The Various Uses Of Airsoft Guns
There are countless ways to use airsoft guns whether for training or sport, such as plinking, airsoft wars, and team combat. The activities for which you intend to use an airsoft gun should be the main influence on the type and quality of the airsoft gun that you use.
Speed and versatility are not necessary airsoft gun characteristics when simply shooting targets (also known as "plinking"). In fact, a cheap, low maintenance spring pistol will do just fine for this type of activity. You can get away with buying a pistol based on how attractive you find it when you're not using it for anything other than plinking.
If backyard wars and other such friendly battles is the reason why you're buying an airsoft gun, it's recommended you consider a spring shotgun or an automatic electric gun, both of which have higher firing rates than the cheaper pistols. A spring shotgun can be easily purchased for around forty dollars and is ideal for small skirmishes.
Automatic electric guns are very powerful airsoft guns boasting RPMs of authentic rifles. If you think your backyard battles could benefit from faster firing, an AEG will serve all of your sniping needs as well as perform similarly to an assault rifle. The only downfall is the cost of an automatic electric gun in addition to the number of pellets one goes through when using this type of gun.
If you want a high firing rate but it's not in your budget to buy an automatic electric gun, you can always go for the lower end LPEG (low-powered electric gun). This much cheaper airsoft gun still has a high firing rate; however it doesn't have the same feet per second (FPS) rates as AEGs do.
Airsoft guns start to get really expensive when you decide to join an airsoft team and participate in organized games. Not only do you need the best gun for your position, you also need to invest in the proper accessories and protective gear. The different positions on most airsoft teams are snipers, riflemen, support gunners, and grenadiers and affect the type of gun you'll needs. Sniper positions should acquire high quality airsoft rifles that shoot at least 400 feet per second and also need to have the optics required for long distance targets. On the other hand, those in riflemen positions are better off using precision AEGs with high capacity magazines.
A machine gun would be the ideal weapon for a support gunner; however an automatic electric gun with a box magazine addition works similarly and costs much less. The same is true for the grenadier position, though they also require a quality grenade launcher plus lots of grenades. In all circumstances, every position on an airsoft team should also have a gas pistol, which costs about seventy dollars alone.
Airsoft guns are not one of those one-size-fits-all products. Regardless of what you want an airsoft gun for, you need to be prepared in order to make a cost effective purchase.
About the Author:
Author: Anthoy Carter is enticed by everything airsoft and knows alot about airsoft guns. Go to this website to find the best place to find an airsoft gun.
---------------------------------------------------
You are receiving this because you signed up for it on 2009-04-23 from IP 152.135.235.188
To fine-tune your selection of which articles to receive, just login here
using your username: kevinh
To unsubscribe please use the following link: unsubscribe
---------------------------------------------------
