Over the past 5 years my family has got into shooting (skeet, target) and we own 8 real guns. Some of my brothers friends have been into airsoft for about 6 months and my brother just bought his first springer rifle, so we thought that an AEG would be the next logical step.
There are a few things that attracted me to airsoft:
first, authenticity of the weapons. I would say that a fully automatic MP5 is one of my dream guns, so that was a major draw.
second, health benifits. in this day and age we all need to get out doors a little more and run around, so it seems like airsoft is a fun way to exercise.
finally, the cost of ammo. if any of you are into real guns, you know that other than .22s and really cheap reload 9mm, quality ammo is generally very expensive. when im unloading a magazine of bbs, it is nice to know that an entire 50rd magazine holds less than 25 cents worth of bbs.
