No, there are plenty of people who play with lower velocities who probably get out and play a lot more often than I do, and I have nothing against someone playing at a lower velocity; I also agree that a player's guns velocity has nothing to do with his/her skill. However, if you have ever played paintball before you will know that paintballs do indeed hurt a lot more; this is what me and the community I play with have come to understand. We don't actually fire 0.2g at idiotic velocities, we all generally fire 0.25g to 0.3g bb's to bring our velocities down below 450fps. (yes I understand the power is still there. Anyone with a brain however will note the improved range and accuracy using the heavier bb over the 0.2g) However, a paintball travelling at 300fps has much more power than a 0.2g bb fired at 550fps. So, if 550fps is retarded for airsoft, than paintball must be crazy. Since I don't see anything daredevilish about paintball, I refuse to see anything dangerous about high velocity airsoft guns. If you want to keep your teeth, then wear a mouth guard. Face? Wear a mask. We don't use these high velocities to hurt people. We use them so that we can acheive a greater range and accuracy out of our guns through using heavier bb's. Makes the game more realistic when almost everyone in the game can drop a mansized target from 125' to 150' with one shot. We use the extra power to gain accuracy and range and to help detect hits, not to cause intentional extra harm to people.
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