Co2 Rig? I Think Yes! Updated 9/4/11

Just finished teflon taping the parts I have:


Teflon used: white teflon tape-ACE hardware
Procedure:
3 raps per male thread
go with the threading, like you would screw something on to it
trim excess with sharp knife
make sure no teflon tape will get into the rig.
Then attach the fittings together
DO NOT teflon tape the parts with o-rings. This could create a leak because it will take up room that the o-ring would normally fill.

reezo said:

Awesome thread. A co2 rig is going to be a future upgrade which should really max out my Tanaka M40A1. Great choice of hardware you have there and carefully done, too!

I got an email from Craig Palmer last day. I was asking him about a pocket-sized co2 rig for my gas rifle and this is his reply:

Craig Palmer wrote:

- http://palmer-pursuit.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_10&products_id=1146
- http://palmer-pursuit.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=75&products_id=822
- http://palmer-pursuit.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_10&products_id=21

Above is what I would use. The remote kit has all of the parts you
need except the elbow.

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That rig is going to be bigger than mine because your using a coiled hose which is fat and heavy and the tank cap is perpendicular to the reg so its not going to fit in a stock pouch like mine will.

reezo said:

My question is: Your kit has a black cilinder that works as the "co2 cartridge holder". Is that a separate piece?
Yes

Does this kit works with HPA bottles as well (just by screwing the top most part of the holder, without the cartridge holder of course)?
Yes, just don't buy the co2 quick change adapter. You might also need another 1/8NPT male to female extension inbetween the tank cap and the regulator because HPA bottles are fat and the 12g adapter is not fat.

Thanks

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The two new pieces that arn't in the other pics are the 12g co2 adapter, if you want to go HPA you won't need either. They come as a set ALWAYS so don't worry and there cheap I bought the 12g adapter pieces fromebay for a $7.99 steal.

This pierces the cartridge to let out the co2, when you screw in the cylinder containing the cartridge


This is what a HPA tank, co2 tank, or 12g co2 quick change adapter's threads will look like. This screws into the tank cap.

Ok so yesterday I recieved 3 parts from Mcmaster.com. These parts included

2-"Mini Nckl-pltd Brass Quick-disconnect Cplg, Plug, 1/8" Male Npt, Without Valve"
and
1-"Mini Nckl-pltd Brass Quick-disconnect Cplg, Socket, 1/8" Male Npt, With Valve"
To find these parts type in the part number, listed below, into the search bar at the top of the mcmastercarr website.

Male QD: 9414K62
Female QD: 9414K19

The female QD part is a "slide check" as well as a QD connector. A "slide check" works as an on/off valve, this stops you from losing a ton of air thats in your tank and rig when you want to switch mags or take everything apart for storage. Thus, instead of having a big bulky on/off valve, all I need is this QD female fitting.



I bought 2 males so that I could easily switch from my gauge to my mag, thus knowing exactly my output at the end of the hose

Connected to the gauge:


Conected to the mag fitting:


And of course I teflon taped all the male threads with 3 wraps, and trimmed the excess off.

Now all I have to do is cut the hose to length and then I will be able to see if it works by hooking it up to the gauge.

Push the hose in all the way

They should "click" when they get all the way in. I did the same thing in college, so don't worry...... though I had a ton of crap flying all over the place