Great idea! I just posted my first bbmg in the showcase section. When I get a chance later this week I'll try running it off one of my propane meters and see how it works. I need to pick up another chronograph. I'm interested to see the difference in velocity between compressed air and propane. I a...

Nice job on the build, I've always wanted to use propane as a source of power, as the amount of shots you get for such a small moderately low pressure chamber, it really does seem appealing in comparison to expensive co2 or dangerous HPA. I'm sure you have probably considered this already but, you ...

The problem with a backpack full of air is that it won't liquefy unless it's a nice chilly 77K outside. :wink: This isn't the case for propane, which will continue to evaporate in the tank as it is being extracted. If only propane didn't smell like butt... Yup, air tanks are nice but they don't las...

Hell everyone Seeing as I couldn't find much information or plans about using propane as an air source for a BBMG, I decided to go ahead and build one myself and test it out. If something similar to this has been posted before I apologize, but hopefully I can provide some new information. Propane is...

That burst pressure site is great, thanks for that useful info! Thanks for all your guy's help, I think I'll just go with the Ninja Paintball regulator then. Hopefully I can report back with some kind of results in a week or two. One more quick question, do you happen to know the threads paintball t...

I plan on shooting airsoft bb's since they're readily available from the nearby Sports Authority. They're the cheap crappy 0.12 ones but if I'm going through bb's that fast, quantity becomes a quality of its own haha I guess at this point it just seems easiest to go with the regulator Gippeto sugges...

So what you're saying is that I'd have to run a much higher pressure than I'd think in order to account for all the extra volume given by the hose + chamber? So then I'm assuming something like a 400 psi source through some pipe and in a relatively large chamber would be fine then? If that's the cas...

I'm guessing that kind of system is using metal piping?

I was looking to use PVC pipe since it's cheap and I have plenty lying around, so at the moment I'm shooting for 100 psi just for safety.

Ouch, 80 bucks for a regulator seems like a bit much. It seems like there's a "Pro SLP" version of the ninja paintball tanks that can go down to 275 psi. Think I could use that tank and then hook it up to this regulator: http://www.amazon.com/Dixon-R08-02RG-Wilkerson-Miniature-Regulator/dp/B007D5B2Q...

Sorry about that

Sounds good though, I'll definitely give this a shot.
My only concern is if that regulator is strong enough to handle that kind of pressure, have you actually used that setup?
Thanks

Also if anyone else could share their solutions it would be hugely appreciated

Wow, that's pretty clever
Mind giving some more details on setting that up?
Thank you!

Hey y'all I was wondering i you guys could help me. I've been wondering what you guys typically use as an air source to power your BBMG's? I've been looking into using paintball tanks, but there doesn't seem to be any easy/cheap way to regulate the pressure down to a safe pressure like 100 psi Thank...