what gauge needles are the best for injecting?

[TatsForTats]

what gauge do the dr's use and what is good for self injections? I have heard muliple things, wondering if 22 is good?

 

[Waterpolo820]

Ouch! I'm trying to go smaller than 25 I can't imagine a 22! haha

For Test I use a 25g (1inch) and for HCG a 30g (1/2 inch)

 

[.308]

25g is the biggest I will use. 20g to draw oil and 25-30 for pinning oils (hgh peps and others)

no need to use bigger

 

[TatsForTats]

ok this is what I bought, I thought I could use 22 inch for drawing then use thin 1" needles for pinning is that not right?

 

[snowpatrol123]

I use 25g / 1inch for pinning, 18g 1.5 for drawing

As a side note I've always mixed hcg with other injections for the day, never bothered having a separate pin

 

[riprockwell]

25 gauge 1 inch are just fine for most spots. Guys will tell you to use 1.5 inch length for glutes but that all depends how fat you are. I use 1 inch for glutes now and I am fine. As for drawing, I wouldn't use bigger than a 20 gauge as bigger needles can eat up the rubber stopper and next thing you know, you have pieces of rubber floating around in your gear.

 

[El paja]

The 22g is good but i love 25G 1 inch is smooth like butter

 

[TatsForTats]

thanks for the helpful info!

 

[Cheph]

I pin with 18 gauge, j/k. 23g 1.5"

 

[TatsForTats]

lol jokes not appreciated! not trying to hurt myself to bad!

 

[Brunodk]

Many guys are going subQ now with anywhere from 25 gauge-insulin needles. Seems like there may be other benefits to subQ in addition to smaller needles.

 

[El paja]

I never will try it with slim needle

 

[Brunodk]

I never will try it with slim needle

Just curious why. What are the negatives you see? (Asking sincerely since I'm getting ready to commence TRT and I'm weighing the pros and cons of IM vs subQ)

 

[El paja]

Cause how im going to inject 1cc of oil with a slim needle i think is going to b painful and the oil is not going strait to the muscle that my opinion mayb im wrong but
Im a old school bodybuilding

 

[riprockwell]

Many guys are going subQ now with anywhere from 25 gauge-insulin needles. Seems like there may be other benefits to subQ in addition to smaller needles.

TRT patients are generally the ones doing sub-q as more than 1/2 of ml causes a big lump and some bruising. I had some stingers injecting more. lol. I wouldn't shoot more than 1/2ml sub-q. Just my experience.

Cause how im going to inject 1cc of oil with a slim needle i think is going to b painful and the oil is not going strait to the muscle that my opinion mayb im wrong but
Im a old school bodybuilding

Its not painful at all. My last Tren run, I shot my delts and quads with slin pins (29 gauge) and had zero problems. Obviously was shooting 1 ml at a time but it was fine. I have lean delts and quads. If you have lean delts, then give it a try and push it in deep and you should be fine. I have used slin pins for well over a year now and don't plan on switching back any time soon.

 

[El paja]

TRT patients are generally the ones doing sub-q as more than 1/2 of ml causes a big lump and some bruising. I had some stingers injecting more. lol. I wouldn't shoot more than 1/2ml sub-q. Just my experience.


Its not painful at all. My last Tren run, I shot my delts and quads with slin pins (29 gauge) and had zero problems. Obviously was shooting 1 ml at a time but it was fine. I have lean delts and quads. If you have lean delts, then give it a try and push it in deep and you should be fine. I have used slin pins for well over a year now and don't plan on switching back any time soon.

Ummmmm ok thx, now i know bro

 

[Brunodk]

TRT patients are generally the ones doing sub-q as more than 1/2 of ml causes a big lump and some bruising. I had some stingers injecting more. lol. I wouldn't shoot more than 1/2ml sub-q. Just my experience.



Its not painful at all. My last Tren run, I shot my delts and quads with slin pins (29 gauge) and had zero problems. Obviously was shooting 1 ml at a time but it was fine. I have lean delts and quads. If you have lean delts, then give it a try and push it in deep and you should be fine. I have used slin pins for well over a year now and don't plan on switching back any time soon.

Thanks for the feedback. I'm guessing TRT guys would rarely go over .5 ml per injection if going twice a week. One benefit of subQ I saw was being able to achieve similar T levels with a lower dose making it even less likely you'd ever exceed .5 ml.

 

[Brunodk]

Duplicate post deleted.

 

[riprockwell]

Ummmmm ok thx, now i know bro

No problem man. I was the same way as you were about the whole deal. I just gave in and gave it a try. Try it out and see how you do.

Thanks for the feedback. I'm guessing TRT guys would rarely go over .5 ml per injection if going twice a week. One benefit of subQ I saw was being able to achieve similar T levels with a lower dose making it even less likely you'd ever exceed .5 ml.

Correct. Rarely would you need to go over that amount. At first, the injections sub-q were a bitch and I had lumps and good size bruising. Then after a few shots, I didn't have any bruising or pain, just a little lump that I would try to dissipate and rub out.

 

[joliver]

Depends on the oil. 22g to draw. 25g to shoot.