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href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airsoft" title="Airsoft – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Airsoft" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Страйкбол – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Страйкбол" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airsoft" title="Airsoft – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Airsoft" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airsoft" title="Airsoft – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Airsoft" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airsoft" title="Airsoft – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Airsoft" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardball" title="Hardball – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Hardball" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airsoft" title="Airsoft – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Airsoft" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airsoft" title="Airsoft – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Airsoft" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airsoft" title="Airsoft – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Airsoft" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airsoft" title="Airsoft – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Airsoft" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA" title="ایرسافت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ایرسافت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airsoft" title="Airsoft – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Airsoft" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airsoft" title="Airsoft – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Airsoft" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%97%90%EC%96%B4%EC%86%8C%ED%94%84%ED%8A%B8" title="에어소프트 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="에어소프트" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airsoft" title="Airsoft – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Airsoft" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemaudara" title="Lemaudara – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Lemaudara" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airsoft" title="Airsoft – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Airsoft" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softair" title="Softair – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Softair" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%98" title="איירסופט – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="איירסופט" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%98%E1%83%99%E1%83%91%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98" title="სტრაიკბოლი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="სტრაიკბოლი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straikbols" title="Straikbols – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Straikbols" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airsoft" title="Airsoft – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Airsoft" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airsoft" title="Airsoft – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Airsoft" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airsoft" title="Airsoft – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Airsoft" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%90%E3%82%A4%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0" title="サバイバルゲーム – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="サバイバルゲーム" data-language-autonym="日本語" 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Though the pellet impacts can leave small <a href="/wiki/Bruise" title="Bruise">bruises</a> or <a href="/wiki/Welt_(bruise)" title="Welt (bruise)">welts</a> on exposed skin (and so <a href="/wiki/Protective_gear" class="mw-redirect" title="Protective gear">protective gear</a> is still recommended), the game relies heavily on an <a href="/wiki/Honor_system" title="Honor system">honor system</a> in which players who have been hit are expected to call themselves out of play in keeping with honesty and <a href="/wiki/Sportsmanship" title="Sportsmanship">sportsmanship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The airsoft guns used are mostly <a href="/wiki/Magazine_(firearms)" title="Magazine (firearms)">magazine</a>-fed, with some having manual/<a href="/wiki/Battery_(electricity)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battery (electricity)">battery</a> <a href="/wiki/Electric_motor" title="Electric motor">motor</a>-powered <a href="/wiki/Spring_(device)" title="Spring (device)">spring</a>-<a href="/wiki/Piston_pump" title="Piston pump">piston pump</a> <a href="/wiki/Powerplant" class="mw-redirect" title="Powerplant">power plants</a> similar to <a href="/wiki/Nerf_Blaster" title="Nerf Blaster">Nerf Blasters</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Pneumatic" class="mw-redirect" title="Pneumatic">pneumatically</a> powered by replaceable <a href="/wiki/Compressed_gas" class="mw-redirect" title="Compressed gas">compressed gas</a> (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Propane" title="Propane">propane</a> ("green gas"), <a href="/wiki/1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane" class="mw-redirect" title="1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane">1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane</a> or <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1123817410">.