Airsoft!!

[SaburoS]

Originally posted by GtoRA2
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 Where did you play Airsoft at?   I agree with the paintball thing, it has become a game of tag with paint.      The idea of triggers that use two fingers and guns with no sites blows my mind, its like they took everything about being a good shot with a real firearm and threw it out.

They even don't like them being called guns.

"its a marker not a gun!"

I have a tokyo Marai M4, but I think its a POS the plastic receiver is so weak the barrel moves about half an inch up and down and side to side.

COurse I bought it before Clasic Army came out with the metal recivers.... lol.

It was an indoor field in Hayward called Operation Paintball.
Man, you'd like it
Tokyo Marui are top quality (I really like the shot to shot consistency), but being made of plastic compared to the metal Classic Army, leaves a little to be desired on the toughness scale. My buddy bought a Classic Army one for his son for his Junior High graduation present. Cannot tell the difference from the real thing unless you look REAL close. The metal bodies do have a disadvantage as it seems to amplify the gearbox action noise.

LOL, I might just bring it to the 25 yard range if they allow it at the gun range. It is just that much fun!

[Slash27]

Originally posted by indy007
For the rifleman that hate any arguement for ROF... well, catch the pball championships on ESPN sometime. See how it's played, and look for how often the opportunity for a patient, aimed shot actually becomes available. It's virtually never in any type of competative format.

Comparing apples to oranges here with this "paintball vs Airsoft". I found the competition paintball boring and silly vs duking it out in the woods. Baggy pants and silly flashy jerseys and unloading gobs of overpriced paint from guns that cost more than my M1A Springfield in one game never floated my boat. Too bad I had to find that out after buying a Shocker 4x4 and WGP Autocrapper.  Not bashing you Indy, you're just way at the other end of the spectrum from me.

[indy007]

Nah, no chip. I play both ends of the spectrum. I just avoid the woods nowadays because without a new contact lens perscription... it's just a big green blob to me. Also have bad natural nightvision... without PVS-7s I find trees with my face.

I still think it's apples to apples. Same velocities, same ranges, same ability to get full cover from a shrub or piece of plywood that couldn't protect you from a .22, same angles, same drills, same fields (therefore, same tactics). If I had a serious beef with airsoft, I wouldn't have an TM M4 next to my Autococker.

I do have one little bias in an airsoft game though... on my team, I'd rather have people that crossed over from paintball, than a pure airsofter. People with paintball experience have no fear of the plastic bb's and play a more aggressive game.


plus the original question was what's better, marksmanship or ROF, not which is better airsoft or paintball. And imho, the answer is both Sometimes you gotta 1-shot people, sometimes you gotta sweetspot a line @ 14+ bps. Doesn't matter if it's a paintball or airsoft.