Paintball: N2 Or Co2, Which Is Better?
This article will tell you a little about CO2 and the problems that can happen when using it. While it is inferior to compressed air, it is more affordable. Compressed air is much more dependable.
CO2 works fine for many paintballers, and thus they don’t opt for the more expensive power source, HPA. While HPA is more consistent it is also more expensive
In cold weather CO2 can be lots of trouble. Problems such as inconsistency, sputtering, choking, shooting snow, gun getting cold, tank getting cold, and your gun “freezing up” are what you can experience while using it.
These problems often occur when you are shooting rapidly. During times of rapid fire, it is important that problems like these don’t happen, because it is often when you are trying hard to hit a target, or keeping someone in their bunker.
There is both liquid and gas inside of a CO2 tank. It is the gas you want your gun to use, and not the liquid, as it is what causes problems. As you shoot your gun, more of the liquid will turn into gas. When you shoot faster than the liquid can convert to gas, the liquid will enter your gun and cause problems.
Liquid entering your gun can cause horrible consistency from shot to shot. One shot may be fine, but then you may notice that the shots after it all travel shorter.
It makes it difficult to keep an opponent in their bunker or hit a person running when each shot your fire doesn’t travel as far as the one before it. Lacking consistency can cause you to get less eliminations and be a less effective player.
So what can you use that won’t give you problems with consistency? Compressed air (also called HPA) is a superior alternative. It works much better in paintball guns, is more consistent and isn’t hindered by cold weather.
As you learned above, Compressed Air/Compressed Air/N2 is the best choice when it comes to paintball. For the best tank you can buy for the money, and the size of tank you should get, go here – Compressed Air paintball tanks.
