Airsoft is known as the poor man's paintball. Paintball is more realistic because the guns have a better range, the ammo is roughly the same weight, and the guns are usually closer to being realistic, such as blowback, feel, weight, and operation. Airtsoft is the same but has a smaller round and less range, unless you go all out and get a greengas gun that fires at like 750fps, but who would want to play with that? I'm still looking at a few guns but I have a project I'm thiking about doing so I'm saving the money I got. We play airsoft in the streets where I live late at night, in my garage/barn, basements, and a few tree farms around. Its not the most legal way playing, 30 kids with guns running up and down streets thru yards and over porches with sun glasses on. I have alot of gear and what not, I just dont use it because I rather everyone be the same than have more gear on so there is no advantages.