Inside Information on Air soft Guns

By Ethan O. Tanner

An Air soft gun is not a traditional BB gun. The traditional BB gun shoots out a .177 metal BB; Air soft guns shoot out 6mm plastic BB. The BBS that an Air soft gun shoots are slightly bigger and are not made of metal. The only thing that the two have in common is the fact that they resemble a real gun or weapon. Air soft guns are unable to shoot full auto like machine guns.

Some people assume them confused with paint ball guns. Paint balls are more single in design and do not resemble a actual gun. Paint balls are principally used for war games and they shoot plastic balls that filled with paint. The size of a paint ball gun are much larger than 6mm, about three times bigger. Paint guns shoot as an automatic gun, and not a single shot as an Air soft gun.

The Air soft gun initiated in Japan. People in Japan where fascinated in having their own gun, but the law prohibits them. So the Air soft gun was designed to appear like a real gun or weapon and don't break the law. Manufactures have a permit agreement with regular gun manufactures so that they can lawfully make replicas and designs the same.

They are meant to appear and feel like a real, firing gun, simply it does not mean to cause deadly injuries. Do not fool yourself, any time of gun can cause some harm and can hurt if among the BBs were to hit the skin. However, they are projected to shoot for a distance of 50-300 feet and formed not to even shatter glass. If you're shot with an Air soft gun BB, you may became cut and bleed a little, but the BB will not penetrate the skin. Almost injuries caused by these weapons are not life threatening, but they can flash your eye out. Professionals recommend that goggles be worn to protect the eyes.

When it comes to Air soft guns, there are three basic types of guns. There are spring Air soft guns, electric, and gas-powered guns. Each type is different in the way they shoot out the BBs. You will want to learn how to properly use your Air soft gun by refereeing the type of gun. The guns are legal in the United States, Japan, Hong Kong, and Indonesia.

Some other countries also allow them to an extent. Because they look identical to real guns, many countries that forbid guns forbid Air soft guns as well. But because they look so much like real guns, you should always be cautious to where you go with one or how you act while holding one. In the United States, the nozzle of the gun needs to have an orangish, red tip so that people can differentiate if the gun is real or if it is an Air soft gun.

Air soft guns when used the right way are an superior shooting sport and form of amusement. - 31499

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