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Airsoft Pistol Product Details
Special OPS Pistol Spring Airsoft Gun
Airsoft Pistol Product Features
Info About the Types of Airsoft Pistols
Learn more about airsoft handguns and pistols and how you can use them as backup guns or as main weapons on the airsoft playing field. Getting the best pistol and practicing with it can make all the difference in improving your shots. Pistols, by nature, are shorter range airsoft guns. They are commonly crafted after genuine pistols or look-alikes of authentic handguns. Many different airsoft sidearms are fully licensed variations of their actual firearm equivalents. These airsoft guns can visually look and function (sans shooting bullets) in the same ways similarly to the real guns they are modeled after while blasting airsoft BBs in place of real world bullets.
There are a variety of airsoft sidearms including CO2, green gas (blowback and non-blowback), spring powered, and AEG automatic electric gun handguns. Each of these styles of sidearms come with negatives and positives related to them. Learning more about the styles of airsoft pistols helps you figure out which type is right for you and your airsoft game play style.
CO2 Airsoft Handgun Details
CO2 airsoft pistols are one of the most common and resilient varieties of handguns. They are all season pistols and function well in a lot of types of weather, temperatures, and climates. These sidearms use high pressure CO2 gas to force airsoft BBs out of the handgun barrel. The CO2 cartridge stores the gas and is normally kept in the pistol’s magazine.
These styles of airsoft guns are good for playing in cold and snowy weather conditions because the high pressure CO2 gas is stored in the sealed cylinders and less sensitive to performance variations caused by low temperatures. This fact offers good FPS and shot consistency while playing airsoft in the winter months for instance where other sorts of airsoft handguns like green gas stuffer from low performance or barely shoot BBs.
Information About CO2 Gas and CO2 Cartridge Cylinders
CO2 airsoft sidearms are powered by basic 12 gram CO2 cylinders. These cartridges resemble a chrome cylinder and hold high pressure CO2 gas consisting of just one carbon atom and a couple of oxygen atoms thus the molecular formula of “C + O2”.
The CO2 cylinders cannot be used multiple times and you can typically buy them in bundles of 12, 20, 50, or 100 12 gram CO2 cartridges. They come sealed to keep the CO2 gas securely within, but when they are opened (firing them in an airsoft pistol breaks the seal) they will begin to lose pressure if they are not expended. You must try to run through the entire 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 guide on the cartridge so you need to shoot up until the handgun stops firing BBs.
If they are kept sealed, CO2 cartridges can be stored for a while. They come with the manufacturer’s expiry date usually noted on the box or cartridge cylinder, but they may stay pressurized for a prolonged period of time past this date if the cartridge seals are not broken.
Green Gas Airsoft Handguns
Green gas airsoft handguns are similar to CO2 handguns, but they do not use CO2 cartridges. Instead, they use green gas or propane for propellant to propel the airsoft BBs. The impact on airsoft games and green gas pistol operation is just about the same as CO2 pistols with the guns shooting up to about 300+ feet per second (FPS). Shots are efficiently fired in semi-automatic or fully-automatic firing modes and can hit targets at very short to mid-range ranges.
The green gas is stored in the handgun’s mag that can usually hold around 15 to 20+ BBs depending on the handgun style. A series of valves, rubber gaskets, and silicone o-rings keep the gas stored in the magazine until the handgun’s trigger is pulled.
When running a green gas sidearm on the airsoft field as a backup or main gun, extra mags are recommended for rapidly reloading and getting back into the game. Having additional mags on-hand allows you to reengage in the action during firefights or while sweeping buildings in CQB (close quarters combat) room-to-room battles.
Green gas pistols are optimal for CQB at airsoft fields considering rifles, long guns, and full-sized AEGs are typically not allowed to be used for indoor engagements. This is a safety standard due to the close quarters distance of players during the shooting engagements and potential for players to get hurt. While green gas handguns still shoot airsoft BBs at around 300 FPS, the short handgun barrel helps to keep the joules and energy propelling the BB lower compared to AEG airsoft rifles, sniper rifles, and other long guns.
Thinking About Green Gas Blowback (GBB) VS Green Gas Non-blowback
There are 2 different varieties of green gas airsoft handguns. There are green gas blowback handguns or GBBs and non-blowback pistols. The green gas non-blowback airsoft handguns use a stationary slide which does not move.
About GBB and Green Gas Limits
Since the green gas or propane gas is housed in the mag by rubber o-rings, seals, and silicone gaskets, the cold can negatively influence these gaskets and allow the gas to leak out prior to shooting the pistol. This can make the airsoft BBs to simply land a few feet (like 10 feet in cold temps ) when the handgun would normally shoot airsoft BBs over 100+ feet in warmer temps).
One option to this issue is to make the GBB pistol magazines warmer by holding them next to your body before the airsoft game play starts. If you absolutely want to play with a dependable airsoft pistol in the cold, it may additionally be worth getting a CO2 variation of your favorite handgun.
Spring Airsoft Handgun Info
Spring airsoft guns are powered by strong springs with irregular pitches that launch the BBs out of the gun’s barrel. The manual functions of firing, cocking, and reloading spring handguns makes the fire rate much slower than CO2, green gas, and GBB pistols.
