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FX Impact manufacture date on composite bottle?

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It will be interesting.
I have a feeling MANY people will just ignore it and save the hassle of spending $25.00 and waiting for the bottle sreturn.
UNDER 2" dia is exempt -but do watch for any visable damage- and I haven't seen a CF bottle smaller than 2" so technically I believe they should be inspected.
Some CF bottles ( used/sold for airguns) have NO DOT marking, opps.
Again, technically IF a dot CF bottle is out of date it may not be legally transported with any air inside, fun.

I wonder if any airgun dealer will set up for testing?
Anyone ask they dealer about this issue yet?
Best tester I know of for small bottle is out near Seattle.

If safety and legal compliance matter to you , you should ask the dealers tho lot's of "department's of " are in charge "I" think I would just ask the dealer.
And personally any cf tank w/out DOT #'s is worthless to me even on day one.


Keep us posted when you get facts.

John 
 
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For most people the hydro issue is only a problem if you are getting the tank filled by a 3rd party like a dive shop. I am assuming that most people will fill their Impact tank themselves using a larger scba or scuba tank. 

As for the safety, there is no reason why a cf bottle is any less safe than any air reservoir on a pcp rifle. My Career 707 is well over 10 years old but there is no way I'd let a dive shop force 8000 psi of water into it's reservoir to test it's safety. It would never hold air again after that...

I'm no expert on this but my opinion is that the first part to fail would be the valve and poppet as this is constantly hit by a hammer. A standard hydro test is not going to test an Airgun valve. You would need a custom test of some sort if safety was a real concern.

This is demonstrated by the fact that some people received Impacts that had issues holding air even though those bottles presumably passed a hydro test. The bottle obviously isn't the weakest link..
 
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The "hydro problem" , with bottles/tanks over 2" dia. is relating to law. If you need to fly with your airgun better ( be open , valve removed and empty) make certain everything is correct ( DOT stamp & hydro ) as the TSA can know every darn reg there is. Sure some people have flow without problem with, maybe not everything "open" . A tube rifle would be under the same rules but you'll not see many 2"+ tubes. And they is a metallurgic reason though when written for the law CF wasn't TOO common, LOL.
Filling at home "I" would want it inspected visually at least just to be safe. I did open my old career when it got 10 years old, coated and clean with a good number duty cycles.
And manuals really might want to state that if any fibers are showing cut, it NEEDS to be looked at by a pro ( fire dept maybe) if not fully inspected.

John
 
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"spysir"The "hydro problem" , with bottles/tanks over 2" dia. is relating to law. If you need to fly with your airgun better ( be open , valve removed and empty) make certain everything is correct ( DOT stamp & hydro ) as the TSA can know every darn reg there is. Sure some people have flow without problem with, maybe not everything "open" . A tube rifle would be under the same rules but you'll not see many 2"+ tubes. And they is a metallurgic reason though when written for the law CF wasn't TOO common, LOL.
Filling at home "I" would want it inspected visually at least just to be safe. I did open my old career when it got 10 years old, coated and clean with a good number duty cycles.
And manuals really might want to state that if any fibers are showing cut, it NEEDS to be looked at by a pro ( fire dept maybe) if not fully inspected.

John
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What does the law actually say regarding a hydro? I assumed that it only applied to businesses I.e. they aren't allowed to legally fill a tank for you unless it has a valid hydro, and also places that rent dive equipment can't send you down with out of date tanks etc. I didn't think it was against the law to simply own a tank that was out of hydro or use one at home for non-breathing purposes. Plenty of tanks are sold on eBay with outdated hydros and eBay don't allow illegal products or products that encourage illegal activity. I have never bothered to look up the actual legal wording though.

Fireman probably aren't qualified to work on tanks. They can help you if you spontaneously combust while asking them though. The place that does my hydro's is a firefighter's supply store and all the fire departments in the area go there for hydros and inspections. They seem to know less about the tanks they use than I do from the breath chats I had while waiting. 

The time I would be inclined to worry (if ever) would be when hunting. The police occasional inspect people's guns but I have no idea if they are interested in hydro's on air rifles. My guess would be that they aren't. It seems kinda specialist and police tend to focus on their area.

If I wasn't so brave and fearless, I would be more worried about the safety than the law on this one. It's just a good job I'm so brave :)

If you find out that it is illegal to just use an out of date tank at home, please find out what the potential punishment is. I'm too pretty to go to jail and have a very sensitive bot bot. 
 
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