Description
Airsoft Pistol Product Details
CO2 Sport 1911 Pistol Black FPS-500 Full Metal Non-Blowback Airsoft Gun
Airsoft Pistol Product Features
This is a CO2 powered Airsoft Pistol which means that it uses CO2 Gas as a propellant. It shoots hard and fast and is extremely lifelike. One feature many CO2 Airsoft Guns have is blowback, meaning that as the BB is propelled forward the slide thrusts backward mimicking the kick of a real gun! This CO2 Airsoft Pistol doesn’t require any pumping just simply point and shoot. This is a high end CO2 Airsoft gun. Please only use .20 gram high quality BBs with this item in order to keep it in working order. Using anything else as ammunition for this gun will void the warranty and may cause it to jam. You must be 18 years of age or older to purchase this Airsoft gun. You will need to purchase CO2 for this gun separately.
Airsoft Pistol Design Additional Info
Learn about airsoft sidearms and handguns and how you can use them as backup weapons or as main weapons on the airsoft playing field. Getting the ideal handgun and practicing with it can be a game changer in hitting your shots. Pistols, naturally, are lower range airsoft guns. They are normally produced after real world pistols or imitations of authentic pistols. Many airsoft handguns are fully certified editions of their real firearm counterparts. These airsoft guns can look and handle in the same ways identically to the real guns they are designed after while shooting airsoft BBs instead of genuine bullets.
There are a few varieties of airsoft pistols including CO2, green gas (blowback and non-blowback), spring powered, and AEG automatic electric pistols. Each of these forms of handguns come with positives and negatives associated with them. Learning about the varieties of airsoft pistols helps you make a decision on which type is right for you and your airsoft game play style.
CO2 Airsoft Sidearm Details
CO2 airsoft guns are one of the most tough and popular types of pistols. These pistols use high pressure CO2 gas to force airsoft BBs out of the weapon barrel.
These types of airsoft guns are excellent for airsoft games in cold and snowy weather considering that the compressed CO2 gas is less sensitive to FPS decreases by temperature. This provides excellent FPS and shot consistency while playing airsoft in the winter months for instance where other varieties of airsoft guns like green gas stuffer from low performance or hardly shoot airsoft BBs.
Additional Info About CO2 Gas and CO2 Cartridge Cylinders
CO2 airsoft guns are powered by common 12 gram CO2 cartridges. These cartridges resemble a metallic cylinder and store high pressure CO2 gas made up of a single carbon atom and a pair of oxygen atoms, as a result the molecular formula is “C + O2 “. These atoms are attached in the following alignment “O= C =O”. The gas is stored in the 12 gram cartridges under very high pressure of around ~ 800psi that converts to 55bar.
The CO2 cartridges cannot be refilled and you can usually purchase them in bundles of 12, 20, 50, or 100 12 gram CO2 cartridge sets. They come sealed to preserve the CO2 gas safely within, once they are opened (shooting them inside of an airsoft gun breaks the seal) cartridges will start to lose pressure if they are not expended. You need to try to consume the entire CO2 cartridge the exact same day you open the seal. If the airsoft games end and you still have CO2 gas left, use the chance to do some handgun target practice and expend the remainder of the excess gas. There is no gas level sign on the cartridge so you need to shoot until the pistol stops firing airsoft BBs.
If they are kept sealed, CO2 cartridges have a long storage life. They come with a manufacturer’s expiration date typically listed on the package or cartridge, but they may maintain pressure for a prolonged period past this date if the cartridge seals are not damaged.
Info About Green Gas Airsoft Sidearms
Green gas airsoft handguns are similar to CO2 guns, however they do not use CO2 cartridges. Instead, they use green gas or propane gas for propellant to fire 6mm airsoft pellets. The effect on the airsoft battlefield and green gas sidearm operation is basically the same as CO2 handguns with the weapons shooting up to 300+ feet per second (FPS). Shots are efficiently fired in fully-automatic or semi-automatic shooting modes and can hit targets at shorter to mid-range distances.