Spring handguns perform the best in springer battles where participants can exclusively use similar, single shot spring pistols or as a close quarters weapon for CQB buildings when you can usually sneak up to other airsoft participants to get a guaranteed one-shot-one-kill. In the latter circumstance, a rapid 2nd followup shot is not required given that the other player is now struck and out of the game play or running back to respawn. Take care when engaging multiple airsoft players considering that the spring weapon just fires as quick as you can re-chamber an airsoft BB by hand.
About Spring Pistol Performance
Spring pistols are remarkably useful under the right game circumstances. Their FPS generally chronos at about 250 FPS to 300 FPS with lighter 0.12g airsoft BBs. These weapons normally fire the lighter weight airsoft BBs because the coiled springs are less effective than other kinds of airsoft guns like SMGs. Spring pistols can usually be accurate at up to 120 feet or more with 0.12g BBs however accuracy is reduced quickly. Shooting basic 0.20g weight airsoft BBs, you will most likely have a shooting distance of around 60 to 80 feet with enhanced accuracy.
AEG Automatic Electric Airsoft Handgun Information
AEG airsoft handguns or AEPs (automatic electric pistols) are also a good choice to bring into the field as a secondary weapon on the airsoft field. These automatic electric pistols are typically powered by mini stick batteries in the gun’s handle. They operate much like an AEG rifle and use pressured air forced through electrically cycled pistons and gearboxes to shoot airsoft BBs quickly and very quickly at that.
AEG pistol mags normally hold about 20 to 30 airsoft BBs. The handguns can shoot airsoft BBs up to around 300 FPS with 0.12 gram airsoft BBs or 200 to 250 FPS using 0.20 gram airsoft BBs.
AEG Pistol Quality and Efficiency
AEG handgun quality has risen significantly in the last few years. The first gen guns were a little bit undependable and sketchy, but the more recent versions have the deficiencies worked out and make effective airsoft backup weapons. They can be modded with enhanced mag storage capacities in addition to accommodating more powerful batteries.
A significant advantage of using an AEG handgun is that you have the power to rewire the battery connectors to use a bigger battery. Depending on the AEG handgun style, you can get a substantial jump in performance by adopting a two cell Lipo battery (like an 2S Lipo) as an alternative for the stock mini battery.
What Airsoft Pistol is Best for Me?
Picking out the best airsoft handgun for you depends upon how much you can afford, how often you desire to play airsoft with it, and where you plan to play. Look at a green gas blowback pistol or AEP handgun if you have over $100 to spend on your airsoft pistol. These kinds of pistols are usually the best of the best, have the best performance, and can be a great investment. If you have around more than $50 but less than $100 to spend on upgrading your airsoft arsenal, have a look at a CO2 handgun or cheaper green gas blowback pistol. These will still finish the job and are resilient sidearms. If you have fifty dollars or less, search for a cheap CO2 or springer handgun. You can still buy a heavy-duty airsoft handgun to use for the pistol games.
Frequently Asked Questions About Airsoft Sidearms
Question: What is the best type of airsoft handgun?
Answer: The best pistols are often a matter of a player’s preference. CO2 and GBB airsoft handguns 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 Special OPS Pistol Spring Airsoft Gun?
Answer: The Special OPS Pistol Spring Airsoft Gun is an airsoft pistol.
Question: Is this airsoft pistol good for first time airsoft players?
Answer: This airsoft pistol can be a viable gun to use for first time airsoft players. It depends on the player’s gun budget, experience, and how much they believe they will play in the future. The Special OPS Pistol Spring Airsoft Gun is a decent gun for a lot of players to play airsoft with.
Question: Is this airsoft gun rentable?
Answer: Lots of airsoft fields rent guns. You will find most fields rent AEGs like SMGs instead of pistols. Therefore, finding this specific handgun model to rent will most likely be more challenging. Check with your closest airsoft field near you to see if they rent the specific airsoft pistol 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. Try to find parts specific to the Special OPS Pistol Spring Airsoft Gun.
Question: Are airsoft guns legal in my state?
Answer: Possibly depending upon where you live. Check your local weapon laws or with your local law enforcement 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 Special OPS Pistol Spring Airsoft Gun.
Question: What kind of airsoft BBs does this airsoft gun shoot?
Answer: This airsoft handgun normally shoots basic 6mm airsoft BBs which are 0.12g or 0.20 gram. Inspect the item information to find out more about the BBs you should use.
Question: How far can this airsoft gun shoot?
Answer: A lot of airsoft handguns can shoot around 80 to 120 feet or more. This may include the Special OPS Pistol Spring Airsoft Gun. Gun accuracy and range depends on the shooter’s ability, shooting conditions, weather, wind, terrain, and other factors.
Question: What do I need to know for airsoft weapon safety?
Answer: Safety is a top priority when using airsoft pistols. Airsoft players need to constantly use impact resistant safety glasses and protective face masks. The weapon must 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 weapon can not fire real ammo and can not be customized in any way to fire live ammo. It is a toy weapon.
