Friday, December 19, 2008

The Many Types of Airsoft guns

By Alexander Malroy

"Give me cover fire I will take on that sniper on the cliff" Well we can imagine the rush and the excitement that crawls through the veins. Yes, Airsoft is typical game resembling the actual war zone and the players can feel the extreme rush of Adrenaline. This explains the growing popularity of the game. Stepping out of the old fashioned paintball games, the ammunitions and the guns have very well fit in the Airsoft arena.

But apart from the playing field and the rules of the game, another popular feature of airsoft is its guns. When you first see one you can easily be fooled into thinking that they are real life guns but after close inspection, you will soon find out that they are simply made out of plastic. This does not mean however that the entire composition of the gun is just plastic, as it also has other metal parts where there are sensitive mechanisms that need to be protected as well. Moreover, airsoft guns also come in different types.

The similarity of airsoft guns to the real guns makes the sport earn its popularity among the aficionado. The size, specs and the overall looks of airsoft guns resembles the original one but with close inspection, you will notice that it is made of plastic and metal parts. Airsoft gun comes in different sizes and types just like any other ordinary military guns in varying models depending on where it comes from.

It's also an added plus that the spring airsoft is celebrated for its efficiency in shots plus its durability. The reason why it is called as such is because it makes use of a spring to exert effort inside and therefore release the piston.

Electric Airsoft - As the name implies, this type of gun already makes use of electricity to keep it firing up. They are also very popular in Japan yet still made readily available. The electric airsoft is fired through the use of an electric motor which conveniently works inside to shoot out the loaded pellets. Compared to the spring airsoft, the electric type already has an automated cocking action. Plus, there are also many different variants now made available in the gaming market.

Gas-powered Airsoft Gas powered airsoft guns are geared towards the more advanced and experienced players of the game. Experimenting on the controls of the pressure of airsoft guns are for those who are quite familiar with the game and know it so well and have played it to near perfection. The controlled pressure of the gun gives it more or less the amount of action needed to propel a projectile to its target.

Experts say that the blowback version is the highly preferred one despite being more expensive than the non-blowback. This is because the blowback gas-powered airsoft gun immediately blows back the gas right on the chamber to prepare for another fire. In essence, you can count on multiple shots fired off exactly the same way every time.

Hybrid Airsoft This is the latest addition to the line-up of airsoft types of guns that only surfaced year 2006. As it implies, hybrid is a cross mixture of automatic electric guns with some other added features for specialized airsoft weaponry and playing pleasure. - 16650

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