Gas Airsoft Guns

Gas airsoft guns are airsoft guns which are powered by one of two styles. One option is an internal tank using CO2 or green gas, generally in disposable tanks that can shoot 30 to 40 rounds before running out of power, or even within the ammunition casings. Green gas (which consists of a mixture of propane and a polysiloxane lubricant) is probably the most used option. Red gas wich is a high preformance propellant would also fall into this category. Red gas has a higher pressure can cause damage to an airsoft gun that has not ondergone upgrades, but provides a higher muzzle velocity. CO2, nitrogen, and high pressure air are less common because they need to be stored at higher pressures than the standard green gas. The second, and less common, propellant style is using an external CO₂ tank much like a paintball gun. Generally they are higher priced than an AEG airsoft gun but provide a more realistic approach to airsoft with a more approximate weight and having a recoil. Depending on your style of play the recoil can be taken as a disadvantage or a benefit. While gas airsoft guns can be adjusted to have a higher muzzle velocity than an AEG airsoft gun, most players use them at about the same power as a standard AEG airsoft gun. A great feature of gas airsoft guns are they may be fitted with Long Range Barrel or LRB over a traditional hop-up unit. The long range barrel turns the entire barrel into a hop-up system, giving a consistent spin on the BB. The rate of fire on these can be regulated by the amount of air being fed through the system, versus the motor strength of an AEG. Gas airsoft guns tend to be mostly airsoft pistols, there are few rifles or sub machine guns on the market today. This is taken as a negative for this style of gun as most players only use pistols as a back up weapon. In colder weather, spring pistols are more reliable than gas-powered pistols and even the batteries on electric airsoft guns, both of which can be adversely affected by extreme cold.

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