witch ends up being a more expensive sport / pass time paintball or airsof

chopper j

witch ends up being a more expensive sport / pass time

paintball or airsoft

and why

weeder

personally i would say paintball afaik gas costs more and you cant get an electric painball marker, also ammo costs more

i think markers are about the same as an aeg

Masada

id say paintball too, and more hassle to get yourown equipment too.,

Shiva

vtec wrote: »

id say paintball too, and more hassle to get yourown equipment too.,

I dunno....I don't know too much about Paintball/Speedball, but from what I can see, the participants in both variants don't seem to have the same insatiable desire to buy new kit every couple of weeks that the average airsofter has

c-90

paintball definetly, markers are around the 200 mark and paintballs a sh*t load more expensive than bbs on the other hand they dont have automatic fire so your not using as mutch ammo

SniperSight

Shiva wrote: »

I dunno....I don't know too much about Paintball/Speedball, but from what I can see, the participants in both variants don't seem to have the same insatiable desire to buy new kit every couple of weeks that the average airsofter has

Insatiable eh? No way... We could quit anytime we want.. ANYTIME..... Who am I kidding!!!

feylya

I'd say paintball too. And when you can get markers like this, it becomes even more appealing

Witcher

Shiva wrote: »

I dunno....I don't know too much about Paintball/Speedball, but from what I can see, the participants in both variants don't seem to have the same insatiable desire to buy new kit every couple of weeks that the average airsofter has

an you pray on that weekness so well



:cool::cool::cool:

Masada

yeah thats a good point T., although you a large contributor to that need for new stuff.,:p

Shiva

I'm just doing it as a public service, lads....It'd break my heart to see you go without new kit

chopper j

theres no real paintball sites tho with irish law tho that will let you use your own gear least ive not heard of it

the amount of gear and u end up needing
for both sports is more or less the same
but the bbs are a lot cheaper but you fire them
twise as fast and or more likely to do so to

and the big thing is you all ways want more airsoft
gear ive like 2 aegs and pistols and a hol rake of other gear
btween me and 2 other mates we have 10 guns like

and every thing from tracer units to hand greades
(you no who you are)(natzi hippys the pair of ya)

its nuts
but i love it whoo ha

Captain Chaos

c-90 wrote: »

paintball definetly, markers are around the 200 mark and paintballs a sh*t load more expensive than bbs on the other hand they dont have automatic fire so your not using as mutch ammo

Well on my last paintball skirmish I went through over around 1,200 shots, got 200 free and the rest cost me €100. And no I was not blind firing like a mad thing. I was given a symbolic trigger happy award though.:D Good thing markers are not automatic.

chopper j

"I'm just doing it as a public service, lads....It'd break my heart to see you go without new kit"

good point tho can i pick up some more gear some more of tose mid cap m4 mags and a few p229 mags as well

Fiach Dubh

Shiva wrote: »

I dunno....I don't know too much about Paintball/Speedball, but from what I can see, the participants in both variants don't seem to have the same insatiable desire to buy new kit every couple of weeks that the average airsofter has

I was just thinking that. In the last year I've spent about 2000 Euro on AEG's and equipment :eek:

Masada

2grand? ya lightweight.,lol

Fiach Dubh

Well when half of the stuff hasn't even seen any use it seems a bit excesive

c-90

last time i went paintballing i used 1500 paintballs 500 free and last airsoft skirmish i used 3000 pellets. the paintball cost €100 airsoft €12

chopper j

"Well when half of the stuff hasn't even seen any use it seems a bit excesive "

tape it to ya get it out of the boxes on to the mud at hrta thats what i say who sead you cant carry 6 guns into the battle never stop arni

weeder

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Good thing markers are not automatic.

liar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-4y7F1ynRg

Fiach Dubh

Maybe I'll just throw it all into a wheelbarrow and run around the field with it

Fallschirmjager

a lot of people in denial here methinks LOL...

i would have to say per game then paintball but overall...i would say airsoft gets the gold medal

it seems to me from the outside, paintballers get one or 2 markers of super quality. althought that maybe because of the legal situation ...possibly.

i dont know any airsofter who has one aeg and says 'yep thats me,im done'...except obviously when you start...i am sure they do exist and perhaps its a money issue but by and large each of us hoard aeg's..

or maybe its just me...!! LOL

Hivemind187

Airsoft runs to both extremes of the pole and through the middle.

Paintball is pretty stable in its cost, mainly because it is expensive to play (10c a shot).

Airsoft is perfectly playable by a guy in a hoodie and jeans, with a face mask and a cheap Cyma AK and high-cap. Other than BB's and the electricity to charge the battery, he need never spend another penny.

However, the guy above is not the average airsofter. The average airsofter these days is sporting full BDU with built in protective components, the latest EoTech 552 model with night vision mode, the best AEG available with all the internal upgrades, modded magazines for better feed and about a thousand other doohickeys that were shiney and caught his attention.

Stercus Accidit

weeder wrote: »

liar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-4y7F1ynRg

You need a firearms licence for one in this country, and as a firearm it cant be capable of full auto under Irish gun laws.

weeder

oh right but he sorta came across as they dont exist

Stercus Accidit

weeder wrote: »

oh right but he sorta came across as they dont exist

Ive seen mg42 markers and all, some great stuff they have.

Overall, I dunno, paintball as a hobby would be more expensive, bar the obviously obsessed people with huge collections in airsoft...

As a casual hobby, a couple of days paintballing and ammo would cost as much as an aeg and all you need to start, which is not much.

If moneys an issue, anyone can survive with one aeg, and just the 25 quid plus 10 for ammo a days airsofting costs.

The cheapest airsoft setup is alot cheaper than the cheapest paintball one.

