| There are many ways in which the games of
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| | .2 grams while a paintball projectile
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| paintball and Airsoft are quite similar.
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| | weighs 2.84 grams. If both of them are
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| However, the games really are not the
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| | traveling at 300 feet, or 90 meters, per
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| same thing. For this reason, a lot of
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| | second an Airsoft projectile will
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| people have a tendency of getting
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| | transfer .8 joules of energy while a
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| confused.
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| | paintball projectile will transfers 11.8
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| Origin Of The Game Airsoft was developed
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| | joules of energy. As you can see, this
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| in Japan in the late 1970s when gun
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| | is a considerable difference and thus
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| hobbyists needed an alternative since the
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| | there are different types of collisions
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| private ownership of firearms was illegal
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| | that occur.
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| at that time. For this reason, there was
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| | Shooting Range An Airsoft gun has more
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| a heavy emphasis placed upon making
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| | range than a paintball gun. In fact,
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| accurate replicas of real firearms and
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| | most Airsoft guns can shoot between
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| upon the "military" aspects of the game
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| | 250fps to 600fps. If you place a hop-up
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| itself. This is also why the game is so
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| | unit on the gun, then this will put a
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| popular throughout Asia, where paintball
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| | backspin on the gun and give it a
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| is nearly non-existent.
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| | slightly upward arc. With this in mind,
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| On the other hand, paintball was
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| | you should also know that an Airsoft
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| developed in the United States in 1981 as
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| | pellet will travel a lot farther than a
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| a variation of hide and seek tag. Herein
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| | paintball pellet will.
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| the use of utility companies' paint
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| | Cost Of The Game If you are a new player
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| marking guns are used and their
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| | who is trying to decide between playing
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| functioning is more important than their
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| | Airsoft or paintball, then you should
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| aesthetic qualities. This game has
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| | know that a beginning package for either
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| rapidly gained great popularity in the
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| | of these games is roughly equivalent in
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| United States where it has a
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| | terms of cost. However, the major
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| family-friendly image.
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| | difference in price comes in when you are
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| The Need For An Honor System In Airsoft
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| | dealing with ammunition and upkeep of
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| there is an "honor system" that is used
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| | your equipment. Herein Airsoft guns are
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| in which the players rely upon one
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| | less expensive because of the ammunition
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| another to be honest enough to admit that
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| | that is used making the guns less prone
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| they have been hit since the plastic
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| | to "jamming." Plus, Airsoft pellets are
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| pellets do not leave marks on clothing.
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| | a lot cheaper to manufacture than
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| On the other hand, in paintball this
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| | paintballs are.
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| system is not needed because paint marks
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| | The most expensive piece of equipment are
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| are left on the person's clothing.
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| | the guns. While you will pay between $20
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| The Kinetic Energy Behind The Game There
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| | and $70 for a low-quality electric
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| is relatively little kinetic energy
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| | Airsoft gun, a high-quality one can cost
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| transfer in Airsoft as compared to
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| | more than $300 and custom guns can cost
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| paintball. In fact, the comparison is as
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| | more than $2,000.
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| follows... An Airsoft projectile weighs
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