"The reasons I perfer Airsoft over Paintball"

[Jack & Coke]

If you're a fan of custom paintball guns (i.e. Palmer Pursuit Stuff), you're probably heard of "Kampfer" Lin. "Kampfer" has had all kinds of cool custom paintball guns over the years. He has a great gallery here: http://www.pbase.com/the_kampfer/previously_ownned_pb

Anyway, he recently gave up paintball, and wrote an interesting article here: http://www.pbase.com/the_kampfer/image/47590636

The reasons I perfer Airsoft over Paintball

Some of you had known me from the Paintball Community, and aware of that I recently quit Paintball and move my interest into Airsoft. I sold every single Paint gun I owned and started collecting Airsoft guns.

Some of you would wonder why I made such move. Well here are the reasons.


1. Guns & Equipments 2. Pellets
Airsoft plastic pellets are much cheaper than paintballs.
For $15 you can get 3700 rds of pellets or 1700 rds of Bio-graded pellets (for actual gaming).
On the other hand 2000 rds of paintball would normally cost between $40~$80.

Paintballs require extreme cares to handle and storage, and they normally gone bad after a short period of time while Airsoft pellets would remain good shape for years.

No chops, no barrel breaks would happen in Airsoft, which means no in game rush barrel cleaning needed.



3. Gaming 4. Aftermath 5. The Future

[JoshK]

Yeah...I've read that. I play airsoft also.

[Jack & Coke]

Yeah...I've read that. I play airsoft also.

How's the attitude in airsoft?

More mature? (this question is related to this thread: http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=181351)

[warbeak2099]

Too bad airsoft fields are few and far between. I was thinking of getting into it too. But there are very few people who play it and there are very few if any fields that support it.

[JoshK]

I usually find it's participants a lot more mature.

[Lohman446]

I usually find it's participants a lot more mature.

And you will until it becomes "mainstream".... and if there is no push for it you may very well see it staying that way for sometime. Once upon a time in a land far far away 99% of paintballers were mature, reasonable, respectful people...

There are advantages to airsoft, I like the advantages of paintball but there is no denying that airsoft has its upsides.

[68magOwner]

ive got a few of the cheap sports authority airsoft guns play that sometimes in the back yard with my lil bro. We typicially set up a mock speedball field with wooden pallets we have. Its decent practice just for things like when to make what move where, how to play a bunker that is at a certian positon/angle/shape without getting shot. Now, its no substitue for real paintball, but, its cheap, easy and fun. But, really, the appealing part of paintball to me is tournament play, and, i dont see how you could have competative airsoft if not everyone is friends, becuause, there is no concrete evidence that you hit anyone (like a paint splat) in airsoft.

[Jack & Coke]

I've never played airsoft... is it an honor system too (like paintball used to be)?

Is it easy to tell if you get hit?

Is the shooting range longer than paintball?

[xsiegex]

I played airsoft a long time ago and I was wearing a jacket and it was a thick material. I didn't feel anything so it depends on what you wear, but I heard them hit me.

[Eagle]

I've thought about airsoft, but my concern is both safety (none of the games I've seen wear full masks like in paintball) and how to call someone out. As for play, I know 2 of my local paintball fields host airsoft on occasion.

[JoshK]

Lohman: Definatly true, that's why I play both airsoft and paintball. I just can't get away from the upsides of either.

68magOwner: It really isn't a substitution which I thought I could make it. It is still fun in it's own way though. Yeah but with there being a more mature crowd, the honor system works a lot better.

Jack & Coke: Yes. It is easy, usually either by the sound or the feel. If you are playing with more serious people with AEGs or nice spring guns that shoot in excess of 500 fps sometimes (those are usually regulated with a 100 feet minimum shooting distance), you can definatly feel them (it does depend on your clothing though). And from my experiance the shooting range can be a lot longer because hop ups are on most guns (basically a better flatline that is adjustable).

[barrel break]

I've never played airsoft... is it an honor system too (like paintball used to be)?

Is it easy to tell if you get hit?

Is the shooting range longer than paintball?

1. Completely, with no paint or anything, honor is it.
2. Depends on how powerful the gun is / distance / clothes thickness I've been hit and not known it many times, but if you use the more powerful springers or gas, they HURT
3. sometimes

[SCpoloRicker]

Bummer. Eddie is a great guy. Had quite the impressive collection as well.

[etjoyride]

I play both airsoft and paintball, airsoft more often for the simple reason that I often can't afford paintballs. They both have their upsides. Airsoft is cheap, and you can go into your backyar and just play with a few friends, or go to a real field and play with 20 people. FOr paintball the upsides are that there are more people playing, and you know when you've been hit (most of the time). I like both and always make sure that all of my guns for both sports get their use

[onedude36]

I play a little airsoft with my friends, we mostly use basic electrics and a few springs. Airsoft is a game to me, paintball is a sport to me. I prefer xball type things, but if that isnt available then airsoft will do. My friend is also starting up a site selling med-low end airsoft guns. It was our paintball team site, but he pays for it so I guess he can do what he wants...

/shameless plug

https://www.pureairsoft.com