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Charlot1405 · April 4th, 2018, 12:03

Hi everyone,
I was wondering if my post about HPA really belonged to the Newbie Tank, but since I know pretty much nothing about HPA, I thought I could take all the advice possible.

First of all, I want you to know that I probably know a lot less than you guys, so correct me if i'm wrong about anything.

So recently, I bought a We Glock 17 for the sole purpose of turning it into an HPA bb machine. I was first looking for a glock 18, but they have become quite rare, and I figured that if I can get my hands on one it would work as well, as they have the same mags.

I know I want to build an HPA gun, since I would love to have a very reliable pistol, and since I know I will have a lot of free time during the summer to work on that project.

First, I would like to know what you guys think of this idea. Then, do you guys have any recommendations as to which regulator or line to get, and, if possible, where to get them from.

Right now I own an old tank that I used when I was playing paintball. Here is everything I know of this tank. It still works, has no leaks, and is still pretty full. The brand is Empire, it has a max capacity of 3000 psi and is 48 CU. My question is: Is this tank going to work with my HPA setup? If more information is needed, I'll take a picture of it.

From what I know, I need a regulator, to convert the high pressure of the tank into lower pressure, so that my gun does not explode (right?). Next I need a line (seems to come with regulators normally). Finally, I need to change my fill up vavle for an adapter that fits my line into the we mag, as well as put teflon for it to have no leaks.

Would that be it? It seems simple (kind of), and I want to be sure im not missing anything.

Next would be to install all of it, which once again will probably be hard, but thats for another day

If you guys could help me by correcting me if I am wrong about something, and by giving me some links, I'd be glad.

Thanks!

April 4th, 2018, 12:03	#1
Charlot1405 Trader rating Join Date: May 2017	Looking to try HPA Hi everyone, I was wondering if my post about HPA really belonged to the Newbie Tank, but since I know pretty much nothing about HPA, I thought I could take all the advice possible. First of all, I want you to know that I probably know a lot less than you guys, so correct me if i'm wrong about anything. So recently, I bought a We Glock 17 for the sole purpose of turning it into an HPA bb machine. I was first looking for a glock 18, but they have become quite rare, and I figured that if I can get my hands on one it would work as well, as they have the same mags. I know I want to build an HPA gun, since I would love to have a very reliable pistol, and since I know I will have a lot of free time during the summer to work on that project. First, I would like to know what you guys think of this idea. Then, do you guys have any recommendations as to which regulator or line to get, and, if possible, where to get them from. Right now I own an old tank that I used when I was playing paintball. Here is everything I know of this tank. It still works, has no leaks, and is still pretty full. The brand is Empire, it has a max capacity of 3000 psi and is 48 CU. My question is: Is this tank going to work with my HPA setup? If more information is needed, I'll take a picture of it. From what I know, I need a regulator, to convert the high pressure of the tank into lower pressure, so that my gun does not explode (right?). Next I need a line (seems to come with regulators normally). Finally, I need to change my fill up vavle for an adapter that fits my line into the we mag, as well as put teflon for it to have no leaks. Would that be it? It seems simple (kind of), and I want to be sure im not missing anything. Next would be to install all of it, which once again will probably be hard, but thats for another day If you guys could help me by correcting me if I am wrong about something, and by giving me some links, I'd be glad. Thanks!