Caring for Your Gas Airsoft Guns
As serious attention should be given to care for your gas airsoft guns, here are some basic tips.
Filling the magazine with gas
Be sure that you turn everything upside down, the magazine and your gas tin and put it in a straight 90 degree vertical position. The tricky part is putting the right amount of gas into the magazine. Be sure to read your manual of how many seconds you should let the liquid in. An airsoft pistol should require 2 to 3 seconds. A magazine for airsoft rifle should require 5 to 6 seconds. Overdoing can cause having too much pressure in the gas tank and can effect to life of your gas airsoft gun or your magazine.
If the liquid should spill all over, stop. Let it rest for a few minutes before attempting again. If you need to discharge the gas out, fire out the airsoft gun until it runs out of gas. Do not use the big metal button at the side of the magazine.
Cold weather
It is not advisable to use the gun in cold temperature especially in cold season. The gas is influenced by tempuerature. In cold weather, it takes more gas to fire a shot than in warm weather. In this condition the gas airsoft gun cannot cycle well.
Use correct BBs only
Use high grade BBs only. Such BBs are like the 0.25g from Tokyo Marui and Excel. Lower quality BBs can jam inside the gun and effect the later performance of your airsoft gun.
Always lubricate
Always lube your gas airsoft guns with 100% silicone lubricant spray. Other types of lubricant is not recommended. You also need to clean the slides before lubricating your as airsoft guns. Not cleaning and lubricating can cause possible jam.
Use the right gas
There at least two most common gas that are normally used for gas airsoft guns. The HFC134a and the TOP. HFC134a is good for most Japanese make airsoft gun models like Marui. TOP is suitable for non-blowback Taiwanese gas airsoft guns. It is also good for metal slide blowback guns.
Storing your gas airsoft guns
Do not put away your gas airsoft guns fully charged. Do not put away your gas airsoft guns empty either. Leave some gas enough for one or two shots.