[kjwsniper]

My comparison:

Spring:

Extremely consistent
Heavy Upgrading may wear on internals
Slower cycle time
Usually larger than Gas guns
Durable(can take abuse)

Gas:
Faster cycle time
No upgrades needed(usually)
Less consistent than spring as far as velocity on some rifles(M700 does have a velocity gauge/adjuster to combat problem)
Generally as Durable as spring guns
Semi-auto
In the end cheaper

There are different ways to boost the velocity of a gas gun. Increasing the strength of the hammer spring is one, using a more powerful gas type is another, installing special high flow valves is another, and yet another is using a tight bore barrel. And there is no pull difference.

I seem to be one of the more vocal gas proponents on this board but I tried to give a fair comparison.

I would say since you are more of a DM than a sniper, you may want to go with the gas if you find that you are closer to the action than a usual sniper.

 

[kjwsniper]

Good Point. I do not know what the limits there are in Ohio. However Changing gas types would fix the problem sufficiently. An in depth review of the M700 is here http://www.airsoftforum.com/board/SNIPER-KJW-M700-t26014.html

 

[kjwsniper]

If you play much in the cold, ie below 45 degrees gas may not be the best way to go. Michigan gets alot colder than Jersey lol.

 

[kjwsniper]

For the record I have shot both gas and spring rilfes. Livonia, on a mild day gas does not pour out the barrel unless there's a leak or another malfunction. I can always see where my rounds go from my rifle. I don't see how the hop up would crumble, wouldn't the same thing happen in a spring rifle if the the temperature was really that low? It doesn't get that cold naturally on earth for the air to liquify on exiting the piston, much less freeze up the hop up. It has to be like negative 200 to do that or under hundreds of psi and neither conditions are met. A little chemistry can tell you that. I just think gas gives you a little bit more versatility and a little bit more protection if you're in a tight spot and need to squeeze off those rounds.

 

[kjwsniper]

No I understand they're not the same as spring, however from livonia's previous post that looks like what he was saying.