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HPA Tank Thread: Will Any Regulator Fit My Bottle?
Your reg died, or you found a cheap bottle, and you want to know if they'll mate. An r/paintball player asked "Are all HPA tanks standard thread?", meaning the spot where the reg screws into the bottle. For the HPA tank thread, most modern paintball bottles share one standard, but "most" isn't "all." Are all HPA tank threads the same? Most are. PowAir's thread guide says "Most modern paintball HPA bottles use a 5/8-18 UNF neck thread," and that a standard regulator and standard bottle are compatible at that point "in most cases." Carbon and aluminum bottles commonly use the...