amateur Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Having read that Elma-Thud pays £1.50 to get his PCP refilled, and I pay £1.00, am I getting a bargain or is he being ripped off? What do you pay? Yeah! Yeah! - I know that I could buy a pump and do it for free, but I can get a lot of refills for the price of a pump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 im off to get my tank filled today, so ill let you know later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlander Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 before i got my pump i was paying £1.50 a fill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasha Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 i get my bottle filled for 3 quid at deep blue in whitley bay its a 3ltr 300 bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seb Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 The diving shop fills my buddy bottle up for £1.00 To fill up my big diving bottle its about £2.00 if it its for an air rifle. But if I was using it for diving they would fill it free as the shop offers free air refills for divers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojusa Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 i get my bottle filled for 3 quid at deep blue in whitley bay its a 3ltr 300 bar Snap !! (see you in there one day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 just had mine done. 3ltr, £3.50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-Bore Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 300 BAR, 7 litre fill for £3 at aquanauts dive centre, Sunderland. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Am I the only person who just takes mine to the fire station and they fill it for free??! At least I know my taxes are being put to good use! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biffo1262 Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 (edited) Am I the only person who just takes mine to the fire station and they fill it for free??! At least I know my taxes are being put to good use! It depends on the particular brigade policy and the type of cylinders they use. My former brigade stopped doing them many years ago because of insurance issues and the fact that the size and pressure of diving cylinders increased. A great many brigades still use 207bar cylinders which aren't of much use to airgunners and their compressors cut-out is preset and sealed. It would be interesting to know if they are just doing it as a favour 'on the quiet' or they have a policy of doing them for the public. If the latter it is unsual NOT to charge, as most Fire Authorities are commited to a policy of 'best value', in other words, if they have a duty to recover the costs of chargeable services for the benefit of all Council Tax payers. In that case I would do the guys a favour and check, just in case, as brigade management these days are very, very harsh on employees who may tread slightly out of line (remember some guys from GMCFS at Bury FS resting on the floor being charged as they hadn't been trained to so - I kid you not). I would get mine done there if were possible but they are still 207 bar and I don't want to see anyone 'down the road' for the sake of a bit of free air. Cheers Steve Edited November 15, 2008 by Biffo1262 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.stuart Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 varie's some place's are rip off's 1.50-3.50 i did prefer my pump till i bought buddy bottled rifle's which are a killa to pump . If i was using normal "none buddy bottles pcp" i would stick with the pump. I've learnt that the bigger 12-15 litre or even 300bar in any size save's a lot of journey's/money and messing about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.stuart Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 Am I the only person who just takes mine to the fire station and they fill it for free??! At least I know my taxes are being put to good use! I am going to give it a go asap .I would rather donate a few quid to them then some of the rip off shop's pluss there a lot closer. thank you for the tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para90 Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 (edited) get yourselves a pump you lazy bunch of %*$)@%* Edited November 16, 2008 by para90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Mine costs £3 for a 300bar 7ltr bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr4cki3 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 my friend at work has a air compressor he used for spraying cars , would this be anygood for filling a bottle/rifle ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staglioni Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 An ordinary compressor will put moisture in your tank and ruin it stag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr4cki3 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 An ordinary compressor will put moisture in your tank and ruin itstag is there no way to connect a filter to it ? its a 2500 psi unit would this be enough for the job if i could sort the moisture issue ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyrover Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 £1.50 15 ltr 232 bar come to yorkshire beat the crunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotttomo Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 I pay three pounds fifty pence sterling in my local diving shop to re-fill my 3ltr 300bar bottle Wished i lived in yorkshire though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot n skoot Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Just had my 12-300 filled cost me £3.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relivingmyyouth Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 7litre tank, £3.40 and around 60 fills. At around 6pence a fill, I sure aint gonna argue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Thanks for the replies guys. What a range of prices. My £1 per fill was for the gun alone - not a tank. If I got one of those my local dive shop would charge £4. On the number of shots I do a week, I can't really justify the cost of a tank - it would take me years to recover the outlay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyjaimz Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 To fill my 300bar 4.3lt bottle, I can go over the bridge (£5.40 tolls) and get it filled at a dive shop for £3.50. Or I can go to local shooting shop and pay a fiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easy Bully Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Just had mine filled, 7ltr 300bar fill £4 at New Dawn Dive Centre in Send. Seems a bit steep compaired to the rest of you. EB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted November 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Just had mine filled, 7ltr 300bar fill £4 at New Dawn Dive Centre in Send. Seems a bit steep compaired to the rest of you. EB Well it is in Surrey :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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