Highly unlikely a pro shop that specializes in airguns would be that uneducated to fill the bottle the OP posted?
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Careful when filling
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I saw that post but did not look at it until just now. Wow! Makes me very curious about what sort of tank it was that exploded injuring Joe Schneehagen. Just said a prayer for him too. Wow!
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It was inevitable (& sad) that someone was injured imho. Not having all the facts surrounding that circumstance we're left to fill in the blanks & assume things. I've seen too many posts over the years about guys trying to use inappropriate HP equipment born out of eagerness to be "air independent". Always felt someone would get hurt sooner or later. This is one time I hate being right.
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Wish you would have presented this with all the facts from the very beginning! Would have prevented a lot of confusion.
Not cool."Guy lost part of his leg"? What guy? Where did this info come from? This is freaking ridiculous. Pretty sure almost EVERYONE who saw the initial post assumed this happened to OP's tank. I lost the fingers on my right hand while filling last week but they're almost fully grown back, probably be 100% by Saturday. (Two stories of equal truth)
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As word of this gets out, what New Restrictions will Alphabet org, OSHA, etc start trying to enforce?
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PLEASE understand that my remarks were based upon a statement that had little or no reported facts to back it up. MANY people who responded felt the same. We were left to assume too much. When the more complete story was revealed it made those responses seem callous & cruel. Once the original poster provided facts I amended my statement(s). I always knew sooner or later someone would get hurt using incorrect & inappropriate equipment. It doesn't mean I'm unfeeling or glad it happened, quite the contrary! Be SAFE people!
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Well the OBVIOUS solution to preventing governmental involvement and future regulation is to halt all discussion of filling your own tanks and ban sales of compressors in the classified section.
Its the only way to be sure…
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It is the same tank that the OP pictured. I was there a few days after it happened. Joe is very blessed to be alive. I'm not going to answer any questions on what happened, because it is all speculation at this point. Joe is a great guy and has a great attitude, considering.
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Finally some confirmation. And while not all the questions are answered, knowing that that's the tank that caused Joe's leg injury does answer some questions.
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No need to answer any questions as far as I'm concerned......It's a "no brainer".
Praying Joe makes a full recovery and folks keep supporting his business.....
Praying Joe makes a full recovery and folks keep supporting his business.....
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Is it? I don't see an answer, other than "be careful" - which is certainly always true, but uselessly vague. Joe, by all accounts is experienced and knowledgeable, so understanding the full story behind this disaster would certainly better enable others to "be careful".
I also wish Joe the best and am hopeful that complete details will eventually come to light.
GsT
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I reached out to Joe on FB as to the incident, but to date, he hasn't replied. Not that he is required to, and I'm sure he's been more focused on recovering than on talking to strangers.
Hopefully his recovery goes better than usual.
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I'm not loosing any sleep over filling my expired Scott tank. I also agree with the sentiment that Joe, the man injured, getting well is more important than my curiosity. But at some appropriate time it would be nice to know if the tank in question was intended to be used at the pressure that was applied to it. Was it a degraded tank or was it a tank that may have looked like a tank for a PCP but was really a CO2 tank or something like that? I also understand that there could be liability/legal issues affecting communication of specifics. But, when reasonably possible, it would be nice to know what to look out for.
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