| Air soft guns are detailed replicas of guns and other | | | | users should be sure to wear proper eyewear, as a |
| firearms which are produced and used for recreational | | | | pellet can cause serious damage to an eye. |
| purposes such as paintballing or simple target practice | | | | Recreational air soft games should only be played by |
| using pellets. They are made to resemble a wide | | | | people over 12 years old and be played within |
| variety of firearms including weapons used in military | | | | regulated paintball sites. |
| operations and some fantasy military operations. | | | | Air soft guns can be quite expensive depending on the |
| These guns do not use gunpowder, but instead use | | | | type of gun purchased. Standard guns with no |
| highly compressed gas such as propane or carbon | | | | additional thrills can usually be found for under $50, but |
| dioxide to shoot the pellet. Other more expensive guns | | | | more expensive guns can cost hundreds of dollars. |
| use electronic motors to shoot the pellets. | | | | Some guns have optical sights which include red dot |
| While airsoft guns are designed for recreational | | | | sights for short shots, and telescopic sights for long |
| purposes, and at times are used to shoot at other | | | | range shots. To save more money, the purchaser can |
| human beings, they can be quite dangerous and proper | | | | look for spring powered guns which do not require and |
| precautions need to be taken. When using air soft | | | | internal combustion or a gas tank. These guns are |
| guns to play paintball or other recreation sports, all | | | | cheaper but much less powerful. |