Airsoft is a sport that was created in Japan
in the 1980's and brought to the U.S. in the early 1990's. It is a similar sport to paintball, but without paint. Airsoft
guns shoot plastic 6mm bbs at a velocity between 120fps and 500fps.
Airsoft vs Paintball:
Pros of Airsoft:
- cheaper
- more
realistic guns
- doesn't hurt as much
- no mess
Pros of Paintball:
- sci fi looking
guns
- marked for each hit
- more publicised