The propane is stored in the handgun’s magazine that can normally hold between 15 to 20+ airsoft BBs depending on the pistol style. A series of valves, rubberized gaskets, and seals keep the gas stored in the mag before the pistol’s trigger is pulled.
When carrying a green gas sidearm on the airsoft field as a main or secondary gun, bringing additional mags is strongly recommended for rapidly reloading. Having extra mags on-hand allows you to re engage in the action in the middle of firefights or while sweeping buildings in CQB (close quarters combat) room-to-room combat.
Green gas pistols are excellent for CQB at airsoft fields considering long guns and full-sized AEGs are usually not enabled to be used for indoor game play. This is a safety regulation because of the close range proximity of players during shooting engagements. While green gas handguns still fire airsoft BBs at around 300 FPS, the short pistol barrel assists to keep the joules and energy sending the BB at a decreased level compared to AEGs, sniper rifles, and long guns.
Thinking About Green Gas Blowback (GBB) VS Green Gas Non-blowback
There are 2 different kinds of green gas airsoft pistols. To begin with there are green gas blowback handguns or GBBs. These pistols function like a realistic pistol with the gun’s slide “blowing back” with every shot. The propane gas triggers the slide to cycle when a brand-new airsoft BB is chambered. This cycling is very cool, but the GBB guns usually cost more and likely have more parts to break. The green gas non-blowback airsoft handguns use a stationary slide which does not cycle. The non-blowback guns usually cost less than GBBs. Performance is about the same between the two kinds of green gas handguns.
About GBB and Green Gas Limitations
Since the green gas or propane gas is kept in the handgun magazine using rubber seals and silicone gaskets, the cold can influence these gaskets and allow the gas to leak out prior to shooting the pistol. This lack of pressure can cause the airsoft BBs to simply shoot a couple of feet away (like 10 feet in cold weather ) when the green gas handgun would typically shoot 6mm BBs over 100+ feet in warmer temperatures).
One solution to this challenge is to keep the GBB handgun magazines warmer by holding them close to your body just before the game play. This can help to warm up the rubber seals and help to seal in the green gas. If you definitely desire to use a reliable airsoft handgun in the cold, it can also be better to buy a CO2 variation of your favorite handgun. The CO2 cartridges come sealed and the gun shoots much better in sub-freezing temperatures and while playing in the snow.
About Spring Airsoft Pistols
Spring airsoft pistols are powered by powerful springs that propel the BBs out of the gun barrel. They are usually one shot. The manual actions of shooting, cocking, and reloading spring guns makes the weapon’s fire rate much slower than CO2, green gas, and GBB handguns. When fighting adversaries on the airsoft field with advanced weaponry, auto airsoft AEG assault rifles, SMGs, sniper rifles, and CO2, green gas, or GBB airsoft pistols, this can make spring airsoft guns entertaining to use, but less effective.
Spring sidearms work the best in springer wars where opponents can only use comparable, single shot spring pistols or as a close quarters combat backup gun for CQB buildings when you can usually quietly sneak up on other airsoft players to get a guaranteed one-shot-one-kill. In the latter case, a rapid second followup shot is not called for considering that the other player is already hit by the first shot and out of the game play or headed back to respawn. When engaging a number of opponents since the spring gun simply shoots as fast as you can re-chamber an airsoft BB by hand, be cautious.
About Spring Handgun Performance
Spring handguns are quite reliable under the best conditions during games. Spring guns like pistols can typically shoot up to 120 feet or farther with 0.12g BBs however the ability to engage targets decreases quickly.
AEG Automatic Electric Airsoft Handguns
AEG airsoft handguns or AEPs (automatic electric pistols) are definitely an option to bring as a sidearm on the airsoft field. These automatic electric handguns are often powered by mini stick batteries in the weapon’s handle. They function much like an AEG rifle and use pressured air forced through electrically cycled pistons, gearboxes, and cylinders to shoot airsoft BBs out of the barrel and rapidly.
