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Grenades (pro arms)
30 December, 2009, 22:42
Hi
I was just going to buy some pro arms grenades but was wondering if anyone has had them before and if they were any good at all.
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1 January, 2010, 13:43
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yes they are,
I bought a six (metal type) to use in my 6-tube launcher, was so pleased I got 6 more; now roll with 18 shells total
Anyway back to your question, I believe, they are a copy of the king arms shells; they are very solidly constructed, and the mechanism uses 4 larger lock bearing, rather than the 8 small ones you get in a moscart, so maintenance, whilst still fiddly, can be done without expensive tools. Recocking is easier and they usually re-seat first time, also I've never had one go off by mis-take, which I have seen other makes do.
All the main seals work well without leaks, and you can aslo buy a rebuild kit (seals & bearing) for them if needed; I bought a couple but have never needed to use them.
The only down side is the filler valve, these are fine if using green gas or propane; but although the shell is rated for Co2, most of mine blew the filler valve seals inside out when I tried using it, swapped the valves to high presssure mad-bull ones, and problem solved.
they are very effective using green gas, but Co2 is better; it needs a harder trigger pull, but worth it as the bang is emmence, and winter weather has no detremental effects.
hope this helps Jester
P.S. A friend of mine bought some of the plastic ones, and he was pleased with them, but obviuosly they are bottle gas ONLY !!!!!
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1 January, 2010, 13:51
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how do you load to Co2 ones if i may ask? with a bulb? does a whole bulb go into one?
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1 January, 2010, 17:58
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I use a mad-bull Co2 charger/regulator, the deluxe version as sold on Z1 (£80) allows you to use a Co2 caplet, rather than connecting to a large bottle.
Each caplet will do about 6-8 shell fills, at 50p each caplet that's none to bad price wise.
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3 January, 2010, 14:01
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thanks for the help there jester
That is good to hear as i just bought 7 der.
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29 May, 2011, 09:57
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So a lot of sites don't allow co2 but is it different with grenades for launchers? Or are they allowed in winter as can gas does not cut it?
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29 May, 2011, 15:44
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So a lot of sites don't allow co2 but is it different with grenades for launchers? Or are they allowed in winter as can gas does not cut it?
It's really a question of asking the site organiser, any problem will usually stem from not being possible to chrono a grenade lanucher; when I first started using Co2 for shells, I found the best way forward was to prove to the organiser that I was under the power limit for AEG's.
I did this by layering two pieces of thick cardboard to create a target, then shot it from a fair distance with a pre-cronographed AEG; keep closing on target a few feet at a time until you reach a point where bb's start going right through.
This gives you a physical benchmark for the AEG limit. You can regulate your Co2 to a pressure where, when fired from the same distance, none of the bb's will go through, you are then clearly below the site limit for a full-auto AEG
I set mine low enough to heavily 'dent' the first piece of cardboard, without going right through, it's therefore
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under our 328 aeg limit, but still has enough punch to make it usable; I set my regulator to 500psi with a pro-arms 96rd metal shell,
thought this will vary hugely depending on the type of shell used
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This gives me in my six-tube a horizonal range of about 25 metres, with lofted shots reaching out to about 30-35 although at this distance it's a 'shot to nothing' as the shower is very spread.
hope that helps Jester
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