Spring Operated BB Guns

Spring operated bb guns are cocked each time manually by sliding the top action backwards and forwards.

Gas Operated Airsoft Guns

Gas operated airsoft guns need filling with our American Eagle Aerosol Gas. The gas is filled into the gun magazine enabling the gun to be operated semi-automatically eliminating the need to cock each time between shots. Some models fill directly into the gun.

What are airsoft guns or bb guns? How do they work?

The principle behind BB guns is much the same as in firearms, except there is no explosion. The expanding matter is ordinary air, carbon dioxide or some other gas. Before you fire the gun, the gas is compressed so that it has a greater density, and consequently a greater pressure than the air in the atmosphere outside the gun. The compressed gas is stored in an airtight container until you pull the trigger. This opens up the gas container so the gas can flow out into the barrel, just behind the BB. Since it is more compressed, the gas behind the BB pushes out with greater force than the air in the atmosphere pushes in, and the BB is propelled forward at great speed.

BB Guns or Airsoft Guns are scale replicas of actual guns manufactured by such famous names as Colt, Smith & Wesson, Walther and Sig Sauer. Apart from some smaller pocket models they are 1:1 scale replicas.

Manufactured mostly in plastic and high impact ABS resin (some with metal components) airsoft guns are accurate in detail to that of actual official firearm models.

Air soft guns are totally harmless providing safety rules are observed. Airsoft shooting is probably one of the safest and most popular sports enjoyed in the world today. Observe the law and observe your and other peoples safety at all times

They fire 6mm plastic BB gun bullets and are intended for target shooting and 'plinking'. Some bb gun bullets (BBs) are available at www.theairsoftshop.com or at the airsoft-guns shop HERE

BB Guns are low in power which is measured in joules. One joule being the maximum of any model with some as low as 0.02 joules. As a comparison, 0.5 joules equals the bounce back force of a tennis ball dropped onto a hard surface from just 1 metre high.

AEG Automatic Electric Guns

Electrically powered airsoft guns are known as AEGs which is short for Automatic Electric Guns. AEG guns are often modelled on rifles or sub-machine guns and they can fire in semi or full automatic mode. Some AEG guns are available at www.airsoft-guns.co.uk