2ft long.

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:55 pm
by pyromaniac
Also foot pumps make the pumping alot easier. theres a good pump at your local homedepot. check the compressor isle you should see a pump make by husky. pumps great and its cheap to only 8 bucks.

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:58 pm
by Matt221985
foot pump? i live like 5 feet from Home Depot. its in my front yard. Husky is some good stuff too.

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:07 pm
by origin unknown
They have portable electric pumps that run on a rechargeable battery which is what I sometimes use when I am tired.

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:13 pm
by the_beaver689
If you need the launcher to be portable you could attach the bike pump to the launcher as I did. I have a small chamber and it takes me a 30 seconds to fill it up to 100 psi.

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:14 pm
by ShowNoMercy
Eh, I would be careful if you are planning on buying one of those kinds of compressors. They die really fast when used to constantly charge up cannons.

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:49 pm
by rednecktatertosser
yeah i have killed 2 portable air compressors and 3 bike pumps. i reccomend following ShowNoMercy's advice of saving up and getting a real air compressor or a CO2 setup.

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:55 pm
by Matt221985
once again, i dont want a compressor, i want something portable to go whereever i go!

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:00 pm
by rednecktatertosser
well than consider getting a CO2 setup. as mentioned in my previos post afetr the word OR

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:24 pm
by Matt221985
co2 setup, lotta money, bike pump cheap, lol

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:25 pm
by noname
I used a bike pump for about 4 years, until I finally bought a compressor to shoot all the strafers I had in my garage. :D
It's not that bad; if you're not in good shape, you will be after a year or so (especially if you're going 100 psi with a 5 foot 2" chamber).