Guys,
How much power (if any) will I lose if I go with a CO2 bottle vs. just normal compressed air on my pending Benjamin Discovery purchase?
As I'm sure you know the Disco can be purchased with or without a pump. I've decided the cost of the scuba tanks & fittings is beyond what I want to spend, however buying the Disco without a pump and then adding in a 20 oz. Spyder refillable CO2 tank and the Crosman Discovery Dual Fuel Adapter is pretty close to just ordering the Disco bundled with the pump, so cost is not really a factor there.
Obviously the CO2 is easier and faster, and I'm thinking might help keep moisture and thus long-term corrosion out of the internal parts as a side benefit. There is some cost no doubt to CO2 refills but I'm guessing it's pretty cheap, right? At 2000 psi I'm not too worried about the effort to pump as long as I keep it above a 1000 lower limit, but all other things being equal why wouldn't I go with CO2? (I hear Dick's Sporting Goods will refill tanks.)
My real concern is power. I know CO2 underperforms in cold air, but I don't plan much shooting in the winter, just the other 3 seasons. I don't, however, want to give up on power if I go with a CO2 solution in normal air temperatures. Unfortunately, all of the specs I've found on the web so far rate velocity for the Disco using normal air, the best I can tell, so I can't compare.
So does anyone have any experience with this?
Thanks.
How much power (if any) will I lose if I go with a CO2 bottle vs. just normal compressed air on my pending Benjamin Discovery purchase?
As I'm sure you know the Disco can be purchased with or without a pump. I've decided the cost of the scuba tanks & fittings is beyond what I want to spend, however buying the Disco without a pump and then adding in a 20 oz. Spyder refillable CO2 tank and the Crosman Discovery Dual Fuel Adapter is pretty close to just ordering the Disco bundled with the pump, so cost is not really a factor there.
Obviously the CO2 is easier and faster, and I'm thinking might help keep moisture and thus long-term corrosion out of the internal parts as a side benefit. There is some cost no doubt to CO2 refills but I'm guessing it's pretty cheap, right? At 2000 psi I'm not too worried about the effort to pump as long as I keep it above a 1000 lower limit, but all other things being equal why wouldn't I go with CO2? (I hear Dick's Sporting Goods will refill tanks.)
My real concern is power. I know CO2 underperforms in cold air, but I don't plan much shooting in the winter, just the other 3 seasons. I don't, however, want to give up on power if I go with a CO2 solution in normal air temperatures. Unfortunately, all of the specs I've found on the web so far rate velocity for the Disco using normal air, the best I can tell, so I can't compare.
So does anyone have any experience with this?
Thanks.