Spring Piston Pistols

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Spring-piston air pistols, also called springers, use a lever (sometimes the barrel, sometimes a lever under or to the side of the barrel) to cock a spring and piston. These are self-contained air pistols that are convenient because only one cocking stroke is required to ready the pistol for shooting. They can be very accurate (when the shooter has mastered the technique) as well as relatively quiet. But spring piston air pistols are also inherently challenging to shoot well, and they require an airgun-rated scope if one is mounted.