| There's a vast range of airsoft handguns | | | | "sniper" and "marksman" functions. |
| and pistols on offer. As with most | | | | Electric Airsoft Guns (AEG): |
| things in life there are always some | | | | The electric airsoft gun, also known as |
| favourites that never really change over | | | | AEG (Airsoft Electric Gun) these are the |
| time. Like Airsoft Sniper Rifles as an | | | | top of the range when it comes to |
| example, there's a certain something | | | | airsoft guns. Each AEG has a tiny but |
| about airsoft rifles that their owners | | | | very powerful motor inside which powers |
| simply can't explain. The dream of | | | | the firing mechanism. There is still a |
| owning your own M16, G36 or AK47 is | | | | spring inside an AEG but this is |
| something that some of the other people | | | | controlled by the electronic motor to |
| will never understand. The surprising | | | | achieve high rates of fully automatic |
| thing about most airsoft rifles is that | | | | fire. One of the really neat things |
| they're actually quite heavy and very | | | | about this type of airsoft gun is that |
| well built. They're designed to be an | | | | it can be loaded with miniature |
| almost exact copy of the original | | | | paintballs. A word of warning however - |
| firearm in every possible way - which in | | | | if a paintball breaks inside an AEG it |
| turn gives you an idea of what it would | | | | can clog up the entire firing mechanism |
| be like to handle the real thing. | | | | meaning you'll have to strip the gun |
| The quality and features of your airsoft | | | | down and clean it. |
| replica will depend on your budget. | | | | Gas powered Airsoft Guns: |
| There are three basic types of airsoft | | | | Gas powered models add one immediate |
| guns - differences and approx. expenses | | | | feature - automatic fire. With a gas |
| are listed below: | | | | powered airsoft rifle or pistol you |
| Spring Airsoft Guns: | | | | don't need to cock the gun each time |
| Spring powered airsoft guns differ from | | | | because it has a gas charge built in. |
| the other gas powered and electric | | | | These are far more powerful than most |
| powered airsoft guns because they are a | | | | spring airsoft guns and slightly more |
| single shot or spring cocked devices | | | | expensive. This extra power comes at an |
| much like a real shotgun or bolt action | | | | added expense - the gas needs to be |
| rifle. The user has to cock the spring | | | | refilled. This can be achieved with co2 |
| by pulling back the slide or bolt before | | | | cartridges or a portable hand pump. For |
| firing each shot. Though they may not be | | | | the added expense gas airsoft guns |
| very suitable for close combat | | | | definitely feel more like the "real |
| competitions, they are widely used for | | | | thing". |