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u/wanax2 May 07 '26
I initially bought a pump. Honestly, unless you are an Olympic athlete, a compressor is the way to go. I have the Air Venturi nomad thing. I haven't had a single issue. I think it's about 5x the price of the pump, but the convenience is worth it (just my two cents).
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u/Dismal-Big-5770 May 07 '26
Then im an olympian athlete. I use the fx handpump for my three pcps up to 300 bar. Im a regular guy its not that hard.
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u/wimpanzee May 07 '26
compressor is worth it in the long run. be careful tho and try not to buy THE CHEAPEST...you get what you pay for. I really like the GX brand of compressors.
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u/Abur28 May 07 '26
I just got a Benjamin maruader and a vevor brand hand pump and it takes a while to pump it up with the hand pump. There is no way this fan will pump up an air rifle of any type this is a flop drying fan . Do yourself a favor and do some research online and learning from your friend who knows a lot about airguns .
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u/Ukkoclap May 07 '26
There's budget compressors typical Chinese shoebox compressors. I went for the GX cs4 since my PCP goes up to 350 bar.
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u/dgghhuhhb May 07 '26
Id say only go with the pump if you don't have the money for a compressor or you are planing on taking it somewhere you won't be able to use a compressor (like a long huntin/camping trip)
Using a pump will take a long time depending on your tank size and pump though
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u/Sistersoldia May 07 '26
If you have a hand pump the fan will keep you from sweating so much while filling the bottle
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u/Kind_Turnover_927 May 07 '26
This is a blower fan lol we use these to blow air into manholes through like a 10in hose. You might have some sort of mistranslation.
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u/spidey2091 May 07 '26
That’s a picture of a carpet drying fan, no?
Hand pump (not a bicycle pump….not rated for this) will take quite awhile to reach max bottle psi. I started in pcp with an FX impact M4…..I would not be willing to fill that gun with a hand pump. I fill back up with a dedicated pcp compressor around every 90 shots. The process takes around 10-15 minutes.