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Another thread about shooting airsoft in the back yard got me thinking about it. I'm in a suburb with solid wood fencing in my pretty spacious back yard. I'm new to shooting handguns and I was wondering if practicing in my back yard between range trips would be beneficial or a waste of money. What do you think?

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Just my 2 cents, but knowing that IPSC has an Airsoft class kinda gives me the feeling that the better guns are definitely good training pieces. Additionally with the change in state law last year, you can legally shoot any air, or pneumatic gun on your private property in the state of Virginia. Our governor signed this into law to keep the counties, and cities from banning air gun use on private property. I kept up with that piece of law due to my other hobby, adult air guns. It's nice to be able to purchase a virtually silent .22 caliber extremely accurate air rifle you can practice with in your own back yard, and not disturb the neighbors. Some of the better Airsoft pistols run over the $100.00 mark, but from what I have read, and seen they are realistic in weight, feel, and even recoil. Now recoil at the level we are used to, but enough to make them more realistic.

Nice. I'm looking to carry a Glock 23 and it looks like foreign companies make G19/G23 airsoft versions that look very realistic, size, weight, metal slide, etc. You're right about it being over $100, but I'm wondering if I should get it so that I'd feel more comfortable with the real thing instead of getting a different model from walmart that only costs $30-60.

Think of it just like a good firearm, would you buy a $100.00 new 9mm handgun, and be afraid it might blow up in your hands? The Wallyworld models, generally are of the spring type meaning you have to pull the slide back to cock and load each shot. The higher priced models you would have to find on-line unless you have a higher end store close by, and your looking for the gas type blow back for the most realistic representation.

Rualert wrote:Just my 2 cents, but knowing that IPSC has an Airsoft class kinda gives me the feeling that the better guns are definitely good training pieces. Additionally with the change in state law last year, you can legally shoot any air, or pneumatic gun on your private property in the state of Virginia. Our governor signed this into law to keep the counties, and cities from banning air gun use on private property. I kept up with that piece of law due to my other hobby, adult air guns. It's nice to be able to purchase a virtually silent .22 caliber extremely accurate air rifle you can practice with in your own back yard, and not disturb the neighbors. Some of the better Airsoft pistols run over the $100.00 mark, but from what I have read, and seen they are realistic in weight, feel, and even recoil. Now recoil at the level we are used to, but enough to make them more realistic.

This is actually something that I have been interested in lately. My dad inherited one from his brother when he passed. I believe it is a Beeman R10 that shoots .177 pellets. Shot it a few times over at his place and had a blast. Where should one start looking for one of the higher end adult air rifles?

dragonzfury050 wrote:

Rualert wrote:Just my 2 cents, but knowing that IPSC has an Airsoft class kinda gives me the feeling that the better guns are definitely good training pieces. Additionally with the change in state law last year, you can legally shoot any air, or pneumatic gun on your private property in the state of Virginia. Our governor signed this into law to keep the counties, and cities from banning air gun use on private property. I kept up with that piece of law due to my other hobby, adult air guns. It's nice to be able to purchase a virtually silent .22 caliber extremely accurate air rifle you can practice with in your own back yard, and not disturb the neighbors. Some of the better Airsoft pistols run over the $100.00 mark, but from what I have read, and seen they are realistic in weight, feel, and even recoil. Now recoil at the level we are used to, but enough to make them more realistic.

This is actually something that I have been interested in lately. My dad inherited one from his brother when he passed. I believe it is a Beeman R10 that shoots .177 pellets. Shot it a few times over at his place and had a blast. Where should one start looking for one of the higher end adult air rifles?

Yes the Beeman is a very nice pellet gun, remember not an Airsoft. Hope no one minds but you can Google Pyramid air and they have a very good selection of pellet guns. Everything from the lower end in both pistol, and rifle to the very high end. You may be surprised at the cost of some of the higher end guns, and the fact that they make air rifles in calibers up to 50 cal. The big bores as they are generally referred to are usually PCP or pre-charged Pneumatic. I fill mine from a Scuba tank to 3000 PSI. Yes that's right 3K PSI, these are not toys, there are plenty of .22 and .25 caliber rifles that can shoot a pellet weighing from 18.1 gr to 35 gr any where from 800 - 1100 fps or more. We normally try to keep pellets below the sound barrier to prevent tumbling, as they are not shaped like a normal bullet. You can buy guns that run on air, CO2, spring power, there are many choices. In the Airsoft world, there seem to be three power plants, spring, CO2, and Green Gas/Propane. I know the last one sounds scary, but apparently is safe. Most of the pellet guns you find will be single shot, or if repeaters, will be fed by some type of rotary clip and loaded by cycling a bolt action. The Airsoft repeaters are generally run on one of the gases, and actually repeat like a semi auto pistol. If you really want more info, or insight, send me a PM, and I'll be happy to provide any information I can, and send back a good deal of useful links.

This is what I was looking to get. I wasn't looking to pay more than $100 for the gun, but if it's true to the real deal I think that would help with my practicing between range visits. I have heard that the gas blowback method is the way to go.

http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/ksc-g19-gbb- ... rsion.html

The cheap ones from Walmart require you to rack the slide for every shot. I found this out the hard way with my cheap 1911 I got there. I spent $60 at the Dale City gun show for a Sig replica since it was the last semi-auto he had. The pull is pretty close to the double action trigger on my GP100 The last time I used it for practice was before a bowling pin match. I got my time down from 7 seconds to just over 3 with my .22 Mark II.

ShotgunBlast wrote:This is what I was looking to get. I wasn't looking to pay more than $100 for the gun, but if it's true to the real deal I think that would help with my practicing between range visits. I have heard that the gas blowback method is the way to go.

http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/ksc-g19-gbb- ... rsion.html

Looks like a nice piece. Good decision to pick a replica of what you will be carrying / training with.