| There are many differences between airsoft guns and | | | | powerful then the paintball guns. |
| paintball guns. There are also differences behind the | | | | The cost of playing with airsoft guns in comparison to |
| games themselves. These differences include the | | | | paintball guns are close to being equivalent. If you are |
| kinetic power, shooting ranges, an honor system, and | | | | trying to decide between which game to play and you |
| the prices. | | | | want to play the cheapest game then they are about |
| When you play paintball you don't need to rely on a | | | | the same. The biggest differences in price are when |
| player being honest if they are shot or not because it | | | | you look at ammunition. The guns are about the same |
| is obvious they were. A paintball will explode when it | | | | price. Airsoft guns are much cheaper to maintain and |
| hits you and leave a splatter of a bright color on your | | | | the pellets are significantly cheaper than paintballs are. |
| clothing. When you play with airsoft guns there is no | | | | The most expensive thing you will buy is the guns |
| definite sign that the person was hit. People have to be | | | | themselves. Ammunition is relatively cheap. You can |
| honest and admit that they were hit and leave the | | | | find cheap airsoft guns for as little as $20. The cheap |
| playing field and go to the safety zone until they are | | | | guns are low quality and they might not shoot as far or |
| flagged back into the game. People must rely on this | | | | as hard as the high quality guns. They also may not be |
| honor system in order to play airsoft. | | | | as realistic as the more expensive guns. If you want a |
| A paintball projects from a gun much harder and | | | | high-quality and custom gun then you should expect to |
| stronger than the pellets from airsoft guns. This is | | | | pay around $300 or more. Some of the really nice |
| because the paintballs weigh more than the pellets do. | | | | guns can cost over $2000. |
| The energy from a paintball is a significantly different | | | | There are many differences between airsoft guns and |
| collision when they impact the target. | | | | paintball guns. The prices can be very similar but the |
| Another difference between paintball guns and airsoft | | | | ammunition is cheaper for airsoft. The game is |
| guns is that the airsoft guns have a larger range than | | | | different too because with airsoft you have to rely on |
| the paintball guns. Most airsoft guns shoot between | | | | honest players to admit they were hit and with paintball |
| 300fps to 600fps and if you upgrade the gun with a | | | | the paint is obvious and there is no way to lie. The |
| hop-up unit then it will also create a backspin and give | | | | guns in both games also shoot differently because of |
| the shots fired an upward arc. Because of the weight | | | | the different types of ammunition and the way the |
| of paintballs they will not travel as far as pellets from | | | | guns are designed. It is easier for a gun to shoot a |
| an airsoft gun. The airsoft guns are much more | | | | small pellet then it is for a paintball. |