Believe it or not, there are many uses for airsoft guns in the world today. While many are content to stage airsoft gun wars in a local park or a friend’s backyard, others seek out-of-the-ordinary uses for airsoft guns. If you ask people why they got into airsoft, you’re bound to get a lot of different answers. Of course, you will find the answer that there was a particular style of weapon that this person had to buy and use because he loved the style. Others are simply looking to add to their collection, some use their airsoft guns for training or target practice. But some answers may surprise you. Many people who buy airsoft guns are looking for a practical method of pest control in their homes.

You may not agree with that, but many people use BB guns to keep pests out of their home and belongings. Do you have a raccoon that checks your trash cans every night and makes a mess? For others, is it that dog that wanders around your garden while your children play? Are the squirrels getting into your attic? The answer for many people is simple, try to discourage them from entering with a low powered airsoft gun.

Before you start thinking about animal cruelty, I’d just advise that cheap spring loaded low velocity airsoft guns should be the only way to go in this case. It is more humane than setting traps, which can cause serious injury to an animal. Choose a low-powered, spring-loaded airsoft gun so that if you accidentally hit the animal, you won’t injure it. If you see raccoons climbing into your trash can, grab your airsoft gun and shoot the trash can a couple of times to scare the animal away, not hit and hurt it. The point is to try to train the animal that it’s not okay to go into your yard or go through your garbage cans.

Bird cannons work the same way by trying to train birds not to come and stay in a particular area. Your goal is not to hit and hurt the birds, but to scare them away. You can see how some cheap low velocity airsoft guns can be a great tool to control the different pests in and around your home without actually hurting the animal. There are different types of BB guns that shoot pellets at a very high velocity, but you really don’t need something that strong when you’re dealing with animals. Also, if the animal is hit with a spring-loaded airsoft gun, it will only sting a bit, to try and teach the animal not to continue in that particular action.