Electric Airsoft Guns

The popular name of Electric Airsoft Guns is Automatic Electric Guns (AEGs). Electric airsoft guns use the same source of power with airsoft spring guns, both use spring as the power to launch pellets. Unlike airsoft spring guns which are cocked before shot, electric airsoft guns use rechargeable battery to drive an electric motor which cycles an internal piston or spring. Electric airsoft guns can be automatic or semi-automatic.

The capability of Electric airsoft guns are :

Attain muzzle velocities between 150 to 500 ft/s or 60 to 150 m/s.
Fire the pellets between 100 to 2000 round per minutes.

Electric airsoft guns are most used and widely available type of airsoft guns. Electric airsoft guns were developed in Japan and the market is dominated by Tokyo Marui. Electric airsoft guns manufactured by Tokyo Marui have motor drives a series of three gears mounted inside a gearbox. The gears compress a piston assembly against a spring. When the piston is released, the spring drives the piston forward through the cylinder and pushes a pellet into the chamber, through the barrel and forward the muzzle. This Tokyo Marui electric airsoft guns are the basic model for other electric airsoft guns manufactures.

 

Battery for Electric Airsoft Guns

Electric airsoft guns use nickel cadmium (NiCad) or Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) as the source of power to drive the electric motor. Each type of electric airsoft guns battery has vary voltage and milliampere hours rating. Here is type of battery for electric airsoft guns :

 

8.4 V large battery, usually about 2400 milliampere hour (most popular).
8.4 V mini batteries which have 900 - 1700 milliampere hour capacities.
Voltage for large batteries range from 7.2 V to 12 V.

The rule about batteries for electric airsoft guns are :

The higher milliampere hour, the longer battery lasts.
The higher voltage, the higher Rate of Fire (RoF).

 

Most Popular Electric Airsoft Guns

In order to look realistic, some external electric airsoft guns are modified. Metal bodies and reinforced plastic make electric airsoft guns look more realistic. The most electric airsoft guns are Classic Army and Tokyo Marui. Tokyo Marui and Classic Army produce electric airsoft guns that are visually identical to the real counterparts. Tokyo Marui produce a durable ABS plastic, Classic Army produce electric airsoft guns from metal bodies and stringer furnishings.

The most popular electric airsoft guns are AR-15 Series, such as M16 rifle, M4 Carbine. Other popular electric airsoft guns are Amalite or Colt series, Heckler & Koch MP5 Series, Heckler & Koch G36, AK or Kalashnikov, Springfield M14.