Airsoft Guns Vs Paintball Guns

It is safe to say that almost everyone knows that paint ball guns shoot paint balls, while airsoft rifles shoot plastic airsoft BBs. But the biggest differences between the 2 different types of guns, is what is inside of them. Each gun has its strong points and its weak points.

The way that paint ball guns fire is pretty basic; they all use either compressed (regular) air, or compressed C02. Most of the newer paintball guns use C02 rather than normal air (because it is more efficient). The way that the electric airsoft rifles (for example the airsoft AK-47) work is much more advanced. Electric airsoft guns actually have an electric motor inside of them, which powers a series of gears.

Electric airsoft guns have a battery powered motor that turns a series of gears, which pulls back (and cocks) a powerful spring. The spring propels the plastic airsoft BB when it releases (there is a plunger the end of the spring, which compresses the air almost instantly). This whole process is done at a very rapid rate with AEG airsoft guns, such as the airsoft M249 machine gun and the airsoft ak-47 assault rifle.

Also, there are a couple other types of airsoft guns, most notably the airsoft sniper rifles, which are single shot, manually cocked airsoft guns. These types of airsoft rifles are slightly similar to the automatic electric airsoft guns, but are single shot guns that need to be cocked for every shot. Also, they have no gears inside. While airsoft sniper rifles may be less exciting to fire than an electric airsoft M249 SAW machine gun, they do have a very high velocity, and are very accurate.

Basically all of the paint ball guns work the same way. They are much more basic than airsoft guns, and simply fire by using compressed air or C02. They don't need to be cocked, and no battery (or gear box) is required to fire them. However, you will need to keep refilling their air tank in order to shoot them. Almost every paintball gun in existence is semi-automatic, which makes them a bit less exciting to shoot than the automatic electric airsoft guns.

Paintball and airsoft matches both have the same set of rules, and are played in the same manner. Keep in mind that it is easier to hit your opponents with an automatic electric airsoft gun, than it is with a single shot paint ball gun. But other than that, there really isnt much difference, other than paintball guns leave a visible mark when you hit your target, and airsoft guns obviously don't, since they shoot plastic BBs).

Since airsoft rifles and the paint ball rifles both shoot at similar velocities, they also both shoot about the same distance. Airsoft and paint ball can be played in doors or outdoors, and the strategies and tactics are the same for each. Even the battlefields for airsoft and paintball are the same, and feature the same tactical structures, such as buildings, towers, trenches, and so on.

So what does it boil down to? Well, if you like the idea of firing off 14+ shots per second at your foes, then I would highly recommend that you give airsoft a try. But if you like the thought of leaving a nice big (and obvious) spot of paint on your opponent, then it sounds like paintball is the game for you. However, paintballs are very expensive compared to plastic airsoft BBs, so that is another factor to take into consideration as well.

This article was written by Matthew Betourney, who has been an airsoft/paintball expert for a long time now. He runs his own website, which features many high end airsoft guns, such as the popular airsoft AK-47 rifles, and even the powerful airsoft M249 machine guns.

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