I remember when I was still a kid use to play Cowboys and Indians pretending to be the wild west hero Jesse James and the tomahawk wielding apache Geronimo, horseback riding our dad giving them backaches. I also had those water guns that my mom bought during christmas and I squirted and sprayed massive amount of water in our neighbor’s face all day shirtless outdoors like they were laser guns until our water bills got high. And so on with rubbers flying all over the place and plastic BB’s from our pellet guns. Until we became matured or became adults we finally became soldiers and found ourselves joining either in the Military Force or the Guerilla force in an unreal world of 3d and illusion in the computers. Later on as soon as we found out about a sport called Airsoft, we just can’t help it but get back to being a kid again.
Airsoft is a modern combat sport or a recreational hobby in which participants eliminate opponents in a skirmish or military simulation by hitting each other with projectile BB’s or plastic spherical pellets from a gun that is either powered by gas, spring load or an electrically powered gearbox. Externally an airsoft gun replicates a real gun but it was not considered as a firearm because of the fact that it does not require fire and gun powder to explode and shoot projectiles out of it’s barrel. Even though an airsoft gun is just a toy it still causes harm which requires each player to use gears and gadgets for safety similar to what military call a battle gear.
Our eyes are the most important part of the body that needs protection when playing airsoft. It is the most vulnerable part of the human body that when it becomes hit can cause loss of vision or blindness. An ordinary Reading Glasses or a Sunglasses is not enough to protect our eyes from these high velocity plastic bb’s. A specialized goggles is required or a safety mask that could withstand high speed projectiles on impact, so you might as well put away those Designer Reading Glasses and hide it somewhere safe.
An AEG (Automatic Electric Gun) shoots projectile plastic bb’s in high velocity which is measured in feet per seconds. Mostly airsoft guns fire bb’s at a velocity of 100 FPS to 700 FPS with a range of about 50 to a 100+ meters however many countries has a speed limit of 340 and less for safety reasons.
AEG’s are not like water guns where it is still allowed to be fired anywhere outdoors. Airsoft participants are only allowed to play wargames in a designated battlefield where it cannot cause any harm to civilians and bystanders. Even though an AEG is not real, as an airsoft enthusiast we should take responsibility of our actions when using such things and carry them wisely. Like they said treat them as though they are real.

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