Deva
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134a - A type of Airsoft gas.
ACP - Automatic Colt Pistol
AE - Action Express
AEG - Automatic Electric Gun
AR - Automatic Rifle
Barrel - The tube that the projectile travels through
BB - Ball Bearing
BDU - Battle Dress Uniform
Blacks - Type of BDU
Bolt - The handle that cocks/charges/reloads the gun
Bolt Action - A type of firing action, single shot
Breech - The immediate housing for a bullet /BB at the point of firing/The initial point of entry when storming a room
Bump - Ambush
Butt - The end of the stock on a gun
Calibre - Used to measure the diameter of a projectile
Carbine - A shortened version of a standard rifle
Chronograph - A device which measures projectile speed
Clip - Commonly used as another word for magazine, although technically not true
CQB - Close Quaters Battle
Covert - Action not performed openly
DPM - Disruptive Pattern Material
EBB - Electric Blow Back
Ejection Port - A port that opens to allow used casings to be ejected
Field Strippable - Able to take-down or take apart a gun without tools
Fire Selector Switch - A switch that allows the shooter to change between modes of fire
FPS - Feet Per Second
GBB - Gas Blow Back
Ghillie - Camoflage worn by snipers
HMG - Heavy Machine Gun
Hop Up - A device installed in most airsoft guns to increase range
Joule - A measure of energy
LAW - Light Anti-tank Weapon
LSW - Light Support Weapon
Mag - Magazine
Muzzle - The very front of the gun, the tip of the barrel
NV - Night Vision
Overt - Action performed openly
PDW - Personal Defence Weapon
R22 - A type of airsoft gas
RAS - A type of accessory interface
Recoil - A guns reaction to a bullet being fired
RIS - Rail Interface System
ROF - Rate Of Fire
Round - Another name for a projectile
SF - Sustained Fire
Skirmishing - To use airsoft replicas in a mock battle
Slide - The primary moving section of any automatic gun
SLR - Self Loading Rifle
SMG - Sub Machine Gun
SPAS - Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun
Stock - The rear of the gun
TMP - Tactical Machine Pistol
Tracer - A type of projectile that glows in the dark
Trigger - The part of the gun that is manipulated in order to fire a shot
Trigger guard - A solid bar/obstruction that covers and protects the trigger
Zero - To align the trajectory of shots fired with the visual line of the sights
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134a - A type of Airsoft gas.
ACP - Automatic Colt Pistol
AE - Action Express
AEG - Automatic Electric Gun
AR - Automatic Rifle
Barrel - The tube that the projectile travels through
BB - Ball Bearing
BDU - Battle Dress Uniform
Blacks - Type of BDU
Bolt - The handle that cocks/charges/reloads the gun
Bolt Action - A type of firing action, single shot
Breech - The immediate housing for a bullet /BB at the point of firing/The initial point of entry when storming a room
Bump - Ambush
Butt - The end of the stock on a gun
Calibre - Used to measure the diameter of a projectile
Carbine - A shortened version of a standard rifle
Chronograph - A device which measures projectile speed
Clip - Commonly used as another word for magazine, although technically not true
CQB - Close Quaters Battle
Covert - Action not performed openly
DPM - Disruptive Pattern Material
EBB - Electric Blow Back
Ejection Port - A port that opens to allow used casings to be ejected
Field Strippable - Able to take-down or take apart a gun without tools
Fire Selector Switch - A switch that allows the shooter to change between modes of fire
FPS - Feet Per Second
GBB - Gas Blow Back
Ghillie - Camoflage worn by snipers
HMG - Heavy Machine Gun
Hop Up - A device installed in most airsoft guns to increase range
Joule - A measure of energy
LAW - Light Anti-tank Weapon
LSW - Light Support Weapon
Mag - Magazine
Muzzle - The very front of the gun, the tip of the barrel
NV - Night Vision
Overt - Action performed openly
PDW - Personal Defence Weapon
R22 - A type of airsoft gas
RAS - A type of accessory interface
Recoil - A guns reaction to a bullet being fired
RIS - Rail Interface System
ROF - Rate Of Fire
Round - Another name for a projectile
SF - Sustained Fire
Skirmishing - To use airsoft replicas in a mock battle
Slide - The primary moving section of any automatic gun
SLR - Self Loading Rifle
SMG - Sub Machine Gun
SPAS - Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun
Stock - The rear of the gun
TMP - Tactical Machine Pistol
Tracer - A type of projectile that glows in the dark
Trigger - The part of the gun that is manipulated in order to fire a shot
Trigger guard - A solid bar/obstruction that covers and protects the trigger
Zero - To align the trajectory of shots fired with the visual line of the sights
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