brass eagle co2 "jett" adapter

[dunn220]

just got this little bit of kit off of PALADIN on the for sale thread, just wanted to give my view and opinions on it for all you xs79 owners......

this piece of kit replaces the 88gr airsource bottle and bottle adapter off of the front of the xs79, its a simple case of taking out (carefully ) the old 88gr bottle and then unscrewing the brass adapter (to unscrew this as it is a round with a nice knurled pattern is a little bit tricky so's not to damage the adaptor if i wanted to use it again, i proceeded to put a small allen key through the 2 co2 escape holes and used a pair of pliers (round nosed jobbies) to twist this round, this made the unscrewing none destructive to the knurling and also very easy, after this was just the case of screwing the male to male adaptor in (and tightened up using a 17mm spanner, just nipped on more ) just simply inserting a sparklet into the main cylinder and screwing it up...... just needed to remember that you had too undo it a bit after you hear the hiss to let the co2 out.....

took it out into the back garden for a plink and to see if it was worth having....

my reason for getting it was MONEY, the cheapest ive got a 88gr airsource was £7 and then the local gunshop has stopped selling co2 guns and bottles, so getting them means travelling about 25 miles to Cromer (which are 15 for 2!!!!!and parking costs etc etc....... so costing about £9-10 + time and effort.....every 200 or so shots...... seeing that you can get the 12gr for approx 60 pence each off of the taboo auction site was gutting(including post)..... so i decided to snap this up (all this reasoning was worked out in the few minutes after i saw petes ad)
also i know that the oseals in the brass adapters are a weak point (indeed whilst letting the reminents of gas discharge i noticed that the seal has started to disintergrate and vacate though the holes (mind you ive always left the bottles on charged...)
so these stories are FACT......

first thing i noticed was the weight difference and balance difference, before the gun was light but tended to have a "front heavy" balance. not any more, i weighed the bottle and brass adapter and its a staggering 1lb 3 ounces so ive saved a pound in weight (as if it needed it in the first place) so ive lost a over a pound from a flyweight co2 gun.......so it weighs about 5lbs including scope and silencer.....now if i get bored i could use it as a pistol (adopting safety practices of course) ive also discovered that it gives 20+ useful shots (up to 30 if you like lobbing em), indeed the packaging quotes 8 shots for the paintball guns and i hoped that i would get a fair bit more......

looking at the end of the barrel after a discharge (ooerr) it seems that there is less fog than before so i would presume that the power has lessened (but will have to get on a chrono at the club first) but its made the thing as quiet as a mouses fart (great for the neighbours) and it still stick gamo pro magnums (yum) through tins after 28 shots...... only a test at the club (sunday will yield more).....

was it worth getting?

YES

the gun is lighter, better balanced than before, and i can save money and o seals and not worry about leaving on part full bottles/wasting co2 or stressing components whilst under continous pressure and 200 shots will cost me about £5 delivered to my home..... and the gun should last me alot longer......

link to piccie
http://www.pbbr12231.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/files/co1.jpg
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...99673522CayzVL

cheers Paul