Umarex air pistol
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Umarex air pistols are CO2 powered air gun replicas of handguns manufactured by Umarex Sportwaffen of Germany under license from the manufacturers of the original firearms.
They are imported into the United States by Crosman Corporation.
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[edit] Design
These air pistols use small disposable CO2 cartridges to propel conventional .177 calibre air pellets or lead BB's. The pellet pistols use removable 8-round or 10 round rotary magazines.
Even though the external appearances closely resemble the real equivalents, they are impossible to convert into real firearms.
[edit] Models
[edit] Pellet Pistols
- Walther (Walther P88, Walther P99, Walther PPK)
- Beretta (Beretta 92)
- Colt (M1911)
- Smith & Wesson (586 (features 10 shot magazine)
- Magnum Research, Inc (Desert Eagle (Blowback 8 shot)
[edit] BB pistols
- Walther (P99 Compact (blowback, with 15 round stick magazine))
- Magnum Research, Inc (Baby desert Eagle (blowback, with 15 round stick magazine))
[edit] Operation
All the pellet pistols, with the exception of the Desert Eagle, use standard revolver operation. The pistol can either be fired double action, or the hammer can be cocked after each shot for single action. The Desert Eagle cocks its' hammer and rotates the magazine automatically after each shot, although the first shot can be either single or double action, as above.
