Cheap co2 12g capsules

[ph5172]

As above does anyone know where to get these or maybe n adaptor so you can use the 8g ones used in beer making

[mirokujames]

http://www.tyreinflators.co.uk/co2-cartrid...12gm/cat_9.html

 

is that what your after?

[ph5172]

Yep thats it, i have found that site and as far as i could see it was the cheapest.

[easy rider]

http://www.tyreinflators.co.uk/co2-cartrid...12gm/cat_9.html

 

is that what your after?

i have had quite a few from these people . They deliver next day .

[Biffo1262]

I concur. Always been excellent service and a quality item. Just put a drop of silicone oil on the end before you insert them. It keeps the seals supple and in good order. All the Crosman pellets are is exactly the same with a little lube inside them at a far greater price.

[Glenshooter]

Just put a drop of silicone oil on the end before you insert them. It keeps the seals supple and in good order. All the Crosman pellets are is exactly the same with a little lube inside them at a far greater price.

 

You may well be right, but I would not use silicone oil. Crosman do a tube of red oil specifically for this. My reticence in using silicone is my concern that it can seriously damage metal to metal contact. See Ben's (the Ben in TheoBEN) comment in the link below ref silicone oil.

Hope this helps.

 

 

http://www.airgunbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=155158

[Biffo1262]

The silicone oil added to the CO2 reservoir is of such minimal quantities i.e. a drop on the end of the 12g capsule that it does NOT affect metal to metal lubrication in any way (the only metal to metal contact it can possibly affect is the valve stem and guide and I have NEVER had a problem due to the fibre filter situated before this point. The oil atomised into the CO2 and puts a very, very slight coating on the seals but nowhere enough to be considered lubrication in any way. I do not advocate removing the fibre filter to improve gas flow for this reason as some do. I and many other CO2 gun owners have been doing this for many years with no sign of problems whatsoever and I do strip and service my gun regularly. I am still using the original valve and guide, in fact all the inner working parts apart from the seals are original and are in perfect condition! SEals do eventually fall foul to CO2 in any case so it's a matter of personal choice whether you use a lubricant or not. It just increases the interval between seal replacements.

 

I do agree that silicone oil should never be used as a ferrous metal to metal lubricant ( I have highlighted lubricant as merely putting silicone oil between two metal surfaces cause no problem at all - it is only when used as a lubricant between those surfaces that problems occur) as it softens the surface to mush with the interaction between the surfaces though we are generalising here as formulations of silicone oil are very good metal to metal lubricants. It's a complicated subject but I agree that in general do not use silicone oil for that purpose unless it is specifically formulated to do so.

Edited July 23, 2008 by Biffo1262