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I find it difficult getting the "pop" with CO2 canisters
That's unsurprising, as they require a phase change to generate the gas volume. If you could get a very high flow rate out of the top, the bottom would freeze. CO2 extinguishers use exactly this principle to generate dry ice in the expanding nozzle. Airshot and Flashcharger just rely on adiabatic expansion of pressurised gas, not a phase change.
I find it difficult getting the "pop" with CO2 canisters.