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Buying the right airsoft gun depends largely on what it is going to be used for, whether it is for shooting targets, holding airsoft wars in your backyard, or participating in organized team combats. Below are some tips on which airsoft guns best suit which activities.

Spring pistols are ideal for simple plinking (shooting targets such as pop cans). Not only are they cheap, they’re also very low maintenance. Plinking doesn’t require a high speed airsoft gun, so you can base your spring pistol purchase upon price and looks alone if you prefer.

Friendly games like skirmishes and backyard wars warrant airsoft guns that have a higher firing rate than spring pistols. For something like forty dollars, you can acquire a spring shotgun that will fire the pellets as fast as you can fire them, making them the most affordable purchase for this type of use.

The automatic electric gun (AEG) has an even faster firing rate than the shotgun and is relatively more expensive. The rounds per minute (RPM) of AEGs are comparable to those of actual assault rifles and can accommodate sniping as well as rapid fire. Aside from the actual gun being more expensive than other models, it can be costly using AEGs as you go through far more pellets in an average session.

An alternative to the costly automatic electric gun would be a low powered electric gun, which offer just about the same firing rate as AEGs but cost significantly less. The reason why LPEGs are cheaper is because they can’t reach the same feet per second as AEGs can.

Those who are on airsoft teams will tell you that it is not a cheap hobby by any means. Not only do airsoft team players require the highest quality guns in order to perform their best, they also need to invest heavily in equipment that protects them and enhances their abilities in their specified positions (the positions being riflemen, snipers, support gunners, and grenadiers). For example, sniper positions require high precision sniper rifles with a minimum FPS of 400ft and extra optics whereas a rifleman’s position requires a high quality automatic electric gun with a high capacity magazine. These two airsoft team positions are the least expensive.

A machine gun would be the ideal weapon for a support gunner; however an automatic electric gun with a box magazine addition works similarly and costs much less. The same is true for the grenadier position, though they also require a quality grenade launcher plus lots of grenades. In all circumstances, every position on an airsoft team should also have a gas pistol, which costs about seventy dollars alone.

As you can see, shopping for guns for airsoft use is not as simple a task as one might think. Before heading out to the store, make sure you know exactly what you intend to use the airsoft gun for and what kind of budget you’re working with.