me and my friends, when we were about in 6th or 7th grade, got into the world of airsoft. we joined because we liked paintball at the time but couldnt afford to play all the time because its dang expensive. so we switched to airsoft which was cheaper, at least we thought so at first. we started off buying cheap walmart guns and double eagle guns that would break after about maybe a month. we played every weekend for about 2 straight years. once we started we loved it! every weekend we would all get together on the weekends and gear up in our horrible homemade camo and cheap vest from walmart that we spray painted and play for hours and hours, without taking a single break. it was our life in middle school and junior high. then we discovered that there was way more to airsoft than we thought and we (at the time we thought we were the airsoft kings and experts) began to explore even farther into airsoft. now that we are in college and we have jobs, well most of us, we now spend about $250+ on guns instead of about $30 to $40. it gets expensive as you continue to play, but boy its fun and its realistic. we love airsoft way more than we ever loved paintball now. heres a few reasons why we think airsoft is more fun than paintball.
1. paintball is about twice as expensive as airsoft. yes, airsoft itself can become very expensive as well, but the only thing your spending alot of money on is the gun and upgrades for it. 4000 high grade bbs are about $13 to $20 and will last you quite a while, while 500 high grade paintballs are about $65 to $100 and over and will last you a few games at most. paintball guns are just as expensive as airsoft especially when you start buying upgrades. it also cost money to go play paintball at a course while with airsoft you can play anywhere want, within reason. with airsoft, you can have as much or more fun playing than paintball and not spend as much money.
2. airsoft has classes of weapons that actually shoot differently. paintball claims they have "classes" of guns but in reality all of said "classes" shoot the same. airsoft on the other hand has actual classes of guns and they shoot different according to their class. there are submachine guns that shoot at lower a lower fps, usually 300 to 350 fps, and dont shoot as far for closer combat, about 30 to 50 feet. then there are machine guns that shoot at a higher fps, usually 350 to 400+ fps, and shoot at distances of about 50 to 100+ feet. there are even light machine guns that have very high capacity magazines and can shoot hard and far for cover. then there are snipers that shoot at a very hight fps, usually 450 to 500+ fps, and shoot at distances in which other guns cant reach, 100 to 150+ feet.
3. airsoft is more realistic. paintball uses hoppers that sit on top of the gun and hold the paint as its being shot while airsoft uses actual magazines so you can reload in action or carry multiple on you. reloading in airsoft is easy and fast while paintball takes time and can be quite frustrating. also, airsoft attire is more realistic as well. you wear camo and realistic tactical vests to carry mags and bbs with you.
there are many more reasons why we love airsoft but these are the main ones that compare to paintball. now to my teammates and their gear and weapons they use.
jp (me)
gear
woodland digital camo
olive green tactical vest
olive green shemagh (for face/neck protection)
boots
weapons
Jing Gong M4 (upgraded) with red dot, verticle grip, extra mags
G&G UMG (stock) with red dot, mock suppressor, 3 point sling
WELL L96 sniper rifle (stock) with ghillie, scope
A&K SVD dragunov sniper rifle (upgraded) with scope
jackson
gear
woodland digital camo
olive green tactical vest
boots
weapons
Dboys M4 (upgraded) with red dot, grenade launcher, mock suppressor, extra mags
Dboys M16 A2 (stock) with scope, mock suppressor, extra mags
WELL SR22 sniper rifle (stock) with scope
Airsoft GI Dessert G4-A2 with blowback (stock) with holographic sight, flashlight vertical grip, extra mags
Dboys T3 SAS (stock)
preston
gear
woodland camo
olive green tactical vest
olive green shemagh (for face/neck protection)
boots
weapons
Dboys Classic M14 (stock) with scope, extra mag
we have a game scheduled for tomorrow on our course. we will play a night game on saturday night and a day game on sunday. our night course consists of and open field, horse pens, my familys business building, and a gravel parking lot with tree lines and a shed. our day course is a woods course with a north and south side base, a base in the middle (we call it the "green elephant"), many trails, barrels, pallets, natural bases and bunkers, a field, rows of cyprus trees, and the highway (a straight stretch that goes from one side of the course to the other). i cant wait to play and get back into the game. i will continue to blog about our games, guns, do reviews, and tell stories throughout our airsoft career.
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