Thread: PCP air rifle fitting...advice?

Guys, I have an Anschutz 9015 HP arriving. It's a PCP, runs at 200Bar.
The Anschutz idea is that you unscrew and remove the air cylinder for refilling it.
They supply an adapter (photo 1) that the cylinder screws into. There is an air bleed fitted to this (important).
It's designed to then fit onto a normal 200/232 DIN air tank (which I don't have).
So...unscrew rifle cylinder. Attach adapter to it (at the female end).
Then attach the adapter male end to the SCUBA tank or whatever tank you have.
I have an HPA air compressor that will do the job, but no way to connect.
So I need an adapter with a Foster fitting to attach to the Anschutz adapter.
Photo 2 shows a similar thing to what I need (if I throw away the Anschutz adapter)...but it doesn't have an air bleed. Though I could fit an air bleed adapter in the fill line...but that's just getting more complex.
So ideally a Foster fitting adapter to attach to my Anschutz adapter seems the way to go (for now).
I do have a fast fill adapter on hand that replaces the gauge at the front of the Anschutz cylinder...but I have read that they are a right sod to remove the original gauge and fit the fast fill in it's place.
As shown in photo 3. It replaces the factory gauge with a fast fill connector and a new gauge. Then can leave air cylinder attached at all times and refill from the front (like a gentleman should).
So not wanting to mess up (bend, crease, scratch, collapse) my new cylinder I thought that for the time being I will just use an adapter at the rear of the cylinder to pump it up.
Any of you work with HPA fittings and can advise what I need?
Thanks.

9015 is this one.
Still waiting it's delivery...6 months from Germany...but I get it end of July.
Then scope fitting, pellet testing, etc.

Have a look on Pyramydair.com in the USA see if what you need is actually available and see if you can get it locally

Originally Posted by Happy Jack

Have a look on Pyramydair.com in the USA see if what you need is actually available and see if you can get it locally

Yes, I can get that item (photo 2)...but no air bleed on it.
Will check with local dive shop next week as they might have the fittings I need.
Otherwise I may just risk the cylinder damage and fit the front end 'quick fill'.

Sooo, if I'm understanding this correctly - you need the quick connection fitting in the second photo configured in such a way that your Anschutz adapter is still able to be fitted into the system? As a suggestion, does the filling whip on your little HP compressor have threaded attachments on it or is it crimped together? If it is threaded at either end, what threads on it?

What I'm suggesting as a way around is picking up a 200Bar DIN threaded tank valve (normally these come with an insert so a yoke reg fitting can be used as well). Get the threaded male-male adapter that allows your filling whip to thread into the valve base (the tank threads) and go from there. Or, get a 200Bar DIN inline adapter and screw your hose into that. The quick release connectors are not really my favoured connection types for HP air duties, they can let go with a huge amount of force and do a fair bit of damage. I know a few guys that have received a whip crack (there's a reason they are called filling whips) and are lucky to still be alive.

The current whip has a female quick fill fitting (Foster?) at each end.
Like this...



So what do I need next? A 200Bar DIN threaded tank valve, or 200Bar DIN inline adapter (not sure what that looks like).

Something like this, but in the right thread for your female hose fitting?

https://www.aliexpress.com/i/4000614651256.html

When I tried to make a transfer hoses
I found Hydraulink had most of the fitting, hose, bits & bots that I was looking for,
and David at alderair was also very helpful if you were up this way (Albany - Auckland).

In my case, with non-air bleed hose, operator needs a little extra care when using it
but both with/without an air bleed transfer hose work just as good and no issue.

try Hydraulink, they might what you are after or a solution for you

Best Fittings UK.
Page two fill probes and adaptors https://www.bestfittings.co.uk/shop/...e-18-bsp-male/

Hey,
If you cant find answers for your question on here ,I recommend looking on www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz
They are a dedicated air rifle and pcp site/forum and have some really on to it guys.
cheers

Which compressor are you planning to use? All the ones Ive had have used a bleed valve between the compressor and the whip line. I'm pretty sure I have an in line bleed valve somewhere too.

The option to replace the front end of the tube with the upgraded cap and fill probe definitely sounds like the best outcome here though, I've just done this exact mod with my AA S200. It will be miles better than having the constant wear on the threads removing the cylinder every time you need to top up