[Shop-talk] HIGH pressure compressed air?

[BJNoSHOV8]

My nephew owned a paintball park at one time, and he had a small 
compressor that did the pressurizing.  You can also buy an old scuba 
tank, have it filled, and fill your paintball marker (gun) tanks from 
that.  An electric compressor might be a little expensive for a casual 
paintball shooter, but an old scuba tank isn't that expensive.

Did you question the use of a rubber hose?  Rubber hoses used in 
hydraulics can easily go 10,000 psi.

Target shooters that use airguns now use very high pressure compressed 
air just like paintball markers.  They usually refill the tanks on their 
guns from a scuba tank, but you can also buy a hand compressor that will 
go up to that pressure.  I understand it takes a lot of work to get to 
that pressure level though.



> Like 3000 p.s.i. high.  Like they use to fill scuba tanks.
>
> Is it even feasible?  What sort of compressor generates that kind of 
> pressure?
>
> I'm asking for paintball of all things--my son wanted to play, we played.