Description
Airsoft Pistol Product Details
Airsoft 357 Magnum Revolver Full Size Spring Pistol Hand Gun w/Shells 6mm BB
Plastic Body Construction 11.5″ Length 0.5 lb Weight Item is Brand New and Factory Sealed
Airsoft Pistol Product Features
Spring Powered – No Gas or Batteries Needed
150 FPS With .12g BBs
Effective Range of ~50 ft
Six Shells With Realistic Revolver Cylinder
Integrated Front & Rear Sights
Information About Airsoft Handgun Kinds
Learn about airsoft pistols and sidearms and how you can use them as backup guns or as main weapons on the airsoft playing field. Practicing your shot accuracy and getting the best handgun can make a big difference in blasting your shots. Handguns, by nature, are lower range airsoft weapons. They are most often constructed after genuine sidearms or look-alikes of real pistols. Many airsoft handguns are fully certified editions of their actual firearm counterparts. These airsoft guns can function (short of shooting bullets) in the same ways and look and feel almost identically to the real guns they are designed after while blasting airsoft BBs rather than real world bullets.
There are a variety of airsoft handguns such as CO2, green gas or propane (blowback and non-blowback), spring powered, and AEG automatic electric gun pistols. Each of these styles of handguns has negatives and positives related to them. Learning about the types of airsoft pistols lets you decide which type is right for you and your airsoft gameplay style.
CO2 Airsoft Pistol Details
CO2 airsoft handguns are among the most durable and common varieties of pistols. They are all season guns and operate well in a lot of types of weather and climates. These sidearms use high pressure CO2 gas to propel airsoft BBs down the pistol barrel. The CO2 cartridge stores the gas and is usually kept in the handgun’s magazine in the handle.
These styles of airsoft guns are great for playing airsoft in cold temperatures due to the fact that the high pressure CO2 gas is less susceptible to performance decreases with temperature levels. This provides great FPS and shot consistency while playing airsoft in the winter season for instance where other varieties of pistols like green gas stop operating or hardly fire pellets.
Additional Info About CO2 Gas and CO2 Cartridge Cylinders
CO2 airsoft sidearms are powered by basic 12 gram CO2 cylinders. These cartridges look like a shiny metallic cylinder and contain high pressure CO2 gas made up of just one carbon atom and 2 oxygen atoms hence the molecular formula is “C + O2”.
The CO2 cylinders are not multiple-use and you can normally purchase them in bundles of 12, 20, 50, or 100 12 gram CO2 cartridge sets. They come sealed to keep the CO2 gas safely inside, but soon after they are punctured (shooting them inside of an airsoft pistol breaks the cartridge seal) cartridges will begin to lose pressure if they are left unused. You ought to attempt to deplete the whole CO2 cartridge the same day you open the seal. Use the chance to do some pistol target practice and use up the rest of the excess gas if the airsoft games end and you still have CO2 gas left. There is no gas level indication on the cartridge so you need to shoot up until the handgun stops firing.
CO2 cartridges have a long storage life if the cylinders are stored sealed. They have the maker’s expiration date typically marked on the box or cartridge cylinder, however, they can last for a very long time past this date if the cartridge seal is not damaged.
Green Gas Airsoft Pistols
Green gas airsoft handguns are comparable to CO2 pistols, however they use green gas instead of CO2 cartridges. The impact on the battleground and green gas weapon performance is practically the exact same as CO2 handguns with the weapons shooting up to 300+ FPS.
The green gas is held in the pistol’s grip within the magazine and can typically hold roughly 15 to 20+ 6mm BBs depending on the gun design. A set of valves, silicone gaskets, and seals keep the propane stored in the magazine prior to when the pistol’s trigger is squeezed. It is a great plan to refill and top off the propane reserves in the pistol mag each time you reload it. Pistol-wielding gamers can also carry surplus bottles of propane gas in the field for refilling magazines between breaks in the battle or in-between games.
When using a green gas handgun on the airsoft field or arena as a primary or secondary gun, bringing additional mags is suggested for quickly reloading and getting back into the game. Having additional mags on-hand helps you join in the action throughout firefights or while sweeping buildings in CQB (close quarters combat) room-to-room combat.