AEG handgun mags typically can carry about 20 to 30 airsoft BBs. The handguns can fire airsoft BBs up to around 300 FPS with 0.12g airsoft BBs or 200 to 250 FPS using 0.20 gram airsoft BBs.
AEG Pistol Quality and Performance
AEG pistol quality has actually risen substantially in recent years. The first generation AEP guns were a bit undependable and sketchy, but the newer designs have the deficiencies resolved and make reliable airsoft backup guns. They can be upgraded with maximized magazine capacities as well as accommodating bigger batteries.
A substantial advantage of using an AEG handgun is that you have the ability to rewire the battery wires to use an increased capacity battery. Depending on the AEG handgun style, you can get a big jump in efficiency by using a 2 cell Lipo battery (2S Lipo) in place of the standard AEP battery. Take care of customizing the parts and wires since you should take into account the volts, mAh, and loads of the batteries. Ask an experienced weapon tech at your nearest airsoft store or shop if you have customization concerns.
What Airsoft Handgun is Right for Me to Buy?
If you have over one-hundred dollars to spend on your airsoft handgun, you may want to consider a green gas blowback handgun or automatic electric handgun. If you have between $50 to $100 to upgrade your gun, review a good quality CO2 pistol or more affordable GBB handgun. If you are on a budget, you can still get a durable airsoft handgun to use for the handgun games by checking out lower end pistols and by trading with other players on the used airsoft gun market.
Frequently Asked Questions About Sidearms
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 pistols usually are the most reliable and dependable. Learn about the different types of airsoft pistols.
Question: What kind of airsoft gun is the CO2 Sport 1911 Pistol Black FPS-500 Full Metal Non-Blowback Airsoft Gun?
Answer: The CO2 Sport 1911 Pistol Black FPS-500 Full Metal Non-Blowback Airsoft Gun is an airsoft pistol.
Question: Is this airsoft pistol good for first time airsoft players?
Answer: This airsoft pistol can be an ok choice for first time airsoft players. It depends on the player’s gun budget, their experience using handguns, and how much they want to play airsoft. The CO2 Sport 1911 Pistol Black FPS-500 Full Metal Non-Blowback Airsoft Gun is a good sidearm for a lot of players to carry.
Question: Is this airsoft gun rentable?
Answer: Many airsoft fields rent guns. You will find most fields rent automatic electric AEGs like M4 rifles instead of handguns or pistols. Therefore, finding this specific handgun model to use as a rental airsoft gun will probably be more challenging. Contact the airsoft field near you to see if they rent the particular gun model.
Question: Can this airsoft pistol be enhanced with modifications?
Answer: Potentially, this airsoft pistol may be able to accept upgrades depending on the gun type. Look for parts specific to the CO2 Sport 1911 Pistol Black FPS-500 Full Metal Non-Blowback Airsoft Gun.
Question: Are airsoft handguns legal in my state?
Answer: Possibly depending on where you live. Look at your local gun laws or with your local 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 stricter laws and requirements which may apply to airsoft weapons like the CO2 Sport 1911 Pistol Black FPS-500 Full Metal Non-Blowback Airsoft Gun.
Question: What kind of airsoft BBs does this airsoft handgun shoot?
Answer: This airsoft handgun usually shoots basic 6mm airsoft BBs which are 0.12g or 0.20 gram. Inspect the item details for more details.
Question: How far can this airsoft gun shoot?
Answer: The majority of airsoft handguns can shoot around 80 to 120 feet or more. This may include the CO2 Sport 1911 Pistol Black FPS-500 Full Metal Non-Blowback Airsoft Gun. Weapon precision depends upon the shooter’s skills, shooting conditions, weather, wind, terrain, and other factors.
Question: What do I need to know for airsoft gun safety?
Answer: Safety is a top concern when using airsoft pistols. Shooters need to always use eye and protective face masks. The weapon needs to be used safely with guidance for training in suitable 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 weapon shoot real ammunition?
Answer: No, this airsoft gun can not fire real ammunition and can not be customized in any way to fire live bullets. It is a toy pistol.
