Paintball 6Mm
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 Airsoft Safety Half Face Protective Metal Mesh Mask BLK  US $5.99
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 Full face protection wire mesh mask WOODLAND airsoft US $20.88
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 KT Kingman Training CHASER Paintball Pistol Gun Gold US $74.99
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 KT Kingman Training CHASER Paintball Pistol Players Pack Silver US $99.95
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 KT Kingman Training ERASER Pistol Ultility Belt 5 Co2 US $124.00
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 Paintball Airsoft Protective Face Guard Mesh Mask DH056 US $7.99
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 Tippmann A5 RIS M203 Military Grenade Launcher US $179.95
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 KT Kingman Training CHASER Paintball Pistol Gun Black US $74.95
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 Kingman Training Chaser 43 Cal Paintball Pistol Starter Kit Jet Black US $142.95
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 RAP4 GREEN GAS SMOKE AIRSOFT GRENADE US $24.95
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 New LARGE AIRSOFT SPEED LOADER 220 bb capacity for paintball airsoft US $8.61
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 RAP4 PAINTBALL ROCKET LAUNCHER US $499.00
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 Airsoft FULL FACE protection mask NEW WOODLAND BB US $31.11
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 KT Chaser Paintbal Pistol NEW RAP4 Training Eraser Kingman US $69.95
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 MEGA Metric Standard Sized Paintball O ring kit 9Kpcs US $440.00
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 Woodland Camo FULL FACE Wire Mesh Mask Airsoft AEG GBB US $28.88
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 KT Kingman Training CHASER Pistol Utility Belt 5 CO2 12 Gram US $105.00
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 750pc Dangerous Power Paintball Gun Master O ring Kit US $72.00
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 Paintball Airsoft Protective Face Guard Cool Black Net Goggles Mesh Mask DH056 US $8.00
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 Airsoft Cartridges for Paintball Goblin Deuce or Solo US $39.99
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 KT Kingman Training ERASER Paintball Pistol Gun Grey US $99.99
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 KT Kingman Training ERASER Paintball Pistol Gun Black US $99.99
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 Kingman Training Eraser 11mm Paintball Pistol PIK COLOR US $104.95
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 Kingman Training Chaser 11mm Paintball Pistol PIK COLOR US $84.95
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 10 Paintball 50 43 caliber 11mm 6mm Airsoft BBs clear Ammo Tubes caps pods US $2.99
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 Red 6 mm Paintball BBs 400 Ct Bottle Air Soft guns US $11.00
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 New RAP4 Paintball Airsoft Re Usable Pineapple Hand Grenade US $39.99
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 Airsoft Hand Grenade Flashbang Style OD Metal US $49.95
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 50 Pack of Metric O rings 1mm CS x 6mm ID Orings US $6.65
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 Kingman Training Chaser Paintball Pistol Gold US $80.00
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 FEEDNECK TIPPMAN 98 BLACK US $24.95
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 Paintball Cyclone SFeed Paddles RED US $8.95
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 100 Pack of Metric O rings 1mm CS x 6mm ID Orings 1x6mm US $10.25
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 Tactical Knee and Elbow Pad set ACU GREEN US $28.50
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 ARMY of TWO PAINTBALL AIRSOFT BB GUN COSTUME COSPLAY SCARY MASK Freezer MA87 US $118.50
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 50 Pack of Metric O rings 2mm CS x 6mm ID Orings 2x6mm US $7.50
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 100 Pack of Metric O rings 2mm CS x 6mm ID Orings 2x6mm US $11.25
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 TMC Fullface Airsoft Mask A TACS Camo 1000D condura US $35.42
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 RAP4 6mm Airsoft Paintballs Bag of 1000 Red US $27.50
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 KT Kingman Training CHASER Paintball Pistol Players Pack Black US $99.95
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 500 pcs Metric Sized Paintball O ring marker kit Orings mm US $55.95
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 1535pc Metric Sized Warehouse Paintball O ring kit Orings mm US $170.00
