Kiwi Airgunners Forum : PCP Questions www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/ This is an XML content feed of; Kiwi Airgunners Forum : Pauly's Technical Area : PCP Questions Copyright (c) 2006-2012 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 07 May 2026 17:00:46 +0000 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:33:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.14 360 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1318 Kiwi Airgunners Forum www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_images/logo.jpg www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/ PCP Questions : I bought this at gun city on the... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13729#13729 Author: metallicsting
Subject: 1318
Posted: 07 Feb 2026 at 9:33pm

I bought this at gun city on the Father’s Day special for $639.20
https://www.guncity.com/pcp-air-compressor-12v-250w-376381
I have an FX Impact M4 and it takes approx 5-7mins to fill from 100bar to 250bar. I always turn it on first to ensure any moisture is out before attaching it to my Airgun, because on hot days it often starts with a bit of water coming out. I’m really new to pcp’s so don’t really know what I’m doing yet but it seems to do the job. I will buy a tank eventually. Would love to give advice but I’m still learning myself and don’t want to give wrong advice.]]> Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:33:04 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13729#13729 PCP Questions : Hi Mintie,Good explination of... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13721#13721 Author: RangerPete
Subject: 1318
Posted: 07 Feb 2026 at 12:21pm

Hi Mintie,

Good explination of your home compressor set up.

I agree with you 100% about being able to fill a 300bar rifle up to 300 bar. There are a lot of shots between 300 and 220 bar, so why not use them.
I used to have a 300bar 10L scuba tank, which I brought over to NZ when I immigrated, and then found out it cant be filled by a dive shop in NZ or Aus because there is a specific H&S system here. Quite frustrating.

300 bar scuba tanks are avalible to purchase here, and as JawbFrog pointed out, they need a special DIN valve rated to 300bar, which I would have had to order seperatly when I looked into buying a 300bar tank here. The only problem I found when I phoned around is that there is only 1 dive shop on North Island (that I am aware of) that will fill a scuba tank to 300bar, and they are in Auckland (and I'm not).

I considered a home compressor, but the costs and maintence, and buckets of water with pumps to cool it etc, seemed like more hassel then I wanted. My rifles take 200bar and 230bar, so I got a one man decompression chamber (14L steel scuba tank) for 400 bucks, my hamilton dive shot pumps it to about 210 (should be 230 but they too lazy to let it cool and then do the last 20 bar) and that much air lasts me months.

If I had a 300 bar rifle things would be different i guess ]]> Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:21:04 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13721#13721 PCP Questions : Sounds like a whole shipload of... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13709#13709 Author: Kris
Subject: 1318
Posted: 05 Feb 2026 at 7:33pm

Sounds like a whole shipload of red tape and bureaucratic headaches to me, might be worth a look though, be good to have an indoor range that close,
Yes we should,

Kris ]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:33:27 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13709#13709 PCP Questions : Fingers crosman, I'll let... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13708#13708 Author: Kris
Subject: 1318
Posted: 05 Feb 2026 at 7:28pm

Fingers crosman, I'll let you know how I get on, in 5-6 weeks, 🙄]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:28:52 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13708#13708 PCP Questions : Thanks, tanks seem convenient,Kris... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13707#13707 Author: Kris
Subject: 1318
Posted: 05 Feb 2026 at 7:27pm

Thanks, tanks seem convenient,

Kris ]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:27:02 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13707#13707 PCP Questions : Pauly5 wrote: Slightly off... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13705#13705 Author: Mintie
Subject: 1318
Posted: 05 Feb 2026 at 8:31am

Originally posted by Pauly5 Pauly5 wrote:

[QUOTE=Mintie] Slightly off subject, but Mintie, how do you disconnect the line and retain the pressure in the air dryer so you can fill another gun? Did you get one of those EDgun ezifill things?




Haven't come up with a way to do that yet, the compressor doesn't have enough grunt to start while there is pressure in front of it so I don't think it would work anyway. Topping up all the PCP's while filling the bottle and using the bottles valve to stop having to purge the filter is the most efficient way I came up with.

