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• Advantages of Shooting Airguns

  Accessibility

  Most airguns are quieter than firearms. Depending on local laws, you can usually shoot airguns in places off limits to firearms.

  Affordability

  Compared to shooting firearms, airgun ammo is pennies on the dollar.

  Safety

  Airguns are safer because pellets have a shorter range than firearm ammo.

  Accuracy

  Airguns are inherently more accurate than firearms. In fact, many firearm competitors practice with airguns!

  Purchase with ease

  Airguns are unregulated by the federal government, and most state and local governments don't regulate them.

• Hunting with Airguns

  That's right. You can hunt with airguns! There are a few things to keep in mind when choosing the right airgun to hunt with. Read the articles and view the videos below to help you make the right decision.
  
  

  Articles: Hunting with airguns Pest control Small game hunting Best air rifles for hunting medium sized animals Best air rifles for hunting large animals

  Videos: How to select the right airgun for pest control How to choose an airgun for small game hunting

• Pellet Selection

  Depending on airgun use, a specific pellet type may be needed.
  
  

  Articles: How to find the best pellet How fast do pellets go? What do pellet head sizes mean?

  Videos: Airgun pellet shapes Best pellets for each caliber

• Accuracy

  For greatest accuracy, read and follow these suggestions:
  
  

  Articles: What should you expect from today's airguns? How to hold an air pistol for greatest accuracy Five things you don't want to do to your airgun

  Artillery hold Airgun accuracy: It's not a given! Why does a scope's point of impact shift?

• Cleaning

  Unlike firearms, airguns don't require regular cleaning. When you do clean them, use airgun-specific tools, lubes and cleaners. More info below.
  
  Articles
  How to lubricate your spring-piston airgun
  Air gun cleaning and regular care
  Videos
  

  Cleaning your airgun barrel

  Part 2: Cleaning your airgun barrel

  How to select the right airgun for pest control

• Airgun Powerplants

  Precharged pneumatic (PCP) Powerplant

  Possibly the oldest type of airgun powerplant, PCPs store an air charge in a reservoir, then release part or all of it when the gun is fired. Most target guns, precision sporting rifles, and big bore airguns are PCPs. This powerplant is also referred to as compressed air.
  
  

  Articles: Introduction to precharged pneumatics Air gun accessories for PCP and CO2

  Videos: Introduction to precharged pneumatic airguns Maintenance for pneumatic airguns

  Pump Pneumatic Powerplants

  Just like the PCPs, these are also filled by a high pressure reservoir. There are two types of pump pneumatic airguns, multi-pump and single stroke.
  
  

  Single-stroke pneumatic: Perfected in the 1960s, single-strokes are just what they sound like-guns that use a single pump stroke to pressurize the firing charge. If you attempt a second stroke, the air from the first stroke will be released. Videos: Introduction to single-stroke pneumatics

  Multi-pump pneumatic: Multi-pumps date back to at least the 18th century but were reborn in America at the start of the 20th century. They require multiple pumps of a built-in lever to compress an air charge for firing - typically from three to eight or even ten. Almost all multi-pumps are single-shots. Videos: How multi-pump pneumatics work

  CO2 Powerplant

  Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a refrigerant gas and is sensitive to extreme temperatures. At 70 deg. F, it produces 853 psi (pounds per square inch) of pressure. If introduced into a gun as a liquid, CO2 provides steady power for many shots. Because it's a refrigerant, CO2 will cool the parts of a gun as it passes through at firing. As the gas becomes colder, the pressure drops and, below 50 deg. F, CO2 is not very efficient.
  
  CO2 was first used in the middle 1800s, but Benjamin and Crosman both pioneered its use in the 20th century. Liquid CO2 is put into convenient Powerlets (a term coined by Crosman, the company that invented the 12-gram size used in airguns) for ease of handling. It can also be put into guns from large bulk tanks. Normally, CO2 provides the lowest power potential of all the airgun powerplants, unless something drastic is done. The most practical way to get higher power from CO2 is to use a heavier projectile and a longer barrel.
  
  

  Articles: What about CO2? Air gun accessories for PCP and CO2

  Videos: How CO2 guns work Maintenance for CO2 guns

  Spring Powerplants

  This is a self contained power source in which a powerful spring is compressed when cocked. They're simpler in construction than the gas guns, with fewer moving parts, but they also have less potential for power than pneumatics and even CO2. Still, shooters like them for their simplicity.
  
  

  Spring-piston: A type of airgun powerplant in which the air that propels the projectile is rapidly compressed at the moment of firing by a spring-driven piston. Also called spring-air. Articles: How a spring-piston airgun works

  Gas spring: They're also called gas rams and gas struts. Gas springs are longer-lived than coiled steel springs, plus they can be rebuilt. They act faster than coiled steel springs and have less mass, which lowers both the recoil and vibration of the gun. On the outside, gas spring guns look exactly like guns with steel springs. Articles: Gas springs of Theoben airguns

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