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Term |
Meaning |
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6mm
|
Diameter of BBs used in
Airsoft models |
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AEG |
Acronym for Automatic Electric Gun |
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NBB
|
Non BlowBack. A type of
gas gun where the slide does not cycle. |
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AR |
Automatic Rifle |
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Automatic
|
Continuous firing without
manual re-cocking |
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Barrel |
Guides the ammunition towards the target. |
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BB
|
Acronym for Ball Bearing |
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BLK |
Acronym for Blowback |
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Bolt Action
|
Type of single shot Airsoft,
normally on 'sniper' type rifles. |
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Breach |
Section inside a gun which contains the
ammunition prior to firing. |
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Breach Block
|
Houses the breach |
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Bushings |
The bearings which the gears run in. |
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Butt
|
The part of the gun which
you hold against your shoulder |
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Calibre |
Size / diameter of the inside of the barrel |
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Carbine
|
A shortened version of
a long barreled rifle |
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Double Action |
Pistols which provide a hard first-shot
trigger pull |
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EBB |
Electronic Blowback |
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EG560 |
1st Generation Tokyo Marui Motor |
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EG650
|
Tuned motor for TM FAMAS
range. Also in the AA/Elite L85A1 |
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EG700 |
2nd Generation Tokyo Marui Motor |
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EG1000
|
3rd Generation Tokyo Marui
Motor |
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Ejection Port |
Where used ammunition cases would be ejected
if live-firing |
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Fire Selector
Switch |
Selects safety, semi,
burst or fully automatic firing, depending on the model |
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Frame |
Main body of a firearm or replica |
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GBB
|
Acronym for Gas Bowback |
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Gears |
Connect the motor to the piston. |
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Gearbox
|
Contain the gears &
piston. |
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GPMG |
General Purpose Machine Gun |
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HBAR
|
Heavy Barrelled Automatic
Rifle |
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HFC134a |
A less powerful (than HFC22) gas for GBBs |
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HFC22
|
A powerful type of gas
for GBBs ("Green Gas") |
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Hi-Cap |
High-Capacity Magazine holding 190+ BBs |
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HMG
|
Heavy Machine Gun |
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HOP-Up |
Rubber system that causes the BBs to "hop
up", providing spin to increase range |
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Springer
|
A gun powered by a manually
cocked spring. Single action. |
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IW |
Individual Weapon, standard issue weapons
for soldiers. |
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LMG
|
Light Machine Gun |
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LSW |
Light Support Weapon, also known as a squad
or section support gun. |
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Magazine
|
Contains ammunition which
feeds into the Airsoft model |
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Mech-Box |
Gearbox & piston/switch housing of AEGs |
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Metal Body
Kit |
Upgrade to add weight
and strength to your AEG. |
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MMG |
Medium Machine Gun |
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Motor |
Used to power mini and
full size Airsoft AEGs. |
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Muzzle |
The target (not the breach block) end of
the barrel |
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RoF
|
Rate of Fire, normally
in RPM |
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RPM |
Rounds per minute |
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Safety Switch
|
Allows model to be fired.
Always store Airsoft guns with the safety catch on. |
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Silicon Spray |
A silicon-based lubricant for airsoft guns |
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Semi Automatic
|
Reloads breach, but requires
another trigger pull for next shot. |
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SF |
Sustained fire |
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Single Action
|
More sensitive trigger
firing mechanism - model must already be cocked |
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Slide |
Section of a gun which moves either for
cocking or in cyclic action |
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SLR
|
Self Loading Rifle |
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Skirmishing |
Playing 'wargames' with Airsoft or Paintball
models. |
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SOCOM
|
Special Operations Command |
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SMG |
Sub Machine Gun. Small automatic gun which
fires a pistol calibre round. |
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Standard
|
A non-upgraded Airsoft
model |
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Stock
|
Section between breach
block and butt of a model. |
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SPAS
|
Special Purpose Automatic
Shotgun |
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Spring
|
Provides power behind
most Airsoft guns. Normally inside the pistol. |
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SV
|
Special, Super or Sniper
Version |
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Tracer |
Special BBs which glow green when exposed
to light. |
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Tracer Unit |
This
illuminates Tracer BBs as they leave the barrel. |
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Trigger |
You pull this to fire the Airsoft model
(usually) |
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Trigger Guard |
Protective
guard around trigger. |
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USP |
Universal Self-loading Pistol |