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 Paintball Airsoft Protective Face Guard Cool Black Net Goggles Mesh Mask DH056 US $8.00
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 RAP4 6mm Airsoft Paintballs Bag of 400 Blue US $15.50
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 ARMY of TWO PAINTBALL AIRSOFT BB GUN COSTUME COSPLAY SCARY MASK predator MA82 US $118.50
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 KT Kingman Training CHASER Paintball Pistol Gun Silver US $79.99
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 1000 RAP4 6mm Airsoft Paintball Pistol Gun Rifle Red BB US $29.95
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 RAP4 6mm Airsoft Paintballs Bag of 400 Red US $15.50
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 Paintball RAP4 Hand Grenade US $44.10
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 400 RAP4 6mm Airsoft Paintball Pistol Gun Rifle Red BB US $16.95
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 400 RAP4 6mm Airsoft Paintball Pistol Gun Rifle Blue BB US $16.95
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 400 Splatmatic Paintball Airsoft Gun 6mm BB Pack Red US $14.95
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 400 Splatmatic Paintball Airsoft Gun 6mm BB Pack Blue US $14.95
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 1000 RAP4 6mm Airsoft Paintball Hand Gun Rifle Blue BB US $29.95
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 M79 Paintball Grenade Launcher US $424.95
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 Tippmann X7 RIS M203 Military Grenade Launcher US $179.95
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 Marui Goggle Safety Mask w Fan for Paintball Airsoft US $39.79
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 RAP4 Airsoft Grenade US $29.96
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 US Army RIS M203 Military Paintball Grenade Launcher US $179.95
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 Blue 6 mm Paintball BBs 400 Ct Bottle Air Soft guns US $11.00
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 NEW KT CHASER PAINTBALL PISTOL MARKER magazine style loading system US $74.95
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 T68 Paintball Gun RIS M203 Military Grenade Launcher US $179.95
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 Tippmann 98 RIS M203 Military Grenade Launcher US $179.95
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 Kingman Chaser Marker YELLOW GOLD PAINTBALL PISTOL GUN START 99 Fresh KT NIB US $60.99
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The Airsoft Skirmish Game
The Airsoft Skirmish Game has it's roots in the higher-power skirmish game of paintball. There is some contention in the Airsoft community, as to when the first true 'Airsoft' model was marketed, but what is known, is that an American air gun manufacturer, Daisy, marketed what they called a Softair gun in the late 1970s and early 1980s, which fired a miniature 6mm hollow plastic shuttlecock-like projectile, and incredibly low speeds, from a toy gun. The intention, it would appear, was to develop a new market for its products. They succeeded, and a new generation of rifle shooters was born.
This series of softair guns are generally thought, on balance, to be the ancestors of what we now know as Airsoft models.
Shortly after Daisy marketed their softair guns, Tokyo Marui, then marketing self-assembly plastic replica gun kits, modified some of their designs to fire the same form of projectile. Within five or so years, they had all but halted production of the 1:1 replica kits, and gone into full-time production of virtually 1:1 self-assembly low powered 'ASGK' Airsoft kits, firing a new 6mm spherical plastic projectile. Within another five or so years, in the early 1990s, spring powered Airsoft models became 'old news', as the first generation of Automatic Electric Airsoft Guns, or AEGs, were marketed, not as self-assembly kits, but ready to use out-of-the-box models, of remarkable realism and accuracy to the real-world counterparts that they represented.
The rest is history, as well over ten main-stream manufacturers in Japan, Taiwan, and other p art s of the far east, have sprung up to supply a brand new hobby sport, that uses these models in mock-combat games, called Airsoft Skirmish Games.
So, now we know the history of the models, how about the game?
The original hobby sport combat game is, of course, paintball, and this has been so well documented over the years, that it would be redundant to go into its origins here. However, paintball is illegal in Japan , which has probably the strictest firearms laws on the planet. This means that no-one may own any form of firearm privately, without a great deal of red tape to comply with, making it, for all intents and purposes, a non-starter. The same applies to paintball markers, which, as I understand it, are classified as firearms in Japan .
