Pump up your airgun and paintball sales: from traditional BB guns to high-tech paint blasters, here's a segment of the market that's growing!

Benjamin has two new high-velocity spring-air, break-barrel air rifles. They feature break-barrel cocking, hooded metal front sights; rifled steel barrels; hand-finished, checkered, hardwood Monte Carlo stocks and forends; rubber butt plates and automatic ambidextrous safeties.

The Benjamin RM622 model takes .22 caliber pellets and has a muzzle velocity up to 825 feet per second. The RM777 in .177 caliber has a muzzle velocity up to 1,100 feet per second.

Crosman has three new break-barrel rifles in .177 and .22 caliber. Crosman also has a new floor display that holds 12 air rifles with a top shelf for ammunition and [CO.sub.2] cartridges.

For those customers not interested in high-velocity airguns, Crosman's BB Scout is an excellent offering. The low-velocity (up to 300 feet per second) lever-action BB repeater has vintage Western styling. It has a handcrafted checkered wood stock and forend, etched receiver, ambidextrous slide-style safety and adjustable rear sight.

In Crosman air handguns, there's the [CO.sub.2]-powered Model 3576W, which features a 6-inch barrel, 10-shot rotary clip action and heavyweight feel. The 4-inch barrel version is available in a Shooter's Kit that includes an extra 8-inch barrel, paper targets, three 10-shot rotary pellet clips, a red-dot sight and mounts, all in a hard-sided case.

Daisy's Model 15XTP [CO.sub.2] pistol in .177 has a 15-shot built-in magazine, molded black checkered grips, blade and ramp front sights, fixed rear open sights and a Max Speed Electronic Point Sight.

There are a number of merchandising displays from Daisy, including a 4-gun version, and one devoted to Daisy's foundation air rifle, the Red Ryder.

Daisy also offers air rifles bearing the Winchester name. In addition to the four Winchester air rifles, there is now Winchester air rifle hunting pellets in .117 and .22 caliber.

Gamo offers a complete line of air pistols, rifles, pellets, targets, laser and red dot sights and BSA airgun optics.

The Gamo Shadow 1000 is designed for target shooting, plinking and small-game hunting. The single-shot offers 1,000 feet-per-second velocity in a .177 pellet. It features a black synthetic stock with dual cheekpiece for ambidextrous shooting, ventilated rubber buttpad, and rifled steel barrel with dovetail grooves for a scope. It's available with a mounted BSA 4x32mm scope.

The Shadow 1000 is equipped with TruGlo fiber optic sights with rear sight adjustments; a two-stage, adjustable trigger; and manual safety. It weighs 6.6 pounds.

RWS has an ideal starter air rifle in the Model RWS 512. It delivers a .177 pellet at 500 feet per second, and has an automatic safety, scope rail and synthetic stock.

The Model RWS 514 is a radically different rifle for RWS. With a futuristic design, the .177 caliber rifle has a five-round magazine and hooded front sight.

Smith & Wesson air guns (from Crosman) offer revolvers that are remarkably like the real models. The Model 686, with 4-inch barrel, is a [CO.sub.2] powered .177 caliber revolver that duplicates the .357 magnum. Its all metal construction gives the 686 a realistic look and feel. The revolver is double action with a 10-shot metal clip.