Patent ID: 8281776

Claim:
A range-controlled compressed air weapon comprising: (a) one or more weapon barrels, wherein each weapon barrel is associated with a breech; (b) a range control device comprising i. a compressed air vessel; and ii. a valve disposed on each breech of the weapon barrel; and (c) an incorporated accommodation for ammunition disposed above the one or more weapon barrels, wherein the range control device is operable to regulate shot pressure in order to provide range control, wherein the range control device regulates shot pressure by regulating operating gas pressure of the compressed air vessel, or by influencing a valve characteristic of each valve, or by regulating both the operating gas pressure of the compressed air vessel and the valve characteristic of each valve, wherein the valve characteristic is valve opening time, and wherein the range control device provides a base value range control by setting the operating gas pressure of the compressed air vessel to a selected maximum gas pressure and the range control device provides fine control of the base value range control by setting the valve opening time for the valve to a selected optimum valve opening time.