I've been thinking about playing airsoft with some of my friends but I've only played paintball till now. If you could give me suggestions for guns that would help and keep them under 200.
@GuttlessCashew: Echo 1 is pretty much the best starter brand for your price. Saving your mooney for a higher end gun such as a Classic Army or Tokyo Marui will be better in the long run. It would help to known what kind of firearms you think are cool, beacuse then I could give some suggestions.
Indoors? Backyard? Woods? Urban? Where are you playing? Short? Medium? Long? What range do you want? Gas? Electric? Spring even? What are you looking for.
Also, there are some crucial accessories you will want to buy. If you are purchaseing an AEG (Automatic Electric Gun) a better battery and a smart charger are a must. A gas pistol needs a proapne adaptor. And of course, you will need decent quality bb's.
With gas powered airsoft guns don't you have to wear a lot of protection? What's the pain scale like if 1 hit bare skin, let's say a paintball hit is a 5/10.
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Well, it's always a good idea to wear long sleeves and long pants to help avoid getting ticks and such (if you're playing in the woods). Being gas powered does not necessarily mean that the gun is going faster than a spring rifle (especially of the sniper variety) or even necessarily an AEG. It's all related to how many feet per second the BB is traveling once it leaves the gun's barrel. In general I think a GBB or NBB (blow-back or non-blow-back) pistol will pull between 300-350 FPS, which is in the mid/high tier in terms of how hard they sting. And you don't want to get shot with it less than 10 feet away, since it can sometimes break the skin. It doesn't actually hurt that much. Leaves welts the size of small spider bites.
Edit: Yeah, forgot that I mentioned long sleeves n' pants. If you're wearing at least a normal layer of clothing, it's not likely at all that you'll bleed from a sub-.32g BB going at 300-400 FPS.
Ahh, I was checking out the AirSoft website and it looks super interesting. Shame none of my mates are into it because I live next to a massive woodland-hilly area called the South Downs in England. The perfect place to do paintball/airsoft.
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wasnt sure if you even knew what speed ball was, most people who have played out in the woods dont.
But nothing beats the feeling you get when your diving through mid-air for the snake with dozens of paintballs flying around you... except sex... sex beats it.
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