| Airsoft and paintball are at first site very similar sports, | | | | while with paintball there are big and bulky external |
| but there are many factors that make me different. | | | | ｭﾃつｭﾃつｭﾃつｭﾃつｭﾃつｭ2 and N2 (or |
| Airsoft and paintball are pretty similar sports, and they | | | | compressed air) containers. Also, the hopper can |
| can be played exactly the same way. There are a | | | | sometimes get in the way. One gets used to how |
| few key differences, such as that airsoft is used more | | | | paintball guns are made, but shooting an airsoft gun is, |
| in military and law enforcement reenactments than | | | | well, somewhat of a relief. Some people have made |
| paintball. In this sense, gameplay can differ, but people | | | | advanced apparatuses where COﾃつｭ2 is on their |
| use paintball guns for reenactments as well (just not | | | | backs, and a tube from the paintball gun coils around |
| as often). If you look at the big picture, the games | | | | into the tank on their back. I personally saw a man with |
| aren't that different, but sometimes strategy and | | | | two paintball guns, each with two tubes extending |
| tactics must be changed depending on the specs of | | | | from the guns to the back-CO2 tanks. It was pretty |
| your and your opponent's gun. The guns used in airsoft | | | | cool. Anyways, it is clear that airsoft beats paintball in |
| and paintball differ greatly. Paintball guns have a | | | | maneuverability. Another important thing is |
| hopper that you pour paintballs into, while airsoft guns | | | | maintenance. Paintball guns you do need to oil, clean, |
| use clips. Therefore, loading and unloading is usually | | | | and of course refill CO2ﾃつｭ (depending on how |
| easier in airsoft, as is carrying around extra clips. In | | | | much you play, frequently). If you have a gas airsoft |
| paintball, you need to have a vest or belt to put large | | | | gun, that will also needed to be refilled, but electric and |
| cylinders of paintballs into. That doesn't mean that | | | | spring airsoft guns require no gas at all. Both kinds of |
| airsoft has paintball trumped in this category. Paintball | | | | guns can break if not properly maintained. Paintball |
| guns can usually carry more ammo than an airsoft | | | | guns need the barrel regularly cleaned, although that is |
| gun, and you can still reload relatively quickly. | | | | relatively simple. Most of the time, paintball guns have |
| Ammunition; paintballs in paintball, 6mm BBs in airsoft. | | | | more parts than airsoft guns, and they may be more |
| This is an important thing to consider. In a forest, there | | | | costly to repair, but crucial problems rarely occur in |
| are many tiny branches that can break paintballs, thus | | | | either gun type. The thing about airsoft is people can |
| stopping them from reaching their target. You have to | | | | cheat very easily. In paintball, the ball explodes and the |
| find a very open area without any obstructions. Airsoft | | | | paint is very visible on the person. Sure, one could wipe |
| pellets are very small and the likelihood of them hitting | | | | off the paint, but people rarely risk it because if they |
| tiny obstacles is miniscule. Also, in many cases they | | | | are caught, well, they are in trouble. However, |
| can be more accurate than paintballs, so it may not | | | | somebody can get hit in airsoft and just shake it off. If |
| take as much time for a game to end as it might with | | | | there are two very competitive people playing, and |
| paintball. The speed, in FPS, of airsoft is also usually | | | | they keep getting hit, one or the other can't really |
| higher (between 300fps and 400fps). It can be as low | | | | prove it, unless they are close enough up to see the |
| as 120fps, but that isn't very efficient in an airsoft | | | | pellet hit the person. Airsoft relies on the honesty |
| game. Paintballs can also be dodged; it doesn't happen | | | | system, and sometimes that isn't enough. 6mm |
| often, but if you see one coming toward you in | | | | paintballs are always an option, but they can break in |
| advance it is easy to move out of the way. Airsoft | | | | the barrel, and that causes problems. The superior |
| pellets are too small to see at a high-speed, and | | | | product really is a matter of opinion, as there is no |
| dodging is basically out of the question. Therefore, | | | | clear-cut winner. Each type of gun has its own |
| overall, in the case of ammunition, airsoft has the | | | | advantages and disadvantages. Usually, if you start |
| advantage. The next item on the list is maneuverability. | | | | with paintball, you'll stick with paintball, and likewise with |
| Airsoft guns are definitely easy to hold and run with, | | | | airsoft. |