Green gas handguns are ideal for CQB at airsoft fields because rifles and full-sized AEGs are normally not permitted to be used for indoor shooting. This is an essential safety guideline because of the close quarters distance of airsoft players during shooting engagements and the potential for players to be injured. While green gas pistols can still shoot airsoft BBs at about 300 FPS, the short handgun barrel helps to keep the joules and energy shooting the BB at a decreased level compared to AEGs, sniper rifles, and other long guns.
About Green Gas Blowback (GBB) VS Green Gas Non-blowback
There are 2 various varieties of green gas airsoft handguns. To begin with there are green gas blowback handguns or GBBs. These handguns run like a realistic handgun with the slide “blowing back” and cycling with every shot. The propane gas causes the slide to cycle every time when a new airsoft BB is chambered. This functioning while shooting is really cool, however the handguns typically cost more and possibly have more that can break. The green gas non-blowback airsoft pistols have a stationary slide which does not move. The non-blowback guns generally cost less than GBBs. Efficiency is about the same when comparing the two types of green gas handguns.
About GBB and Green Gas Limitations
While green gas typically performs effectively on the airsoft field, it does have limitations. When green gas and GBB guns are used over the winter in the snow or in colder weather (such as below 32 degrees F). Given that the green gas or propane gas is kept in the magazine using silicone seals and gaskets, cold temperatures can impact the seals and cause the stored gas to escape prior to firing the pistol. This can make the airsoft BBs to only shoot several feet (like 10 feet in the cold ) when the pistol would usually shoot airsoft BBs over 100+ feet in warmer temps).
One option to fix this challenge is to keep the GBB handgun mags warmer by holding them inside your jacket next to your body prior to airsoft game play. This can help to heat up the rubber seals and better seal in the green gas. If you definitely want to have fun with a dependable airsoft handgun in the cold, it might also be better to get a CO2 variation of your favorite handgun. The CO2 cartridges come sealed and the gun shoots better in sub-freezing conditions and while playing in the snow.
Spring Airsoft Handgun Details
Spring airsoft pistols are powered by powerful springs with irregular pitches that fire the BBs out of the gun barrel. The manual action of reloading, cocking, and shooting spring pistols makes the fire rate much slower than CO2 and GBB guns.
Spring pistols work the best in springer wars where game players can solely use similar, single shot spring pistols or as a close quarters combat backup weapon for CQB environments when you can usually quietly sneak up on other airsoft players to get a guaranteed one-shot-one-kill. In the latter circumstance, a rapid 2nd follow-up shot isn’t needed since the other player is now struck and out of the game or headed back to respawn. When engaging numerous attackers because the spring gun simply fires as quickly as you can re-chamber an airsoft BB by hand, be cautious.
About Spring Pistol Efficiency
Spring guns are very effective under the ideal conditions during games. Spring handguns can generally fire up to 120 feet or farther with 0.12g BBs but precision reduces rapidly.
Details About AEG Automatic Electric Airsoft Pistols
AEG airsoft handguns or AEPs (automatic electric pistols) are definitely a viable option to bring into the field as a backup weapon on the airsoft field. These automatic electric pistols are often powered by mini stick batteries in the weapon’s butt. They work just like an AEG rifle and use compressed air pumped through electrically cycled cylinders and gearboxes to propel airsoft BBs out of the barrel and very rapidly at that.
AEG handgun magazines generally carry around 20 to 30 airsoft BBs. The pistols can shoot airsoft BBs up to about 300 FPS with 0.12 gram airsoft BBs or 200 to 250 FPS using 0.20 gram airsoft BBs. The electric gearbox system can shoot around 700+ BBs per minute which depends if you have enough magazines to reload the gun and the battery maintains its charge that long. These AEP pistols can precisely shoot airsoft BBs at about 150 foot distances.
