winter gbb

dannyReichenbach · October 14th, 2005, 17:55

can i use gbb in the winter if im usin propane? --> cause propane is freezing...(btw i live in canada so we have cold ass winters)

Grim Fandango · October 14th, 2005, 17:57

GBBs don't work very well, if at all during the winter. And I don't think you need to add the "I'm in canada and we have cold winters", for obvious reasons.

dannyReichenbach · October 14th, 2005, 18:00

can i use them in the winter games tho?

The Saint · October 14th, 2005, 18:00

He's also only 16.

GBBs can work worse than springers in winter.

Mikeman_4_ever · October 14th, 2005, 18:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grim Fandango

GBBs don't work very well, if at all during the winter. And I don't think you need to add the "I'm in canada and we have cold winters", for obvious reasons.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dannyReichenbach

can i use them in the winter games tho?

:tup: way to go Danny boy...

BiffTheAncient · October 14th, 2005, 18:24

you most certainly CAN use a GBB durring our "cold ass winters" but you might end up having to pistol whip each other because the colder it gets the weaker the shots will be until the GBB may not even cycle.

ancorp · October 14th, 2005, 18:40

There is a special Gas Blow Back gun that you could use, its called an AEP

This is where an AEP really should shine compared to GBBs.

Cheers,
Alex

Kokanee · October 14th, 2005, 18:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by ancorp

There is a special Gas Blow Back gun that you could use, its called an AEP

This is where an AEP really should shine compared to GBBs.

Cheers,
Alex

Not to be an ass, but an AEP is NOT a GBB. You are talking about two totally different types of airsoft handgun. Please get your facts straight before you spout off.

demco11 · October 14th, 2005, 18:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by ancorp

There is a special Gas Blow Back gun that you could use, its called an AEP

This is where an AEP really should shine compared to GBBs.

Cheers,
Alex

I was going to suggest AEP's when I saw the name of this thread. but yes, AEP's are amazingly good even when its warm and sunny and your going up against GBB pistols. but in the winter gbb's suck from what I have heard (I dident have a GBB this winter so I cant speak from experience)

The Saint · October 14th, 2005, 19:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kokanee

Not to be an ass, but an AEP is NOT a GBB. You are talking about two totally different types of airsoft handgun. Please get your facts straight before you spout off.

I'm pretty sure ancorp is being tongue-in-cheek, hence AEP being a "special" GBB...

Bob the Angry Potato · October 14th, 2005, 19:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kokanee

Quote:

Originally Posted by ancorp

There is a special Gas Blow Back gun that you could use, its called an AEP

This is where an AEP really should shine compared to GBBs.

Cheers,
Alex

Not to be an ass, but an AEP is NOT a GBB. You are talking about two totally different types of airsoft handgun. Please get your facts straight before you spout off.

Yeah, sarcasm doesn't go very well over the internet. I'm sure of his intentions, though.

Rumpel Felt · October 14th, 2005, 19:17

AEP's are LAME.

Off the subject a bit but has anyone tried the winter propane with anti-freeze in it?

The Saint · October 14th, 2005, 19:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rumpel Felt

AEP's are LAME.

Yeah, you get mucho credibility by declaring that off the bat.

Quote:

Off the subject a bit but has anyone tried the winter propane with anti-freeze in it?

That won't solve the problem at all; the problem with GBB is that as temperature drops, the gas inside the magazine contracts towards a liquid state, causing the pressure it normally'd exert to drop dramatically.

Syn · October 14th, 2005, 19:39

Someone needs to invent an battery operated hot glove, or even better an insulated GBB mag.
bahh maybe i'm dreaming.

my pistol has some space around the Co2 caplet though and I am tempted to spray some Home Depot foam insulation to fill in the gaps.

Is the Major problem that the gas is condensing in the mag, and minor problem that the gas is condensing too quickly upon exiting the mag? Which is the major/minor problem?

Boche · October 14th, 2005, 19:58

To answer the original question. I used my gbb last winter with success, although the games I was at it didn't reach more than -2. I made sure to warm up my mag in my armpit after fillling, and didn't fire off 20 shots in a row. It obviously won't perform like in the middle of summer, but it was adequate for a back-up in a pinch.

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October 14th, 2005, 17:55	#1
dannyReichenbach Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kitchener Ont	winter gbb can i use gbb in the winter if im usin propane? --> cause propane is freezing...(btw i live in canada so we have cold ass winters)

October 14th, 2005, 18:00	#4
The Saint Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Quebec	He's also only 16. GBBs can work worse than springers in winter. __________________ "The Bird of Hermes is My Name, Eating My Wings to Make Me Tame."

October 14th, 2005, 18:24	#6
BiffTheAncient Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Toronto	you most certainly CAN use a GBB durring our "cold ass winters" but you might end up having to pistol whip each other because the colder it gets the weaker the shots will be until the GBB may not even cycle. __________________ BiffTheAncient "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." —George W. Bush, Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004 "I'm Brick Tamland. People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks. Years later, a doctor will tell me that I have an I.Q. of 48 and am what some people call mentally retarded." -Brick Tamland

October 14th, 2005, 17:57	#2
Grim Fandango Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario	GBBs don't work very well, if at all during the winter. And I don't think you need to add the "I'm in canada and we have cold winters", for obvious reasons.

October 14th, 2005, 18:40	#7
ancorp AK Guru Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vaughan, Ontario (near Toronto)	There is a special Gas Blow Back gun that you could use, its called an AEP This is where an AEP really should shine compared to GBBs. Cheers, Alex

October 14th, 2005, 19:17	#12
Rumpel Felt Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kitchener, Ontario	AEP's are LAME. Off the subject a bit but has anyone tried the winter propane with anti-freeze in it?

October 14th, 2005, 19:39	#14
Syn Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto	Someone needs to invent an battery operated hot glove, or even better an insulated GBB mag. bahh maybe i'm dreaming. my pistol has some space around the Co2 caplet though and I am tempted to spray some Home Depot foam insulation to fill in the gaps. Is the Major problem that the gas is condensing in the mag, and minor problem that the gas is condensing too quickly upon exiting the mag? Which is the major/minor problem? __________________

October 14th, 2005, 19:58	#15
Boche I am memel, hear me roar! Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mt. Pleasant, On.	To answer the original question. I used my gbb last winter with success, although the games I was at it didn't reach more than -2. I made sure to warm up my mag in my armpit after fillling, and didn't fire off 20 shots in a row. It obviously won't perform like in the middle of summer, but it was adequate for a back-up in a pinch. __________________ 76991693 The Shepherd always finds His sheep. The Flat Earth has me Levelled.

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