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Airsoft guns are replica guns used in airsoft sports. They are a special type of low-power smoothbore air guns designed to shoot non-metallic spherical projectiles (bb) often colloquially (but incorrectly) referred to as "BBs", which are typically made of (but not limited to) plastic or biodegradable resin materials. Airsoft gun powerplants are designed to have low muzzle energy ratings (generally less than 1.5 J, or 1.1 ft⋅lb) and the pellets have significantly less penetrative and stopping powers than conventional airguns, and are generally safe for competitive sporting and recreational purposes if proper protective gear is worn.
Depending on the design mechanism for pellet propulsion, airsoft guns can be categorized into two groups: mechanical, which consists of a coil spring-loaded piston air pump that is either manually cocked (e.g. spring guns) commonly referred to a springers and are the cheapest and generally low quality, or automatically cycled by a battery-powered electric motor gearbox (e.g. AEGs); and pneumatic, which operates by valve-controlled release of prefilled bottled gas such as compressed propane mixed with silicone oil (commonly known as "Green Gas") or CO2 canisters (e.g. GBB guns), more often mistakenly described as rifles.
Airsoft guns are often designed to realistically resemble actual guns, making it difficult to distinguish them despite the orange muzzle tips in some jurisdictions. This has led to police shooting airsoft gun handlers believing these are real firearms and a deadly threat.[1]
^Schlepp, Travis; Kiszla, Cameron (September 18, 2022). "Officers shoot, kill man with airsoft rifle in Vermont Vista". KTLA. Nexstar Media Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
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educational models, sailboat models, acrylic and enamel model paints, airsoftguns, and various modelling tools and supplies. To be developed Academy has...
velocity, or material of ammunition, with guns designed to fire metal pellets often more tightly controlled than airsoft weapons. There may be minimum ages for...
carrying an airsoftgun that was designed to resemble an AK-47 assault rifle. Gelhaus opened fire on Lopez, presumably mistaking the airsoftgun for a real...
the Brown Treesnake Project laboratory on Guam looked at the use of airsoftguns, which are a lower-powered and less expensive alternative to firearms...
of the original Thomas & Friends series. Automatic electric guns, a type of airsoftgun Alderac Entertainment Group, an American game publisher Association...
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facility with toy guns (usually very low-power airguns such as BB guns or airsoftguns, occasionally light guns or even water guns), often located within...
a tradition of producing pellet and BB guns. Crosman is also a producer of many varieties of airgun and airsoft ammunition and CO2 Powerlet cartridges...
Arsenal SLR-105 A1, a semi-automatic US import version of AK-74 and its airsoftgun model, the SLR105 A1 Heckler & Koch HK69A1, a German 40 mm grenade launcher...
based airsoft manufacturer. JG is the OEM of several Echo 1 guns and was also OEM for J.G.Works. Jing Gong manufactures low to mid-priced airsoftguns. In...
guns (including Umarex air pistols such as the Beretta Elite II), tear-gas and signal pistols, paintball markers under the RAM brand and airsoftguns...
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