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The portable tank might be the way to go if you want speed - the 10 gallon one should hold enough air to top off all four. Here is the...

While I still don't think it is worth it to do so (why put the wear on our expensive compressors when regular ones are so cheap), your...

Check the fittings on the fill hose, as some do have removable check valves in them (usually the male fitting). Does the hose have a...

Wow. Forest Gump's mom sure was right - stupid is as stupid does . . . Whenever I've thought about the idea of "submerging a gun" to...

I too use that same scale . . . highly recommend it. Had it for years and it still works great. If you notice in the picture of it...

For easier and more consistent cocking, you can lube the hammer, but it is best to use a dry lube like moly or titanium disulfide powder...

I think for many it is because they themselves chase the newest and latest, so they have to bash others to accept/justify what they...

This appears to be the item: https://www.amazon.com/Paintball-Extension-Stainless-Charging-Disconnect/dp/B08D3P3VBB/ My personal rule...

You are welcome. I think the best way to differentiate them is by capitalizing Tom Kaye's version (as a proper noun, I guess) and not...

Yes, the original "Shoebox" compressor was a marvelous bit of kit created by Tom Kayne, and it sold for a number of years as the only...

The post you reference is one of mine, so thanks - there are actually two that kind of go together, #34 and 35. Here is the direct link...

Is it a 4500 psi pump or a 3000 psi pump? If 4500, I'd be thinking something might be wrong too since it sounds like you are doing it...

@GerryR, Is this your first hand pump - as in do you have experience with others that worked fine? If it is your first one, you...

No - you have it correct. The part that holds the working pressure is called the plenum. That is the space after the regulator.

You have it correct . . . This animation is not of a Mararuder, but will give you a better idea of what is going on in your gun: