HICAPPA CO2 Mags??

[cbcsteve]

Sounds good, but don't kill any squirrels please :P or chipmunks

[Cheeseman]

Originally Posted by cbcsteve

Sounds good, but don't kill any squirrels please :P or chipmunks

With the way the economy's at these days I think Squirrel will be the meal of the day for a few months to come.

[Nick_273]

How does the cost of CO2 cartridges compare to that of propane?

[Cheeseman]

Originally Posted by Nick_273

How does the cost of CO2 cartridges compare to that of propane?

I don't know about the statistics of cost differences, but the fact that you don't have to carry around a big dangerous tank of propane compared to CO2 is a little more appealing to me. Add that with the higher velocity of CO2 and I’m sold.

[Nick_273]

Yeah and as long as you get them in bulk they are probably not too ridiculous in price. I'm really starting to like the CO2 capable pistols, especially for when the weather gets colder.

[HeadlessChicken]

A friend and I split a couple boxes of 100 12g, I think was around $40 give or take.

[Endymion]

Put it this way... even assuming $0.50 per cartridge (though it's closer to $1.00 if you purchase from Wal-Mart, Canadian Tire, etc.) that's about seven cartridges per tank of propane. At two full mags per cartridge, you're getting 14 mags. Now with propane you have the ability to top up your partially spent mags.

The operating costs of using CO2 tend to be higher, but it really comes down to how much you use those mags.

[Crunchmeister]

Don't use CO2 mags in a stock TM, as you'll blow the gun apart. A metal upraded TM should work fine, but I personally wouldn't.

As for operating costs, CO2 is far more expensive than propane to operate. Although in cold weather, I can definitely see them being more appealing, as you can still get useable velocities and the gun can still perform.

[Styrak]

I've used one in a WE gun. Didn't shoot much higher than a propane mag, probably because of the increased resistance pressure on the valve, and the hammer is meant for the resistance of a propane mag.

[Crunchmeister]

I fired my WE using a CO2 mag and clocked in at about 390 fps, compared to the 310-320fps I get out my pistol normally. So yeah, it's a big difference.

[T_A_N_K]

Originally Posted by Cheeseman

I don't know about the statistics of cost differences, but the fact that you don't have to carry around a big dangerous tank of propane compared to CO2 is a little more appealing to me. Add that with the higher velocity of CO2 and I’m sold.

FYI: c02 is not much safer if not more dangerous than propane. Considering the pressure difference between the two is about 10 fold.

[Amos]

IIRC: WE makes 2 different versions of the gun, the Propane one isn't supposed to run on CO2 magazines... But this information is pretty cloudy in my memory, there's a chance I could be completely wrong.

[Skladfin]

Originally Posted by Cheeseman

I guess me and BORDENSNIPER are going to be your genny pigs.
When we get them we'll make sure to test them out at various different conditions and see they perform.

definitely let me know, id love to hear about it

[Styrak]

Originally Posted by T_A_N_K

FYI: c02 is not much safer if not more dangerous than propane. Considering the pressure difference between the two is about 10 fold.

Except CO2 isn't flammable.

[ShelledPants]

Originally Posted by Styrak

Except CO2 isn't flammable.

It doesn't need to be; an explosion is cause by the rapid expansion of gas.

Sure, you could call the propane 'more dangerous' because it could catch fire while exploding if near an open flame, but pressure on the vessel is what's going to be the cause of an accident.

I'd say that calling either "more dangerous" than the other is a little ridiculous, both should be treated with the same cautions, and both are quite stable when doing so.