| In some countries, like the United Kingdom | | | | cooking off levels low. |
| and Canada, BB guns are regulated in the same | | | | |
| manner as air guns. However, air guns are not | | | | A cheaper alternative to lead shot is |
| considered firearms until the point where | | | | multi-pump pneumatic guns, which are common |
| they reach certain muzzle energy and | | | | as well these days. The multi-pump pneumatic |
| velocity. BB guns are usually used for target | | | | guns are the ones that benefit the most from |
| practice or demanding skirmishers and they | | | | using precision lead BB shot, because they |
| fire with plastic bullets also called askg, | | | | have rifled barrels and do not swage or |
| bb ammo or plinkers. | | | | obdurate to fit the barrel, not giving the |
| | | | rifling a significant spin. The pneumatic |
| The use of airsoft guns is absolutely legal. | | | | guns achieve higher velocities than the |
| However, they are not to be used in public | | | | traditional ones with spring piston. An |
| spaces because of the possibility that steel | | | | interesting use of pneumatic guns is the |
| plinkers will ricochet from brick walls. Also | | | | calibration of ballistic gelatin, which is |
| there are cases where BB guns may kill humans | | | | done by the penetration of a steel BB at the |
| and small animals. This is why an age limit | | | | velocity of around 600 ft/h. |
| has been legally determined for possessors of | | | | |
| such guns: airsoft gun users must be at least | | | | The pre-compressed gas guns are the last |
| 17 years old. Any individual under this age | | | | common type of BB gun, and most commonly the |
| limit will not obtain the permission to own | | | | 12 gram CO2 powerlet invented by Crosman, |
| and use such arms. Because of the fact that | | | | which is a disposable bottle containing 12 |
| bb ammo keeps most of its initial energy | | | | grams of liquid dioxide. This amount of CO2 |
| after it was shot, owners of airsoft guns | | | | evaporates and forms a gas which propels the |
| also require eye protection. | | | | BB. These are usually used in pistols and are |
| | | | capable of rapid fire. Most of these guns are |
| The name BB comes doesn't come from ball | | | | popular firearms and they are used for |
| bearing as thought. It comes from the size of | | | | training and recreation. |
| the initial lead shotgun shots used, which | | | | |
| was midway between B and BBB. In the 1920s, | | | | Even if BB guns seem like a lot of fun, |
| there were a lot of guns that came in for | | | | placed in the wrong hands they can become |
| repair from the use of larger steel balls | | | | very dangerous. As long as they are used |
| then needed; this was seen as a marketing | | | | properly, they can be great fun. Even though |
| opportunity by the bearing company American | | | | there is a lot of information available |
| Ball Company, which started producing the | | | | online, a lot of people do not know too many |
| 0.171 to 0.173 inch diameter steel air rifle | | | | things about BB guns. Most parents think that |
| shot specifically for BB guns with a bore | | | | these guns are harmless and that they don't |
| diameter and caliber of 0.177 inch. | | | | need to teach their children how to use them. |
| | | | Owing to such negligence, approximately four |
| Because most of the airsoft rifles are made | | | | deaths per year occur related to the misuse |
| of steel today, the most frequently used | | | | of airsoft guns or pellet guns. As with all |
| mechanisms are magnetic ones. The Daisy Model | | | | guns you have to know how to handle it |
| 25, modeled after a pump action shotgun with | | | | properly, to ensure you do not hurt yourself |
| a trombone pump action mechanism, dominated | | | | or the people around you. The moment you buy |
| the market for over 50 years, at a low price | | | | your child a BB gun you have to read the |
| and higher performance. Because they are used | | | | label where the correct instructions are |
| mainly by young people, the lever action guns | | | | printed, and, of course, don't forget about |
| generally have very low velocities, around | | | | the age limit. |
| 275 ft/h, due to the weak spring used to keep | | | | |