What's the best gas for a TM 1911 MEU?

[jonny lovegrove]

Re: What am bestust gas for a TM 1911 MEU?

The funny thing about this rant is that I would put Abbey Ultra in the same 'Fart Gas' catagory as Zero one anyway and I didnt even know it was the same stuff! haha. Zeroone gas/Abbey Ultra is probably the worst I have used in my Night Warrior. If you havnt tried ASG Ultra Air then I would suggest that, it performs very well and is the only gas I have got a full mag out of in cold temps.

Might give that a go. Just bought a load of disposable handwarmers from gooutdoors, 4 for £1! That should get em going!

[Apurturesci]

Re: What am bestust gas for a TM 1911 MEU?

The funny thing about this rant is that I would put Abbey Ultra in the same 'Fart Gas' catagory as Zero one anyway and I didnt even know it was the same stuff! haha. Zeroone gas/Abbey Ultra is probably the worst I have used in my Night Warrior. If you havnt tried ASG Ultra Air then I would suggest that, it performs very well and is the only gas I have got a full mag out of in cold temps.

Abbey Ultra is more powerful than 134a, and I find it powerful enough for any plastic GBBs. Imagine the Japanese who have to use 134a. If Abbey Ultra is the worst in your Night Warrior, try 134a or Duster Gas. That's what they are intended to be used with really.

[FlangTal1ty]

Re: What am bestust gas for a TM 1911 MEU?

Might give that a go. Just bought a load of disposable handwarmers from gooutdoors, 4 for £1! That should get em going!

Good idea about the hand warmers, let us know how you get on. I have always thought about doing that but not sure how i could arrange the hand warmers into my plate carrier for 5 meu mags. The main problem with doing that though is the mag in the gun when its holstered, that first few shots when you draw the pistol and really need it to work straight away!

[jonny lovegrove]

Re: What am bestust gas for a TM 1911 MEU?

Good idea about the hand warmers, let us know how you get on. I have always thought about doing that but not sure how i could arrange the hand warmers into my plate carrier for 5 meu mags. The main problem with doing that though is the mag in the gun when its holstered, that first few shots when you draw the pistol and really need it to work straight away!

They dont cool down too quickly until theyre used, ive got four pouches for four mags, so not a huge issue. One mag and one handwarmer per pouch. Just put the warmest in the gun, or tape a handwarmer to the grip?

[Boo-Sabum Ben]

Propane in the winter, green in the summer

[CKinnerley]

Re: What's the best gas for a TM 1911 MEU?

But.. they're the same thing save some silicone lube.. :?

[jonny lovegrove]

Re: What's the best gas for a TM 1911 MEU?

But.. they're the same thing save some silicone lube.. :?

Might be wrong but i think that different pressures are involved.

And @boo-sabum ben which green gas?

[No1_sonuk]

Re: What's the best gas for a TM 1911 MEU?

Abbey Ultra is more powerful than 134a, and I find it powerful enough for any plastic GBBs. Imagine the Japanese who have to use 134a. If Abbey Ultra is the worst in your Night Warrior, try 134a or Duster Gas. That's what they are intended to be used with really.

They use 134a for 2 reasons:
1) They have a low fps limit (hence TM AEGs running 285-ish fps).
2) They don't have as much cold weather to deal with as we do.

As to the OP:
I use Green in my TM M1911A1 in winter, and keep the mag in a jacket pocket until I'm about to need it. That saves on lost mags from holstered guns, too. If I use it in warmer weather, I tend to run it on Green too, but sometimes I use Ultra.

[Boo-Sabum Ben]

But.. they're the same thing save some silicone lube.. :?

True, but for some reason Propane cycles your gun faster, and in the heat of summer this can tear your gun apart after a while. Green tends to be slightly calmer so I'd use that in summer on a TM

[DanBeresford]

Re: What's the best gas for a TM 1911 MEU?

Guarder Power Up/Powerful Gas is where it's at - if you don't use propane then this is the gas to go for. Makes the kick of the pistol really crisp and will empty a mag in -4 so long as you don't try and empty the whole thing in one volley. Love the stuff.

[Barlow]

Re: What's the best gas for a TM 1911 MEU?

I've always used propane in my tm's, never had an issue.

[FlangTal1ty]

Re: What's the best gas for a TM 1911 MEU?

I think if we had another freak summer and it hit nearly 40deg then propane users may have a lot of broken teeth as the the slide flies back off the rail and smacks them in the face. Thing is our summers are usualy rubbish and last 5 minutes so I wouldnt use anything lower than green gas, despite what the guns are recommended to use. My white T-shirts say I shouldnt wash them with any other colour, but I say screw the rules, I live on the edge and so do my guns!

And anyway if it breaks just buy a new slide, the only expensive bits on a TM are usually the metal parts and they will be fine if it explodes on you.

[Tiercel]

Re: What's the best gas for a TM 1911 MEU?

Just order propane off eBay :I its ike £10 or less for 2 cans.

Ill never go back to using "airsoft gasses" again, theyre horrifically overpriced and a majority of them are crap.

[ste887]

Re: What's the best gas for a TM 1911 MEU?

i just throw in a 150% recoil spring and run them on propane, gives crisp cycling and hasnt damaged my gun been through 15K rounds so far