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Airsoft Pistol Product Details
Spring Desert Eagle .44 Magnum Pistol High Impact Kit FPS-290 Clear Body Airsoft Gun
Airsoft Pistol Product Features
Information on the Kinds of Airsoft Pistols
Find info about airsoft pistols and how you can use them as backup guns or as main weapons on the airsoft playing field. Getting the right handgun and practicing with it can make an impact in aiming your shots. Pistols, naturally, are much shorter range airsoft guns. They are often fashioned after actual handguns or imitations of genuine pistols. Lots of airsoft sidearms are fully licensed releases of their real world gun counterparts. These airsoft guns can function (sans shooting bullets) in the same ways and visually appear almost identically to the real guns they are designed after while shooting airsoft BBs as opposed to real bullets.
There are a number of varieties of airsoft pistols such as CO2, green gas or propane (blowback and non-blowback), spring powered, and AEG automatic electric gun sidearms. Each of these types of pistols have negatives and positives associated with them. Learning about the varieties of airsoft handguns helps you decide which type is right for you and your airsoft game play style.
Details About CO2 Airsoft Pistols
CO2 airsoft guns are one of the most sturdy and popular types of handguns. These handguns use high pressure CO2 gas to shoot airsoft BBs out of the handgun barrel.
These styles of airsoft weapons are great for airsoft games in colder weather given that the high pressure CO2 gas is stored in the sealed cylinders and less susceptible to variation with temperature levels. This fact gives CO2 airsoft guns good FPS and shot consistency while playing airsoft in the winter season for example where other types of handguns like green gas stop performing or hardly shoot pellets.
Info About CO2 Gas and CO2 Cartridge Cylinders
CO2 airsoft handguns are powered by conventional 12 gram CO2 cylinders. These cartridges look similar to a metallic cylinder and contain high pressured CO2 gas composed of 1 carbon atom and 2 oxygen atoms, as a result the molecular formula comes out to be “C + O2 “. These atoms are bound in the following alignment “O= C =O”. The gas is held in the 12 gram cartridges under really high pressure of near ~ 800psi that converts to 55bar.
The CO2 cylinders cannot be used multiple times and you can commonly order them in bundles of 12, 20, 50, or 100 12 gram CO2 cartridges. They come sealed to retain the CO2 gas securely inside, once they are punctured (shooting them inside of an airsoft handgun breaks the seal) the cartridges will start to lose pressure if they are not used up. You should try to deplete the entire CO2 cartridge the very same day you open the seal. If the airsoft matches end and you still have CO2 gas leftover, use the opportunity to do some pistol target practice and expend the rest of the additional gas. There is no gas level sign on the cartridge so you have to shoot up until the handgun stops shooting.
If they are kept sealed, CO2 cartridges can be stored for a longtime. They come with the manufacturer’s expiration date normally marked on the package or cartridge, however they may stay pressurized for a prolonged time past this date if the cartridge seals are not damaged.
Information About Green Gas Airsoft Sidearms
Green gas airsoft pistols are similar to CO2 pistols, but they use propane gas instead of CO2 cartridges. The operational impact on the battleground and green gas weapon performance is virtually the exact same as CO2 handguns with the weapons at about 300+ FPS.
The propane gas is stored in the pistol’s airsoft mag that can commonly hold between 15 to 20+ BBs depending on the pistol design. A series of valves, rubberized gaskets, and o-rings keep the gas stored in the magazine up until the pistol’s trigger is squeezed.
When running a green gas handgun on the airsoft field as a primary or secondary weapon, bringing additional handgun mags is advised for quickly reloading. Having extra magazines on-hand helps you re-engage in the action in the middle of firefights or while clearing buildings in CQB (close quarters combat) room-to-room fights.
Green gas handguns are optimal for CQB at airsoft fields considering that rifles and full-sized AEGs are normally not enabled to be used for indoor engagements. This is an essential safety guideline because of the close quarters proximity of airsoft players during the shooting engagements and the potential for players to be hurt. While green gas pistols can still fire airsoft BBs at about 300 FPS, the short pistol barrel aids to keep the joules and energy forcing the BB at a lower level compared to AEGs, airsoft rifles, sniper rifles, and other long guns.
About Green Gas Blowback (GBB) VS Green Gas Non-blowback
There are 2 various types of green gas airsoft handguns. To start with there are green gas blowback handguns or GBBs. These guns operate like a legitimate handgun with the gun’s slide “blowing back” and moving with every shot. Every time a fresh airsoft BB is chambered, the gas causes the slide to cycle. The result is extremely cool, but the GBB guns often are more expensive and potentially have more that can break. The green gas non-blowback airsoft handguns use a fixed slide which does not move. The non-blowback handguns usually cost less than GBBs. Performance is around the same between the two types of green gas pistols.
About GBB and Green Gas Limits
While green gas typically can be used extremely well, it does have drawbacks. This includes when green gas guns are used in the winter airsoft season in the snow or in colder temperatures (like less than 32 degrees F). Since the green gas or propane is kept in the weapon’s magazine using silicone seals and gaskets, low temperatures can negatively affect the seals and trigger the gas to seep out prior to firing the handgun. The depressurized gas can cause the airsoft BBs to only shoot a couple of feet (like 10 feet in cold temps ) when the gun would typically shoot BBs over 100+ feet in warmer weather).
One option to this issue is to make the GBB handgun mags warmer by putting them next to your body prior to game play starts. If you truly need to play with a reliable airsoft pistol in the cold, it might also be worth getting a CO2 version of your favorite handgun.