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su>span{display:block;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output sub.template-chem2-sub{font-size:80%;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output sup.template-chem2-sup{font-size:80%;vertical-align:0.65em}</style><span class="chemf nowrap"><a href="/wiki/CO2" class="mw-redirect" title="CO2">CO<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub></a></span>) <a href="/wiki/Gas_cylinder" title="Gas cylinder">canisters</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many airsoft guns also have <a href="/wiki/Rail_integration_system" title="Rail integration system">mounting platforms</a> compatible with genuine <a href="/wiki/Firearm" title="Firearm">firearm</a> accessories, and most cosmetically resemble real firearms. This makes them popular for <a href="/wiki/MilSim" title="MilSim">military simulation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Historical_reenactment" title="Historical reenactment">historical reenactments</a>. There are also professional <a href="/wiki/Gun_safety" title="Gun safety">gun safety</a> and weapon manipulation training conducted with airsoft in some fields, such as <a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement" title="Law enforcement">law enforcement</a> training,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> due to better safety and lower cost. The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a>, for instance, officially adopted airsoft for training in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Airsoft gameplay varies in style and composition, but often ranges from <a href="/wiki/Action_shooting" class="mw-redirect" title="Action shooting">action shooting</a> to short organized <a href="/wiki/Live_action_role-playing" class="mw-redirect" title="Live action role-playing">live action role-playing</a> (LARP) scenarios, <a href="/wiki/Close_quarters_battle" class="mw-redirect" title="Close quarters battle">close quarters battle</a> skirmishes, military simulations (<a href="/wiki/MilSim" title="MilSim">MilSim</a>) or <a href="/wiki/Historical_reenactment" title="Historical reenactment">historical reenactments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is played in indoor courses or outdoor fields.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Combat situations on the field may involve the use of genuine <a href="/wiki/Military_tactic" class="mw-redirect" title="Military tactic">military tactics</a> to achieve objectives set in each game. Participants may attempt to emulate the tactical equipment and accessories used by modern military and police organizations. A game is normally kept safe by trained professionals acting as supervisors and marshals.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before gameplay, an airsoft gun's <a href="/wiki/Muzzle_velocity" title="Muzzle velocity">muzzle velocity</a> is usually checked through a <a href="/wiki/Gun_chronograph" title="Gun chronograph">chronograph</a> and usually measured in <a href="/wiki/Feet_per_second" class="mw-redirect" title="Feet per second">feet per second</a> (FPS) or <a href="/wiki/Joule" title="Joule">joules</a>, a measurement for <a href="/wiki/Kinetic_energy" title="Kinetic energy">kinetic energy</a>. Some countries have a set velocity or <a href="/wiki/Muzzle_energy" title="Muzzle energy">muzzle energy</a> restriction; guns shooting over the legal muzzle velocity can be confiscated. Some playing fields further restrict minimum engagement distances,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> requiring players to yell "Bang Bang!" or another phrase instead of actually shooting other players at close distances. This is done to prevent any potential injuries from high-energy pellets shot at short ranges. </p><p>In certain countries use of <a href="/wiki/Laser_sight" class="mw-redirect" title="Laser sight">laser sights</a> of any kind is illegal, including <a href="/wiki/Telescopic_sight" title="Telescopic sight">gun scopes</a> with integrated lasers.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airsoft&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Airsoft originated<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from Japan in the early 1970s, when photographer Ichiro Nagata, an avid shooting enthusiast himself, thought about making model guns that shoot real projectiles that could not kill. These "guns" were trademarked as <b>soft air guns</b>, tailoring to the needs of shooting enthusiasts while conforming to <a href="/wiki/Firearm_and_Sword_Possession_Control_Law" title="Firearm and Sword Possession Control Law">Japan's strict weapons control laws</a>. The name "soft air" referred to the compressed <a href="/wiki/1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane" title="1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane">Freon</a>-<a href="/wiki/Silicone_oil" title="Silicone oil">silicone oil</a> mixture (later replaced by a <a href="/wiki/Propane" title="Propane">propane</a>-silicone oil mixture known as "Green Gas") that was used as a propellant gas, which was significantly weaker than the <a href="/wiki/Powerlet" class="mw-redirect" title="Powerlet">canistered</a> <a