]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:31:04 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13705#13705 PCP Questions : My five cents: I can vouch for... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13704#13704 Author: jwabfrog
Subject: 1318
Posted: 05 Feb 2026 at 8:21am

My five cents: I can vouch for the GX compressors, I had a CS4 which gave me no problems and sold that to buy another GX made compressor made to fill Airbow pneumatic nail guns. I use it to fill a 9 litre composite bottle. I top up the bottle and take the bottle with me when I go shooting.

As Mintie said there is a significant shot count advantage being able to fill to 300. You can get dive bottles rated to 300 bar which have a specific high pressure rated DIN valve, however not all dive shops can filll to 300. Most will do the standard 230 odd bar. 

SCBA tanks used by firefighters sometimes come up for sale and these are generally rated to 300 bar. They can be composite or steel. A fire station might be able to help with filling.

If you can afford it I would go with a compressor, no hassle with testing dive tanks or dropping off tanks to be filled.
]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:21:11 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13704#13704 PCP Questions : Kris wrote:My Daughter shoots... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13703#13703 Author: Grey Kiwi
Subject: 1318
Posted: 05 Feb 2026 at 7:15am

Originally posted by Kris Kris wrote:

My Daughter shoots there on a Monday nights, I've asked about pistols at Saxons but was told that the range isn't "Certified" for pistols.
But count me in on any pistol shoots, I'm in Atawhai

Kris
I asked our main man Graeme, and he replied...

"I raised the subject of Pistols with the executive. They seemed interested to discuss further, at least did not reject the idea.

You would need to put together a plan of what you would want to do with some direction on how club would be administered etc.

The first issue to be resolved is what are the requirements of the Firearm Safety Authority to establish a pistol club. or can you develop a relationship with Nelson Pistol Club??? At this stage the Association is not licensed to shoot pistols.

You need to think about what target equipment you would need  - the expectation is using target machines across the range".

So it could happen but needs some planning/ideas. We should meet one day.


]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2026 07:15:39 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13703#13703 PCP Questions : Mintie wrote:Pete - The compressor... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13702#13702 Author: Pauly5
Subject: 1318
Posted: 05 Feb 2026 at 6:26am

Originally posted by Mintie Mintie wrote:

Pete - The compressor cost was under $1000 to get to my door, plus about $60 for some oil and I ended up spending a little more on some extra cooling gear. that was 4 years ago and it has been more or less maintenance free since then. I run it through a drying filter and all my PCP's have been clean inside when I am doing seals etc so I am happy the air quality is good. 

In terms of fill time it depends what you are filling, the drying filter itself is about 400cc so the way I tend to do it is to fill one of my tanks (think the big one is 6L) and when it gets close to full I will then connect each of my rifles to the tank to top them off, that way I am not wasting the 400cc filter purge for each rifle. If I was to just direct top up my Uragan from 150-300bar it would only take less than 2 mins to fill it. To top up the 6l tank from 150bar to 300 takes less than10 mins from memory.

The biggest advantage to me is the fill pressure, most of my PCP's fill to 300bar and get a lot of shots from 300bar down to the 220bar which is the max most dive shops will fill a bottle to, which becomes much more evident when the bottle starts to drop off down to 180bar etc.

My Matador will get 120ish shots @ 33fpe from 300bar, but if I was limited to a 200bar fill that would probably only be 60 shots which makes a huge difference.

This of course becomes even more important if you start talking about air hungry big bores that only get 3-5 shots per fill!

KiwiTR6 - How long ago was that permit refused? They eased up on the permit approvals for them about 8 months ago, I recently imported 2 Evanix Rex pistols (.25 and .30) and had no questions asked.

Slightly off subject, but Mintie, how do you disconnect the line and retain the pressure in the air dryer so you can fill another gun? Did you get one of those EDgun ezifill things?


]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:26:42 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13702#13702 PCP Questions : Mintie wrote:KiwiTR6 - How... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=1318&PID=13701#13701 Author: KiwiTR6
Subject: 1318
Posted: 04 Feb 2026 at 8:07pm

Originally posted by Mintie Mintie wrote:

KiwiTR6 - How long ago was that permit refused? They eased up on the permit approvals for them about 8 months ago, I recently imported 2 Evanix Rex pistols (.25 and .30) and had no questions asked.

It was about 12 months ago and I have seen a few being sold recently by Gun City.  Figured they'd found a way around it but my interest in pistols has waned since then, I much prefer using rifles.
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