id rather have a paintball gun than an airsoft gun but thats just me i guess. with paintball, you can go somewhere and play against people. with a BB gun, you can shoot targets unless you wanna be set 500 yards apart from another guy and try to shoot each others eye out. i think i tried that once.....but with a paintball gun. i didnt get hit, but as for my friend Dylan.....well, thats a different story.