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Yet another popular, modern activity I know nothing about...airsoft.

I have 10 year old son that is interested in Airsoft.

Any recommendations?

Buy him a cheap AR15 instead.

Oooohhhhh no.

Don't start that shìt again.


I bought a M and P AR 15 a while ago and was scolded for paying 700 bucks.

They were 650 before the pandemic!

A can of coke also used to be 10 cents.

my son use to have several, don't let him shoot it in the house those bb's get everywhere and are no fun to step on barefooted.

They ain’t soft and you are the target. Just sayin

Most airsoft rifles pump out a 20 caliber pellet at 300 - 400 fps. So they are not exactly a toy and many a child has has experienced eye injuries to them. So the first rule is face/eye protection. Otherwise, the sky is the limit in both capabilities and prices.

A lot of firearm instructors begin with air soft guns as they have the same weight and function as the real deal. The best part is an AD isn't life threatening event. A lot of experienced shooters use them to maintain muscle memory at home.

my boys went through that phase. most AS guns are junk and break quick. i couldn't see spending hundreds on a good one so we went through quite a few. still stepping on the bb's. and fyi, they hurt like hell and will take an eye out.

And will f up a tv screen.

All them rug rats need sling shots.

Air soft....bullschitt, nothing soft about them, they hurt like helll when shot in the azz, they are great for keeping those pesky dogs and cats out of the yard.

There are “biodegradable” airsoft pellets. Walmart usually has ‘em. Will keep you from having little white plastic balls all over the yard around your house forever. A side benefit of the biodegradable is that they shatter when they hit hard stuff, like brick walls or rocks, so less ricochet hazard & mess.

I used a co2 airsoft pistol with these pellets to bust up a wasp nest in the process of being built on my front porch. Busted up the nest w/out harm to the wood or paint. Pretty slick.

Nerf gun with a glock 19 mod?

My girlfriend's got something that looks like that.

Sling Shot will produce better skills.

He is pretty good with his. Hit a beer can with it.

20 years ago in college 4 of us lived in a 2 story townhome. We all had airsoft Beretta pistols. Nobody, or no Sheetrock, was safe. The top and bottom of the stairs where most shots were concentrated, the Sheetrock looked like a golfball. I still have no clue how we got our security deposit back.

Standard Saturday fun was finding somebody passed out on the couch and barefoot. Airsoft from close range to the bottom of the foot hurts like hell and if hits bone close to skin can even draw blood. Good times.

In that case, maybe he should get two.