Co2 in WE Hi Capa dragon?

[Corbin]

So I've got a full metal We 5.1 dragon that has 2 gas mags for propane, I was wondering if it would be too hard on the gun to use Co2 mags? I think it should be fine since the gun is so sturdy, but its always good to ask first.

[Eeyore]

Any particular reason you would rather game c02 instead of propane?

[R.I.T.Z]

if you use co2 mags.
and i doubt it could handle that kind of pressure

[Corbin]

More elaboration would be appreciated.

[R.I.T.Z]

a regular propane mag is unable to contain the pressures of co2 and well will explode...
also the gun is made to run on propane and has its tolerances for propane, i doubt the stock parts would be able to take the constant beating from co2

[Corbin]

I'm well aware green gas mags are made for green gas, I asked if the gun could handle C02 mags, thank you for your speculation.

[fleuryfighter]

The internals on the WE hicapa dragon are made to handle the pressure of green gas so useing CO2 which has a higher pressure will break it ALOT faster.

[TokyoSeven]

I believe there are 2 versions or at least I think there were two versions at once point in time. One standard and one reinforced to be used with Co2. If you have the regular it would be advised to swap out the internals with some reinforced ones to negate the difference in wear.

[Crunchmeister]

CO2 is far too hard on a WE pistol, even their specific CO2 "capable" models. The nozzle and such is made strong enough to not explode on use, but the hard recoil generated by the CO2 will eventually break the gun. You can get away with using CO2 for maybe a few hundred shot, but eventually, it will break as they all do.

As "sturdy" as WE pistols appear, keep in mind they're make of cheap pot metal. Under propane pressures, that's not an issue. They're able to handle it. However, with the added stresses delivered by CO2, any weak points in the metal will eventually fracture.