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Airsoft Pistol Product Details
CO2 WG M87 Long Pistol FPS-500 Non-Blowback Airsoft Gun Package Deal (Mask, CO2 and BBs)
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.
Information on the Kinds of Airsoft Handguns
Find info about airsoft guns like pistols and how you can use them as backup guns or as main weapons on the airsoft playing field. Getting the ideal pistol and practicing with it can make an impact in the accuracy of your shots. Handguns, by nature, are reduced range airsoft guns. They are commonly fashioned after real guns or imitations of legitimate handguns. A large number of airsoft handguns are fully certified adaptations of their genuine pistol equivalents. These airsoft guns can handle in the same ways and look identically to the real guns they are designed around while firing airsoft BBs as opposed to real bullets.
There are a number of types of airsoft handguns consisting of CO2, green gas (blowback and non-blowback), spring powered, and AEG automatic electric pistols. Each of these kinds of pistols have negatives and positives associated with them. Finding out about the varieties of airsoft pistols lets you make a decision on which type is right for you and your airsoft game play style.
Details About CO2 Airsoft Handguns
CO2 airsoft pistols are one of the most popular and long-lasting styles of pistols. They are all-weather guns and work well in many kinds of extreme temperatures, weather and climates. These sidearms use pressurized CO2 gas to push airsoft BBs out of the handgun barrel. The CO2 cartridge stores the gas within a cylinder and is normally held in the handgun’s mag inside the handle.
These forms of airsoft guns are very good for playing airsoft in cooler weather conditions since the high pressure CO2 gas is less susceptible to FPS decreases caused by temperature. This offers great FPS and shot consistency while playing airsoft in the winter for example where other types of guns like green gas stop performing or hardly shoot pellets.
Information About CO2 Gas and CO2 Cartridges
CO2 airsoft handguns are powered by conventional 12 gram CO2 cylinders. These cartridges look similar to a chrome cylinder and hold high-pressure CO2 gas composed of just one carbon atom and a pair of oxygen atoms hence the molecular formula of “C + O2”.
The CO2 cartridges cannot be refilled and you can typically buy them in packs of 12, 20, 50, or 100 12 gram CO2 cartridges. They come sealed to retain the CO2 gas safely inside, but as soon as they are punctured (firing them inside of an airsoft pistol breaks the seal) they will start to lose pressure if they are left unused. You must attempt to expend the whole CO2 cartridge the exact same day you open the seal. Use the opportunity 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 sign on the cartridge so you have to shoot up until the handgun stops shooting.
CO2 cartridges have a long storage life if the cylinders are kept sealed. They are made with the maker’s best used by date typically marked on the package or cylinder, however, they can stay pressurized for a very long period of time past this date if the cartridge seals are not tampered with.
Info About Green Gas Airsoft Sidearms
Green gas airsoft handguns are similar to CO2 pistols, but they use green gas instead of CO2 cartridges. The impact on the airsoft battlefield and green gas weapon performance is practically the same as CO2 handguns with the weapons around 300+ FPS.
The green gas is kept in the handgun’s airsoft mag which can usually hold around 15 to 20+ BBs depending on the handgun design. A series of valves, rubberized gaskets, and o-rings keep the gas stored in the mag until the handgun’s trigger is pulled.
When bringing a green gas handgun on the airsoft field as a secondary or main gun, bringing additional handgun magazines is highly recommended for rapidly reloading and getting back into the game. Having extra magazines on-hand allows you to get back in the action in the course of firefights or while sweeping buildings in CQB (close quarters combat) room-to-room fighting.
Green gas handguns are suitable for CQB at airsoft fields considering rifles and full-sized AEGs are typically not authorized to be used during indoor engagements. This is an essential safety rule due to the close range distance of players during shooting engagements and the potential for players to be injured. While green gas pistols still shoot airsoft BBs at around 300 FPS, the shorter pistol barrel helps to keep the joules and energy launching the BB lower compared to AEGs, airsoft rifles, sniper rifles, and long guns.
About Green Gas Blowback (GBB) VS Green Gas Non-blowback
There are two different types of green gas airsoft pistols. There are green gas blowback handguns or GBBs where the slide moves and non-blowback handguns. The green gas non-blowback airsoft handguns have a stationary slide which does not move.
About GBB and Green Gas Limitations
Because the green gas or propane gas is stored in the mag by using rubber o-rings, seals, and silicone gaskets, cold weather can affect these gaskets and allow the stored gas to escape prior to shooting. The decrease in pressure can cause the airsoft BBs to merely land a couple of feet (like 10 feet in cold temps ) when it would usually shoot 6mm BBs over 100+ foot distances in warmer weather conditions).
One fix to this issue is to keep the GBB pistol magazines warmer by putting them next to your body before the airsoft game play. If you really need to play with a trustworthy airsoft handgun in the cold weather, it may additionally be worth getting a CO2 variation of your favorite pistol.
Spring Airsoft Sidearm Facts
Spring airsoft pistols are powered by strong springs with irregular pitches that propel the airsoft BBs out of the handgun barrel. They are usually one shot only. The manual functioning of cocking, shooting, and reloading spring pistols makes the fire rate much slower than CO2, green gas, and GBB handguns. When going up against airsoft players on the airsoft field with upgraded rifles like automatic airsoft AEG rifles, SMGs, sniper rifles, and CO2 or GBB airsoft handguns, this can make spring airsoft pistols enjoyable to use, but less efficient.
Spring handguns perform best in springer battles where airsoft players can exclusively use comparable, single shot spring pistols or as a transition weapon for CQB settings when you can frequently quietly sneak up on other airsoft players to get a guaranteed one-shot-one-kill. In the latter situation, a quick second followup shot will not be needed considering that the other opponent is now hit by the first shot and out of the game play or moving back to respawn. Be careful when fighting multiple enemies due to the fact that the spring weapon just fires as fast as you can re-chamber an airsoft BB manually.
