Hornady Black Diamond anodized steel .177cal/4.5mm BB's

Hornady Black Diamond anodized steel BB's quite simply looks like ammunition.

Umarex Ruger P345PR Co2 airsoft pistol

Umarex has a nice looking, very basic 6 mm Ruger P345PR  Co2 airsoft replica pistol and I have been considering buying one for a few years.
The muzle velocity is 380 fps with .20 gram BB's, which is reasonable, but I would have preferred 480 fps from a non-blowback co2 pistol.
All controls are molded into the frame and slide, including the hammer.
It is still a very cool looking air pistol replica.

I have a .177 cal/4.5mm crosman "1088" Co2 pellet/BB pistol that is definitely based on the appearance of the Ruger P345.
Too bad it is not a great air pistol.
It could have been great.

Inside my Crosman Phantom .22 caliber 495 fps air rifle

This  495 fps" Crosman Phantom .22 caliber break barrel spring piston air rifle was my first .22 caliber airgun.
I have owned it for ten years, and also have a full power piston & spring upgrade kit for it, but I can't install it until I get a firearms permit.

Amazing D.i.Y Air Rifle!!!

I was looking online for tips on making a homemade AirGun, and this on uses a simple bicycle pump and strong rubber bands as a spring piston type of powerplant!

I hope to spare the time to build something similar this summer.
Thanks to this tutorial, I should be able to build one with ease.


Amazing D.i.Y Air rifle

Mechanical AirSoft Pistols

"Mechanical AirSoft" pistols are spring piston powered AirGuns.
They generally have a low muzzle velocity between 180 fps and 300 fps with .12 gram or .20 gram 6mm airsoft ammo.
They are easy to use, have few moving parts and are very durable and reliable.

In Canada, the laws are unfortunate for enthusiasts of this type of replica air pistol.
Typically, our spring airsoft pistols need to be half clear plastic because they are too underpowered to be classified as a "sub 500 fps and sub 4.2 fpe firearm"

KWC makes a line of 'metal slide' replica pistols with a muzzle velocity up to 328 fps with .12 gram BB's.

I own a few: Sig Sauer p226, Taurus pt92, Smith & Wesson 4505 and a  BlackWate SiG BW1911.

Umarex makes an H&K P30 which I own that has a metal slide, but it is rated up to 240 fps with .12 gram BB's.

Other all plastic mechanical AirSoft replica pistols that I also own are:
-Beretta mod.92fs(260 fps)
-Walther PPQ(300 fps)
-Walther P22(260 fps)
-Sig Sauer GSR 1911(328 fps)
-Sig Sauer P226(pink frame & black slide)(328 fps)
-IWI UZI pistol(with folding stock)(240 fps)

I also own one metal frame & slide M1911A1 lookalike, the UKARMS G13 (250 fps)
It is a cheap gun, not accurate at all, and not all that fun to shoot either.

Umarex Colt Defender .177 caliber Co2 pistol

The .177 caliber  Colt Defender semi-automatic Co2 pistol from Umarex is a simple and  inexpensive air pistol.
It shoots steel BB's over 400 fps, and as high as 440 fps.
Accuracy is good for me,  thanks to a predictable double action trigger.

Umarex Co2 replica air pistols

Crosman 13XX & 2240

Quackenbush Air Pistol

 The out of production Quackenbush .380 caliber Co2 Shot pistol was chambered for Crosman Trapmaster 1100 shot shells that are reloaded with .36 caliber 85 grain lead roundballs. It had a muzzle velocity around 300 fps, and was effective for small game hunting.
The .380 caliber shot pistol was built on a Crosman SSP-250 pistol frame, and once Crosman discontinued the SSP-250, Quackenbush had to discontinue the shot pistol.

Following Crosman's release of the 2240, Quackenbush released an upgraded 2240 chambered in .25 caliber.
The "2540" shot 20 grain .25 caliber lead pellets around 450 fps and could get 30-35 good shots per 12 gram Co2 cartridge.
Tom Gaylord reviewed this amazing Co2 pistol in his "AirGun letter" publication :

http://www.quackenbushairguns.com/shot_pistol.html


I wish that these were still available!
Here in Canada both air pistols would not require a PAL firearms license because neither gun breaks the 500 fps muzzle velocity threshold.