[Bartholomew Roberts]

I know that gun. The photographer purposely shot that low and with a wider than normal lens to make it look to be the same size as the real one.

The airsoft gun is 1/2 to 3/5 scale.

Same principle as when you hold out your fish in front of the camera to make it look bigger.

Complicit press.

[yarddog]

That is a good catch. I have done the same thing trying to make a fish look bigger.

[uncommonsense]

Here's a good list of Airsoft pics:

Airsoft AK 47's

Notice they all have red tipped barrels.