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Subject: Airsoft or Paintball?
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Poll: Which do you prefer, airsoft or paintball?  [closed]
airsoft:  24%
(5 Votes)
paintball:  67%
(14 Votes)
neither:  10%
(2 Votes)
Total Votes: 21

I know that there has probably already been a thread on this sometime, so don't flame me cause I wasn't here to see it and am too lazy to go find it. I've just been looking at some stuff on the net lately, and airsoft looks pretty sweet, but I'm not sure if it would be better than paintball (I've only ever done paintball, not airsoft). Which do you prefer? And please provide a reason, not just "airsoft sucks!!" or "paintball's -blam!-!!!" Intelligent responses are appreciated.

Oh, and if you live in Canada and do airsoft, let me know what you think of the legal situation concerning airsoft guns.

  • 08.14.2004 10:33 PM PDT
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haha I started one of these a while back, actually.
I used to do paintball but now I'm an avid airsofter. Both sports are hella fun, but I like airsoft more because it feels more realistic and your guns are really really cool. It's a little slower-paced sometimes but you use a lot more real-world tactics and you can wear cool gear that you could never dream of wearing in a paintball fight because it would get all covered in paint.
I have a P90 TR and it's a sweet little gun.

  • 08.14.2004 10:36 PM PDT

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whatever "airsoft" is its stupid go with paintballing.

its way to late to be talking about this

  • 08.14.2004 10:36 PM PDT
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airsoft. -blam!-. Paintball. Pff airSOFT. With pillows

  • 08.14.2004 10:37 PM PDT

Rage Hard
I love shotguns
-Usefulness of information does apply to how and if you are going to utilize it in the future.

"[History is] a recording of unjustified suffering, irreparable loss, tregedy without catharsis.

I have no idea what airsoft is, so i take what i say earlier back. it sound kinda fun.

  • 08.14.2004 10:38 PM PDT
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dude, we're not starting a debate here or anything. It's just a matter of personal preference. I haven't dissed on paintball any, how 'bout you do the same and show some respect for other peoples' opinions?

Also, I don't know why they call it air SOFT...you shoot each other with hard little plastic pellets.

  • 08.14.2004 10:39 PM PDT
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Paintball mainly because you know if you shot someone. If someone is "tough" enough, they could just pretend they weren't shot in Airsoft.

  • 08.15.2004 3:27 AM PDT
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never heard of airsoft... do you play untill everyone else admits they've been hit or do you play tell everyone else has had enough being hit? (sounds like a good point that you can't tell then you've hit someone)

[Edited on 8/15/2004 8:30:35 AM]

  • 08.15.2004 8:29 AM PDT
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usually i play until i'm outta ammo or everyone else has been hit in the face :P i can hear their scream becouse i got a co2 powered Airsoftgun it hurts as hell from short distance :P
(we also got these masks so you dont get seriuously injured...)

  • 08.15.2004 9:22 AM PDT
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Well, when we play airsoft we just mostly rely on the honor system, weird as that sounds. When you get hit you just say that you're hit. It's only a game, after all. It actually has worked really well for us. If we catch someone cheating we empty a mag at 'em from point blank (but we have yet to catch someone cheating).

  • 08.15.2004 9:52 AM PDT
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airsoft is for -blam!-s and paintballing in a shirt and pants thats manly paintball you get a big rush from airsoft is like blah

  • 08.15.2004 12:46 PM PDT
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dude do you know what airsoft is, it hurts in shirt and pants too, your just too lazy to go airsoft and biased in the diraction of paintball because thats all your lazy kiester has ever done, by the way paintballing is fun.

  • 08.15.2004 12:52 PM PDT
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airsoft does sound like it hurts... but i think it would be easier to hit someone with a heavier and bigger paintball...

  • 08.15.2004 12:57 PM PDT
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Airsoft is fun and so is paintball i play both as frequently as the other.

My Airsoft Gun

My paintball gun is a simple 98 Custom with a barrel extension.

  • 08.15.2004 1:39 PM PDT