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    Posted: 29 September 2005 at 11:53pm
 so ya some of my friends are getting into airsoft and im jw if its fun enough to get into....because they say there getting them for the "off season" of paintball, in the winter......so if anyone has played it how fun is it?



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ive played once... it was alright, nothing special.

since when is there an off season for paintball??? we play year round here in chicago... indoor, and outdoor.




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i dont know, thats why i "" the word, cause i dont believe in an "off season" there just geeks and nerdes....well 2 of the 3 are.....anyway i dont think ill get one yet....i might just buy another pb gun....i dont know



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Paintball is more fun, airsoft is cheaper.
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It's alright. I'd stick with paintball, though.
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ya im just going to stick with paintball



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Or you could do both. I do.
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I've played airsoft, and it doesn't qutie compare for one big
reason. There is no sense of danger like there is in paintball. I
hate to say it, but the promise of a little pain is one of the
adrenaline rushes of paintball. Ever see a bunch of guys dive
head first for the dirt when a paintball gun opens up on em'?
That's instinct. They are getting out of the way of that welting
projectile. That's first on your mind when getting shot at in
paintball. In airsoft, the sting is nothing, and so it creates the
opportunity to take wild risks without the threat of welting
consequences for doing something crazy or stupid.

Imagine you want to rush up on a bunker in paintball. One of
the things stopping you is you know it's gonna hurt if you get lit
up. There is nothing like that holding you back in airsoft. You
might as well just play lazer tag.

Another problem is these scenario players that like to wear tac
vests and stuff doen't even know they've been hit half the time,
and a lot of guys can cheat cause there's no evidence of a hit,
like in paintball. So, you gotta make sure you're playing with
good honest guys. Besides, don't you just love hearing that
solid "thwack" when you hit someone with a paintball, and
seeing a bright patch of paint splat on them?

that said, airsoft is an ok game. One plus is you can play inside
without painting up a place, and the guns are really realistic
cool looking guns.

But, I'll take paintball over airsoft any day.

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you can use paintballs in airsoft guns.....
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I don't really like airsoft. Bu it is a cheaper alternitive to paintball. And I wouldn't say there is an off season for paintball. I love playing in the snow.
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Originally posted by ninety8freak ninety8freak wrote:

you can use paintballs in airsoft guns.....

???? no you cant airsoft pelelts equal 0 and paintballs equal 0 so I dont think you could get a paintball into that barrel

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^^ he means airsoft paintballs. pellets of paint infact.
if it moves it becomes a target.

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i play both. theyre basically the same. you can get 6500 bbs for 8 bucks. if you do get a gun do your research before you buy one because there are a lot of crap guns that people say are good.
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Well, I guess it's okay.

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i dont think its ok, all u airsofters need to come back to the good side. dont let darth airsofter pull u in, let macepaintballer take care of u lol(i just watched star wars) ne way, i dont think airsoft is better than paintball. first of all, u can lie about when ur hit because no one knows. ive never shot one of these things but, ocrrect me if im wrong wouldnt they get carried away in the wind???. i love the rush of getting hit. its fun. ne way do wat u want. arent there any indoor paintball places around u??
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Also I dont know why people stop playing during the winter, the paintballs dont freeze or get harder because there oil based now unless you play when its like -30 degrees it shouldnt matter an dplus it would hurt less becasue during the winter you can wear thicker clothes so you wouldnt feel it as much ( even though its harder to run like that)
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Originally posted by ninety8freak ninety8freak wrote:

you can use paintballs in airsoft guns.....

they do NOT bust. they do the same thing as a regular pellet

If yolu want to try it, just shoot each other with bb guns



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i own 4 airsoft guns and a tippmann  but airsoft is fun for around the neighborhood play because it wont leave paint all over ur house and is a alot cheaper
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Originally posted by <SPAN =bold>littlebhawk</SPAN> littlebhawk wrote:

Also I dont know why people stop playing during the winter, the paintballs dont freeze or get harder because there oil based now unless you play when its like -30 degrees it shouldnt matter an dplus it would hurt less becasue during the winter you can wear thicker clothes so you wouldnt feel it as much ( even though its harder to run like that)

many ppl stop playing b/c they use CO2 and CO2 stinks in the winter time...i dont see y they dont get HPA though, but its their choice.



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Airsoft is pretty fun but me and my firends quit playing it and just stuck with paintball. But we are thinking about taking it up again. It is alot cheaper than paintball. It's pretty much the same thing except you have cooler looking guns and you shoot plastic bb's.

My off season for paintball is during the summer. It's too hot to play in the summer I just play in the spring, winter, and fall.
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