Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gun in which condensed air is used as the propelling agent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A kind of gun in which the elastic force of condensed air is used to discharge the ball. The air is powerfully compressed into a reservoir attached to the gun, by a condensing pump, and is controlled by a valve actuated by the trigger. The common
BB gun is a type of air gun.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
air gun .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air
- noun a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air
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Examples
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Is this really a problem? if your airgun is making enough noise that you are concerned about needing to quiet it down it sounds to me like there may be a problem with your gun.
what can i put in the sotck of my air gun to make less noise 2010
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Is this really a problem? if your airgun is making enough noise that you are concerned about needing to quiet it down it sounds to me like there may be a problem with your gun.
what can i put in the sotck of my air gun to make less noise 2010
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Based on the recommendations of the Calman Commission, these would give Scotland more powers over setting income tax, as well as new powers in areas such as airgun control, national speed limits and drink-drink alcohol limits.
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It would mean the kind of airgun used to kill Sergeant Don Wilkinson in Manukau this week could not be obtained without a firearms licence.
NewsWire.co.nz 2008
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Maybe she could get the crosman pump master 760 or maybe the crosman raven youth? im trying to get a lower fps since she is probably smaller and doesnt want the "recoil" of a 1000fps airgun.
My little sister (age 11) wants an air rifle for plinking and later squirrel hunting with my fokes. 2010
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If you have a .22 airgun shooting 600 fps that should be enough, but .177 at that speed is good for small birds and that's about it.
do you think an airgun that shoots about 600 fps is enough for squirrels? 2009
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If you are having a problem with recoil on an airgun you are really going to flinch when shooting a shotgun or rifle.
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Thanks guys, i was just wondering because that is the type of airgun that i have but i have a .22 i could use also, i was just a bit curious!!!
do you think an airgun that shoots about 600 fps is enough for squirrels? 2009
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If you are having a problem with recoil on an airgun you are really going to flinch when shooting a shotgun or rifle.
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Maybe she could get the crosman pump master 760 or maybe the crosman raven youth? im trying to get a lower fps since she is probably smaller and doesnt want the "recoil" of a 1000fps airgun.
My little sister (age 11) wants an air rifle for plinking and later squirrel hunting with my fokes. 2010
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