Wednesday, September 9, 2009

What Is The Airsoft Guns?

By Anthony Carter

What are Airsoft Guns and are they dangerous? An Airsoft gun is a gun that works based on air. The pumping action is what makes an Airsoft gun work, the more pumps that you give your gun the faster and harder it will propel. The Airsoft gun is not your regular BB gun. The only thing the two have in common is that they both look similar to a real gun or weapon. An Airsoft gun will shoot 6mm plastic BBs.

The law will not let certain people such as criminals own a firearm but there isn't a law that states you can't own an Airsoft gun. Now you can feel safe by having a gun that you know is a toy but a criminal doesn't. You can flash your gun and care them away by the sight.

The first Airsoft guns came onto the market in the 1970s in Japan. Citizens wanted to own a firearm but it was illegal so the market started making a gun that looked real yet wouldn't give life-threatening injury. They started it as a spring loaded gun and then got revamped into a gas powered gun and then onto an electric one.

The Airsoft guns are not even made to break glass or damage someone. The BBs from Airsoft guns can hurt or sting you if you are hit but they will not give you a life-threatening injury. They may graze the skin but will not go through. As with shooting any gun you need to take precautions and always wear goggles or protective eyewear.

When looking for an Airsoft gun don't become surprised when you see all of the guns on the market to choose from such as CO2 pistols, spring guns, BB gun and the Airsoft electric gun is just a few you may see. But it doesn't stop here; you can also find accessories just as if you owned a real firearm such as holsters, lasers and safes.

A lot of people don't feel comfortable carrying a firearm but they want to feel the security that it gives them so instead of going through all the paperwork they turn to the off market. When you purchase a Airsoft gun they all come with a orange tip so when looked at by a law enforcement official they know it's a toy and not a real gun.

The two most popular kinds of Airsoft guns on the market are the gas powered which works like a CO2 gun, yet uses a refillable gas instead of cartridges or cylinders. The other most popular Airsoft gun on the market is the electric powered gun which works on batteries. This type of power produces a simultaneous shot instead of one or two at a time. This type of action works like a machine gun or automatic weapon.

Whatever your needs may be I am positive that you will see an Airsoft gun on the market to meet not only your needs but as well as your budget. Always make sure you check with your local dealer before purchasing any type of gun rather it is an Airsoft gun or a firearm.

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