Best buy for gas.

Christomouse

Hey guys I'm new to the whole airsoft thing.

I was just wondering where the best place to buy gas from is because it can be only shipped surface mail?

Also whats the deal with it exactly?, As in, is there an alternative to the small cans you can buy from most airsoft sites?

Irish Trinity

well i'm not really the best person but when i was asking about it the guys recommended this site: http://www.fire-support.co.uk/store/comersus_listCategoriesAndProducts.asp?idCategory=84

kdouglas

if you live in dublin, BFSL in ballymount, dublin 12 is very handy to get it from (€16 for a 750ml bottle)

you can also order a propane adapter online for about $30 and buy tanks of propane in b&q (probably other diy stores or hardwares too) for €11 for 1Litre. only downside to propane is it smells a bit funky


(although im halfway through a tank of propane now and it seems like the smell isnt as bad, so either its less strong as you use up the gas, or im just getting used to it)

Christomouse

Ha ha! your probably gettin used to it.

I Live right beside walkinstown, Would they have the gas if I just walked in?. Where is it exactly in ballymount?

kdouglas

not too far from you myself

you know o'Briens sandwich bar on the ballymount road? it's on the road behind that, give derek a ring (his mobile number is on the bfsl website i think) and he will tell you where to go, it's a bit tricky to find when you've never been there before. he should have gas in stock

ED E

The adaptor is great in the long run and gettin propane is much easier. Get silicone also if you use propane(ENSURE silicone has no petroleum in it!) You see Green gas is propane with vapourised silicone in it an then they rip you off:mad:

You get used to the smell:D

Christomouse

Dealy, Where would I go about getting a propane adaptor?

liamo333

Look up 'airsoft propane adaptor' and you should get some .

o1s1n

airsoft-innovations.com are the crowd who sell them.

ED E

Got mine of Airsoft-innovations.com aswell. They're the people who amke them. Got here in about a week.
This is the gas BANDQ Sell (CAn buy without torch attach. so much cheeper:D )

kdouglas

anyone know what the fitting on the larger tanks of propane are?
there's an 11kg tank in b&q here but no pic, i assume it's something like the butane tanks for bbq's etc..

Edit: here it is on flogas.co.uk: http://www.flogas.co.uk/buy-online/cylinders/11kg-patio-gas-propane-cylinder-refill/

liamo333

I think that is just a refill service.

ED E

The pressure in small and large is very similar but messing with 11kg tanks is not a good idea!

kdouglas

liamo333 wrote:

I think that is just a refill service.

yea, but normally you buy a tank and then everytime you run out of gas, return the tank empty and pay the refill price for a new/full one

Lethal_Bullet wrote:

The pressure in small and large is very similar but messing with 11kg tanks is not a good idea!

not exactly something you'd carry along to a skirmish, but if you had a tonne of gas mags, or if a team were to split the cost of one and share it

probably not a good idea anyway tbh, small tanks are much easier

ED E

I mean using An 11kg to refill small tanks, cause its Euro30.00 for a refill of an 11kg so way cheaper!