WTF is Airsoft?

joe678

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u shoot gas at someone or something? i keep hearing about this vs paintball, which is fun btw...
 

MainFramed

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Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon
Originally posted by: MainFramed
bb guns and pelet guns dumba$$

edit** sorry in a bad mood

huh? bb guns aren't airsoft...


air soft guns are pretty much bb guns....your probably thinking im refering to bb gun rifles...?
 

Joony

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Airsoft guns are guns that mimick real guns in size and color but shoot hard plastic 6mm BBs. The good electric guns from Tokyo Marui shoots about 280fps and can be upgraded to fire over an excess of 450fps along with a higher rate of fire. Plastic bodies can be upgraded by aftermarket metal bodies a more realistic look.
 

Hector13

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Originally posted by: Joony
Airsoft guns are guns that mimick real guns in size and color but shoot hard plastic 6mm BBs. The good electric guns from Tokyo Marui shoots about 280fps and can be upgraded to fire over an excess of 450fps along with a higher rate of fire. Plastic bodies can be upgraded by aftermarket metal bodies a more realistic look.

you mean the gun itself, not the bullets, right (I hope)?

 

ROTC1983

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Originally posted by: Hector13
Originally posted by: Joony
Airsoft guns are guns that mimick real guns in size and color but shoot hard plastic 6mm BBs. The good electric guns from Tokyo Marui shoots about 280fps and can be upgraded to fire over an excess of 450fps along with a higher rate of fire. Plastic bodies can be upgraded by aftermarket metal bodies a more realistic look.

you mean the gun itself, not the bullets, right (I hope)?

Actually, there are metallic BBs, but aren't used in games with people in them. (At least I hope not).
 

AvesPKS

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Ahh, so it's like those little toy guns you get in the supermarket that come with little plastic projectiles to shoot?
 

ROTC1983

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Originally posted by: AvesPKS
Ahh, so it's like those little toy guns you get in the supermarket that come with little plastic projectiles to shoot?

Much more powerful and more fun :)
 

Joony

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there are higher weight teflon coated BBs for higher powered sniper rifles.
 

AvesPKS

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Originally posted by: ROTC1983
Originally posted by: AvesPKS
Ahh, so it's like those little toy guns you get in the supermarket that come with little plastic projectiles to shoot?

Much more powerful and more fun :)

But, basically...;)
 

Hector13

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Originally posted by: Nemesis77
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Originally posted by: Nemesis77
My airsoft-gun :D

NICE.... How does did that run you???

How much does it cost you mean? About 380 euros, propably cheaper in the US. Electric, selectable single-shot, burst or full-auto, bipod, fold-up stock etc. etc.


so just to clariffy. People use this guns much in the same way as paintball? I mean it sounds to me like these plastic bullets can do some real damage. Do they hurt?

And how do you "win"? In paintball, you can see how many times someone has been hit, but how does it work here?
 

Nemesis77

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Originally posted by: Hector13
so just to clariffy. People use this guns much in the same way as paintball? I mean it sounds to me like these plastic bullets can do some real damage. Do they hurt?

Yes. It does hurt a bit, but it's nothing major. They COULD cause damage if you shoot at point-blank range with modified gun on exposed skin.

And how do you "win"? In paintball, you can see how many times someone has been hit, but how does it work here?

Airsoft is based on honor-system. The pellets don't leave a mark. If someone cheats and gets caught, they get kicked out.