AEG Handgun Quality and Efficiency
AEG handgun quality has actually grown substantially over the last few years. The first generation AEP guns were a bit undependable and questionable, but the more recent models have the deficiencies worked out and make effective airsoft secondary guns. They can be further modded with maximized magazine storage capacities together with accommodating bigger batteries.
A significant benefit of using an AEG pistol is that you have the capability to rewire the connectors to use a larger battery. Depending on the AEG pistol style, you can get a sizable jump in functionality by adopting a 2 cell Lipo battery (like an 2S Lipo) as an alternative for the stock battery.
What Airsoft Pistol is Right for Me to Buy?
If you have $100 or more to use to buy your airsoft handgun, you may want to consider a GBB pistol or AEG handgun. If you have in-between fifty to one-hundred dollars to shell out, evaluate a good quality CO2 pistol or more affordable GBB handgun. If you are on a budget, you can still find a long lasting airsoft handgun to use for the pistol games.
Airsoft Pistol Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Question: What is the most popular type of airsoft handgun?
Answer: The best pistols are often a matter of a player’s preference. CO2 and green gas GBB airsoft handguns usually are the most durable and effective on the airsoft field. Learn about the different types of airsoft pistols.
Question: What type of airsoft gun is the Airsoft 357 Magnum Revolver Full Size Spring Pistol Hand Gun w/Shells 6mm BB?
Answer: The Airsoft 357 Magnum Revolver Full Size Spring Pistol Hand Gun w/Shells 6mm BB is an airsoft pistol.
Question: Is this airsoft pistol good for first time players?
Answer: This airsoft pistol can be an ok option for first time airsoft players. It depends on how much the player has to spend on an airsoft pistol, their experience using handguns, and how much they believe they will play airsoft. The Airsoft 357 Magnum Revolver Full Size Spring Pistol Hand Gun w/Shells 6mm BB is a good gun for a lot of players to carry.
Question: Is this airsoft pistol rentable?
Answer: Many airsoft fields rent weapons. You will find most fields rent automatic electric guns like SMG or rifles instead of handguns or pistols. Therefore, finding this specific handgun model to use as a rental airsoft gun will probably be more challenging. Talk to your closest airsoft field near you to see if they rent the specific handgun model.
Question: Can this airsoft pistol be enhanced with modifications?
Answer: Possibly, this depends on the airsoft handgun type and build. It may be able to accept upgrades in some cases. Search for parts specific to the Airsoft 357 Magnum Revolver Full Size Spring Pistol Hand Gun w/Shells 6mm BB.
Question: Are airsoft handguns legal in my state?
Answer: Perhaps depending on where you live. Check your regional gun laws or with your regional police authority. States like Arkansas (AR), Colorado (CO), Illinois (IL), Maine (ME), Massachusetts (MA), Michigan (MI), Mississippi (MS), New York and New York City (NY), North Dakota (ND), Texas (TX), and Washington D.C. do have more stringent laws and requirements which may apply to airsoft guns like the Airsoft 357 Magnum Revolver Full Size Spring Pistol Hand Gun w/Shells 6mm BB.
Question: What kind of airsoft BBs does this airsoft pistol shoot?
Answer: This airsoft handgun generally shoots standard 6mm airsoft BBs which are 0.12 gram or 0.20 gram. Look at the handgun’s information to find out more about the BBs you should use.
Question: How far can this airsoft pistol shoot?
Answer: Many airsoft handguns can shoot around 80 to 120 feet or more. This may include the Airsoft 357 Magnum Revolver Full Size Spring Pistol Hand Gun w/Shells 6mm BB. Pistol shooting distance depends upon the player’s shooting ability, shooting conditions, weather, wind, terrain, and other factors.
Question: What do I need to understand for airsoft gun safety?
Answer: Safety is a top priority when using airsoft weapons. Game players need to constantly use impact resistant safety glasses and face protection. The weapon needs to be used safely with supervision for training in proper environments or for target practice only. You can learn more about safety by reading the airsoft rules of engagement and safety regulations.
Question: Can this airsoft gun fire real bullets?
Answer: No, this airsoft handgun can not shoot real bullets and can not be customized in any way to fire live ammunition. It is a toy gun.
