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Article #321: Airsoft Guns - Have Fun With Guns and Know the Differences

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






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