What is best syringe guage?

calfmuscle555

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What is the best syringe gauge is best for intramuscular injections? 21g, 22g, 25g, 27g? The needle length will be 1 inch or 1 1/2 inch long.. Can i use an insulin syringe or a 3ml syringe?
 
My favorite all rounder is 23g 1 1/2 inch. I use it to pull and push.

What barrel you use is up to you and how much oil you need to administer.

I use too big barrels so I keep the balance/angle injecting with three fingers on one hand.

The only thing that puts a constraint on the barrel size upwards is the accuracy/ml you need.

In other words, don't use a 5ml barrel to measure a .375ml shot.

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What is the best syringe gauge is best for intramuscular injections? 21g, 22g, 25g, 27g? The needle length will be 1 inch or 1 1/2 inch long.. Can i use an insulin syringe or a 3ml syringe?

Drawing with 24 injecting with 29 slin needle
 
What is the best syringe gauge is best for intramuscular injections? 21g, 22g, 25g, 27g? The needle length will be 1 inch or 1 1/2 inch long.. Can i use an insulin syringe or a 3ml syringe?
The length of needle depends on the muscle. I use 1 in for quads. 20g to draw and 25g to inject. The size of syringe depends on how much you are injecting. If it's just for Trt then just get the 1cc for more accuracy.
 
I prefer 1" 25g and most oils flow fine thru that gauge needle yet I feel little discomfort.

For draw I use 23g which is easier on the vial stopper.
 
It depends on the injection volume, injection site leanness and compound.

-If you're pinning .5cc of most oil based compounds and you're pretty lean, you can probably use a 29G 1/2" insulin needle to the delts, traps, biceps, quads, or other lean sites. Or a 25G 5/8" but boy are slin pins nice for low volume if you're lean. You might be able to get more than .5cc in these sites at 1/2" depth... but I haven't tried. If you're getting oil dribbling out after a 1/2" injection depth, it's probably not deep enough.
-If you're pinning anything more than .5cc, 25g 1" is good pretty much anywhere
-If you're not lean (greater than mid-teen bodyfat %) you might want 25G 1.5" for fattier sites. Some people use 1.5" for glutes, and 1" elsewhere.
-Injectable winny has a reputation for forming crystals that clog up anything smaller than 25G (so 29G wouldn't work). Not sure if other compounds exhibit this.

Pins are cheap. You can always just get a few and see what you prefer. I use slin pins (29G 1/2") for twice-weekly shots of .5cc test, hcg and gh shots. If I'm pushing heavier doses (say, twice a week 1cc test and .5cc tren) I'll use a 25g 1".

20G is great to have on hand for drawing from the vial. You can then swap the tip to a 25G to pin it, or backload a 29G insulin pin. Be careful backfilling though, lots of potential to contaminate the plunger. I set the plungers on a alcohol swab when backfilling.
 
My trt Dr prescribed 22 gauge 1.5 needles. I now went to 23 but i only inject twice a week in my glutes. I do have some scarring but i switch it up and hit the quads or even the delts once in awhile.. Im pretty much numb to the pain... Lmao
 
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