Airsoft Compared to Paintball

There are many ways in which the games ofweighs .2 grams while a paintball projectile weighs
paintball and Airsoft are quite similar. However, the2.84 grams. If both of them are traveling at 300
games really are not the same thing. For thisfeet, or 90 meters, per second an Airsoft
reason, a lot of people have a tendency ofprojectile will transfer .8 joules of energy while a
getting confused.paintball projectile will transfers 11.8 joules of
Origin Of The Gameenergy. As you can see, this is a considerable
Airsoft was developed in Japan in the late 1970sdifference and thus there are different types of
when gun hobbyists needed an alternative sincecollisions that occur.
the private ownership of firearms was illegal atShooting Range
that time. For this reason, there was a heavyAn Airsoft gun has more range than a paintball
emphasis placed upon making accurate replicas ofgun. In fact, most Airsoft guns can shoot
real firearms and upon the "military" aspects ofbetween 250fps to 600fps. If you place a hop-up
the game itself. This is also why the game is sounit on the gun, then this will put a backspin on
popular throughout Asia, where paintball is nearlythe gun and give it a slightly upward arc. With this
non-existent.in mind, you should also know that an Airsoft
On the other hand, paintball was developed in thepellet will travel a lot farther than a paintball pellet
United States in 1981 as a variation of hide andwill.
seek tag. Herein the use of utility companies' paintCost Of The Game
marking guns are used and their functioning isIf you are a new player who is trying to decide
more important than their aesthetic qualities. Thisbetween playing Airsoft or paintball, then you
game has rapidly gained great popularity in theshould know that a beginning package for either
United States where it has a family-friendly image.of these games is roughly equivalent in terms of
The Need For An Honor Systemcost. However, the major difference in price
In Airsoft there is an "honor system" that is usedcomes in when you are dealing with ammunition
in which the players rely upon one another to beand upkeep of your equipment. Herein Airsoft
honest enough to admit that they have been hitguns are less expensive because of the
since the plastic pellets do not leave marks onammunition that is used making the guns less
clothing. On the other hand, in paintball this systemprone to "jamming." Plus, Airsoft pellets are a lot
is not needed because paint marks are left on thecheaper to manufacture than paintballs are.
person's clothing.The most expensive piece of equipment are the
The Kinetic Energy Behind The Gameguns. While you will pay between $20 and $70 for
There is relatively little kinetic energy transfer ina low-quality electric Airsoft gun, a high-quality one
Airsoft as compared to paintball. In fact, thecan cost more than $300 and custom guns can
comparison is as follows... An Airsoft projectilecost more than $2,000.