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Offline Steve

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« Reply #15 on: April 14, 2005, 12:49:27 AM »
My first gun was a tippman 68.. very reliable  and had a very distinct clunky sound when fired.  I used it as a back up to my cockers for a long time. I like Timmis and angels but own 'cockers.  Love 'em, properly tweaked.
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Offline Seraphim

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« Reply #16 on: April 14, 2005, 01:56:28 AM »
Well..I think I mentioned I already bought an Angel....So i'm not in the market for another gun...In fact, this one put me in the poor bracket for a few months.

I only need to get my tank tested, it wasnt used to much , so im pretty damn sure it will be ok, i just havent found any place near here to take care of that yet. I already like the gun so far & I dontplan on goin for anything else anytime soon, if ever. Paintball is a part time thing for me, so I figured a better than average gun (top notch to a newbie like me) with some extras would suit me just fine for a very long time.
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Offline Maverick

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« Reply #17 on: April 14, 2005, 08:38:43 PM »
Check to see if there is a shop that refills fire extinguishers. In my home town those were the folks that did hydrostatic testing. It wasn't very expensive for scuba tanks.
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« Reply #18 on: April 14, 2005, 11:40:28 PM »
Call around to some places that supply gas to welding shops and even propane companies. If they can't recert the tank I am sure they know someone who can do it. I didn't know you had to recert a carbon fiber tank; I thought it was only for metal tanks that you had to recert them.
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Offline indy007

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« Reply #19 on: April 15, 2005, 07:52:50 AM »
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Call around to some places that supply gas to welding shops and even propane companies. If they can't recert the tank I am sure they know someone who can do it. I didn't know you had to recert a carbon fiber tank; I thought it was only for metal tanks that you had to recert them.


Yeah, you have to re-cert the carbon fibre tanks. It depends on the production date also. Some have a 5 year re-cert time, but most have the 3 year. I've seen a handful of tanks fail the test, but thankfully never any of mine.
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Offline Tarmac

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« Reply #20 on: April 16, 2005, 02:51:24 AM »
5 years for aluminum or steel, 3 years for carbon fiber.
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