Airguns or Springers?

So as many of you guys know, there are two main methods of propelling foam darts through the air.  There are blasters that rely (mainly) on air pressure, known as airguns, and blasters that rely on springs to push air, known as springers.  Now there are pros and cons to each mechanism, and I will try my best to list them all.  I personally, don't have a preference.

Lets start with springers, shall we? 

The Longshot is a commonly recognized Springer

Springers:

Pros:

1. Easy to mod
2. Fast rate of fire
3. Isn't as picky with air seal
4. Can achieve great ranges

Cons:

1. Stronger springs are usually key to range, which means sometimes they are a little hard to use
2. Limited air volume.  You cannot compress air inside a plunger tube like you can in an air tank
3. Pieces need to be re- enforced as they are constantly under stress when in use
4. Loud
5. Priming can be tiresome

Now lets move on to airguns.

The Big Blast is a commonly recognized airgun

Airguns:

Pros:  

1.  Usually have insane ranges
2.  Tank size doesn't matter much
3.  Not as loud as springers, and can be silenced
4.  Can achieve great ranges, usually greater than that of springers
5.  When hooked up to aircompressors, Rof is vastly increased

Cons:

1. They usually have slower rate of fire
2. Extremely picky with air seal
3. Sometimes very temper mental
4. Air release is key, so a faster trigger pull is needed.
5. Pumping can also be tiresome
6. Usually harder to mod

So, hopefully this was an accurate comparison of the two.  Personally, I think it is the best when both firing mechanisms are combined in one blaster.

If there is anything else you wish to add, drop a comment below.  Also, leave a comment if you think I should make this a separate page.