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Our team has performed an extensive analysis of Well's L96 Airsoft gun. | Our team has performed an extensive analysis of Well's L96 Airsoft gun. | ||
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| - | + | Airsoft guns are built with two purposes in mind: functionality and emulation. Customers who buy the Well L96 are expecting an airsoft gun that behaves as a sniper rifle should. They will first expect the gun to be powerful. Airsoft players with more powerful guns gain a tremendous distance advantage especially in outdoor arenas. An airsoft gun shooting with a muzzle velocity of 300 ft/s has an effective range of 150 ft while as guns that shoot 450 ft/s have effective ranges of over 200 ft. Of course, power is not the ultimate measure of a sniper rifle. A powerful gun is useless if it is not accurate. Customers will also expect the gun to be accurate enough to hit a human sized targets at long distances (200 ft). In addition, customers need a durable gun. Durability involves building a gun that can handle environmental fatigue such as excessive sunshine, cold weather and rain. Since airsoft is a physical activity, it also means building a gun that will not break because a player mishandled his gun while doing a physical action such as diving for cover. Finally, the customer has safety concerns that must be addressed. Shooting an airsoft gun can be dangerous if it is misfired. The gun needs to have at least one kind safety mechanism. | |
== Functionality == | == Functionality == | ||
Revision as of 20:23, 21 September 2007
Our team has performed an extensive analysis of Well's L96 Airsoft gun.
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Customer Needs
Airsoft guns are built with two purposes in mind: functionality and emulation. Customers who buy the Well L96 are expecting an airsoft gun that behaves as a sniper rifle should. They will first expect the gun to be powerful. Airsoft players with more powerful guns gain a tremendous distance advantage especially in outdoor arenas. An airsoft gun shooting with a muzzle velocity of 300 ft/s has an effective range of 150 ft while as guns that shoot 450 ft/s have effective ranges of over 200 ft. Of course, power is not the ultimate measure of a sniper rifle. A powerful gun is useless if it is not accurate. Customers will also expect the gun to be accurate enough to hit a human sized targets at long distances (200 ft). In addition, customers need a durable gun. Durability involves building a gun that can handle environmental fatigue such as excessive sunshine, cold weather and rain. Since airsoft is a physical activity, it also means building a gun that will not break because a player mishandled his gun while doing a physical action such as diving for cover. Finally, the customer has safety concerns that must be addressed. Shooting an airsoft gun can be dangerous if it is misfired. The gun needs to have at least one kind safety mechanism.
