Source for CO2 Discharger?

[artkodiak]

I wonder if anyone can tell me where to find a co2 discharger (right term?). I got a TC percussion (#11) sidelock adapter long ago figuring on getting the gizmo later. Now it's later, and I don't see the TC site listing them. Am I simply not seeing the product listing or should I look for them on EBAY?
Thanks, and Happy Holidays!
ArtKodiak

 

[FPDoc]

Order it from Cabela's. Don't forget to order the proper adapter. They recommend their special non-oiled CO2 cartridges also.

 

[artkodiak]

Cool! Thanks a bundle! (Now why didn't I think of Cabela's? :hmm: )

 

[davy]

Cabelas! :thumbsup:

Davy

 

[atki]

The Gun Works:
[url] http://www.thegunworks.com/cu...scharger&SubCat2ID=188&do=list&Cat1Name=Tools[/url]

wb

 

[shmrck1]

Art,
Just about all have them! DGW,TOW,MSSS,
Crazy Crow. Sorry that is Dixie Gun Works,
Track of the Wolf,Mid-South Shooters Supply.
There are others.
snake-eyes :hmm:

 

[jtmattison]

I just got one from Sportsmans Warehouse. It came ready for musket cap, #11, and 209. I had to order the flintlock adapter online.

I've heard talk on here about non-oil C02 cartridges but my discharger says to use standard cartridges

What's wrong with the oil anyway?

HD

 

[nessmuk1953]

Huntin Dawg

I picked up one at a Sportsman's Warehouse too. It said only use their canisters on one side of the package and "Uses standard cartridges" on the other. Go figure. I am with you though. What difference does the oil make, I am going to clean it after using one anyway (or continue shooting).

 

[bucktales]

What's wrong with the oil anyway?

HD

Probably nothing.
My guess is that not all shooters are as careful as we are in cleaning our guns. I figure the oil can foul a charge if not cleaned out.

 

[artkodiak]

Thanks kindly to all who've replied. I guess I should have researched a bit more carefully rather than going directly to TC and jumping to conclusions. :redface: It's all good info, and as I'll probably be placing a TOW order soon anyway... :wink:
YMHS,
ArtKodiak

 

[roundball]

After hearing so much about these CO2 dischargers in the past, I figured I'd try one...ordered one from Cabelas (Saf-T Unloader) back at the beginning of the year along with the flintlock tip but so far never tried it.

This thread got me thinking about it so I put it together, put a complete hunting load in a .62cal, and with one short burst blooped the whole load right back out into a pile of old towels...has a good positive 'safety' on it to prevent accident discharges

 

[atki]

these co2 charges are great. I picked up a used TC Hawken that had a ball in for the past two years. I tried pulling it and no success. So I put my new co2 charger and blew the ball right out into the side of my wifes Mustang. So, now I can say I shot a Mustang.

wb

 

[rabjr]

Thats the same one I got from Cabela's. I just had to replace the first cartridge, in the course of about a year it was in it, I blew out 4 loads with it. Not sure if thats good or bad but I can live with that.

 

[roundball]

these co2 charges are great. I picked up a used TC Hawken that had a ball in for the past two years. I tried pulling it and no success. So I put my new co2 charger and blew the ball right out into the side of my wifes Mustang. So, now I can say I shot a Mustang.

wb

That's a shame weasal...it is shocking the amount of force that they come of the barrel with just using air pressure...guess the good news is it didn't hit someone, etc.

I've heard that Lewis & Clark used some sort of airgun on their expedition way back then...I assume it must have been a "pump-piston" type and after blowing out a few balls with air myself I can see where a powerful enough air gun would work pretty well...

 

[FPDoc]

How did she take the news? I once bumped the side of my wife's Bronco, just a little bit by accident, with the front end loader on our tractor... and my wife seemed to take it very personally. :rotf:

 

[Joel/Calgary]

What's wrong with the oil anyway?

It can soften the O-rings or other gaskets, then the cartridges discharge fairly quickly. Susceptibility seems to depend on which model.

BTW, one of my dischargers is really a bicycle tire inflater - works as-is on both musket (well) and #11 (well enough, so far) nipples, and works with a TC flintlock adapter. Prob'ly would need a side-saddle adapter of some sort for in-lines. You want one that uses a trigger of some sort, preferably with a "safety" as well, rather than one of the ultra-light-weight ones that use a knob-type valve. You also have to look at the nozzle before buying - many of the inflaters are made to screw onto the valve (two different types in use), and some have a hard gasket and/or a close fit and would likely not work for our purposes. Naturally, you can get CO2 cartridges at the same bike shop(s), and the ones I looked at seem to be oil-free.

Joel

 

[jtmattison]

I bought some Daisy C02 cartridges for my new discharger. I emptied one completely shooting directly onto a piece of paper. There was no oil or residue on the paper.

Now if there is oil in some brands of C02 cartridges wouldn't it be safe on o-rings? The cartridges are designed for use in air guns and I'm sure they have o-rings in them.

Maybe the oil warning is one thought up by a BP shooter who thought it may have negative affects on your next charge of BP.

One for the Mythbusters.

:hatsoff:

HD

 

[Joel/Calgary]

I bought some Daisy C02 cartridges for my new discharger. I emptied one completely shooting directly onto a piece of paper. There was no oil or residue on the paper.

Now if there is oil in some brands of C02 cartridges wouldn't it be safe on o-rings? The cartridges are designed for use in air guns and I'm sure they have o-rings in them.

Maybe the oil warning is one thought up by a BP shooter who thought it may have negative affects on your next charge of BP.

One for the Mythbusters.

Sorry, but the problem is real. The oil was supposed to be for lubricating the valves in either air gun or paintball markers. Obviously, the materials in the guns/markers were selected for compatibility.

I no longer recall what brands of cartridges I used with my T-C discharger before I heard about this problem, but one brand would consistently soften that little "hockey puck with a pin-hole" gasket so much that I would soon find it stretched out around the neck of the cartridge, which was, naturally, discharged. The other brand did not, and cartridges could sit in the device for weeks without leakage. Getting replacements for those gaskets was/is a problem (not to mention an unnecessary expense) and I've wound up fabricating them from fat rubber bands (natural rubber) or bicycle inner-tubes (synthetic), but they're both still subject to softening from the wrong cartridges.

I'm glad you found the Daisy cartridges to be clean. Crossman cartridges are reported to be oil-free, as well. Food-grade cartridges for seltzer bottles and such are too, naturally, but are expensive and harder to find. Other brands need testing.

Joel

 

[Dickert54cal]

RMC in Pennsylvania makes them for the sporting goods stores---I went directly to them and ordered it along with extra CO2 and all the adapters----It was not long after and I got it in the mail. :hatsoff:

 

[jtmattison]

Mine is made by RMC. I got it at Sportsmans Warehouse. It came with every adapter except for flintlock. I ordered that tip on line.
I tried it yesterday (loaded a ball with no powder on purpose) and it worked great.

HD