Differences in CO2 Cartridges?

Speedo66 · Nov 9, 2022

I see Daisy, Crosman, Umarex, and some no name brands all have 12g cartridges for sale on Ebay.

Are there any substantial differences between them, any particular brand to stay away from?

Remington1911 · Nov 10, 2022

Speedo66 said:
I see Daisy, Crosman, Umarex, and some no name brands all have 12g cartridges for sale on Ebay.

Are there any substantial differences between them, any particular brand to stay away from?

I have not seen any real difference. Some "food grade" cartridges have the old style "crown" I guess I will call it, and you do need to make sure you don't get those.

If you decide to go off into the weeds on the other things CO2 is used for make sure they are of the correct size. Lots of food stuff uses 8 gram, and those will not do you any good, there is also a 16gram IIRC, and those (I THINK) will work in anything that is setup for an 88gram airgun cartridge....check that out yourself, I am not sure on it.

RetiredUSNChief · Nov 10, 2022

No, there really isn't much difference between the brands made for BB/pellet guns.

If you're concerned, buy a few different brands and test them out and see. It's really no different than buying a new gun and running several brands and types of ammunition through it to see what it likes and dislikes.

And, since shooting is fun, you'll have a lot of fun doing this! I call this a win-win situation!

Speedo66 · Nov 10, 2022

I wonder if the airgun maker brands put any lubricating or preservative oils in with the CO2?

JohnKSa · Nov 10, 2022

There's probably some in there. Standard advice, though, is to put a drop of Crosman PellGunOil on the top of the cartridge when loading it into the gun.

jmorris · Nov 10, 2022

Played with co2 powered dragsters a bit years ago, seemed a heated cartridge (warm water) made more difference than the brand.

Remington1911 · Nov 10, 2022

jmorris said:
Played with co2 powered dragsters a bit years ago, seemed a heated cartridge (warm water) made more difference than the brand.

Leave the gun in the sun and it can lock up. The higher the pressure the more force is required to open the valve. Seen it happen when the family would come out for burgers and shooting clays and air guns.

Leave it on a table and the gun will not fire. I have a very nice Walther lever rifle and during lunch it refused to fire. Set it in the shade for 30min and it was good to go. It does not seem to take much.

As to the lube, yea put a drop on the nose of the cartridge. This really IMHO it is really hard to over oil them, on guns that use 2 cartridges I drop both cartridges.

If you are going off on the deep end with this airgun stuff check out some airgun forums and see about home made formulas for oil. That pellgun oil is great, but you really don't want to figure out what the cost per gallon is.

Speedo66 · Nov 10, 2022

Just caught a good deal on Crosman cartridges on Amazon.

40 for $17.68, or $.44 each. Bad part is they will take a month to arrive, but I have enough to last me until then.

Ascot500 · Nov 15, 2022

I noticed something on the last box of Crosman cartridges that I bought. Some of them would not fit in the compression tube of one of my guns. They apparently have a bigger diameter.

If I have the same problem with the next box, I will be switching brands.

wesmonster · Nov 24, 2022

I just buy Crosman cylinders, usually about the cheapest and never had any issues.

Now in another forum someone was getting warranty work on their Umarex when they were told to only use Umarex cartridges, cause they're 'cleaner'. I say bunk. I'm betting most of these cartridges come from the same factory. I've tried a few other brands including Umarex and never noticed a difference, and if Crosman CO2 is 'dirty', does it matter? Never heard of an old CO2 pistol that showed signs of 'dirty' CO2. And I've got a few.

kBob · Dec 4, 2022

Remember the old CO2 200 Daisy air pistol?

They had and adapter in the box that allowed the use of the shorter cartridges.

Being a kid and not knowing any better (but sure I knew more than most adults) almost 60 years back I used NO2 cartridges that fit using the adaptor. They were used by a seed cleaning business to fumigate small packages of seed being sent for inspection. They worked fine but had fewer shots than the larger CO2
As seeds no longer got sent in for testing they were unused and so free for the taking. I shot more of them than CO2 over the life of the gun. Makes me wonder if modern “whippets” might work in a pinch if more expensive.

Of corse a local authority on helping folks that abuse substances maintains that I like shooting so much because I spent my pre-teen and early teen years getting high on my air pistol shooting!

-kBob

Speedo66 · Dec 4, 2022

kBob said:
Remember the old CO2 200 Daisy air pistol?

They had and adapter in the box that allowed the use of the shorter cartridges.

Being a kid and not knowing any better (but sure I knew more than most adults) almost 60 years back I used NO2 cartridges that fit using the adaptor. They were used by a seed cleaning business to fumigate small packages of seed being sent for inspection. They worked fine but had fewer shots than the larger CO2
As seeds no longer got sent in for testing they were unused and so free for the taking. I shot more of them than CO2 over the life of the gun. Makes me wonder if modern “whippets” might work in a pinch if more expensive.

Of corse a local authority on helping folks that abuse substances maintains that I like shooting so much because I spent my pre-teen and early teen years getting high on my air pistol shooting!

-kBob

Think of all the whipped cream you could have made and avoided dental pain at the same time. Nitrous oxide has so many uses...

Kids used to steal large cylinders of NO2 from industrial sites and have "tank" parties. They finally inserted a noxious substance, sulfur dioxide, in them to prevent abuse.

Speedo66 · Dec 5, 2022

Speedo66 said:
Just caught a good deal on Crosman cartridges on Amazon.

40 for $17.68, or $.44 each. Bad part is they will take a month to arrive, but I have enough to last me until then.

My box of 40 CO2 cartridges arrived today, within the stated time period.

Amazon marked the box with the symbol used for small arms ammo. The box was heavy, if Amazon sold ammo I’m sure the driver would have thought that’s what it was.

Perhaps it’s also used for objects that contain gasses under pressure?

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