A
AEG
Automatic Electric Gun
AEP
Automatic Electric Pistol
Affirmative
Yes or Ok
AR
Automatic Rifle or Automatic Rifleman
Assault Rifle
A select-fire weapon that has a trigger grouping of Safe-Semi-Auto.
B
Battlesim
Denotes type of airsoft event that incorporates realistic combat situations
BB
Ball Bearing / Bullet Ball What an airsoft gun shoots, typically a 6mm or 8mm sphere. They range in weight, and are well known in .12 .20 .23 .25 etc.
BDU
Battle Dress Uniform
Box Mag
Magazine in shape of a box. Usually holds 2,500 - 5,000 rounds.
Bull Pup
A Bull Pup is a design where the gearbox, magazine, and hop-up is moved towards the rear of the gun to allow a longer barrel to fit in a shorter gun. Examples of the Bull Pup design are: P90, FN2000, L85, Styer AUG, and the FAMAS.
C
C-mag
A C mag. is a magazine that has 2 drums on it (one on each side of the magwell) and is capable of holding 2500-3000 bb's depending on which brand. Most are auto winding but some are manual.
C02
Gas propellant used for airguns
Camper
A player who sits in one location for a period of time. Generally, defensive camping is considered good form, while camping while on assault is considered bad form
Carbine
A shorter variant of the full sized assault rifle.
Check Fire
Check where you're firing Often given to assure you haven't fired on friendly forces. Similar to cease fire.
Chrono / Chronograph
A device that measures projectile speed.
Classic gun
any airsoft replica that exists prior to 1995 or that uses external air as the propulsion system.
CO
Commander or Commanding Officer
CQB
Close Quarters Battle
CQC
Close Quarters Combat
D
DCU
Desert camo uniform, it is the three color desert camo pattern.
Death match
This is where every player is for him/her self. last man standing.
E
EBB
Electric Blow Back. Cheaply made airsoft replicas, shoot at low velocities and are usually powered by AAA batteries.
Ejection Port
The part on a real steel gun where the shell casing is ejected after firing. In airsoft, this is where most replicas' hop up adjustment is located.
EPW
Enemy Prisoner of War
Eye Relief
The distance between the rear sight/scope and the user's eye. Usually the more eye relief the better.
F
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
FARP
Fueling and Rearming Point
FF
Friendly fire
Fixed Stock
A non adjustable stock for a rifle, an M16 has a fixed stock.
Flank
The side of a player or team when they are facing any direction.
Flash Hider
The end of a gun's external barrel, most airsoft guns have these, and may be required by law to have at least 1/4" painted blaze orange.
FOV
Field of view
FPS
Feet Per Second
FRAG
Fragmentation grenade
G
GBB
Gas Blow Back
Gearbox
The Gearbox is the "powerhouse" of the AEG and is, by far, the most complicated part. The gearbox holds almost all of the components that make an airsoft gun function. This includes the gears, piston, tappet plate, spring and spring guide. There are different kinds of gearboxes.
Glock
A pistol that is widely used in the police force, and is common in the Airsoft world. Be warned of 18c and 23f known to wear down faster!
Green Gas
Similar to propane, green gas is a commonly used to power gas guns.
H
Hand guard
Front part of a gun where the user's hand will go.
Hi-Cap
High Capacity magazine. For most gun types, these hold 300+ BB's. Incorporates a spring that must be wound in order to feed ammo from a reservoir to your gun.
Hop Up
A unit inside an airsoft replica which puts backspin on the BB allowing for greater range out of the replica.
HQ
Headquarters
I
IS
Iron Sights
J
Joule
A measurement of energy. Sometimes used instead of FPS.
K
Kill Rag
A rag or piece of cloth, usually red in color, that signifies a player is out of play.
Kill flash
A mesh device placed over any lenses, such as scopes and torches, to stop light reflecting and giving away the users position.
Krylon
Manufacturers of spray paint commonly used to give a camouflaged pattern on both airsoft and real steel weapons.
L
LAM
Light Accessory Module
LAW
Light Antitank Weapon
LBV
Load Bearing Vest
LOF
Line of Fire
LOS
Line of Sight
Low-Cap
A low-cap or "Low Capacity" magazine has a spring that pushes a short line of bbs into the gun. A low-cap magazine will usually hold between thirty and fifty rounds. They are usually the same capacity as their real steel counterparts. Normally around 30 BB's.
