Thought you guys might be interested in this. I am an avid airsoft player. Many of the military guys here play it and I recommended it for the "we need a militia for jews" thread. I'm selling off most of my collection but I thought people would be rather amazed at how realistic some of these guns are. Heres a little bit of information about airsoft.
Airsoft is a modern combat sport or recreational hobby in which participants eliminate opponents by hitting each other with plastic ball bearings (BB's), launched from airsoft guns. Participants typically use varying types of weapons designed as replicas of real firearms, tactical gear, and accessories used by military and police organizations. In North America and Europe, there is a growing interest in playing airsoft.
Airsoft was developed in Japan in the late 1970s[1] to provide an alternative for gun hobbyists because local laws prevented individuals from privately owning firearms. A heavy emphasis was therefore placed on making accurate replicas of real firearms. Many new Chinese guns are dominating the airsoft market because they are more affordable. They compete against established companies like Classic Army, I Chih Shivan, and Tokyo Marui. In contrast, paintball was developed in the United States in 1981[2] as a variation of hide and seek tag, through the use of utility companies' paint marking guns, which mark power/utility poles, and continues to focus more on their function than their form or aesthetic qualities. Paintball has quickly gained greater popularity than airsoft in the United States. However, in East Asia, airsoft is much more popular and paintball is nearly non-existent. In the interests of a more family-friendly image, paintball as an industry usually avoids direct analogies to the military and war (seen by the movement towards spectator-friendly speedball). Similarly airsoft has taken a dual route, moving away from this (as seen in Airsplat) as well as embracing them. This sometimes extends to full MilSim play.
Here are some of my Airsoft replicas (already sold the TEC-9 and selling off the L85A1 and Galil)
Here are some pictures from our games.
Many law enforcement are training with Airsoft, I personally use my airsoft guns for dryfiring, teching people how to fieldstrip and properly hold a firearm. They are great training tools. Airsoft games are similar to paintball.
Heres are videos of airsoft games in action.
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