What are the most important factors to consider when purchasing an airsoft gun online? Well, first of all, it is a good idea to check their shipping policy. Many online airsoft rifle shops dont even ship the gun out for literally 3-5 days or so, and on top of that, they usually ship UPS or FEDEX ground, which can take up to 6 business days AFTER they ship the item!

Just as important, is their policy for returning broken or defective airsoft guns. For example, are they willing to replace a defective gun, and if so, how long do you have to send the gun back? And who pays for the shipping costs involved with returning a broken gun? Basically if a website doesnt offer at least a 10 day return/replacement policy for broken or defective guns, then it is highly recommended that you find a different website to buy from.

The main reason why this is an important factor is because a lot of the electric airsoft guns (and airsoft sniper rifles) are manufactured in China, where quality control seems to be a bit lacking, especially with certain manufacturers.

However, there are certain brands that dont generally have many issues at all, in which case the return policy wouldnt be as critical. But there are a few brands that are KNOWN to have a fair amount of problems, and those brands are: WELL, AGM, and Jing Gong (JG). Also, be especially cautious about buying airsoft sniper rifles, as those tend to have the most issues for some reason.

As far as prices go, pretty much all of the airsoft rifle stores are priced fairly competitively. However, watch out for the occasional website that jacks their prices up to ridiculous amounts. Just do a fair amount of shopping around, and then choose the site which has reasonable prices AND a good shipping/return policy.

It isnt too hard to find a good online airsoft retailer if you do a bit of searching on google, but there are 3 known sites that have been tried and proven, and offer great prices and exceptional service. Those 3 sites are: Airsplat, Pyramydair, and AirsoftGI. For the most part you will find that Pyramydair and Airsplat have the best prices around, but AirsoftGI has great prices too, and they offer excellent customer service as well.

Between Pyramydair and Airsplat, in many cases Airsplat will have the lower price tag. However, Pyramydair tends to have faster customer service (and you wont have to wait on hold very long when you call them). Also, Pyramydair is located in Ohio, while Airsplat is in California. This can greatly affect shipping time, depending on where you live, since both sites generally ship via UPS ground.

For example, all paintball guns use either regular compressed air or compressed c02, while the electric (AEG) airsoft guns use a battery, an electric motor, and a gear box. Most of the electric airsoft guns are anything from airsoft AK-47 rifles to airsoft M249 machine guns, all of which fire very quickly.

The internals of an automatic electric airsoft gun are very interesting indeed. They have a small motor inside that turns a series of gears. The gears cock back a large spring/plunger, which compresses air within an air tight chamber when it is released. Once the air in the chamber reaches a certain pressure, it opens a release valve, which then allows the air to push out the plastic airsoft BB. This is all done repeatedly, and at a very fast pace, which is why electric airsoft guns can fire off about 10-15 shots per second.

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.

Virtually all of the paintball guns operate in the same manner; they have an air tank that needs to be filled with either compressed air or compressed C02. Nowadays most of the paintball guns use C02, as it is more powerful and lasts longer than regular compressed air. Also, pretty much all of the paintball guns are semi automatic, which can be kind of boring compared to a fully automatic airsoft AK-47, or an airsoft M249 SAW machine gun, and so on. And since they use compressed air/C02, they need to have their air tanks refilled fairly often.

As far as the actual airsoft and paintball games go, they are both pretty similar. However, the main difference is the fact that paintballs leave an obvious mark when you hit an opponent, while the plastic BBs that airsoft guns shoot leave no visible mark. You have to literally feel the airsoft BB hit you in order to tell if you have been shot while playing airsoft.

Also, the tactics for both paintball and airsoft are virtually the same. Both types of games use the same exact type of terrain, which sometimes features tactical bunkers, towers, buildings, and so on. Paintball and airsoft are both safe to play in doors and out, as airsoft and paintball guns both shoot about the same distance, and at about the same FPS (feet per second).

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.