Metal Gearbox AirSoft Guns were first manufactured in Japan in the year 1970. Since then there have been many models of air soft guns with different technology implemented in them. One of the popular air soft guns is the Metal Gearbox AirSoft Gun. AirSoft guns are classified into three types. They are spring powered, gas powered and electric powered guns. Tokyo Marui is a famous brand, which manufactures the Metal Gearbox AirSoft Guns. In this article we will be discussing about the Metal Gearbox AirSoft Guns, which fall under the category of electric AirSoft guns.

Air Soft Guns with Gears:

The electric AirSoft guns are operating on the principle of mechanical gears. This type of guns is operated with three gears that are placed in a gearbox. The guns are battery powered and can last for hours. There is a hollow cylindrical portion in front of the gun where the pellets are placed. The three gears are placed along with a piston assembly and a spring. The gears are moved in such a way that the piston will be pulled and released against the spring. The spring in turn will expand and will hit the pellets that are placed in the cylinder. The speed of the shot is dependent upon the amount of force that is exerted over the spring and also the tension of the spring.

Depending upon the size of the pellet the distance covered in one shot varies. Smaller pellets move faster and longer distance compared to larger pellets. The metal gearbox needs to be given continuous power supply from a rechargeable battery. Based upon the battery power the cost of these guns varies. Today there are Metal Gearbox AirSoft Guns which do not have a battery. The metal used to make the case for the gearbox is Nickel Cadmium. The metal gearbox is a simple arrangement and as a result these guns are cheap and also more effective compared to other guns. The gearbox guns are the basis for many of the sophisticated guns that are now available in the market.

Types of Gearbox Air Soft Guns:

There are different varieties of Air Soft guns that are available. There are hybrid guns, which have shell casing for the pellets. There are low cost guns that have the same technology of gearbox guns with cheap spare parts. Compared to gas and spring guns, the technology used here is more advanced. The AirSoft guns are capable of producing shots as fast as 500-700 feet per second. This speed is achieved by the use of suitable gearbox and spring assembly. Based upon the arrangement of gearbox, spring, piston and pallets, different AirSoft guns are manufactured in different models.

Conclusion:

Metal Gearbox AirSoft Guns are more sophisticated and advanced. They use almost the same technology as used in original firearms. These guns are a little expensive but are really effective. AirSoft guns are dangerous compared to the paintball guns that are available, but people still prefer to use the Metal Gearbox AirSoft Guns as it gives a feeling of using an original military gun.