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Airsoft Pistol Product Details
WE Luger Green Gas Full Metal Silver P08 Pistol FPS-400 Blowback Airsoft Gun
Airsoft Pistol Product Features
Airsoft Pistol Variety Additional Information
Find out about airsoft pistols and sidearms and how you can use them as backup weapons or as primary weapons on the airsoft playing field. Practicing your accuracy and getting the best handgun can be a game changer in hitting your shots. Handguns, naturally, are short range airsoft weapons. They are often produced after real sidearms or copies of actual handguns. Numerous airsoft sidearms are fully certified editions of their real weapon counterparts. These airsoft guns can operate in the same ways and look almost identically to the real guns they are designed after while shooting airsoft BBs in place of real-world bullets.
There are a variety of airsoft sidearms such as CO2, green gas or propane (blowback and non-blowback), spring powered, and AEG automatic electric handguns. Each of these types of pistols come with negatives and positives related to them. Learning about the kinds of airsoft handguns helps you make a decision on which type is right for you and your airsoft play style.
Details About CO2 Airsoft Pistols
CO2 airsoft guns are one of the most tough and popular types of pistols. These handguns use sealed CO2 gas cylinders to send airsoft BBs out of the pistol barrel.
These forms of airsoft pistols are good choices for playing in cold and snowy weather considering that the pressurized CO2 gas is stored in the sealed cylinders and less susceptible to performance variations caused by temperature levels. This gives CO2 airsoft sidearms exceptional FPS and shot consistency while playing airsoft in the winter months for instance where other sorts of airsoft handguns like green gas cease to work or hardly fire pellets.
Additional Info About CO2 Gas and CO2 Cylinders
CO2 airsoft handguns are powered by regular 12 gram CO2 cartridges. These cartridges look similar to a shiny cylinder and hold high pressured CO2 gas made up of just one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms thus the molecular formula is “C + O2”.
The CO2 cartridges cannot be used multiple times and you can usually order them in bundles of 12, 20, 50, or 100 12 gram CO2 cartridge sets. They come sealed to keep the CO2 gas safely within, but the moment they are opened (shooting them in an airsoft handgun breaks the seal) cartridges will begin to lose pressure if they are left unused. You need to try to use up the entire CO2 cartridge the very same day you open the seal. If the airsoft matches end and you still have CO2 gas left, use the opportunity to do some pistol accuracy and target practice and use up the remainder of the additional gas. There is no gas level sign on the cartridge so you need to shoot until the handgun stops firing airsoft BBs.
CO2 cartridges can be stored for a longtime if the cylinders are kept sealed. They do have a maker’s use by date typically noted on the box or cartridge, however, they may last for a long period past this date if the cartridge seals are not tampered with.
Green Gas Airsoft Sidearm Information
Green gas airsoft handguns are comparable to CO2 handguns, however they do not use CO2 cartridges. The effect on the airsoft battlefield and green gas weapon performance is almost the very same as CO2 pistols with the weapons around 300+ FPS.
The propane is held in the pistol’s airsoft magazine which can typically hold in-between 15 to 20+ airsoft BBs depending on the handgun model. A series of valves, rubber gaskets, and o-rings keep the gas pressurized in the mag until the pistol’s trigger is pulled.
When bringing a green gas sidearm on the airsoft field as a secondary or primary weapon, additional handgun mags are strongly recommended for rapidly reloading and engaging opponents. Having extra mags on-hand allows you to reengage in the action during firefights or while sweeping buildings in CQB (close quarters combat) room-to-room fighting.
Green gas handguns are ideal for CQB at airsoft fields given that long guns and full-sized AEGs are usually not authorized to be used during indoor engagements. This is an essential safety standard due to the close range proximity of players during shooting engagements and potential for players to get hurt. While green gas pistols still fire airsoft BBs at about 300 FPS, the shorter pistol barrel helps to keep the joules and energy moving the BB at a lower level compared to airsoft rifles, sniper rifles, and other long guns.
Thinking About Green Gas Blowback (GBB) VS Green Gas Non-blowback
There are 2 different forms of green gas airsoft handguns. To begin with there are green gas blowback handguns or GBBs. These pistols operate like a realistic handgun with the slide “blowing back” and cycling with every shot. When a brand-new airsoft BB is chambered, the gas triggers the slide to cycle. The result is very cool, but the weapons usually are more expensive and likely have more parts to break. The green gas non-blowback airsoft handguns have a fixed slide which does not cycle. The non-blowback guns generally cost less than GBBs. Performance is around the same between the two types of green gas pistols.
About GBB and Green Gas Issues
Because the green gas or propane gas is held in the pistol magazine by using rubber seals, o-rings, and gaskets, cold temps can affect these o-rings and cause the gas to escape prior to shooting. This lack of pressure can make the airsoft BBs to only shoot a number of feet (like 10 feet in cold temps ) when the green gas pistol would typically shoot 6mm BBs over 100+ feet in warmer temps).
One solution to this issue is to try to keep the GBB handgun mags warmer by positioning them inside your jacket next to your body prior to airsoft game play. This can help to heat up the seals and valves and better seal in the green gas. It might also be worth getting a CO2 version of your favorite pistol if you actually prefer to play with a reliable airsoft handgun in the cold. The CO2 cylinders come sealed and the gun will shoot far better in sub-freezing temps and while playing in the snow.
Spring Airsoft Sidearm Facts
Spring airsoft handguns are powered by powerful springs that fire the BBs out of the gun barrel. They are normally able to only shoot one BB at a time. The manual actions of cocking, firing, and reloading spring pistols makes the weapon’s fire rate much slower than CO2, green gas, and GBB handguns. When dueling rivals on the airsoft field with advanced weaponry, automatic airsoft AEG assault rifles, sniper rifles, and CO2, green gas, or GBB airsoft pistols, this can make spring airsoft guns enjoyable to use, however less effective.