However, the Japanese, due to their culture of group-led activities, do enjoy combat games. How they accomplished this prior to Airsoft models being manufactured is beyond me (do you know? PLEASE tell me!), but the introduction of these models gave them the edge they needed to develop the hobby sport, which they get involved in, in truly massive numbers; it's not unusual for there to be well over 100 players at any given playing venue, on any given playing day, and well over 500 players at a competition/convention event!
The rules to the game originated in Japan . Similar to the Paintball Skirmish game, there are one or two major differences. Firstly, the Airsoft models have a much lesser range than paintball 'markers'; second, there are no paint gel projectiles used in the Airsoft Skirmish game, thus an honor system predominates. The fact that paint is not used to mark your opponent could have been a major problem. However, since personal honor is a way of life and culture in Japan , an d disgrace follows a cheat in that country, they found that to get the rules to work, all they needed to do was rely on their innate codes of personal honor. Thus, if you were hit by an Airsoft projectile in a game, you were required to declare this, and remove yourself from the game. It worked, too, as cheating tends to spoil the fun of the game for every one else involved. The basic rules were, therefore:
You cannot use physical force, as the object of the game is to shoot the opposition, and have fun - it is, after all, only a game.
If you're hit, you're out of the game.
These are the rules that form the basis of the Airsoft Skirmish Game, and, for all practical purposes, have not changed one bit.
The game then grew, moving to Hong Kong , Korea , Taiwan , and the Philippines . It was then only a matter of time before other countries saw, and adopted the game. It appeared in America and Canada at about the same time, and Europe during the mid 1990s, but it is only in the last three to five years, that the hobby sport has started to thrive in the UK.
Now, in mid 2000 AD, there are well over twenty playing sites in the mainland UK alone, and more planned. However, the feature that appeals to the hobbyists most of all, is also the most controversial feature: the realistic nature of the models used in the game. It was therefore paramount to professional site operators that some checks and balances were imposed, in the form of self-regulation. This has resulted in an unwritten code of conduct, that, broadly speaking, mirrors air weapon rules. These unwritten rules appear to be codified into the following:
No one under the age of seventeen (18 in the USA - this text added by Strike Back Now 6-18-04) should be permitted to purchase an Airsoft model.
Airsoft models should NOT be shown in public places, and the Safety rules that apply to real air weapons and firearms should, in the most p art , apply to Airsoft models.
So far, then, this seems to be a good start , and would appear to work in the majority of cases. It remains to be seen if the APAC campaign will result in a more formal code of conduct for the UK Airsoft scene, but one lives in hope.
This, in mid 2000 AD, is where the hobby is at. A minor, but legal (if somewhat controversial to some), hobby sport, enjoyed by hundreds of people around the country. In any event, both the technology, and the hobby, appear to be here to stay - and long may that continue!
How to play:
To get started playing Airsoft all you really need is an Airsoft Gun (if it’s a spring gun) and some BBs. The most affordable guns start at under $20, so Airsoft is a hobby that virtually anyone can afford. Once you have a gun and some BBs, you can practice shooting at home against a target, you can shoot cans in your backyard, or anything like that. Airsoft guns are actually made to be able to shoot at other people safely, when proper safety precautions are taken (i.e. eye protection, body covering).
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Are 6mm paintball/airsoft guns illegal to use at most paintball arenas?
I saw a really cool paintball gun on ebay but it is airsoft and only can use 6mm balls. Those balls are smaller and I'm skeptical about maing this purchase. Some of my buddys play paintball and I'm looking to start going to arenas to play. Do you think these types of guns are illegal to use at most arenas?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=220413160277
^^^thats the questionable purchase^^^^
wow, thanks so much, i knew there was something fishy about this thing
It's not a paintball marker, it's an airsoft gun that can use 6mm paintballs. These tiny paintballs will screw up an airsoft gun and normally don't break very well.
If you want to play paintball, save your money and find a 98 Custom package on eBay or Craigslist.
Most paintball fields won't let you use airsoft guns and the ones that do will not mix airsoft and paintball.
