| Airsoft is an active outdoor sport, played on private | | | | set around 0.20 gram BB |
| property or official insured airsoft fields. The sport | | | | - The gun also comes with a metal 30 round |
| features engagements between players using replica | | | | magazine |
| firearms that shoot small 6mm plastic pellets (BBs. | | | | - The gun comes with a rechargeable 7.2 Volt |
| The energy of a projectile is small, and special face | | | | battery and a charger. |
| protection is worn to prevent injury. These are not | | | | - The slide of the gun does not move when firing |
| "soft air" rifles used to hunt small game! | | | | - Generally has 2 price ranges: 40-60$ for low end |
| Airsoft replicas come in many shapes and sizes, | | | | models and 100-160$ for quality models |
| modeled after the real firearms. This article is about | | | | Often mistaken for an airsoft electric pistol, the |
| airsoft electric pistols, which are a 1:1 scale replicas of | | | | Electric Blowback Pistol (EBB) uses a totally different |
| real pistols. The term "electric" comes from an | | | | gearbox design and also features a recoiling slide |
| electric motor which compresses a spring using a | | | | (hence the term "blowback") |
| series of 4 gears. The spring, once released, propels | | | | - Uses various proprietary plastic gearboxes |
| a piston to create a burst of compressed air which | | | | - Shoots at about 160-200 feet per second with 0.2 |
| propels the airsoft projectile. | | | | gram BBs |
| This complicated assembly is referred to as the | | | | - May feature a fixed hop up set for 0.12 gram BB |
| "gearbox", because it holds 4 gears. This gearbox | | | | - Comes with a banana shaped stick magazine |
| was originally developed by Tokyo Marui for use in its | | | | - Is usually powered by 4 Triple-A alcaline batteries at |
| Glock 18c automatic pistol replica. Since then, | | | | 6.0Volts |
| numerous manufacturers, such as Cyma, TSD, Well | | | | - The slide moves back when firing |
| and Double Eagle produced their own versions of the | | | | - Generally priced in the 7-25$ range |
| mini airsoft gearbox for use with electric pistols. | | | | The major difference between the two is durability. |
| There's a lot of confusion around what is and what is | | | | Many people are attracted to the lower cost electric |
| not an Airsoft Electric Pistol. Here's a summary: | | | | blowbacks as their first purchase because of the |
| Originally designed by Tokyo Marui, the electric airsoft | | | | affordable price. However, the plastic nature of these |
| pistol (AEP): | | | | guns and the fact that they are most often used by |
| - uses a subcompact version of the regular airsoft | | | | teenagers, results in these guns breaking quite fast. |
| gearbox | | | | This often means that people think of airsoft as a |
| - The gearbox is made of metal and offers excellent | | | | cheap and silly hobby. |
| durability | | | | An airsoft community in the United States is still quite |
| - It is practically a mini automatic electric gun (AEG) | | | | young, so I would encourage you to explore some |
| and shoots BBs at about 200 feet per second. | | | | of the more durable airsoft weapons as your first |
| - All airsoft electric pistols feature adjustable hop-up, | | | | purchase, and I hope to see you on the field! |