Firearms Simulator or toy guns

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I am looking to purchase a realistic 1911 toy gun or training simulator gun to allow me to dry fire the 1911 while I am in Germany.

I will be using this toy/trainer to also test new equipment as I buy it for my carry piece back in the states. Mostly a new holster.

I think this is my only option right now.

I found this at Brownells

But it doesn't appear to allow trigger pulling. Any one got a better idea and a site to order from?
 
I heartily second Lightfighter's Airsoft suggestion. Not only can you use one for individual practice, you can practice all sorts of scenarios with live opponents as well. Since they function the same way their real counterparts do and also fire a projectile, you can get lots of good feedback from them in practice.
 
Excellent idea.

A toy I can actually do something with. I knew you guys would come through with something I hadn't thought of!

Anyone want to suggest a good place to get a 1911 Airsoft?
 
That's a page from "gun n stuff"

http://www.gunsnstuff.net/p/t1.html

http://www.airsoftatlanta.com/


I have one of those cheap spring pistols (mines pictured below) it's fun to shoot in the house, but it's not a toy will shoot your eye out.


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Hi. Are you posted therewith the military? Or just on a trip? If posted, join a base shooting club and forget the toy guns. On a tour, you can't take anything ressembling a gun anyway. Even an airgun. Going for a non-military work related thing? No guns, but you should be able to join a shooting club.
And you can't carry there either, but you know that. Once you're there, you can ask the local government what you can do. Last I heard, a hunting licence in Germany requires a two year community college level course.
It ain't the States and all firearms are heavily regulated. Especially for foreigners.
 
Sunray,

There are no Rod and Gun clubs anywhere closeby. The nearest is over 2 hours away, and I just don't get down there very often. Actually I haven't shot there at all yet and I have been here over a year. It's not like I don't get to shoot, I am in Military Law Enforcement.
 
I've never fired one of these simulator guns.
Do any of them actually "feel" like the real thing when you pull the trigger?
I'm not talking about recoil, I'm talking about the trigger pull (so that dry-fire practice would prepare you for a real Glock or 1911).
 
That all depends on the manufacturer of the gun. The higher end ones are so similar to the real ones that (like a beretta i shot this morning) apart from the orange tip and the inner workings (when you lock the slide back) you cannot tell the difference. Now since i've never shot a real Beretta, i can't tell you as far as trigger pull goes, but the recoil is similar to some of the smaller handgun calibers (a 9mm or .22lr, maybe). As for the lower end guns, they are less realistic but still pretty good for training. What are you looking for, exactly? You can get a $5, spring-powered single shot that vaguely resembles a 1911, or you can get a $250 semiautomatic near-exact replica. It's all about what you're looking for. PM me if you have any more questions. =)
 
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The higher end ones are so similar to the real ones that (like a beretta i shot this morning) apart from the orange tip and the inner workings (when you lock the slide back) you cannot tell the difference.
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There so real they cost as much as the real gun.

Does anybody know what the green gas they use is ? Someone insisted it's freon but it's hard to believe they would use that with the hi cost and enviormental BS.

Price (USD) $2,680.00
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http://www.redwolfairsoft.com/redwolf/airsoft/Category?menu1=1
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Price (USD) $135.00
http://www.redwolfairsoft.com/redwolf/airsoft/Category?menu1=2

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http://www.redwolfairsoft.com/redwolf/airsoft/Category?menu1=2
Price (USD) $539.00

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No, the Beretta was $135. Rarely (if ever, i've never heard of a case) does the cost of an airsoft exceed the cost of the real steel piece it is modeled after. And the gas is (reading the side of the can) HFC134-A, also known as tetrafluoroethane or CH2FCF3CH3. My can says it's "EPA approved environmentally safe propellant" but even if it isn't, it's not like airsoft is the most politically correct sport out there... :D
 
Pretty much any gas airsofts guns use is lumped under the umbrella term "green gas," since these gasses are much more friendly to the environment compared to what we used to use (FLON, which is freon, basically).

There are two commonly used "green gases" out there for airsoft guns. Most of the Japanese made gas blowbacks use the lower pressure "green gas," also known as HFC-134a, or tetraflouroethane. It's the refrigerant newer cars use for their A/C. It is *not* freon, commonly known as R-12.

Taiwanese gas blowbacks seem to be built more sturdy. By that, I mean that they can usually withstand higher pressures than their Japanese counterparts; I'm not saying they're better overall. These guns uses stuff called "Toy Jack" or "TOP Gas." And it smells bad. Like propane. You know, that rotten cabbage smell. Probably flammable too, but I've never tried to light it.

Using this higher pressure gas will make the BB goes faster and farther, and make the gun's felt recoil seem bigger. Be forewarned, that if the gun is not designed to take the pressure, you will soon destroy it.
 
Great explanations:D


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the gas is (reading the side of the can) HFC134-A, also known as tetrafluoroethane or CH2FCF3CH3. My can says it's "EPA approved environmentally safe propellant" but even if it isn't, it's not like airsoft is the most politically correct sport out there...
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I was thinking of the consumer product safety comission or the EPA REGULATING THE IMPORTATION OF GLOBAL WARMING BS.:)
 
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