Erawtik- depends on the gun. On my cockers? Most definitely. On any of my mechs? yes. The electro's tend to be a bit temperamental on CO2, it depends on what gun we're shooting. I have an HPA tank I run on my intimidator(current electro....). I've run CO2 on electro's before, It mainly depends on the design of the solenoid mounting. Also depends on how good the A/S tube is in the tank. The bosses 68ci fiber tank is a lot more dependable than say, a 20oz with one. Since I run a mech cocker and a timmy on an almost equal basis right now, I'd say about 50% of the time. It's a simple matter of logistics. I can take a 68ci of CO2 out in my cocker(my preferred gun, for just about any level of play) and get the reg/IVG tweaked, and still shoot dang near a case. With HPA I get about half that on a good day(we run off Scuba for the moment...having compressor "issues").
BTW, I ran CO2 on an imp for a good while. Worked great, just needed a good tank.
thank you rated for seeing what i typed im buying for 2 so i dont want a 400 dollar gun i already own an impulse that i invested a grand in and im not doing it again for it to sit i want 2 decent guns at the 250 range that if they sit i only have a few hundred sitting in the closet between 2 guns not another grand between 2 guns sitting in the closet. So with that being said i want 2 guns NEW at that price that fit my bill.
Good luck. VS2's with new regs might fit your bill. The fusion LE would fit it, just be ready to buy HPA tanks that are decent. The PMR might be another one. I will maintain that quality used guns would be better for you to avoid loosing your ass in resale, but that's your issue. There's always the ion, but if you do that you should have stuck with the imp...
As for Fusions not liking cold, that is crap. I was out in the 29 degree weather last weekend in Atlanta with snow coming down and it never once failed to shoot properly. As long as your gun is properly lubed internally, and your bolt is clean and unlubed, it works great.
Bully for you bubba. I saw five or six of them being used by a universities team be contrary as hell because of the cold. Also had a co-worker that had the same problem, and if you'll look around, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE SAYING IT. So no, Some of them are downright temperamental in the cold. Glad you had luck with yours but don't tell me I'm wrong when I've seen it, several times, with my own eyes. And I'm sure you have VASTLY more technical knowledge than the owner of a field, me, half the refs on the field, and the Texas A&M paintball team.
My ego is not loud, thank you very much
Some of it depends on how the gun is set up. A lot of them are butt loud because of the way the regs are set. Most of the ones I've dealt with are much louder than my timmy, definitely than my angel ever was. You should hear the etek one of our refs has...He's paranoid about blowing another noid(dude that sold it to him had the LPR cranked and it popped the gasket at the split) and has his LPR down to far...