15/4500 For Recball

[Kit352]

I run one of the new hk army 15\4500 tanks. I get roughly 200 shots on a stockish automag with a freak barrel. I start really worrying about air after 200 so I slow way down shooting.

[Cyberpyr8]

Here's the top view of my 80 bottles and 36's. Now I do have a small reg on the 80's but you can see there's not a big difference in length

[hunter47]

Ran a 3rd pod through. The gauge indicates nearly empty and the chrono showed one last ball at 298fps. The shot counter between the second and third pod only counts 130rds. So, 130x3 for a 26ci/4,500psi?

Thanks for this very scientific experiment! Sounds like if I'm not slinging paint down the field a 26/4500 is a minimum.
ANS has a Sicariis 35/4500 for ~$180 which is pretty pricy but I like how narrow it is, I can really get a good tuck on the tank.

[SockeyeSteve]

The 35/4500 rock for pump/mech play.

I prefer the 48 or 50/4500 because I don't have long arms so a still get a good tuck and play tight with a 48ci but when my tanks are officially dead I'll probably switch to 35's. I get easily 2/3 games off a 48 using mech and not being conservative on shots.

On pump that could be 8 games

[Mr. Hick]

I run a 50rnd Jolo, and three 50 round pods on my Emek with a 15\4500. Only once have I ran out of air before I ran out of paint and that was when we were only getting a little over 3k fills towards the end of a hot summer day. You could probably bring 250 out on the field and get away with it as long as you're getting a real 4500 fill.

It is the absolute best way to play. You have some follow up shots and a string of 4 or 5 real quick ones if you need it but you're still forced to play smart. It also weighs about 5 pounds total and requires no batteries.

[Goose Goose]

I've run my 17/45 on my EMF-100 a few times for rec play. As long as I don't switch into speedball mode and try to hold lanes, I can get 250 shots or so out of it.

One thing to keep in mind is to constantly top off your tank when you can. The baby tanks get extra hot when you fill them from zero, so by the time you start your first point, you've already lost significant PSI. I top mine off as I'm coming in from the last game and as I'm heading out for the next game so I can get the coldest, highest fill possible.

[Impactfour]

I played a bit ago using my wife's emek, a pbdna stick feed and a 15/4500 tank and had a great time. I'd guess I could get 250ish shots with it but never needed that much

[Bow]

I use an emek with a 15/4500 + powerhouse reg. Was perfetly fine for my T2/emek with 3 mini 50 and a full 100 round hopper.

If you shoot a ton it's not enough, but the extra 2ci and 1500psi make a difference for me.

Works great on my magfed set up too.

[Jonnydread]

I use a 15/4500 and a 36/4500 for both my sniper and my gmek setups. I like the size of the 15, but the weight of the 36 is more balanced. I have never run out of air, but I rarely carry more than 100 extra rounds on me.