pcp air tanks

azneye · Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:33 am

what are those pcp cyclinders made of? i heard that they can take up to 3,000 psi?!?!?!?
thanks

Boomer_ · Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:00 am

Pcp? what is this pcp? I don't think you are talking about the drug.

jackssmirkingrevenge · Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:00 am

Steel or aluminium. The cylinder on my Daystate Mk.3 takes at least 230 bar (around 3,400 psi)

Pcp? what is this pcp? I don't think you are talking about the drug.

Pre-charged pneumatic -> an airgun that uses compressed gas from a reservoir to function, much like a pneumatic spudgun.

azneye · Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:39 am

i see
so supposedly i could take a steel or aluminum pipe and make a chamber sort of like a pcp one and i should be able to at least take 1000 psi right?

thanks for the info

to_live · Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:42 am

no you couldnt, the pipe would have to be rated to 1000psi which is commonly available

chaos · Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:42 am

if ya get the right fitting and so forth yes you could use that much pressure(regulated) not many home-job valves hold up to that much abuse.

pigion · Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:45 pm

pcp tanks on hightech airguns are able to handle 250 bar ( 3600 psi ). I don't know your skill around pneumatics however if a homemade pcp tank explodes and a very little piece of shrapnel hit's you... It won't be nice.

lukemc · Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:40 pm

a little shrapnel in the leg never hurt anyone

i think y0ur better 0ff using a empty c02 tank f0r pressures that high

s0rry f0r the 0s my keyb0ards mess up

CpTn_lAw · Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:20 pm

don't see why you couldn't use one....but, at this stage of difficulty, you're better off buying a cheap PCP and modding it. you'll just ave to work on the hammer valve, and the barrel.

chaos · Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:48 pm

can i ask a question? are you using this as the main chamber or a resovoiur?

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