Today, the arms market is represented by a wide variety of models of rifle units. Judging by the numerous consumer reviews, there is a great demand for pneumatic submachine guns. This weapon is suitable for beginners, as well as fans of entertaining shooting. You will learn information about what a pneumatic machine gun is and what models it is worth paying attention to from this article.
Acquaintance with a small unit
A pneumatic machine gun is a multi-shot weapon that operates due to compressed air. According to the classification, “pneumatics” are hard, soft, and paintball. In addition, wind submachine guns can be multicompression, PCP ("oven" with preliminary pumping), compression, spring-piston and using cylinders with compressed gas CO 2 . Judging by the reviews, the most popular are gas-cylinder type variants. They are intended for entertainment.
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Air submachine gun is a detailed copy of the Israeli Mini Mini Uzi combat weapon. To make the wind model look even more realistic, its designers equipped it with a special slot for a bayonet-knife.
A pneumatic machine gun with a metal case, which has already been appreciated by many owners. Judging by the reviews, if you drop the "pneumatic" on a hard surface, nothing bad will happen to him. A cylinder filled with CO 2 is used as an energy source. The target is hit by 4.5 mm steel balls. The muzzle energy is less than 3 J. The airgun store is designed for 24 shells. The entire structure with overall characteristics, as in the combat original, weighs 2.2 kg. You can shoot both single and bursts. In one second, the released ball overcomes a distance of 115 m. The air machine gun is equipped with an adjustable front sight and a diopter full throw. Rifling in the trunk is absent. Accidental shooting is prevented by a universal (automatic / non-automatic) fuse.
Owners opinion
Judging by the reviews, this model of "pneumatic" has the following advantages:
- Outwardly, the brass version does not differ from the military counterpart.
- The weapon is reliable, compact and with high-quality lubrication.
- Pneumatic is easy to disassemble. In addition, it is very dirt resistant.
Despite the presence of undeniable advantages, the model also has disadvantages. For example, low accuracy. Nevertheless, this flaw is correctable: the owner just needs to increase the trunk. Due to the high rate of fire, the clip will be used up very quickly. To become the owner of a pneumatic gun, you will have to pay up to 16 thousand rubles.
"Thrush"
A pneumatic machine gun is produced in Russia at the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant. In the technical documentation is listed as MR-661K. This model was developed by the weapons designer V.L. Cherepanov. "Pneumat" with an electronic type of descent is designed for plinking and hardball. The 4.5 mm caliber pistol is equipped with a clip for which bunker loading is provided, with a raised barrel and a butt. A rifle unit made of weapons-grade plastic. Compared to the previous submachine gun, the Drozd weighs less - only 1.4 kg. A wind gun with a rifled 185 mm barrel. Shooting is steel balls. A 3-joule gun is fueled by a gas canister, each with a capacity of 8 and 12 g. A regular store contains 30 balls. There are also clips of bunker shooting range of 400 shells. MP-661K equipped with standard sighting devices, namely the front sight and the whole. Also, the design is adapted for mounting an additional optical sight. For this purpose, "pneumatic" equipped with a dovetail system.
Advantages and disadvantages
According to the owners, the MP-661K successfully combines automatic mode and electronics. The plus of the "pneumatic" is also that the rate of fire can be adjusted: to produce shells in triples, sixes and single. The lack of weapons in the low accuracy of the battle. There are complaints about the operation of electronics and batteries - they quickly run out, and in winter the system may fail. MR-661K price: 9 thousand rubles.
"Cedar"
The base of the "pneumatic" was the legendary submachine gun "Cedar" of the Soviet gunsmith E. Dragunov. The goal pursued by the designer was to create a small-sized submachine gun for close combat. The weapon was created for the Russian special forces.
Since 1994, civilians can also shoot from the pneumatic version. It will cost almost 20 thousand rubles. The Duhovik of 4.5 mm caliber is refilled with a 12-gram CO2 gas cylinder. In a holder of 25 balls. The projectile launched moves toward the target at a speed of 70 m / s. Weighing unit weighs 1.5 kg. Due to the fact that the power of this smoothbore pistol is not more than 3 J, you can use it without restrictions. Judging by the reviews, "Cedar" has a fairly high rate of fire: within one minute, up to 600 shells can be released from the "pneumatic".