Which One Is Right?

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FukoChan

FukoChan

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Hey so i just got an fx impact, and a 75CUFt air venturi tank. Everything is good so far besides the pellet probe being loose and strange accuracy until i super cleaned the barrel. Still learning the gun and love it but ofc, like any 2000$ gun in this market, there is a problem. The pressure gauge is acting funny. The FX one says 240ish bar while my tank says there is 190ish bar. So which one is right? I have a feeling the answer to this question is: The tank's pressure gauge is more accurate and the correct pressure reading. The FX Impact's gauge is defective and must be replaced. And...it is probably okay to just go off of the tank's pressure or add 50Bar to the shown pressure. Is it okay? Should i just leave it like that. Is it an easy fix?

Suggestions?

Update: Lots of other issues came up so Im sending it to AOA. I hope i can either get a replacment or refund as it was not very shiny when it came to me. Kinda felt battle hardened.
 
You are playing with a bomb there so it would be good to be very conservative with the choices you make. Take the bottle to a dive shop and have it charged to a KNOWN pressure level and check your bottle's gauge against that. Once you know if the bottle gauge is telling you the truth it will be safe to make assumptions about the gun's gauge. The SAFE assumption here is that the gauge that is reading the highest is the one that is correct. With a 60 bar difference (725 PSI) you are in danger territory if you get it wrong.

So take the bottle to someone who can put a known pressure in it and then check your bottle gauge. ... Then you will know if the gun is telling the truth or the bottle gauge is telling the truth.
 
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If you took the time to take apart one of the small gauges, it wouldn't take you long to realize why they're so inaccurate. Fact is, it is a wonder they work at all. 

If you want to be absolutely sure, you can buy a calibrated Wika gauge from from Davis et. al. They hover around $500 for a 5,000 psi gauge, and offer ±.75% of full scale. I can't say all, but the one close-by dive shop I know about uses one. Smart business I would say.
 
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I hope u resolve ur problem... When u had ur new tank filled did they tell u the pressue at dive shop.. did you notice anything off then .. theese guys above know there stuff .. so i would follow there instructions to a t ..congrats on the impact.did you return or sell the wildcat..earlier thread i was pushing u to get the impact from utah airguns . there fantastic..how did u get a impact so quickly..good luck with everything. ....pat
 
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OldSpook is giving you good advise. Make sure your tank gauge is correct or at least know how far off it is. I never rely on ANY gauge on my rifles. I use my compressor gauge. My tank actually measures 500 psi low. Because it is an easy number to read I just fill 500 psi over. So instead of filling to 3,000 psi, I fill to 3,500 psi. You may not have to change the gauge if you know how far it is off and adjust accordingly. It is easiy enough to change the gauge, just has not been a priority for me. 
 
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