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A Real BB Pistol
By Dan Galusha
In the past BB guns, were just that, and looked like BB guns. These days it is difficult to tell at a distance
and without them being fired. Umarex has several such models, but one that is so real that police
departments are using it in house for training, is the S&W M&P 40.
I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to try out this S&W BB pistol, which uses C02 cartridges. The
cartridges are part of the realism in
that they load into the magazine,
creating weight to resemble a fully
loaded “powder burning” S&W.
Loading the cartridge is one of the
downsides of this gun. You have to
use a separate wrench that is
provided, rather than having a built in
tightening screw like many other
Umarex models, including the
Beretta, which will be another review.
Two things provide a problem with
this style of magazine – the wrench
having to be stored somewhere, and
the cap, which can be cross threaded,