Puding

To me it depends how you look at it, from a start up point of view or fo someone on a budget then it has to be airsoft, but airsoft can also very easly become the most expensive, there alwasy another aeg if you collect, another custom project new gear and stuff, loadouts.

Stercus Accidit

Puding wrote: »

To me it depends how you look at it, from a start up point of view or fo someone on a budget then it has to be airsoft, but airsoft can also very easly become the most expensive, there alwasy another aeg if you collect, another custom project new gear and stuff, loadouts.

This guy is an example of spending alot on airsoft

Great collection though

ambro25

Reply to OP: neither, nor, it's all to do with
(i) what you (personally) define as expensive and
(ii) what you get out of it

I'm the symbolic "middle-ground" airsofter - very small quantity of gear (2 AEGs, 1 GBB), and I'm happy enough with that: I've been through a lot of gear (many AEGs / GBBs), but it's very much a case of "trying the rest before sticking with the best" (the best for me, that is), instead of "hoarding" like a lot of guys here.

In that respect, I'd expect that if it had been 'paintball' instead of 'airsoft', then financially speaking and over the period since I re-started, I wouldn't be any better or worse off with one or the other

Dblbeard

Considering I had over 600.00 in my Karnivor alone, not including my tanks, masks, Halo. My son's PM6 loaded is over 1000.00, then on a good day at a field with 2 cases of paint, all day air, I would be out atleast 150.00 each day we went to play. Yep, paintball will break you.

N.O.I.P.

Dblbeard wrote: »

Considering I had over 600.00 in my Karnivor alone, not including my tanks, masks, Halo. My son's PM6 loaded is over 1000.00, then on a good day at a field with 2 cases of paint, all day air, I would be out atleast 150.00 each day we went to play. Yep, paintball will break you.

Using my Batman like powers of deduction I have concluded that a Karnivor and a PM6 are both markers, whats a Halo?

chopper j

"Considering I had over 600.00 in my Karnivor alone, not including my tanks, masks, Halo. My son's PM6 loaded is over 1000.00, then on a good day at a field with 2 cases of paint, all day air, I would be out atleast 150.00 each day we went to play. Yep, paintball will break you.2

were do you play with your own gear???

and do you make buy your own paint balls?

MAD Ozzie

Wanted to get into paintball, and have my own gear but needed a gun licence to start, then the marker and other gear, never mind the paint. On a good day paintballing cost would be an easy 200+euro. (heavy gunner)
On a good day airsofting cost would be an easy 50euro, and more to the point NOT AS PAINFULL, when shot in the BALLS. :P

chopper j

al thou if you saw the battle royle game at the birthday bash they were some sor hits when it was cold and leming was about with his 40 rof suport wepon also on a funny point the guy who ended up winning i think was at one stage hunkered down behind some cover i ran out and he was protecting his ballon btween his legs not the smartest move realy coz i most hhave got 50 round of at him wile he was in such a compramiseing situation he he id say it hurt real bad

and as a mater of fact my left arm and all that side of my body looks like i had the misels still at the moment and that like nearly 2 weeks ago now

chopper j

is there any sites were you can use you own gear

Witcher

chopper j wrote: »

is there any sites were you can use you own gear

airsoft or paintball sites?




:cool::cool::cool:

chopper j

paint ball

Witcher

chopper j wrote: »

paint ball

i think theres a few sites, mostly the non commercial ones i think, ditpaintball

would be able to help you, hes the resident painball guru




:cool::cool::cool:

Utreg

Shiva wrote: »

I dunno....I don't know too much about Paintball/Speedball, but from what I can see, the participants in both variants don't seem to have the same insatiable desire to buy new kit every couple of weeks that the average airsofter has

Quoted for truth...

chopper j

hey shivea can i meet ya to grab a few more bit n bobs for the week end

Lemming

chopper j wrote: »

hey shivea can i meet ya to grab a few more bit n bobs for the week end

lol, such an eloquent answer/proof to the question at hand

I reckon airsoft is the more expensive over time. Most people here are equating paintball to woodsball which is the most commercial and most likely experienced paintball outing people in Ireland come across. The sites charge an arm and a leg for paintball shots, but as ditpaintball has pointed out before, you can buy your own in bulk and the cost is significantly lower than if you were to buy from the sites themselves. So a walk-on woodsball or speedball game might cost a hell of a lot less than most people think.

Airsoft by comparison ... I've spent ... oh ..... over €3750 on AEGs and GBBs alone since around May/June of last year. Then add in cases, comms, webbing, and clothing. I've ignored perishables like gas & bbs.

CrazyRabbit

The one you play most is the most expensive

I've spent less than 100 euro on paintball, and over a 1000 euro on airsoft (not counting site entry fees).

If I played both equally, then paintball would be the most expensive by far.

If I merely collected, then Airsoft would be the most expensive.

Dblbeard

chopper j wrote: »

"Considering I had over 600.00 in my Karnivor alone, not including my tanks, masks, Halo. My son's PM6 loaded is over 1000.00, then on a good day at a field with 2 cases of paint, all day air, I would be out atleast 150.00 each day we went to play. Yep, paintball will break you.2

were do you play with your own gear???

and do you make buy your own paint balls?

I guess I should have mentioned I'm in the states, South Carolina (southern redneck. And Yes, the Karnivor is a form of Autococker paintball gun, considering to be the most accurate of pb gun. And the PM6 is a matrix pb gun or marker as we call them.
Do an advanced search on ebay for items on in US and look up Karnivor, they are sweet.
As I said, it gets expensive but there is nothing like it.

Lemming

Dblbeard wrote: »

I guess I should have mentioned I'm in the states, South Carolina (southern redneck.

AH, in that case to put in perspective, €3750 equates (currently) to US$5667

Dblbeard

It's amazing on how much we will spend on "toys", but I guess the old saying is true.
"The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys".