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Tokyo Marui was the first company to introduce airsoft guns powered solely by electric motor gearbox-driven spring-piston assembly in 1992, which they called "automatic electric gun" (AEG). This compact air pump system was implemented in their first battery-powered automatic firing replica, the FAMAS F1 .
Spring-powered airsoft guns (or "air-cocking guns" as called by Tokyo Marui) are single-shot devices that use the elastic potential energy stored within a compressed coil spring to drive a piston air pump, which is released upon trigger-pull and rapidly pressurizes the air within the pump cylinder to in turn "blow" pellets down the gun barrel.
The maximum effective range of field-legal airsoft guns is all around 100 m (110 yd) with a highly upgraded sniper rifle replica. [23] Most airsoft guns used for field play will have an effective range of around 43–67 m (47–73 yd), depending on the intended gameplay role. [24]
Airsoft pellets (known as BBs) are spherical projectiles used by airsoft guns. Typically made of plastic , [ 1 ] they usually measure around 6 mm (0.24 in) in diameter (though selective models use 8 mm), [ 1 ] and weigh 0.20–0.40 g (3.1–6.2 gr), with the most common weights being 0.20 g and 0.25 g, while 0.28 g, 0.30 g, 0.32 g and 0.40 g ...
An Airsoft gun has been made by Tokyo Marui based on the rifle Golgo 13 uses. [54] A figure based on Golgo 13 was released on August 25, 2009. [55] [56] Reception
Owners of the original version (v.1) of the Big Bear experienced problems with its differential gears. This kit used the same gearboxes and gears as the Marui Jeep CJ (MT-59-RC-7) and the Marui Toyota Landcruiser (MT-59-RC-8) kits and consisted of 2 large bevel gears, and a gear set of 48 pitch metric. This proved to be a major problem for the ...
An airsoft gun may be imported if it meets the required markings. An airsoft gun that is obviously a child's toy (e.g. made out of clear plastic or at a drastically different scale) [13] and fires only very light pellets (less than 2 g) no faster than 152.4 m/s (500 ft/s) would not be classified as a firearm under the Canadian Firearms Act. [13]
A limited edition Vorpal Bunny pistol made by Tokyo Marui was announced initially for a release in 2019. [29] It was eventually released in 2020. [30] TM announced a rerelease on February 1, 2025. [31] A cheaper version of the Vorpal Bunny was also released by Double Bell.