That price already gives it away, it's a springer. But if you need a cheap airsoft SCAR-L to do some practice and plinking at home, then better watch Reventian tell more about this cheap-o stuff he found on Amazon... "I found the cheapest $30 SCAR on Amazon. This is a replica of the FN Scar-L that is a spring fired airsoft replica. Is this cheapest airsoft replica any good?"