Compressors

mercs wrote: I have a GX CS2 12V air cooled PCP compressor with provided AC power adapter on order from Gun City. Price is $600 and I would have been prepared to spend more for water cooling or better controls but could not find another NZ supplied option. New bottle with connections $625 from dive shop. New hand pump $300 from Gun City. I will provide a product review in a few months. I have not been able to find a NZ supplier of the High Pressure Air in-line oil/water filters to use with hand pump, anyone having info on a local supplier or trusted trademe importer it would be appreciated. Hand pump options are available and sold without filters. Plenty of advice and science for including a filter system to improve longevity of seals and metal parts.

i have been trying to get just the compressor for an airbow nail gun for some time,seem be bit hard to get for some reason,called company several times but they not really interested in selling me one possibly because not going to use it for one their nailguns and dont want be responsible for their produce not being used for something else they didnt produce the compressor for.their gen 2 compressors are really good and come with a decent sized carbon bottle as well,

maybe the solution is for airgun clubs to buy a really good compressor and have the members all chip in to buy it,but think coz very few club members now dont own or use pcps that it could be hard to sell that option to most clubs these days,the fire arms lic requirment sort put the breaks on pcps for many these days in nz so many have gone to using top quality spring or gas ram rifles which dont require the firearms lic etc,facts are nz has some the toughest regulations on airguns in the world now,evan the UK got it better than us now,and that says a lot eh!!~the rules here are actually rediculous today,and think its gunna get worse too,pcps used to a growing market among serious airgun hunters and target shooters,but thats all changed now,so thats why no one imports compressors we can afford to buy locally as there is no market for them now unfortunatly for those of us who own pcp airguns,guys like myself use lot hpa and its getting expensive to keep bottles in test and filled,simply because the hpa bottles most use are actually dive breathing bottles so come under the breathing apparatous testing rules,and most dive shops cant or wont fill carbon fiber 300bar bottles dosnt make it any easier either,i use large volumes of hpa just testing guns i build,not counting any hunting i do,so need a compressor i just cant afford a good one,running a machineshop is an expensive exercise,there is allways something that needs replacing in consumables.tooling etc so i have to balance what i can spend and where to spend it to get value for money etc unfortunatly tho definatly need a compressor its way down the piority list for me as it very probery is for most familly guys too.

i have noticed that lack filters with hand pumps to,dont know why they supply them without filters,coz we need filters in nz due to humidty etc,had couple pumps some years ago and all caused and had problems with moisture,i wouldnt use one without filters as dont trust the moisture traps most have preventing moisture getting into guns hpa cylanders,cant be that hard to find the right filter material as dive shops must use it,must check that one out as got mate owns dive shop,you may have to order the filters etc from uk,but should be same type material used in the small compressors from gun city mate if correct shuold be just a matter of making up something to put it in and attach to hand pump.

Ummmm.... at 200 - 300 Bar, I'm not sure I'd trust my body to some cheap Chinese model?!!!!!!!