Gas or Spring Rifles ?

[Dieselboy]

OK ill make this short and sweet cuz i hate wasting time ! the reason i ask for the following is because ive never shot either a spring or gas rifle... OH SHIT A NOOB OMG Kill the MOFO !its the end of the freagin world.... ok since thats out of our system moving on...
I need to compare both rifles in accuracy and in range , pro's and cons of both spring and gas rifles... why do i ask because to determine what rifle i should get i should ask ppl who know a lil smthg smthg about rifles. I WANT RANGE AND ACCURACY i dont care about fps standard fps is good enough for me my goal is not to hurt my target but to reach him !

SO PPL GO AHEAD AND SHOOT !

[Polo609]

i also am interested in finding out!

[SEALs]

accuracy and range is up to you, how you tune your rifle, how you shoot, how you breath. As for shooting, well if you search thouroughly in the last posts, you'll see that both have their avantages and disavantages. For myself I have a tanaka M24 gas. I love this gun cause I can adjust the trigger pull, the trigger's travel and the triggers weight. Also I can adjust the FPS by turning a knob, zero resistance bolt and very accurate when you know how to use it. I what I like best... Very silent espacially with the silencer on. As for spring I didnt own one but from the experience I had with these. Very powerfull and deadly accurate when upgrade and tune by pros. But what turns me off about those is that when highly upgrade, the trigger weight and bolt resistance are quite heavy even tought you got the pss zero trigger system. But I must the longest and deadliest shot I've seen yet, came from spring rifles. But remember, unless you put hundreds on your rifle, you'll never reach the 220feet and beyond with a moderate sniper rifle.

[Bob the Angry Potato]

It really depends on the rifle. A few years ago, when I was in the Middle East, I picked up a wood-and-metal AK-47 no-name springer. It had no hop-up, yet shot amazingly far and at about 450 FPS. However, it depends on which one (this one actually had some kickback, it was amazing). Just go to the Arnies Airsoft review database, it'll tell you everything you need to know.

[Dieselboy]

ok how about sound ... see for a rifle i want that pow sound which im guessing the gas rifle does better right ? but not really a priority i still like the accuracy better but anyways since i know that in modifications i get more potential with spring rifles
LETS talk about stock vs stock ?

[Conscript]

Gas Bolt actions make a pop/pfft sound when they shoot. Spring ones make less of a pop. Gas does well in the summer and they are generally okay. Spring ones are reliable (Less moving parts to break) and they are not affected by weather that much as gas.

[Dieselboy]

pretty straight forward... thx to those whom have answered...
youse participation is much luved !
i guess spring rifle it is !

[Bob the Angry Potato]

Righto, I guess.
One of the VSR series would be recommended, if you want to be a sniper.

[pokey]

Originally Posted by Conscript

Gas Bolt actions make a pop/pfft sound when they shoot. Spring ones make less of a pop. Gas does well in the summer and they are generally okay. Spring ones are reliable (Less moving parts to break) and they are not affected by weather that much as gas.

Are you sure about the "Less moving parts to break" When it comes to spring?

I'd put a gas rifle FAR before a spring one when it comes to less parts to break, Way less stress on the rifle itself. Just a hammer hitting a valve, and unlike a spring rifle, you dont have to reef the cocking handle back to charge the gun.

[FOX_111]

Originally Posted by pokey

Are you sure about the "Less moving parts to break" When it comes to spring?

I'd put a gas rifle FAR before a spring one when it comes to less parts to break, Way less stress on the rifle itself. Just a hammer hitting a valve, and unlike a spring rifle, you dont have to reef the cocking handle back to charge the gun.

With gas rifles, you have to worry about all the seals. One leak and your out. With spring rifle, if it break, you know it's broken and ou change the part. it's not that complicated. No little springs and moving parts. No leaky seals to hunt down hehe.

Upgraded sniper rifle are under some spring stress, but they are simple devices, so it's not that bad.

My M24 is upgraded to 450fps, the trigger pull is hard, but manageble. I don't see any singns of wear after one full year of intence sniping.

[Polo609]

^thats awesome lol

[Conscript]

Originally Posted by FOX_111

With gas rifles, you have to worry about all the seals. One leak and your out. With spring rifle, if it break, you know it's broken and ou change the part. it's not that complicated. No little springs and moving parts. No leaky seals to hunt down hehe.

Upgraded sniper rifle are under some spring stress, but they are simple devices, so it's not that bad.

My M24 is upgraded to 450fps, the trigger pull is hard, but manageble. I don't see any singns of wear after one full year of intence sniping.

Right on, you stole the words from my mouth

[SEALs]

Gas is better bums! :lol:

[Dieselboy]

I was checking a few things out and noticed the aps2 .. now for a sniper rifle i think thats SICK HOT ! now i know looks aint everything but all these sites have major modifications to it ive seen some that reached from 350 fps to over 750 fps...
now getting this straight once again i do not care about fps but seeing those level sure shows me that this gun has awesome potential !

any pro's or cons on this ?

[SEALs]

very hogh cost, nobody will let play a newbie with a hot gun. My Tanaka gas M24 shoots at about 550fps BUT Im an experience player and poeple who know me can trust me on the field with that baby. Do your homework, prove yourself and be respectfull to other palyer with such weaponry. Highly upgrade APS2, Ive seen several. They kick ass when well built. Raven's rifle come in mind right away! Very accurate(depending on the user!), nice range but like I said very high cost of upgrades. Ive seen a few player breaking their highly upgraded spring rifles on the field, especially the cocking handle which is very weak on sotck guns. You need to keep a few spare parts in your bag if you dont wanna get screwed. As for the rest I'll leave it to the owners them selfs to give you full details about them.