how fun is airsoft?
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Topic: how fun is airsoft?
Posted By: blackdog144
Subject: how fun is airsoft?
Date Posted: 29 September 2005 at 11:53pm
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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
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Posted By: fishsticks
Date Posted: 30 September 2005 at 12:29am
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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. ------------- A gun is not a weapon... It's a tool. Like a butcher knife, or a harpoon, or...uh, a...an alligator. |
Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 30 September 2005 at 1:05am
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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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Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 30 September 2005 at 4:24pm
| Paintball is more fun, airsoft is cheaper. |
Posted By: whack-a-mole
Date Posted: 30 September 2005 at 5:15pm
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It's alright. I'd stick with paintball, though. ------------- NASA and the Americans spent millions of dollars and hundreds of hours to develop a pen that would write in space.....The Russians used a pencil. |
Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 30 September 2005 at 7:13pm
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ya im just going to stick with paintball
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Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 30 September 2005 at 7:32pm
| Or you could do both. I do. |
Posted By: No Quarter
Date Posted: 30 September 2005 at 7:37pm
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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. |
Posted By: ninety8freak
Date Posted: 30 September 2005 at 8:34pm
| you can use paintballs in airsoft guns..... |
Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 30 September 2005 at 9:50pm
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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. ------------- http://www.macdev.net - MacDev Militia http://www.alienpb.com - Alien - Because winning is more fun. |
Posted By: littlebhawk
Date Posted: 01 October 2005 at 5:52am
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???? no you cant airsoft pelelts equal 0 and paintballs equal 0 so I dont think you could get a paintball into that barrel |
ninety8freak wrote:Posted By: gumball
Date Posted: 01 October 2005 at 7:55am
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^^ he means airsoft paintballs. pellets of paint infact. ------------- if it moves it becomes a target. Tippmann A5 E-grip smartparts all american hpa fund: £12.50/150 |
Posted By: kuhndog599
Date Posted: 01 October 2005 at 8:25am
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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. ------------- model 98 - homemade handguard solid stock - opsgear mag polished internals homemade sling - paintjob operator barrel progressive barrel opsgear mag - stock |
Posted By: djrock
Date Posted: 01 October 2005 at 9:03am
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Well, I guess it's okay. ------------- 
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Posted By: Tippmann98mike
Date Posted: 01 October 2005 at 9:16am
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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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Posted By: littlebhawk
Date Posted: 01 October 2005 at 3:45pm
| 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) |
Posted By: Vraptor
Date Posted: 01 October 2005 at 4:41pm
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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 ------------- My review on the JT headshield: http://www.pbreview.com/products/reviews/?prod=2390&sort=new Tippmann A-5 Remote Flatline RT Car stock 
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Posted By: diedonimpact
Date Posted: 01 October 2005 at 7:59pm
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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Posted By: pb_phoenix
Date Posted: 01 October 2005 at 8:38pm
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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Posted By: soonerdude05
Date Posted: 01 October 2005 at 11:19pm
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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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Posted By: black04
Date Posted: 01 October 2005 at 11:32pm
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that's exactly what i believe. and on top of that i do agree.....i love the sound of paintball bursting on someone. ------------- my setup: Ion CP trigger SP Q-lock feedneck Check-it unimount 2 14" AA barrel |
Posted By: Cheetos3254
Date Posted: 01 October 2005 at 11:45pm
| Airsoft sucks. Its so boring and you cant even see when you hit anyone. Like one time. I got right on top of someone and fired 2 or three times in there back and they never called them selves out. |
Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 02 October 2005 at 1:28am
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hmm well my friends are pretty honest when it comes to getting hit and
all of that mumbo jumbo....but i use co2 and i dont want to switch to
HPA, cause its to much money for me....i mean i have enough money to
buy a tank, but i just dont want to....other then that, my off season
for paintball is the winter, of course...from like november to february
is my off season...spring and summer are just better for
me........anyway i dont know if im still going to get an airsoft gun
but i dont know if i wont either, so ya
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Posted By: Mr. Heckler
Date Posted: 02 October 2005 at 12:37pm
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I like guns. I would buy a G-36C airsoft rifle just to say i have one. I have never played airsoft, but do intend to soon. As of now i am a hardcore (maybe mediumcore...?) paintballer. ------------- The Tippmann Forums.....My Anti-Drug. -98Custom -Flatline -6-Position Collapsible Stock -32 Degrees Remote Hose -Crossman Red Dot |
Posted By: ThunderPants
Date Posted: 02 October 2005 at 12:42pm
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airsoft is like the flag football of paintball, you get some sick looking guns, but its such a slow-paced game, th eonly reason i bought an airsoft gun was to shoot at squirrels in my yard(and my friends) ------------- teamtriggerhappy.com eatonpaint.com wevopaintball.com |
Posted By: DanManIt
Date Posted: 02 October 2005 at 5:12pm
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I just recently started playing paintball and have been playing airsoft for a little over a year, soI'll compare the two. Advantages of Airsoft 1. Guns, bbs, and everything else is cheaper. 2. Can run around in a T-shirt and not worry about getting welts (for the most part) 3. Doesn't make a mess 4. You can play in your backyard or other small area. Disadvantages of Airsoft 1. Not half as exciting as paintball 2. Sometimes you will actually get bored during the match 3. Some guns are crap and only the $300+ guns perform comparable to a paintball gun 4. Not very popular, I don't know of any airsoft fields by me 5. It's very easy for people to cheat. Conclusion: Paintball is much better, although expensive. |
Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 02 October 2005 at 7:22pm
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theres only one airsoft field by me...but ya if i played id play on my field here at home or my friends field at his house...
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Posted By: philmann 98
Date Posted: 03 October 2005 at 7:07am
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airsoft is the sissy version of paintball. if you've never played paintball its fun i guess. their more accurate but don't shoot very far . plus you have to play with the honor system with players calling themselves out, and alot of times you don't feel the BB's hitting you. ------------- OOOO What a RUSH!!! |
Posted By: lumpythecamel
Date Posted: 03 October 2005 at 11:26am
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You said it m8, I've been airsofting twice and theres not much adredline atall whereas paintball theres more becuase it actually hurts a bit. |
