| In the ever-growing sport of Airsoft, no
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| | subsequent breakthrough. Tokyo Marui, the
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| one product has impacted its worldwide
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| | original Japanese manufacturer that
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| popularity more than the incredible
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| | created the early Airsoft spring guns,
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| automatic electric gun. This particular
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| | designed the first fully automatic
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| Airsoft gun, commonly referred to as the
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| | electric firing system for these replica
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| AEG, has single handedly lifted the sport
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| | guns. No longer needing to be manually
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| to meteoric heights. Airsoft had its
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| | re-loaded, the innovated on-board
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| humble beginnings in Asia due to the
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| | electric motor gave the Airsoft gun
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| strict gun laws that severely prohibited
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| | shooter the ability to fire at will. This
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| the private ownership of firearms in that
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| | automatic rapid-fire feature not only
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| region of the world. It was in the nation
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| | increased the excitement of the game, but
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| of Japan where it is illegal to own real
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| | also gave the sport its greatest appeal.
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| firearms, that the first Airsoft gun
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| | Automatic electric Airsoft gun owners
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| replicas were developed in the early
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| | could now enjoy an exhilarating rate of
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| 1980's. A small Japanese manufacturer of
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| | fire (ROF) ranging anywhere between
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| radio controlled car models turned its
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| | 600-900 rounds per minute (RPM). With
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| sights to making replica guns in hopes of
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| | this exciting new product, Airsoft now
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| finding a market for gun enthusiasts, and
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| | offered a universal appeal. The sport
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| the sport of Airsoft was born. The early
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| | caught fire and began to boom. Airsoft
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| Airsoft guns were non-lethal, spring
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| | spread to different parts of Europe and
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| powered replicas that fired 6mm plastic
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| | then to Canada. By the mid-90's it had
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| BBs. These early toy guns were made of
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| | officially arrived in the United States.
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| plastic and simple in design. The spring
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| | The most popular of all the Airsoft guns,
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| firing mechanism had to be manually
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| | the most current models have the same
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| re-loaded or "re-cocked" after each shot
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| | realistic look and feel of their
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| causing a meager if un-spectacular slow
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| | real-world counterparts. These guns range
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| rate of fire. Without any real design
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| | from the Desert Eagle pistol model to the
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| enhancements in the early years of its
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| | "mini" or miniature style AEG's, all the
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| development, interest in the sport grew
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| | way up to the stunning Armalite M15A2
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| at a tepid pace. The sport slowly gained
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| | full size assault replica rifles. The AEG
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| interest in the surrounding region during
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| | is by far the most common gun used in
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| the latter part of the 80's, but attempts
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| | team competitions around the world. These
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| to expand the sport to the West were
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| | preferred weapons of veteran Airsoft
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| largely unsuccessful. It would be in the
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| | warriors and enthusiasts have something
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| early 1990's that "lighting" would
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| | to offer every interested player and
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| strike, and the sport would encounter its
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| | collector.
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| greatest moment of innovation and
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