- An electronic airsoft gun must contain a battery of some sort. Often, the battery is rechargeable. The battery is there to move the gears. The gears are there to pull back the bolt against a firing spring. The trigger and barrel allow the pellet to fire timely and accurately.
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Picture Via Wikimedia CommonsThe battery is directly connected to the small electric motor. The motor is equipped with three plastic gear sprockets that compress the bolt up against a spring. Once the bolt is fully compressed against the spring, the user pulls the trigger. The trigger sends a signal for the gears to release and allows the spring to fire the bolt forward at a fast rate. While the bolt is back, air gets trapped between the bolt and the pellet. When the bolt releases, a tremendous amount of air pressure builds up behind the pellet, firing it out of the barrel with a velocity that can be set from 150 to 500 feet per second.
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kc7655 said
on 11/2/2009 no. incorrect information. most airsoft guns do not use plastic gears. pulling the trigger sets the gears in motion(it doe not release the gears). the sector gear only has teeth to pull the piston back on part of it's circumference. after the last tooth of the sector gear has engaged the piston it is free to slam back into the cylinder and deliver air to the bb via air nozzle and hop up assembly. the first tooth of the sector gear will begin the next cycle the next time the trigger is pulled or will continue rotating if on full auto. there is truly horrible information on airsoft on this site. 1 star because i can't rate you lower.