Is a 26 gauge needle OK?

[Barry the beaver]

I have some 26 gauge needles that I'm planning to use to inject test and deca. I've done 1 injection already. It took around 3 mins to inject 2ml. Barely any pain.

I've read most people use 25 gauge so assumed 26 is slightly on the small side but should be fine.

Then this wikihow article freaked me out. wikihow.com/Give-a-Shot-of-Testosterone

It states you shouldn't use a needle smaller than 23 gauge and that you risk the test blowing up under your skin if you do.

Is the article bull or do i need to get some bigger needles?

 

[halfwit]

There are TONS of guys that use slin pins (29/31g) to inject, so I'd have to call that article b.s. 26 is perfectly fine imo.

 

[Vino 1]

26 is fine. Some guys use 29. I use 25

 

[Ligand]

yeah its fine man. 3 minutes is kind of a long time, though IMO. if you're ok with it then its not a problem

 

[prnscrn]

You can use whatever needles you want it is all personal preference. Most people want to minimize scar tissue from frequency injections so they use smaller 25G or even 27G needles. Some people go so far as to use slin pins. I think the 26G should work just fine.

 

[Barry the beaver]

Wow! Fastest response ever.

I thought they would be ok but that article made me paranoid. I don't know wtf blow up under your skin is supposed to mean but it doesn't sound good.

Thanks for the advice

 

[alinshoprep]

26g is gtg.

 

[romulus]

Been using 29g slin pins all week to experiment. They work great for me, so 26g is easily big enough. Just expect to have to push a bit, and it won't be fast.

 

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[elboz]

Been using 29g slin pins all week to experiment. They work great for me, so 26g is easily big enough. Just expect to have to push a bit, and it won't be fast.

Are these biceps, delts ? What spots have you been hitting succesfully? If you dont mind me asking?

 

[kaname]

Are these biceps, delts ? What spots have you been hitting succesfully? If you dont mind me asking?

I've hit triceps with 29g...

 

[Methodology]

I've hit triceps with 29g...

That must be TINY, I use 20s and they are HUGE, I get scared looking at them

 

[theblitzkrieg]

I pin quads with 31g slins. 30 seconds per 1 ml. Love it. No pip at all.

 

[hardtarget]

26 gauge needle works fine.

 

[Bobbyc818]

It will be fine.

 

[riprockwell]

Yep, I have been using 29G slin pins for over a year now. Never have any problems.

 

[justmenj72]

25 GA here. Had wife pin me for 1st time this morning was a trip. Not my 1st pin but was her 1st time pining someone. Probably took her a few mins to get it all in. :0)

 

[GHpro]

geez and all this time I have been using 23g for my ass, arm and legs!

 

[kaname]

geez and all this time I have been using 23g for my ass, arm and legs!

I started there. Using 22g and 23g. Then realized 25g 1" needles were where its at. Slowly but surely I started thinking hmm maybe should keep going down. So now I use the 25g 1" for delts and quads, 27g 1 1/4" for glutes, and anything from 25g-29g for triceps. The 27g is like butter, sexy stuff there.