Facts About Spring Airsoft Pistols
Spring airsoft guns are powered by strong springs with irregular pitches that shoot the BBs out of the handgun barrel. The manual actions of firing, cocking, and reloading spring handguns makes the fire rate much slower than CO2 and GBB guns.
Spring guns work best in springer wars where airsoft players can solely use similar, single shot spring weapons or as an alternative backup gun for CQB buildings when you can often sneak up to other airsoft opponents to get an assured one-shot-one-kill. In the latter situation, a rapid 2nd follow-up shot will not be needed due to the fact that the other player is now hit by the first shot and out of the gameplay or running back to respawn. When engaging multiple foes given that the gun just shoots as fast as you can re-chamber an airsoft BB by hand, be careful.
About Spring Pistol Effectiveness
Spring guns are incredibly effective under the correct conditions during games. Spring guns like pistols can commonly shoot up to 120 feet or farther with 0.12 gram BBs but the ability to engage targets decreases quickly.
Facts About AEG Automatic Electric Airsoft Pistols
AEG airsoft handguns or AEPs (automatic electric pistols) are also a viable option to use as a sidearm on the airsoft field. These automatic electric handguns are often powered by mini stick batteries in the gun’s handle. They work just like an AEG SMG and use compressed air pumped through electrically cycled gearboxes and cylinders to propel airsoft BBs quickly and very rapidly at that.
AEG handgun mags generally can hold around 20 to 30 airsoft BBs. The pistols can launch airsoft BBs up to around 300 FPS using 0.12 gram airsoft BBs or 200 to 250 FPS with 0.20g airsoft BBs.
AEG Pistol Quality and Efficiency
AEG handgun quality has grown significantly over the last few years. The earliest gen AEP guns were a bit questionable and undependable, however the more recent designs have the bugs resolved and make efficient airsoft secondary weapons. They can be upgraded with maximized magazine capacities as well as accommodating more powerful batteries.
A substantial advantage of buying an AEG handgun is that you have the ability to rewire the connectors to use an enhanced capacity battery with longer life. Depending on the AEG handgun style, you are able to get a substantial jump in performance and fire rate by using a two cell Lipo battery (2S Lipo) instead of the stock mini battery. Beware of adjusting the components and the gun’s wires because you should consider the voltages, mAh, and electrical loads of the battery. Ask a pro airsoft service technician at your nearest airsoft store if you have customization concerns.
Which Airsoft Sidearm is Best for Me to Play with?
If you have $100 or more to spend on your airsoft pistol, check out a GBB pistol or AEG pistol. If you have around fifty to one-hundred dollars to buy a gun, review a CO2 pistol or less expensive GBB handgun. If you are on a budget, you can still find a long lasting airsoft handgun to use for the pistol games.
Frequently Asked Questions About Handguns
Question: What is the most popular type of airsoft sidearm?
Answer: The best pistols are often a matter of a player’s preference. CO2 and green gas airsoft sidearms 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 Spring Desert Eagle .44 Magnum Pistol High Impact Kit FPS-290 Clear Body Airsoft Gun?
Answer: The Spring Desert Eagle .44 Magnum Pistol High Impact Kit FPS-290 Clear Body Airsoft Gun is an airsoft pistol.
Question: Is this airsoft pistol good for first time airsoft players?
Answer: This airsoft pistol may be a viable choice for first time airsoft players. It depends on how much the player has to spend on an airsoft pistol, their experience shooting handguns, and how much they think they will play in the future. The Spring Desert Eagle .44 Magnum Pistol High Impact Kit FPS-290 Clear Body Airsoft Gun is a good sidearm for most players to play airsoft with.
Question: Is this airsoft gun rentable?
Answer: Lots of airsoft fields rent guns. You will find most fields rent automatic electric guns like M4 rifles instead of handguns or pistols. Therefore, finding this specific pistol model to use as a rental airsoft gun will probably be more challenging. Talk to the airsoft field near you to see if they rent the particular airsoft handgun model.
Question: Can this airsoft pistol be upgraded?
Answer: Potentially, this airsoft gun may be able to accept upgrades depending on the gun type. Look for parts particular to the Spring Desert Eagle .44 Magnum Pistol High Impact Kit FPS-290 Clear Body Airsoft Gun.
Question: Are airsoft weapons legal in my state?
Answer: Perhaps depending on where you live. Examine your regional 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 may apply to airsoft weapons like the Spring Desert Eagle .44 Magnum Pistol High Impact Kit FPS-290 Clear Body Airsoft Gun.
Question: What type of airsoft BBs does this airsoft pistol shoot?
Answer: This airsoft pistol typically shoots basic 6mm airsoft BBs which are 0.12g or 0.20 gram. Look at the item details to find out more about the BBs you should use.
Question: How far can this airsoft handgun shoot?
Answer: A lot of airsoft pistols can shoot around 80 to 120 feet or more. This may include the Spring Desert Eagle .44 Magnum Pistol High Impact Kit FPS-290 Clear Body Airsoft Gun. Weapon shooting distance depends on the player’s shooting ability, shooting conditions, weather, wind, terrain, and other factors.
Question: What do I need to understand for airsoft pistol safety?
Answer: Safety is a top priority when using airsoft weapons. Airsoft players should constantly use goggles covering their eyes and face protection. The weapon must be used safely with guidance 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 handgun fire real ammo?
Answer: No, this airsoft weapon can not shoot real ammo and can not be modified in any way to fire live bullets. It is a toy pistol.
