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The Question
peicemakerss22 wrote: "Ive got a big ole porter cable high volume air compressor used for various pneumatic tools. IE Pneumatic nailers and staplers. It has standard Foster Quick disconnect fittings. I was wondering if this thing could be used to fill a PCP airgun such as a Benjamin disco or marauder. From what ive read, it seems as if those guns have the correct foster fittings that they could hook up to the compressor. The nail guns i have work differently from pcps in that the air feeds directly from the compressor's hose into the valve of the gun so i guess you could call them DFPs (Direct Feed Pneumatics). Would it be feesable to connect the compressor up to a pcp rifle to charge it? Im asking because im selling a few things to get either a disco or a marauder and it would be great if i could just use the compressor i already own as a filling station, as opposed to buying a hand pump or a whole SCUBA setup."
"This also has me thinking that i could probably easily modify a Pneumatic Nail gun into a DFP pellet gun. All i would have to do is remove the nail magazine and the fittings for nails and replace with some kind of pellet magazine, a feeding mechanism and a barrel. Ive got a .22 barrel that i could use and a nail gun so i got a start... anyway the question still remains. Can i fill up a benjamin PCP with this compressor?"
Community Discussion
Donny wrote: "i dont think so, typical air compressors generate 90psi line pressure and can be set to a max of about 160 but thats a little extreme for air tools, air tools only need 90psi to run. i dont think your standard air compressor can generate the 2000+ psi that pcp need to charge the tank, it would be cool if you could because if that was the case id own one already"
airgunhunter850 wrote: "wow tell me how the nail gun thing works out sounds like it should work"
Bentong wrote: "If you can modify your pump to give at least 3k psi should be no problem then moisture trap so AG internals don't rust or modify the AG internal to shoot with +- 100 psi and get 10 feet to target. Pneumatic nailers/staplers are design to 90psi as AG are at least 800+ psi."
peicemakerss22 wrote: "damn! yeah on further inspection its only 150 max psi.. however thats enough to drive a 16 penny framing nail clean through a 2x4, so the only feesable thing to do would be modify a high power air tool to make some kind of turret mounted pellet machinegun or something. i guess im gonna have to get the disco and pump combo..... unless i can find a universal compressor that can generate such high pressures. i suppose it would also work if i just kept the compressor hose plugged into the front of the gun but that would be just plain stupid....."
headhunter wrote (quoting peicemakerss22's post above): "lol! might be a good idea for 10 yard targeting but yeah, that would look kinda foolish"
alstone wrote: "You would never get 2900 psi or 200 bar out of a commercial compressor even with modification, it would blow it's self apart before it reach 500psi, that is provided you could find a big enough motor to turn it. Compressors for pcp airguns have low volume compression cylinders so that a medium size motor can turn then over, where as a commercial compressor is built for high volume air at low pressure. I'm afraid you will have to buy the proper gear, there isn't a short cut apart from motorizing a pcp pump."
peicemakerss22 wrote: "al, well i guess there aint a shortcut... yet. im sure with crosman manufacturing and selling well made and reliable pcs at affordable prices, whats next but to start providing inexpensive filling accesories other than hand pumps? that link is a good start, but $650 for just the freaking rig??? kinda steep. i think somebody has to figure a way to make pcp accesories like this affordable for regular people that dont have a money tree in the yard. no pun intended. Crosman engineers, GIT WORKIN'! ya got the guns now its compressor time!!"
barnstorm100 wrote: "They're coming out with high presser Compressors for all types of nail guns. Everything is going to high presser. I think 2k psi. I should be able to get my hands on one in about a year."
peicemakerss22 wrote (quoting barnstorm100's post above): "2k psi! damn! that should just about do it!"
BirdofPrey wrote: "Be interesting to see what happens in a year!"
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air compressor · pcp fill · construction compressor · benjamin discovery · benjamin marauder · hand pump