| Gas Airsoft pistols are the most widely used | | | | blowback pistols, but they make up for this with high |
| secondary firearms in Airsoft skirmishes and | | | | shooting speeds. Some non-blowback pistols can |
| tournaments. This is because many gas pistols are | | | | shoot upwards of 500 feet per second, that's the |
| fully-automatic which allows the operator to empty | | | | same velocity as some spring sniper rifles. Also, |
| an entire clip of BBs in just a second or two. That's | | | | non-blowbacks are more conservative with the gas |
| crucial if you ever get into a situation where you | | | | they use when compared to blowbacks, allowing the |
| don't have the time to reload your primary, especially | | | | user to fire more shots before the need to reload on |
| if there are multiple targets in the vicinity. You won't | | | | gas. |
| be able to find an electric pistol very often, simply | | | | Gas Airsoft pistols often use.12g BBs or.20g BBs. |
| because the battery required to make a pistol | | | | They are often semi-automatic or both |
| fully-automatic would be too big to fit inside the | | | | semi-automatic and fully-automatic. They often come |
| handle. So for a truly deadly and reliable secondary, | | | | with a gas magazine when purchased at retail but |
| nothing comes close to the gas pistol. | | | | users often purchase the CO2 magazine clip upgrade. |
| Gas pistols come in blowback and non-blowback | | | | This allows the pistol to use CO2 gas instead of |
| form. Blowback pistols offer a realistic recoil effect | | | | propane and these magazines often store a couple |
| when fired, but this often reduces the velocity of | | | | more BBs in the clip than standard propane |
| the BB since some of the energy required to propel | | | | magazines. Overall, they are very entertaining to |
| the BB forward is used to push the slide of the gun | | | | shoot and won't break the bank for something that |
| back. Non-blowback pistols lack the realism of | | | | has a full-automatic firing system. |