Things You Need to Know About Different Airsoft Gun Brands


Written on July 24, 2009 – 5:43 am | by admin

Deciding on an airsoft gun that is right for you will all depend on the intention of the gun. There are a number of reasons for acquiring an airsoft gun; to use it for hitting targets in order to improve eye and hand co-ordination, coaching beginners on firearm safety or to engage in a combat game. The police and military utilize airsoft guns during their training as it is safer and a cheaper alternative than using real guns. Airsoft guns are seldom exact replicas of the real thing. They also have a higher level of safety, flexibility and cost less to buy; all of which adds to their appeal for the airsoft enthusiast.

There are a number of airsoft gun manufacturers. Some of the better known brands include Tokyo Marui, Classic Army, ICS, Crosman, Jing Gong and Cybergun.Whether you decide for the higher quality leading brands or the economical versions, how much you are willing to pay will be the biggest deciding factor. This article aims to direct you towards a couple of things you should be aware of before deciding upon a brand of airsoft gun.

The leading manufacturer of high quality airsoft guns is Tokyo Marui. They are the largest international manufacturer around the world and their guns have a reputation for being consistently reliable and durable. They are in charge for making a first-rate series of AEGs, AEPs, gas and spring powered guns. Leading the way in designing and improving airsoft products, many other brands replicate their models. As a manufacturer, they are appreciated by airsoft enthusiasts due to their intricate designs and detail and ability for highly accurate firing. As all metal body AEG’s are forbidden in Japan, guns are produced from ABS plastic and parts reinforced using metal.

ICS has a highly valued standing in the airsoft community for making reliable quality guns. With a history that goes back twenty years, they use only the highest quality materials, extending to the internal workings of the gun, such as metal gearboxes, steel gears, and silicon steel bushings. Their guns have an outstanding durability and are highly sought of by experienced airsoft players.

Classic Army are based in Hong Kong and produce high quality AEGs with metal bodies. Their models are particularly realistic-looking and durable. Their metal rifles consist of metal gears and gearboxes, precision barrels and high performance electric motors. Rifles produced by Classic Army are appropriate for upgrading and adding accessories.

Jing Gong manufactures top of the range airsoft guns or AEG’s in the low to mid price range. Skilled game players fancy this brand as their guns are quite low cost whilst offering quality. JG ensures their guns are long-lasting by addinginserting quality internal parts including metal gears and gearboxes. Recently updating the AEG, it is now capable of firing more than 400fps.

CYMA airsoft guns are not expensive but durability is quite low too, this makes them a good choice for beginners. Recently, however, they have unveiled a new series of full metal and wood AEGs with the focus on high quality, reliability and performance. Many of their newer models are replicas of AEGs from Tokyo Mauri. Due to their modernized models, CYMA are gaining popularity with softgun enthusiasts as manufacturers of quality guns at affordable prices.

Crosman are a well known America manufacturer and distributor of airsoft guns and BB guns. Their guns are known as being reliable and dependable with a reputation for durability. They have a selection\collection from entry level airguns for beginners to high powered adult airguns. Crosman are a mid range priced brand and hard-wearing, and popular with the younger end of the market.

Cybergun is a name you will pay attention to amongst other brands of airsoft guns, although they don’t actually construct guns themselves. They work together with manufacturers such as Jing Gong, CYMA and KWC to produce officially licensed highly detailed replicas with full branding of popular gun makers including Colt, Smith & Wesson, Thompson, SIG SAUER, Desert Eagle, UZI, Kalashnikov, FAMAS and more.

These are just a few of the brand names that manufacture and distribute airsoft guns. Whether you need a gun for fun or a more serious reason you will find a large selection of companies, guns and types to satisfy all levels of skill and experience.

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  1. 10 Responses to “Things You Need to Know About Different Airsoft Gun Brands”

  2. By DLewsional on Oct 25, 2009 | Reply

    The best way to think about brands is like you think about car brands. All cars have the same basic functions; you put a key in and go somewhere. Some offer style, class, and upgraded features, the same can be said with airsoft guns.

    Echo 1 "makes" great low priced guns the majority of the time.
    Makes is in quotes because E1 buys guns from company A and alters their insides and makes a few modifications to make the gun slightly better at a lesser cost. Great brand for beginners.

    DBoys is a fairly newer brand. They make their guns shoot hard/fast, but a lot of customers complain that after about a year the insides of the gun are falling apart because they're forcing the insides to do more than it was intended.

    And AGM, is also a pretty reliable company.

    Now in terms of the SCAR from these 3 companies, I've only handled the E1 and D-boys versions, not the AGM. From what i could tell the E1 and DBoy were pretty equally matched.

    The same basic features, same basic look and feel. The only real different was that E1 had a faster rate of fire, where as D-Boys shot a tad bit harder (chono'd 10FPS higher than the E1) . Both guns had relatively the same accuracy. So the question is do you want a faster rate of fire of a slightly harder shooting gun

  3. By bodhilana on Oct 25, 2009 | Reply

    Is there such thing as an automatic bb gun?

  4. By tauman5 on Oct 25, 2009 | Reply

    omfg u r an idiot bb guns and airsoft the same only cuz u use 1 shooting plastic bbs and 1 useing metal bbs

  5. By crazypetkeeper1999 on Oct 27, 2009 | Reply

    dude chill i meant chipmunks and gophers and rats stuff like that

  6. By FatherOfSithis on Oct 27, 2009 | Reply

    an airsoft gun is for sport (people against each other like paintball)
    and bb guns are more for shooting stuff like your tin cans, airsoft gun rules, make another video like this with a 5 joule airsoft gun…

  7. By inuyasharocks2468 on Oct 27, 2009 | Reply

    you air soft gun sucks man really bad

  8. By inuyasharocks2468 on Oct 27, 2009 | Reply

    but great vid btw

  9. By crazypetkeeper1999 on Oct 27, 2009 | Reply

    airsoft wons cuz u can actualy have a war with it and i dont think i would be having much fun bleedong after every shot with a bbun but still bbguns r great for target and smallgame hunting

  10. By cankat917 on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply

    small game hunting? how small insects??? <.< honestly ur not unna shoot a bunny 500 times until its dead tremendous pain dude not going against hunting (i acually am ) but shooting game is inhumane cuz when u shoot the game with a cross bow or gun etc. for 15 mins they feel pain so theyre not instant killed…

  11. By nirvana2life on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply

    weak ass airsoft gun bra

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