Half inch needles for test injections

[Schweddy]

Anyone doing this?

 

[71Avido]

Nope.
25ga 1" is the smallest I personally go.

I suppose if you're really lean and .5" can get far enough into the muscle it could work but it's not ideal.

 

[DreDay187]

Half inch could work for biceps, delta, traps etc if you're pretty lean but I'm with Avido, I use 1in pins for flutes and quads

 

[Schweddy]

Surprising. I've been using them for a few weeks and they seem to work fine (I'm pretty lean). My last shot caused some pain 24 hrs later though...

 

[Mprtz]

I've been using them on quads and delts and have done pecs a few times. Doesn't seem to cause any problem.

 

[SicVic]

You can but it just leaves a swelling bump, I don't like anything under an inch. For TEST Oil based.

 

[Mprtz]

You can but it just leaves a swelling bump, I don't like anything under an inch. For TEST Oil based.

Let's say it MAY leave a swelling bump. It never has for me or I wouldn't be using them. Probably depends on the amount injected too.

 

[bushleaguechew]

I used it for deltoids. No problems there.

 

[3J]

what gauge are you using for the 1/2 inch???

 

[corvettels3]

what gauge are you using for the 1/2 inch???

I was using 30g 1/2in 1/2cc in the quad. I really don't think I was absorbing the full amount because I crashed within a month. Then again I was injecting in the same spot. Maybe that had something to with it. Once I went back to IM was good to go.

 

[3J]

I was using 30g 1/2in 1/2cc in the quad. I really don't think I was absorbing the full amount because I crashed within a month. Then again I was injecting in the same spot. Maybe that had something to with it. Once I went back to IM was good to go.

do you have any idea what a 30g stream at that pressure does to the muscle?? we tell people to go very slow with a 23-24g... remember that stuff comes out of the needle with alot of pressure...

 

[corvettels3]

do you have any idea what a 30g stream at that pressure does to the muscle?? we tell people to go very slow with a 23-24g... remember that stuff comes out of the needle with alot of pressure...

no idea.. it went in faster than a 25g. I would have to say it was equivalent to a 23g pressure wise.

 

[3J]

no idea.. it went in faster than a 25g. I would have to say it was equivalent to a 23g pressure wise.

and how would you say that??? the same force applied to the 23-25 as the 30 would bring about a huge difference in pressure

 

[corvettels3]

and how would you say that??? the same force applied to the 23-25 as the 30 would bring about a huge difference in pressure

All I'm saying is that when using a 25g it would take about 10 seconds to shoot. When I use a 23g it takes about 5 seconds. If I use a 30g it also takes about 5 seconds.

 

[Mprtz]

I use 29g .5". If the pressure of oil coming out of the needle causes damage, it isn't very obvious since I have zero pip, can't feel or see where I injected at all - be it quads, delts or pecs.

 

[Megatron28]

You can use a one inch needle without putting it in all the way.

 

[Rix]

Nope.
25ga 1" is the smallest I personally go.

I suppose if you're really lean and .5" can get far enough into the muscle it could work but it's not ideal.

You can inject small amounts EOD subcutaneously with an insulin needle. I may consider doing this soon since I'm dosing HCG with that needle twice a week anyways. I could add a tiny bit of test to the HCG and just do a third SC shot a week.

 

[71Avido]

You can inject small amounts EOD subcutaneously with an insulin needle. I may consider doing this soon since I'm dosing Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) with that needle twice a week anyways. I could add a tiny bit of test to the Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) and just do a third SC shot a week.

This is an option, subq injections have different absorption rates than IM injections do.