Is there some sort of rivalry between airsoft and paintball? I think the replica guns are really cool, but they just don't have the distance. Has anyone here ever owned an airsoft gun before picking up a marker?
Airsoft.
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Paintball is for a large part played by people who just want to have a fun day out, blobbing each other around the head with paint. Airsoft appeals a lot to the people who want what they do to resemble 'real' combat as much as possible. Mostly not the same crowd...
So I doubt you'll get many positive answers on this forum. Sorry.
So I doubt you'll get many positive answers on this forum. Sorry.
Each to their own dude, and I'm personally not into the over the top soldier wannabe thang. However, I did come across a near perfect replica M60 once which fired paintballs from a bottom mounted magazine.
Admittedly, I was more interested in the mechanism for this than the fact that it resembled a real gun....
Admittedly, I was more interested in the mechanism for this than the fact that it resembled a real gun....
Airsoft???
Like you say 'each to their own' dudes. Since I started playing paintball I've grown to respect other 'fringe' sports and even watch a few on tv, **** man I even think fishing looks cool now but airsoft dudes have a screw loose somewhere. Apparently in the states (where else) there are camps where crazy loons go for days at a time and do some crazy airsoft war scenarios but also train them up in unarmed combat too, some crazy ass mercenary club or something....wha tha faa???
Paintball rules full freakin stop.
Like you say 'each to their own' dudes. Since I started playing paintball I've grown to respect other 'fringe' sports and even watch a few on tv, **** man I even think fishing looks cool now but airsoft dudes have a screw loose somewhere. Apparently in the states (where else) there are camps where crazy loons go for days at a time and do some crazy airsoft war scenarios but also train them up in unarmed combat too, some crazy ass mercenary club or something....wha tha faa???
Paintball rules full freakin stop.
You guys are right. Paintball rocks. Its all fun and games. BB's probably hurt too! Half of those airsoft people play with BB's, not even paint BB's. And only glasses or half face goggles. You might shoot your eye out with that stuff. Haha.
That little laff at the end just made me pi$$ myself at work dude!! hehe!!
(that woz a slight exaggeration, ok?....)
(that woz a slight exaggeration, ok?....)
You have got to be joking. Airsoft doesn't hurt at all, even when you get a co2 powered version. Me and my mates used to play barebacked just so we knew when we were hit, you can't even get an impressive welt with the damn things. Hell when we used to play the bloody guns were overpriced as well. I paid £250 for an auto sa-80 replica and thought that was a good deal.
Was it that funny?.............................haha.
Oh yeah, you need like a fully automated electric gun to even have any power in airsoft anyway. The pistols only shoot like 10 feet. (exageration) Paintballs do hurt enough, thats why its a real man's( or women's) game. NO DESIRE TO SPARK ARGUMENT, JUST STATING ALL THAT IN A JOKINGLY MANNER.
Airsoft...you must be joking
Airsoft is for 15 yr olds that want to play wargames in the garden. BB's tickle, not hurt!
It is worrying that americans think it is "awesome". They really do have no clue.
Airsoft is for 15 yr olds that want to play wargames in the garden. BB's tickle, not hurt!
It is worrying that americans think it is "awesome". They really do have no clue.
Ahem! A few people think it's cool...the rest of us think it to be a good way to get people hurt, people shot by police, and for a bunch of anti-gun, anti-red meat, anti-anything enjoyable other than checkers wackos linking it up with paintball and trying to get them both outlawed! Hell no it's not a good idea because of the implications. Other than that I'd think it'd be sorta fun, but seriously I think it does more potential harm than good in this current state of the world.