About Spring Handgun Efficiency
Spring handguns are remarkably efficient under the right conditions during airsoft games. Their FPS often chronos at around 250 FPS to 300 FPS with lighter weight 0.12 gram airsoft BBs. These handguns typically fire the lighter weight airsoft BBs because the coiled springs are less powerful than other types of airsoft guns like rifles. Spring guns can normally engage targets at ranges of up to 120 feet or more with 0.12g BBs but the ability to hit targets accurately reduces rapidly. Using conventional 0.20g weight airsoft BBs, you will probably have a decreased range of about 60 to 80 feet or less with increased accuracy.
Facts About AEG Automatic Electric Airsoft Handguns
AEG airsoft handguns or AEPs (automatic electric pistols) are definitely a good choice to bring as a backup gun on the airsoft field. These automatic electric pistols are normally powered by mini stick batteries in the pistol’s handle. They work similar to an AEG gun and use compressed air with electrically cycled pistons, gearboxes, and cylinders to shoot airsoft BBs quickly and very rapidly at that.
AEG pistol mags generally store about 20 to 30 airsoft BBs. The pistols can shoot airsoft BBs up to about 300 FPS with 0.12g airsoft BBs or around 200 to 250 FPS when loaded with 0.20g airsoft BBs. The electric battery powered gearbox system can shoot around 700+ 6mm BBs per minute assuming you have enough spare magazines to reload the gun and the battery holds out that long. These AEP handguns can precisely fire airsoft BBs at about 150 foot ranges.
AEG Handgun Quality and Efficiency
AEG pistol quality has actually increased significantly over the last few years. The initial generation guns were a little bit unreliable and questionable, but the new versions have the issues resolved and make efficient airsoft secondary weapons. They can be further upgraded with maximized mag capacities as well as accommodating more powerful batteries.
A substantial benefit of using an AEG pistol is that you have the ability to rewire the battery wires to use an enhanced battery with higher mAh. Depending on the AEG pistol version, you are able to get a substantial output in performance and fire rate using a 2 cell Lipo battery (2S Lipo) instead of the standard mini battery. Be careful when modifying the elements and the gun’s wires since you should take into consideration the volts, mAh, and electrical loads of the batteries. Ask a qualified airsoft service technician at your local airsoft store if you have modding questions.
What Airsoft Pistol is Right for Me to Play with?
If you have more than one-hundred dollars to use to buy your airsoft handgun, check out a green gas blowback handgun or AEG pistol. If you have in-between fifty to one-hundred dollars to spend, look at a CO2 handgun or cheaper GBB pistol. You can still look for a long lasting airsoft pistol by checking out cheaper pistols and by trading with players selling used airsoft guns if you are looking for a deal.
Frequently Asked Questions About Airsoft Sidearms
Question: What is the best type of airsoft pistol?
Answer: The best pistols are often a matter of a player’s preference. CO2 and GBB airsoft sidearms usually are the most durable and effective on the airsoft field. Learn about the different types of airsoft pistols.
Question: What kind of airsoft gun is the CO2 WG M87 Long Pistol FPS-500 Non-Blowback Airsoft Gun Package Deal (Mask, CO2 and BBs)?
Answer: The CO2 WG M87 Long Pistol FPS-500 Non-Blowback Airsoft Gun Package Deal (Mask, CO2 and BBs) is an airsoft pistol.
Question: Is this airsoft pistol good for first time airsoft players?
Answer: This airsoft pistol can be an ok gun to use for first time airsoft players. It depends on how much the player has to spend on an airsoft pistol, experience, and how much they believe they will play in the future. The CO2 WG M87 Long Pistol FPS-500 Non-Blowback Airsoft Gun Package Deal (Mask, CO2 and BBs) is a decent weapon for a lot of players to carry.
Question: Is this airsoft handgun rentable?
Answer: Many airsoft fields rent weapons. You will find most fields rent AEGs like SMG or rifles instead of pistols. Therefore, finding this specific pistol model to rent at an airsoft field will most likely be more challenging. Check with your closest airsoft field near you to see if they rent the specific weapon model.
Question: Can this airsoft sidearm be upgraded?
Answer: Possibly, this depends on the airsoft pistol type and build. It may be able to accept upgrades in some cases. Look for parts specific to the CO2 WG M87 Long Pistol FPS-500 Non-Blowback Airsoft Gun Package Deal (Mask, CO2 and BBs).
Question: Are airsoft guns legal in my state?
Answer: Perhaps depending upon where you live. Check your regional weapon 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 might apply to airsoft guns like the CO2 WG M87 Long Pistol FPS-500 Non-Blowback Airsoft Gun Package Deal (Mask, CO2 and BBs).
Question: What type of airsoft BBs does this airsoft pistol shoot?
Answer: This airsoft gun usually shoots standard 6mm airsoft BBs which are 0.12 gram or 0.20 gram. Check the handgun’s product information to find out more.
Question: How far can this airsoft pistol shoot?
Answer: A lot of airsoft handguns can shoot around 80 to 120 feet or more. This may include the CO2 WG M87 Long Pistol FPS-500 Non-Blowback Airsoft Gun Package Deal (Mask, CO2 and BBs). Weapon accuracy depends on the shooter’s skills, shooting conditions, weather, wind, terrain, and other factors.
Question: What do I need to know for airsoft handgun safety?
Answer: Safety is a top concern when using airsoft guns. Players must always use impact resistant safety glasses and face protection. 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 gun shoot real ammunition?
Answer: No, this airsoft pistol can not fire real ammunition and can not be customized in any way to fire live bullets. It is a toy weapon.
