| Okay everyone, to get things started my name is Matt | | | | expensive tanks in paintball. Overall airsoft is cheaper, |
| Gabriel, and I am the owner of an airsoft store. I am | | | | but I do not have the numbers for this article. Plus, you |
| going to be completely fair in this article but the real | | | | have to pay to get your paintball co2 tanks refilled all |
| answer is that airsoft truly is a better sport than | | | | the time, which means you have to go out of your |
| paintball, in my opinion. | | | | way to go to get it filled, when with an airsoft gun you |
| 1. Price - The price of a good quality airsoft rifle that | | | | can just charge it at home. |
| could be used in a large scale organized op only cost | | | | So I don't know about you but with the price |
| anywhere from 100 to 175 bucks. The gun I would | | | | advantage, and the state of the current economy |
| recommend for that would be anything out of the | | | | airsoft is the way to go. |
| Echo1 line. The echo1 line would also be respected by | | | | 2. Realism - Most airsoft guns used by regular players |
| most players in the airsoft community as a good gun | | | | are 1 to 1 scale, and usually close to 1 to 1 weight |
| to use along with other brands like D-Boys, CYMA & | | | | depending on the brand of your gun. Paintball guns look |
| UTG. | | | | nothing like a real anything. Now this could be a pro or |
| I don't play much paintball so I am not 100% sure how | | | | con depending on what you like but in airsoft it is |
| much a respected paintball gun would cost but I know | | | | typical to wear military uniforms and play realistic |
| that in that same price range all you could buy is | | | | scenarios. In paintball you wear bright colored jerseys |
| something like a Tippman, and from what I hear from | | | | that don't blend in and game scenarios that are |
| avid paintballers, that is not a very respected gun for | | | | sometimes good, but without the uniforms and realistic |
| large scale ops or professional play. | | | | guns it is lacking. airsoft also typically has many current |
| Now that is just the main price advantage of airsoft. | | | | and retired military personnel that play and help |
| Then the next price advantage airsoft has over | | | | organize missions and things. |
| paintball is the price of ammunition. Now I speak out of | | | | 3. Places to Play - Now paintball might have a lot more |
| experience when I say in a large scale event the most | | | | places to play than airsoft, but airsoft doesn't have to |
| BB's you would ever use is 10,000. Now I have been to | | | | be played in a professional field. You could play in your |
| many ops and I use a 5,000 round box mag. Most I | | | | backyard or woods near your house, as long as your |
| have used is 2 full box mags. And that is some | | | | orange tips are on! But you could do that and not |
| extreme shooting. With a regular 300 round m4 mag | | | | make a huge mess everywhere. I don't think most |
| you would only use maybe 4,000 rounds. And how | | | | people would appreciate kids playing paintball and |
| much do they cost? $15.00 for 4,000 bbs and that will | | | | getting the paint all over everything. And with airsoft |
| last a large scale game if you conserve your shooting, | | | | being so much cheaper, you can have regular pick up |
| in a backyard game you would only use maybe 2,000 | | | | games easily. |
| BB's. So you could have a full day of airsoft for around | | | | 4. Honorable Games - In the sport of airsoft there is a |
| 15.00. In paintball for a box it is around $45.00 and that | | | | great amount of honor in honesty. Since there is no |
| is not even the best quality paintballs. $15.00 buys you | | | | paint involved, people have to be honest and call their |
| the best quality that you can get. From what I hear, at | | | | hits. In all my time playing, I have never had huge |
| a large scale paintball game with around 100-200 | | | | problems with cheaters. If you are cheating, you are |
| people like the airsoft ops I go to I understand you | | | | usually banned from that field, and no one will play with |
| could use anywhere from 1 to 2 boxes of paintballs | | | | you. And because of this the crowd that plays airsoft |
| for all day play. That would mean you are paying | | | | tend to be more honest, and mature and fun to play |
| anywhere from 45-90 dollars just in ammo for 1 day | | | | with. Now this is just an assumption because I never |
| of play. | | | | personally played paintball enough to know this, but I will |
| The last airsoft price advantage is with how it is | | | | get some more research on this in the future. |
| powered. Most common primary weapons are battery | | | | So now I don't know about you but if all of that doesn't |
| powered. With the Echo1 brand it comes with a | | | | convince you to at least just try airsoft I don't know |
| battery and charger included in the package. Paintball | | | | what is. Now don't think of airsoft as those cheap |
| requires CO2 tanks, that in the suggested price range | | | | clear guns you see at Walmart. Good airsoft guns can |
| usually would come in a tippman package. Like in both | | | | only be purchased at online store or specialty shops. |
| you can get upgraded batteries in airsoft, and | | | | |