2240 velocity

[ABshooter]

Approxipately how fast will a 2240 with 24" barrel and a long steel breech launch a copperhead wadcutter .22?

[sniper]

Approxipately how fast will a 2240 with 24" barrel and a long steel breech launch a copperhead wadcutter .22?

Simple mod, 24" barrel, polytube, 2289 hammer spring, Crosman steel
breech, 9oz co2 bottle, without anything else. chrono showed 625 - 620
fps. This mod can be done in 25 minutes from
start to finish ..... for first timer perhaps 1.5 hrs or less.

9oz co2 will give you about 650 - 800 shots.

[DJJS]

will 9oz CO2 have higher pressure than 12g powerlets ?

besides more shots fer fill, would using bulk actually increase the power because it has higher pressure than 12g cartridges ?

depends on how you do it, but the looks of a bulk bottle hanging out isn't exactly look nice in my book.

[eric_503]

with c02 tanks and 12 grams its all the same until the tank starts to run low then the pressure drops off

it will be possible to get a high psi from a 12 gram or a bulk tank depending on the heat

co2 will normally output around 600psi and can vary depending on temperature

might be easier using an hpa bottle on a remote and a regulator that way you can adjust between say 100psi to 850 psi and it will be alot cleaner and consistent especially in the winter

[jonny1o1]

eric_503
co2 puts out 850 psi, thats why hpa is regulated to 850 psi because then the pressures are both the same on the site there are numerous postings of a co2 chart explaining co2 pressure along with temperature

[under500fps]

[eric_503]

eric_503
co2 puts out 850 psi, thats why hpa is regulated to 850 psi because then the pressures are both the same on the site there are numerous postings of a co2 chart explaining co2 pressure along with temperature

hpa will putout 3000psi but the regulators on tanks are set at 850 for a hp tank and around 450 for a lp tank (hp=high pressure,lp=low pressure)
co2 will normally put out 600psi unless it is in higher temperatures

after 5 years in paintball and owning bulk scuba tanks for hpa and co2 the given psi is normally 600psi
edit: 600psi for c02 output,and 3000psi for an hpa fill until the tank starts to get drained)

around 450-500psi and under co2 shouldnt turn into liquid and it should be all gas

even if it is putting out 850psi it wont be very consistant as co2 gets cold under fire and the tank pressure would indeed drop until the valve is frozen

[jonny1o1]

with semi auto paintball guns yes is will freeze, but you would have to work pretty hard to freeze a 9 oz tank with a single shot co2 gun

at room temp it will be 850 psi co2 cartridges are filled with co2 and at room temp they will give out 850 psi

[airsmith282]

sorry eric but co2 12grm bottles run about 900 psi , i dont know where you get your information from but paint ball tanks even run 900 psi
a co2 paint ball tank also runs 900 psi as do scuba tanks using co2 gas in them , and hte pressure can raise upto 1000 psi if the out side temp is hotter then normal room temps

hpa and PCP are totaly different breeds as well so to compare them to Co2 is meaningless and un productive

you can install regualators on co2 to run lower psi in the 400 and 500 psi range but in the 12 gram bottles and in the pain ball bottles weather its 9 oz 20 oz etc they all hold and contain 900psi and are not regualted in pressure out put wiht out a pressure adjustable regualator intstalled

[DJJS]

With all the people bulking their 2240/50/60

The question of max power sounds really stupid.

I mean, you can take a 2240 and turn it to a PCP. so whats the point ?

so how about lets talk about 2240/50/60's max power potential when only using 12g powerlets (bulbs). 88g Air source is ok, but don't go too far I guess ? Since 2250XT is Air source powered.

[JessF]

You should be able to achieve the same velocities, but at it's peak you may only get 6 shots from a powerlet, and over 400 with bulkfill.

Since the bulkfill tank is external, and black, the pressure will spike faster than a powerlet which is somewhat shielded from the sun and extreme temp. fluctuations.

C02 will never be a steady gas to work with, even regulated the gas is subject to temperature change before it's expelled out the barrel.

If you can affort it, HPA is the way to go but what you gain in consistency you lose in sex appeal. The end result all depends on your abilities as a modder. Practice on CO2 cause it's cheaper, then think about moving on the HPA.

It all boils down to what's more important to you, the look of the gun, or shot to shot consistency and fewer fills.