| Airsoft games have seen a tremendous growth in | | | | safety. The users have easy access to accuracy |
| the fan base and no wonder. The demand of | | | | control. They can quickly make accuracy |
| these replica guns have seen a surge and the | | | | adjustments. |
| companies producing the guns have also increased | | | | The levers rotate in a half circle and allow the |
| over time. | | | | user to make easy and quick selections. If for |
| The most popular among all the breeds is the | | | | some reason any of the levers somehow come |
| Thompson M1A1 rifle. It does not only have a high | | | | off the user of the Thompson M1A1 Airsoft gun |
| power look but also has the feel of the real guns | | | | should be able to make selections simply by using |
| that makes the gun an ideal choice among the | | | | their fingers. |
| fans. Keeping in lines with the original guns, the | | | | If you have to make any adjustments for |
| Airsoft Thompson have a solid metal body that | | | | accuracy these adjustments can be done quick |
| gives the guns the required weight so that the | | | | and easy on your own. To find the hop-up control |
| users can feel that the gun is a real one. | | | | go to where the ejection point is situated and you |
| Loading the M1A1 Airsoft rifle is the simplest of | | | | will encounter a small black notched wheel that will |
| matters. To change a magazine, simply feel for | | | | help you to make the adjustments you require. |
| the C shaped lever on the left side of the gun, | | | | What does hop-up do? It lets you adjust the |
| just above the trigger. Pressing up on the lever | | | | backspin of each pellet that will give a better and |
| releases the magazine and it is pulled free with | | | | straighter vertical flight. You can get a good aim |
| the other hand. After pouring in the pellets and | | | | with your rifle by using the peep sight. You can |
| priming, the magazine is pushed into place until it | | | | easily adjust the peep sight with your fingers to |
| clicks. | | | | account for the wind and elevation. The peep |
| Pressing the lever releases the magazine and | | | | sight has metal "ears" which protects it from |
| waits to be pulled out. Now, the next step is to | | | | being knocked out of line. |
| pour the pellets and prim the magazine and then | | | | When you have loaded the gun properly and have |
| push it back in the place and listen to the click. | | | | the aiming mechanisms set, the Thompson M1A1 |
| Once it clicks the magazine is back in place to be | | | | rifle can provide the top performance that is |
| used. There is an operating rod on the right of | | | | needed in a gunfight. Because the rifle claims to |
| the gun. A simple pulling of the rod reloads the | | | | have pellet speeds of 280, fps for .20g pellets. |
| gun and makes it ready for firing. The magazine | | | | The tests that have been performed have |
| can hold up to 60 pellets of which only 54 are | | | | proven that the pellet speeds going as high up as |
| usable. | | | | 350 fps. The Thompson M1A1 Airsoft Gun is not |
| There are two switches placed right above the C | | | | only incredibly accurate but it is also supremely |
| shaped lever used for releasing the magazine are | | | | powerful and offers both ease of operation and |
| two small switches which are safety and | | | | ease in aiming. These are assets that only serve |
| automatic switches. The front switch is for | | | | to make it a good rifle for Airsoft games. |
| automatic control and the rear switch is for | | | | |