I’ve got a number of full-auto BB guns and I think BB guns and full auto go together like peanut butter and jelly. The full auto function helps to make up for a BB guns inaccuracy and their very low cost makes them one of the few full autos that are affordable to shoot. I’d actually be a little hesitant these days to buy a BB gun that didn’t have a fun switch.
I’ve got a .30 Sidewinder as well and the full-auto aspect of that is nice, but the magazine capacity is too low in that role and the magazines are extremely expensive. Also, full auto in .30 does start to get expensive. One long pull of the trigger is about $1.50.
What I’d really like to see is a well made full auto like the sidewinder with 30-50 round magazines depending on the caliber. .177 would actually be really nice because it would be affordable to shoot, have a high capacity, use less air and make less noise. Full auto is a lot of fun, but I think that it’s extra important for a full auto airgun to be backyard friendly because it’s the kind of thing that’s going to get peoples panties in a bunch. When you show a neighbor your MP40 BB gun they’re likely to regard it as just a toy along the same lines as an airsoft gun. A .30 Sidewinder on the other hand looks and sounds like something much more serious.