LPEG
Lower Powered Electric Gun
LRB
Long Range Barrel. Invented by classic gun manufacturer Sheriff. the concept is a mathematically correct slope inside of the barrel based on length of the barrel to create a fixed hopup effect thus projecting the bb at the furthest possible distance for its given length.
M
M16
The M16 is used in Wars today and is commonly found in the airsoft world as a primary AEG. It's known for a long hand grip and full stock.
M203
Mounted under the M16A2 or M4A1, the single-shot M203 fires 40mm grenades with a devastating blast radius. A "grenade" launcher. It fires either nerf balls or 60 to 100's of bb's at once.
M24
The M24 is the standard issue advanced marksman rifle for the US Army.
M4
The M4/M16 is used in Wars today and is commonly found in the airsoft world as a primary AEG. It's known for a short hand grip and retractable stock.
M4a1
The shortened variant of the M16A2 rifle.
Mag
See "Magazine"
Mag Seating
Make sure that the magazine is properly locked in the mag well.
Mag Well
Area in the receiver where the magazine is placed.
Magazine
Magazine is the term for describing the device holding BBs which inserts into and feeds a gun. (Clips are used to feed a magazine)
Magpul
a rubber pull tab, that attaches to the bottom of a magazine, to assist in the removing of a mag from a pouch. Magpuls are made by Magpul Industries
MaH
Stands for milliamp hours
Mid-cap
A mid-cap or "Middle Capacity" magazine has a spring that pushes a line of bbs into the gun; similar to the low-cap except that it has a longer spring and can hold more. A mid-cap magazine will usually hold between sixty and one hundred rounds.
Milsim
Military Simulation
Mod
Short for modification or modify.
MOUT
Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain. House to house combat, CQB, CQC.
MP5
HK 9mm sub-machine gun
Mpeg
Medium priced electric gun
MRE
Meal Ready to Eat
N
'nade
Grenade
NBB
Non Blow Back
Negative
No
Newb/Newbie/Noob
Generally this is a new player.
NVG/NVS
Night Vision Goggles/Night Vision System.
O
Opfor
Opposing Forces, ie:[/color][/b] the enemy
P
PB
Paintball
PDW
Personal Defense Weapon
Picatinny
Standard mounting rail for US weapons officially known as MIL-STD-1913.
Pot Metal
refers to any very low quality metal used in toy manufacturing or tool parts with no scientific standard
Q
QC
Quality Control
R
RAS
Rail Attachment System
Real Steel
Real guns.
Receiver
Part of the replica where the BB is chambered and shot from, also where the gearbox, motor, spring, and hop-up are located.
RIS
Rail Interface System
RoE
Rules of Engagement.
ROF
Rate Of Fire
RPM
Rounds Per Minute
RPS
Rounds Per Second-Term of measurement relating to ROF.
S
SAW
Squad Automatic Weapon. Specific SAW's are the M249, M240, M60, L86, FN MINIMI, FN MAG.
Scatter Gun
alternate name for a shotgun.
Scope
A sighting device used for easy target acquisition and magnification of distant targets.
Shims
Small metal washers that help to evenly space the gears. Bad shims can lead to your gears stripping and locking up. Also, take note that most Mpegs have cheaper shims and may require new ones.
Sighting In
Using your gun's sights to aim at a target.
SIR
Selective Integrated Rail System produced by A.R.M.S.
Skirmish (to Skirmish)
To use airsoft replicas in a mock battle, also known as Wargaming
Slide
The primary moving section of any automatic gun; most people think of the 'slide' as the top half of a semi-automatic pistol like the M9. This is correct, but the slide can also be the bolt, hidden inside a gun, seen most often with assault rifles.
SMG
Sub Machine Gun
SPR
Special Purpose Rifle
Springer
A spring powered airsoft gun. Usually known for being cheap and lower end. However, a lot of great quality sniper rifles use springs.
Squad
Represents a group of fighters on a mission that usually consist of 3-10 people.
Stock (adjective)
An unmodified gun, or factory parts.
Stock (noun)
The rear of the gun, goes on your shoulder.
T
Team death match
This is where a player fights on a team to "kill" the enemy at all cost.
Threaded Barrel
External barrel with a screw thread on it for the attachment of silencers and flash hiders.
Tight bore
An internal upgrade- smaller inner diameter of barrel
TM
Tokyo Marui = An AEG Brand, known to be reliable.
TRU
Tactical Response Uniform
W
WA
Western Arms = An Airsoft brand, known to be very reliable.
Weaver Rail
Similar to RIS / RAS
Windage
Sight adjustment for side to side movement.
