How do you fill a airforce bottle?
I am receving a condor with a airforce pump in the mail monday and have little to no knoledge on how to fill it. Im asking for a step by step quide on filling my new gun its my first pcp and im goining insane waiting for it. Also is the pumps gauge sufficent to tell me a accurate pressure of the tank.
Any help in greatly appreciated.
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AirForce is pretty good. My dive shop called them out of the blue and they picked up immediately and didn’t transfer to answer the questions.
I had the AF pump for a day and decided that turning a SCUBA tank valve on was easier. I now own a 3500psi 100cu.ft. tank and I’m very very happy. I get nearly twice the number of 2500psi fills out of that vs an 80cu.ft. 3000psi tank.
Get a tank, you know you want to 🙂
Airforce giveth, and Airforce taketh away….. 😆
My AirForce pump failed in the first 20 strokes. The woman on the phone wasn’t sympathetic. She said I could return it (at my expense of course) or pay for the o-ring set. I took it apart and bought an o-ring for $.60. I was not impressed with AirForce customer service.
But then…
I saw they were offering free CO2 adapters and emailed them saying I just bought an AH Condor. After emailing a receipt copy, they sent me a free CO2 adapter.
So, draw your own conclusions….
Picudo,
Thanks for the link, it’s very usefull.
You can check this out for fill locations:
Go straight to a SCBA tank and call it a day
You know TXB, I never asked my scuba shop if they fill SCBA tanks.
Ive never owned or even seen a pump 😀
Go straight to a SCBA tank and call it a day
Thanks Waltor.
don’t take that to the bank, as number of pump strokes depends on state of tune. You might be up around 5 strokes per shot to even 8 strokes so for 30 shots it might take 150 200 strokes. Also depends on condition of the pump and your technique or lack thereof.
you will be looking for a tank 🙂
I’m glad I looked here. Less than 100 pumps to top off? That is GOOD news.
The outer pump tube is not very big and then there are the inner tubes and tiny valves with o-rings so I suspect it would be easy to overheat in 20 degree F weather if you try to continuously pump it more than a few hundred pounds at a time.
Light pellets are easily over powered by the Condor. Over power means erratic groups, wasted air and wasted effort of pumping, and the cracking loud noise of breaking the sound barrier. Darn, I like that noise but I’d rather hit a squirrel, crow, or bulls-eye target at 100 yards.
When you get ready to make modifications the best thing I’ve done so far is the addition of the WokButt. I waited a long time to get one and couldn’t believe how much more comfortable it is to shoulder the Condor with the WokButt.
Thanks for the info I going to be pumping outside its about mid 20s here in connecticut. I hope it will keep me and my pump from getting to hot. I think im going to pump her up to 2800 psi because that sounds like what most people use here?
AirForce service is very pleasant. I went through one new and 2 factory reconditioned pumps in a short time. After paying shipping on the 1st one they began to pay for pickup also. I thought I could go easy on the pump and make it last but found out different.
I was told that AF would be selling reconditioned pumps for about $160 and after the warranty period you can buy o-ring and seal kits.
I worried about the dirty looking lube at the base of the pump and wiped it off and re-lubed lightly with divers silicone lube. I’d advise to NOT worry about the dirty lube and DON’T LUBE THE PUMP unless AF tells you to and what to use. Apparently divers silicone screwed mine up?
Follow the AF instructions to the letter. Also, if the pump ever begins to feel warm, give it up for more than 10 minutes. Better yet, give it at least 1/2 hour to cool. Then, if it quits working, locks up or whatever, when you go back to it, it ain’t your fault. My new Hill pump says (if you don’t have a moisture filter) open the thumb screw to release the pressure so the pump will cool quicker. When resuming pumping it takes 15-20 easy strokes to get back up to the pressure your were at but if it helps prevent the pump locking up it will be well worth the effort.
Another thing I’ve learned the hard way, DON’T wait to fill the tank til the day you want to use it. Fill it up at least the day before. That way you won’t be rushed and over do the capabilities of an AF pump. And, don’t fill at the range unless you have plenty of time and a dirt free area.
Good shooting is like marshal arts, it all begins with good breath control.
Good luck, and great shooting!
I bought the gun used so it should have some pressure in it and i the pump should be ready to go.
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ONE 15 minute session with a brand new FX stage 4 Super Turbo pump and I was DONE!! very next day I bought a new 100cuft 3300 psi tank and yoke…..61 years old, 130 lbs,. and with acute spinal stenosis..I should have never even spent $300.00 for a pump in the first place..but ya NEVER get too old to learn! SCUBA or SCBA but not pump…not for me.