ASTM F589 Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Dust-Free Guns

EUROLAB laboratory provides testing and compliance services within the scope of ASTM F589 standard. This consumer safety specification covers non-powder guns, commonly referred to as BB guns, air guns, and pellet guns, that propel a projectile through energy released by compressed air, compressed gas, mechanical spring action, or a combination thereof, and should be used with specification F590.

This consumer safety specification does not cover the following categories of weapons products:

• CL bespoke dustless guns;
• replica weapons;
• Tranquilizer darts;
• Toy products such as rubber band guns, mushroom guns, pop guns, rubber tip dart guns or pea and bean Shooters;
• Other recreational weapons such as airguns, spearguns, catapult guns (also referred to as slingshots), bows, crossbows, paintball markers, airsoft or soft air guns, or carbide guns;
• Non-recreational weapons, such as those used by law enforcement, scientific or military institutions;
• industrial and consumer vehicles such as paintball guns, staple guns or pipe guns.

Values ​​stated in inch-pound units should be considered standard; The SI units in parentheses are for informational purposes only.

This standard does not purport to address all, if any, safety concerns associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health and environmental practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory restrictions prior to use.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with ASTM F589 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.