i like airsoft because you can snipe more accurately and thats what i do with my M14 socom spring airsoft with red dot and scope plus the pain is more sharp and in a concentrated area where in paintball its a kinda big like 1-4 inch diameter. and steevo15 is right the welts bleed with airsoft but some times its fun just to for like an hour go airsofting with those crappy uzis that cost $30 just to do something because paintball, the cheapest ive seen is $50 whereas ive seen a spring 250 fps pistol for $15 on hobbytron.com plus like steevo15 said u can customize with red dot sights and such and high cap mages plus using M-16 airsofts with high cap mags and grenade launchers if fun to skirmish agianst ur friends with