| Many people want to know the answer to airsoft vs | | | | the other possible factors, that could have been better |
| paintball. There is an ongoing rivalry between Airsoft | | | | decided in close range. |
| and paintball, both are extreme sports that share many | | | | While I understand where these critics are coming |
| of the same qualities, and have the same premise; | | | | from, I really do not think that a different playing venue |
| shoot your opponents. Any competition is bound to stir | | | | would have lead to a different result. It seems as |
| up some smack talk, and being that they are both | | | | though, this is simply a desperate attempt to keep this |
| violent sports (or violent simulations), there is plenty of | | | | topic debatable or undecided. Like I said at the |
| fuel on the fire. | | | | beginning of the article, Paintball and airsoft players are |
| Well finally, the airsoft and paintball communities can | | | | competitive, without a doubt. So one side will not want |
| put this one to rest because a group of paintballers | | | | to admit defeat, ever. But the fact is, airsoft is simply |
| and airsofters took it to the fields and had the | | | | more deadly than paintball. And if these two duke it out |
| anticipated match. | | | | against each other, airsoft will win every time. This is |
| The game between airsoft and paintball was not even | | | | certainly not suggesting that airsoft is a better sport |
| close, airsoft won by a mile and a half. Most | | | | than paintball. Only that if there is a competition |
| spectators suggest that airsoft won because of longer | | | | between the two, airsoft has a significant advantage. |
| shooting range. Airsoft bb's can fire farther than | | | | Airsoft bb's have more velocity, accuracy, and a larger |
| paintballs. So every time a paintball player would | | | | range. So even if we were to play a close quarters |
| attempt to engage an airsoft opponent, the paintballer | | | | match, airsoft would still have an advantage. Of |
| would be targeted long before reaching an appropriate | | | | course, maybe a close range gunfight would eliminate |
| shooting distance. | | | | range as an advantage, but paintball would still not be |
| This makes sense, a paintball is a lot larger than an | | | | able to compete in terms of velocity or accuracy. |
| airsoft bb, so a considerable amount of wind friction | | | | As far as I can see, the case is closed. Airsoft vs |
| would be placed on a paintball. Paintball guns fire at | | | | paintball match = airsoft! |
| about 300 fps (feet per second), but airsoft bb's can | | | | However, there is still a debate about which is a better |
| exceed 500 fps. So really, the paintballers did not stand | | | | sport. And although airsoft would win in a gunfight vs |
| a chance. | | | | paintball, that does not mean its better. In fact, for |
| This being said, some were not convinced that this | | | | many reasons, paintball can be considered a better |
| game was an accurate telling of airsoft vs paintball. | | | | sport than airsoft. Which sport is more fun is an entirely |
| Critics of this match suggested that it was an airsoft | | | | separate debate. The co2 paintball guru has a good |
| friendly venue, which may have had some merit. The | | | | article to decide which sport is better for you. And it |
| competition of choice was what is known as bush ball, | | | | may not necessarily be the most deadly, so you |
| which is played in both sports. In laymans terms, bush | | | | should decide that for yourself by trying out both |
| ball simply means: paintball or airsoft out in the | | | | sports. |
| wilderness. But the bush that was chosen for this | | | | Also, if you agree that this open field match did nothing |
| match was an open field. Critics claim that the two | | | | to prove airsoft's dominance, then I would love to hear |
| sides started too far apart, and as a result, the winner | | | | if anyone else has tested out an airsoft vs paintball, or |
| was decided solely by the team with the longest | | | | has a devils advocate opinion. 90% of the spectators |
| range. In other words, there is absolutely no doubt that | | | | from the match we played are convinced that airsoft |
| airsoft beats paintball in terms of overall shooting | | | | owns paintball, and the unconvinced 10% were most |
| range. But this match was unable to determine any of | | | | likely in a state of denial. |