Softair weapons so-called for action-packed training, offering realism in appearance and handling and at the same time safety in use. All variants of a softair weapon have in common that they do not cause great damage or life-threatening injuries when used properly
Softair weapons are available in different variants and work according to the following principles
- Spring pressure – function and structure
These specific softair guns are also often referred to as spring airsoft guns (spring translates to “coil spring”). With this softair gun, the user cocks the coil spring by hand. The air pressure created when the trigger is pulled and, correspondingly, when the spring is released, transports the bullet out of the gun. After the shot, the spring must be tensioned again by hand. Due to the relatively complex manual loading method, there are no semi-automatic or fully automatic softair weapons that operate exclusively with spring pressure - Electric softair weapons – function and structure
In the electric version, a small motor is installed in the softair gun, which in turn is powered by a battery or accumulator. The electric softair gun is also usually equipped with a spring. The motor cocks the coil spring when the trigger is pulled, and the spring is released and presses a reciprocating piston forward once the trigger is fully depressed. The resulting compressed air shoots the ammunition out of the gun- There are three forms of electric softair weapon
- Automatic Electronic Gun (AEG)
With a fully automatic softair gun, the firing process repeats as long as the user holds the trigger down. In this way, shooters can shoot several bullets per second at once. In the meantime, there are even fully automatic softair weapon versions of numerous well-known assault rifles - Semi-Automatic Electric Gun (SAEG)
As the name suggests, this is merely a semi-automatic variant of the electronic softair weapon. Here, only one bullet is fired per trigger pull - Electric Blow Back (EBB)
By means of additional built-in parts and springs, a blow back is simulated, which copies the function of a real gun. The blow back is nowhere near as strong as that of a real gun
- Automatic Electronic Gun (AEG)
- There are three forms of electric softair weapon
- Gas operated softair weapons
Gas soft air weapons mostly use the pressure of propellant gas to shoot the ammunition out of the weapon- There are several forms of gas-powered softair weapon
- Co2 Blow Back (CBB)
- Gas Blow Back (GBB)
- The different types of gas
- Propane gas
- Compressed air (air pressure)
- Co2 capsules (carbon dioxide)
- The gas supply of the airsoft weapons
- To ensure the gas supply, these softair weapons have a gas magazine, which must be refilled if necessary by an external gas bottle or a Co2 capsule must be inserted.
- There are several forms of gas-powered softair weapon