Spring sidearms and guns work best in springer wars where opponents can only use related, single shot spring handguns or as a transitional backup weapon for CQB settings when you can frequently sneak up to other airsoft participants to get an assured one-shot-one-kill. In the latter circumstance, a quick second follow-up shot is not really needed given that the other person is already hit by the airsoft BB and out of the gameplay or heading back to respawn. Beware when attacking multiple foes since the springer just fires as fast as you can re-chamber an airsoft BB manually.
About Spring Pistol Performance
Spring pistols are remarkably effective under the proper game conditions. Their FPS often chronos at about 250 FPS to 300 FPS with lighter weight 0.12 gram airsoft BBs. These handguns normally fire the lighter weight airsoft BBs since the pitched springs are less effective than other types of airsoft guns like rifles. Spring pistols can generally shoot up to 120 feet or more with 0.12 gram BBs however the ability to engage targets diminishes quickly. Using conventional 0.20 gram weight airsoft BBs, you will most likely have a reduced range of about 60 to 80 feet with increased target accuracy.
Details About AEG Automatic Electric Airsoft Handguns
AEG airsoft pistols or AEPs (automatic electric pistols) are also an option to bring as a sidearm on the airsoft field. These automatic electric handguns are normally powered by mini stick batteries in the weapon’s butt. They operate just like an AEG SMG and use pressurized air pumped through electrically cycled cylinders, pistons, and gearboxes to shoot airsoft BBs quickly and very rapidly at that.
AEG handgun magazines typically hold around 20 to 30 airsoft BBs. The pistols can shoot airsoft BBs up to about 300 FPS using 0.12 gram airsoft BBs or around 200 to 250 FPS with 0.20g airsoft BBs. The electric battery powered gearbox system can shoot around 700+ 6mm BBs per minute which depends if you have enough magazines to maintain the ammo supply and the battery maintains its charge that long. These AEP handguns can effectively shoot airsoft BBs at about 150 foot distances.
AEG Handgun Quality and Efficiency
AEG pistol quality has actually grown significantly in the last few years. The initial generations were a little bit unreliable and questionable, but the newer designs have most of the deficiencies worked out and make effective airsoft secondary weapons. They can be modded with increased magazine capacities in addition to accommodating bigger batteries.
A significant advantage of using an AEG handgun is that you have the capability to rewire the battery connectors to use a more robust battery. Depending on the AEG handgun type, you are able to gain a substantial jump in performance by using a two cell Lipo battery (2S Lipo) as a replacement for the stock battery. Take care of tweaking the components and the gun’s wires since you need to take into account the voltages, mAh, and electrical loads of the battery. If you have customization concerns, ask an experienced airsoft specialist at your local airsoft shop.
What Airsoft Handgun is Best for Me to Play with?
If you have over one-hundred dollars to spend on your airsoft handgun, evaluate a green gas blowback pistol or automatic electric pistol. If you have between fifty to one-hundred dollars to invest, review a CO2 pistol or more affordable GBB pistol. If your gun budget is lower, you can still get a hold of a long lasting airsoft handgun to use for the handgun games by checking out lower end pistols and by trading with players on the used gun market.
Airsoft Pistol Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Question: What is the best type of airsoft sidearm?
Answer: The best pistols are often a matter of a player’s preference. CO2 and green gas GBB 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 weapon is the WE Luger Green Gas Full Metal Silver P08 Pistol FPS-400 Blowback Airsoft Gun?
Answer: The WE Luger Green Gas Full Metal Silver P08 Pistol FPS-400 Blowback Airsoft Gun is an airsoft pistol.
Question: Is this airsoft pistol good for first time players?
Answer: This airsoft pistol can be a viable choice for first time airsoft players. It depends on the player’s gun budget, experience, and how much they believe they will play airsoft. The WE Luger Green Gas Full Metal Silver P08 Pistol FPS-400 Blowback Airsoft Gun is a decent weapon for most players to play airsoft with.
Question: Is this airsoft gun rentable?
Answer: Many airsoft fields rent weapons. You will find most fields rent AEGs like rifles instead of handguns or pistols. Therefore, finding this specific handgun 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 gun model.
Question: Can this airsoft handgun be enhanced with modifications?
Answer: Possibly, this depends on the airsoft pistol type and build. It may be able to accept upgrades depending on what is modified. Try to find parts particular to the WE Luger Green Gas Full Metal Silver P08 Pistol FPS-400 Blowback Airsoft Gun.
Question: Are airsoft pistols legal in my state?
Answer: Possibly depending upon where you live. Examine 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 more stringent laws and requirements which may apply to airsoft weapons like the WE Luger Green Gas Full Metal Silver P08 Pistol FPS-400 Blowback Airsoft Gun.
Question: What type of airsoft BBs does this airsoft handgun shoot?
Answer: This airsoft handgun generally shoots basic 6mm airsoft BBs which are 0.12 gram or 0.20g. Check out the product details for more information.
Question: How far can this airsoft handgun shoot?
Answer: Many airsoft pistols can shoot around 80 to 120 feet or more. This may include the WE Luger Green Gas Full Metal Silver P08 Pistol FPS-400 Blowback Airsoft Gun. Handgun range and precision depends on the shooter’s ability, shooting conditions, weather, wind, terrain, and other factors.
Question: What do I need to know for airsoft handgun safety?
Answer: Safety is a top priority when using airsoft handguns. Shooters should always use safety glasses and face masks. The weapon needs to be used safely with supervision 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 modified in any way to fire live ammo. It is a toy pistol.
