[quote=“deadmerits, post:39, topic:4705”]New idea, for the silent type.
Pump up a few portable tanks before you leave the base, then replace them as they run low, like changing a clip. Or like changing tanks during a paintball match.
Warning: The above user has never played professional paintball[/quote]
I used to be a paintball marshal whose job largely consisted of dealing with this kind of thing.
It could work, yes. Although screwing on a tank isn’t exactly quick compared to an experienced gun user performing a quick magazine change.
Anyway, rather than swapping canisters, we used to simply carry spare guns with fresh canisters installed. We’d swap the gun because swapping out the canister was awkward.
Here’s a guy swapping out the tank. Takes about 10-15 seconds.
Should be a crapload faster than hand pumping each time you put a bolt in though.