| Whether paintball or airsoft is better, no one will ever | | | | a paintball will have a good chance of breaking going |
| know. It is highly debated across the world. They are | | | | through brush. An airsoft BB is so small the probability |
| very similar, but paintball is known for its fast pace of | | | | of it going through all the brush is pretty good. |
| the game, and the hard hits of the paint balls. Playing | | | | Airsoft guns are more accurate, so airsoft games end |
| airsoft relies more on team strategy and tactics. | | | | much quicker. Players would easily be able to see a |
| The differences between the guns are quite different. | | | | paintball coming and duck out of the way. An airsoft |
| Airsoft guns are highly popular because they are very | | | | BB is way too small to see coming traveling that fast, |
| realistic replicas of real military weapons. They are also | | | | and would be almost impossible to avoid. |
| a little less expensive than paintball guns. One of the | | | | Airsoft guns are a lot easier to move around with. |
| main differences between a paintball gun and an | | | | They are lighter than paintball guns. Paintball guns are |
| airsoft gun is that a paintball gun has a hopper, where | | | | hard to maneuver with because they usually have a |
| the paintballs are put in. The guns used in airsoft use | | | | CO2 tank hanging off the back of the gun. The hopper |
| clips which look more realistic than the hoppers. | | | | on a paintball gun can also easily get in the way. Also |
| Unloading and loading clips makes it an easy process. | | | | airsoft gear and paintball gear vary in many different |
| Extra clips are very light to carry, unlike carrying big | | | | ways. Airsoft gear is a lot bigger part of the game |
| cylinders full of paintballs around your waist. | | | | than paintball gear. |
| To start paintballing or airsofting it costs around the | | | | When playing paintball it is very easy to see when a |
| same price. In the long run paintballing is going to be | | | | player is hit because the paintball explodes all over |
| more expensive. Airsoft BBs are a lot less expensive | | | | them. When a player gets hit in airsoft it is very hard to |
| than paintballs. Also it would cost a lot more to get a | | | | tell unless they have a mark. Players must be honest |
| paintball gun repaired than airsoft rifles. After initially | | | | when playing airsoft because there is no way of telling |
| buying the gun everything else for both sports is | | | | if you get hit or not. They do have airsoft BBs in |
| relatively cheap. Airsoft guns have a longer range than | | | | paintball form that do explode when you are hit, but |
| paintball guns. Airsoft guns usually average between | | | | these are rarely used. |
| 250fps to 600fps. | | | | Whether you like to paintball or airsoft it is just an |
| The ammo used in these games is paintballs and 6 | | | | opinion of what you like. Both have there advantages |
| mm airsoft BBs. These games are usually played in | | | | and disadvantages. |
| woods or in an open field. If you are playing in woods | | | | |