Back in 1970 there was a big interest in firearms by the general population but it was illegal to own them. This spurted top manufacturers to create plastic spring powered guns that were replicas of the real thing. These toy guns used plastic pellets called BB’s as bullets that eventually became a standard 6mm and 8mm in size.
The earlier spring guns soon evolved into gas powered ones and airsoft gunplay became a popular sport. In 1990 the hobby of airsoft gunplay spilled over to Nort
h America, and it was then that the low powered cheaper spring guns were transformed into classic airsoft guns.
In the year 2000 automatic electric guns hit the market and many of the original airsoft manufactures in Japan went out of business as Japan hit a big recession, and only Tokyo Marui was left to be the primary manufacturer of these guns. Since then the AEG (automatic electric guns) market has grown to become the most popular of the airsoft replica guns. Mostly because a large number of manufacturers joined in from China and Taiwan to create airsoft gun replicas.
Today almost every type of real military weapon is replicated in airsoft style, including, auto and semi-auto, rifles, shotguns and hand guns, it is an intricate and realistic hobby for many who participate in the military battle style games with airsoft guns at the many commercial battle gro
unds all over the US.
The original source of the actual military type style of play that is so popular with airsoft gun enthusiasts is unknown, but its popularity continues from 2001 to the present as many enjoy the hobby of battle with airsoft guns.
The earlier spring guns soon evolved into gas powered ones and airsoft gunplay became a popular sport. In 1990 the hobby of airsoft gunplay spilled over to Nort
h America, and it was then that the low powered cheaper spring guns were transformed into classic airsoft guns. In the year 2000 automatic electric guns hit the market and many of the original airsoft manufactures in Japan went out of business as Japan hit a big recession, and only Tokyo Marui was left to be the primary manufacturer of these guns. Since then the AEG (automatic electric guns) market has grown to become the most popular of the airsoft replica guns. Mostly because a large number of manufacturers joined in from China and Taiwan to create airsoft gun replicas.
Today almost every type of real military weapon is replicated in airsoft style, including, auto and semi-auto, rifles, shotguns and hand guns, it is an intricate and realistic hobby for many who participate in the military battle style games with airsoft guns at the many commercial battle gro
unds all over the US. The original source of the actual military type style of play that is so popular with airsoft gun enthusiasts is unknown, but its popularity continues from 2001 to the present as many enjoy the hobby of battle with airsoft guns.
