"The reasons I perfer Airsoft over Paintball"

[Toll]

I've been shot by the "500 fps" guns...I'll take getting bunkered or making a dumb move to the snake over getting shot in the throat again. ~.~


When we were playing just with crappy guns in my buddies unfinished basement it was a neat little experience...the clean up was easy (we just swept the bb's up) and it didn't require more than 20$ and a trip to Canadian tire + the saftey goggles we kind of invented. It was fun, but I couldn't see it being a "main stream" thing with no way to identify who actually shot who and what not.

[MoeMag]

[MoeMag]

lol....sweet gun. Can you feel the airsoft pellets through say an army jacket at a good distance. I've only been shot by the cheap ones...

Do I dare post this...
Im the tall goofy fella in the back. Those are my motercycle goggles that I had on... until I put my JT frames back on like the rest of them.
I took this with my camera phone from a poster that was made from the event.

This was oct 29... I still have 3 brusies. Its comprable to getting a paintball bounce. it stings like a... yeah, and leaves a decent mark.

About a month ago, I got beaned on the side of the bridge of my nose, and got a hell of a black eye from it.

Yeah you can feel it. Enough so that when you get hit you flintch enough that others know you have been hit... so its not entirely the honor system. its the "hey wuss you jumped when i shot you! get out!" haha!

[bentothejam1n]

how much was your gun moe?

[MoeMag]

how much was your gun moe?

$300 nib
+
new spring: $20
13 mags: ~$100 (I was holding 1700rds on me in that pic)
scope mount $40 Real thing*
Scope... cheap airgun scope I had

I should add, that being that this thing is a 1 to 1 metal replica, it has all the real attachment fittings. so If it mounts on a real gun it mounts on these. For our night games two of our guys put gen 3 nightvision scopes on their guns... Way cool.

[thecavemankevin]

i've been playing around with the idea of getting into airsoft for a while now, where are some good sites to get educated at?

[RoLLonBombs]

ive seen some AGG ballers who like to make beleive they are in command of there unit and stuff, on a walk on speedball game at an indoor i was at some kid just came there with a dm or some other gun that doubles as a remotecontrol. tip calculator and all other 100 modes and the wrong attitude we where all playing fine b4 he showed up but he came in late right b4 ref was gonna start game and he goes on our side starts like giving us order he goes hey you where you gogin, you take right you you go here you do this then he turns to me and hes like whre are you going, so jsut to be a pain i said i dunno yet i dont really think about it that much till im running he goes well figure it out you need to tell me and i asked him why did i need to tell him anything and hes like listen i bet i been playing much longer then you so dont be a noob and let me make a plan here so i told him if he planned to not catch a beat down hed lower his voice and go on the other team next round

so its not all these airsoft and heavy terrain camo guys trying to be generals some pretty egotistical AGG players who think they run the show give it a shot too

i`ll take either sport, i can just do with out the bad attitude and egos that come with the "MOM GET ME THIS" kids thinking because they have fancy headstraps and jerseys and a blue tooth enabled, plug and play gun

[bentothejam1n]

$300 nib
+
new spring: $20
13 mags: ~$100 (I was holding 1700rds on me in that pic)
scope mount $40 Real thing*
Scope... cheap airgun scope I had

I should add, that being that this thing is a 1 to 1 metal replica, it has all the real attachment fittings. so If it mounts on a real gun it mounts on these. For our night games two of our guys put gen 3 nightvision scopes on their guns... Way cool.

ahh that makes me want to get into airsoft

[MoeMag]

ahh that makes me want to get into airsoft

Well after my little paintball adventure last weekend, airsoft is really cheap.

[Lohman446]

ive seen some AGG ballers who like to make beleive they are in command of there unit and stuff, on a walk on speedball game at an indoor i was at some kid just came there with a dm or some other gun that doubles as a remotecontrol. tip calculator and all other 100 modes and the wrong attitude we where all playing fine b4 he showed up but he came in late right b4 ref was gonna start game and he goes on our side starts like giving us order he goes hey you where you gogin, you take right you you go here you do this then he turns to me and hes like whre are you going, so jsut to be a pain i said i dunno yet i dont really think about it that much till im running he goes well figure it out you need to tell me and i asked him why did i need to tell him anything and hes like listen i bet i been playing much longer then you so dont be a noob and let me make a plan here so i told him if he planned to not catch a beat down hed lower his voice and go on the other team next round

so its not all these airsoft and heavy terrain camo guys trying to be generals some pretty egotistical AGG players who think they run the show give it a shot too

i`ll take either sport, i can just do with out the bad attitude and egos that come with the "MOM GET ME THIS" kids thinking because they have fancy headstraps and jerseys and a blue tooth enabled, plug and play gun

There is a purpose in knowing where everyone is going. I often ask people just so I dont end up in there bunker.

[Glickman]

There is a purpose in knowing where everyone is going. I often ask people just so I dont end up in there bunker.

agree x10.

everyone knows the horrors of having 4 other guys trying to stay behind the same bunker in speedball off the break



i like airsoft, and have tried it a few times, but the only grip i have is some of their community (the pure airsoft forums) are ***holes. The few times ive been there people were harassed because they said they didnt want to spend 500+ on airsoft equipment (if you didn't go all out, you didnt belong in the "sport").

The biggest damn reason i like airsoft is because of the cost to play, so screw them.

not to say that pball doesnt have it's own community problems, but i would much rather see some 10 year old being bought a fancy new gun and not know how to use it (thats how you learn, you break it) than to see a 35 year old telling you to get the "****" out of his sport because you dont spend $1000+ and jerk off to airsoft magazines like he does.

[hitech]

There is a purpose in knowing where everyone is going. I often ask people just so I dont end up in there bunker.

In speedball I ALWAYS ask the people next to me where they are going, for EXACTLY that reason.

[Lohman446]

What I love, is when the people my age glance at the 14 and 15 year olds with good markers and instantly think "mommies credit card no skill". Then, as I'm walking towards the dead box I get to laugh as they realize those 14-16yo kiddies on my team (when I used to play) are the elite players.

[RogueFactor]

What I love, is when the people my age glance at the 14 and 15 year olds with good markers and instantly think "mommies credit card no skill". Then, as I'm walking towards the dead box I get to laugh as they realize those 14-16yo kiddies on my team (when I used to play) are the elite players.

What I love, is when the 14 and 15 year olds glance at people my age with pump and mechanical markers and instantly think "old timers who are outgunned". Then, as I'm walking towards the dead box I get to laugh as they realize those 30 and 40yo old timers on my team are the elite players in a game based on shooting and skill.

[Bulldog]

Interesting thread. It sounds like the attitude in airsoft is more mature, and maybe close to the way painball was in the 80's. When it was actually fun for me. I think I will have to look into this game more. Anyone know any good sites for it?

What I love, is when the 14 and 15 year olds glance at people my age with pump and mechanical markers and instantly think "old timers who are outgunned". Then, as I'm walking towards the dead box I get to laugh as they realize those 30 and 40yo old timers on my team are the elite players in a game based on shooting and skill.

I remember this actually happening a few years ago out in redlands. Except it might have been a mech I had in my hands. Nothing makes someone recoil quite like a shot to the neck from an unexpected angle.