ELECTRIC BB GUN RIFLES

Most popular for skirmishers and more fun for at home are fully auto electric rifles. This type of bb gun will usually come with a rechargeable battery pack and mains charger. With this type of gun, when you have a fully charged battery in the weapon you just pull the trigger, and it will fire. (no manual cocking by hand) commonly there are fire selectors on this type of gun that will allow you to shot in semi-auto mode (one shot with one trigger pull) or fully auto (rapid fire multiple shots with one trigger pull) on fully auto a cheaper rifle will probably start at about 5 rounds per sec, with better guns going over 12 rounds per sec in some cases.

This type of rifle sells for around 25 pounds for the cheapest Uzi BB gun and goes up to over 500 pounds. They shoot in the range of around 100 to 400 fps (fps = feet per second), and they would mostly use 0.20g ammo. If you have a gun in mind, please refer to our bb pellet buying guide. - see also gun maintenance. Also see our guide on how to operate an electric airsoft rifle

REGULAR BATTERY POWERED BB GUNS (RUN ON AA OR AAA BATTERIES)

There are 1 or 2 bb guns that use AAA OR AA batteries of the bbguns4less site but they are very few, and we would commonly recommend you get a bb gun with a rechargeable battery pack. This type of gun is usually low power and is expensive to run. But if you do get one, keep in mind is that you need to use good new batteries like Duracell or similar as batteries from the pound shop just won't cut it (you can use rechargeable ones) This type of rifle sells for around 30 pounds. Lower in power than most spring guns or regular AEG'S makes this bb gun ideal for kids. Batterie pistols will shot in a range of about 100fps minimum to 200fps (fps = feet per second) with this type of pistol we would recommend 0.12g bb pellets - see also gun maintenance.

ELECTRIC AIRSOFT RIFLES VS GAS AIRSOFT RIFLES

if you are not sure of what to buy check out this guide on the differences between gas and electric rifles.

ELECTRIC RIFLE BB GUNS COSTS (AEG)

The cheapest automatic bb gun rifles start at about £25 and below is what I would say you get for your money.

£25 to £55 - 
Entry level bb guns for home use, good for target shooting, and garden wars etc., perfect for kids or grown-ups who want a little play around.

£55 to £90 - 
The Best level Entry level bb guns for home use, good for target shooting, and garden wars etc. and players who have had a taste of owning a gun before and want something with a noticeably improved performance on the cheapest automatic bb guns. On the downside of this price range, most guns are not upgradable and spare parts apart from extra mags not readily available. On the upside, if your playing at home this price range of rifle is as good as you are going to need and more expensive guns could be overkill.

£90 to £150 - 
Starter skirmish grade bb guns, This type of gun will have an even better performance on the best entry level bb guns, and a better build quality, if you're looking to go to a skirmish site, this is the minimum you will need to spend to get something that's up to the job. Also if you want parts if they go wrong or you break something you should be able to get that part you need. Keep in mind lots of guns at this price point will not come with batteries or chargers as standard so if it doesn't say in the listing, it comes with the charger etc. it probably won't. One good thing about this level of gun is if you get a good one it will most likely perform as good as some guns that cost much more, as the higher you go in price from here most of that cash goes on the build cost.

£150 plus
If your spending over this you are getting a pro bb gun (airsoft gun) you going to get something with a good build around 200 you going to get a metal receiver probably and over that your looking at improved rates of fire or a unique style of bb guns like a support gun or other large weapons that are real show peace.

for a full review see our Complete rifle buying guide