href="/wiki/CO2" class="mw-redirect" title="CO2">CO<sub style="font-size: 80%;vertical-align: -0.35em">2</sub></a> used in proper <a href="/wiki/Airgun" class="mw-redirect" title="Airgun">airguns</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pellet_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="Pellet gun">pellet guns</a> and <a href="/wiki/BB_gun" title="BB gun">BB guns</a>). Originally designed for <a href="/wiki/Target_shooting" class="mw-redirect" title="Target shooting">target shooting</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Airsoft_pellet" class="mw-redirect" title="Airsoft pellet">plastic balls</a> used in these "soft air guns" can be shot at humans <a href="/wiki/Less_lethal" class="mw-redirect" title="Less lethal">without causing injury</a> due to the low <a href="/wiki/Muzzle_energy" title="Muzzle energy">muzzle energy</a>. After <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Marui" title="Tokyo Marui">Tokyo Marui</a> introduced its revolutionary <a href="/wiki/Electric_motor" title="Electric motor">electric motor</a>-<a href="/wiki/Gear_box" class="mw-redirect" title="Gear box">gear box</a> design, which allows sustainable rapid-fire using <a href="/wiki/Rechargeable_batteries" class="mw-redirect" title="Rechargeable batteries">rechargeable batteries</a>, soft air guns became popular for casual <a href="/wiki/MilSim" title="MilSim">wargames</a>, which the Japanese call <b>survival games</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">サバイバルゲーム</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">sabaibaru gēmu</i></span>)</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Asahi Firearms was a model company from Japan who operated in the 1980s and 90s and was one of the early pioneers of the airsoft hobby.<sup id="cite_ref-history_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Airsoft guns spread to the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> in the late 1980s and early 1990s via a company called LS. They were sold in separate pieces and had to be assembled out of box before they were capable of shooting. These then became available to the rest of <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a> and rapidly gained popularity worldwide. Since the mid-1980s, airsoft has been adapted with a purely recreational application in mind, and the sport is enjoyed by all ages. Airsoft replicas are produced globally, with the majority being manufactured in <a href="/wiki/East_Asia" title="East Asia">East Asia</a>. Many <a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement" title="Law enforcement">law enforcement</a> agencies and <a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">military</a> units within the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> now start using airsoft for <a href="/wiki/Tactical_engagement_simulation" title="Tactical engagement simulation">force-on-force tactical training</a> drills.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Equipment">Equipment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airsoft&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Airsoft_gun" title="Airsoft gun">Airsoft gun</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ca_m15a4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Ca_m15a4.jpg/220px-Ca_m15a4.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="183" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Ca_m15a4.jpg/330px-Ca_m15a4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Ca_m15a4.jpg/440px-Ca_m15a4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="851" /></a><figcaption>Classic Army <a href="/wiki/M4A1_Carbine" class="mw-redirect" title="M4A1 Carbine">M4A1 Carbine</a> AEG with Aimpoint Comp M2 Replica Red dot sight</figcaption></figure> <p>The guns used in airsoft are typically classified as imitation firearms. They have a mechanism for shooting <a href="/wiki/Airsoft_pellets" title="Airsoft pellets">projectiles 6 mm or 8 mm</a> in diameter.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Airsoft guns are classified according to their operating principle, which can be spring-loaded, electric (battery-powered Automatic Electric Guns, Airsoft Electric Guns or "AEGs"), or gas-powered (if these have a blowback feature they are known as "GBBs").<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some companies produce full replicas of counterpart <a href="/wiki/Grenade_launcher" title="Grenade launcher">grenade launchers</a> which fire a projectile spray of 6 millimetres (0.24 in) pellets by use of a high-powered spring mechanism or a compressed gas propellant (i.e. green gas, propane, compressed air, or CO<sub>2</sub>). There is also a type of airsoft gun that is powered by a single (HPA) high-pressure <a href="/wiki/Paintball_equipment#High-pressure_air_or_N2" title="Paintball equipment">air tank</a> and a battery pack to power the internal FCU "Fire Control Unit" computer board. These guns are often known for their high and adjustable RPS or "Rounds Per Second" and durability.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These HPA replicas are most often referred to as "PolarStars", although this refers to a popular brand of HPA engines and accessories. </p><p>A typical airsoft gun is noticeably lighter than its "real steel" counterpart due to the use of <a href="/wiki/Aluminum_alloy" class="mw-redirect" title="Aluminum alloy">aluminum alloy</a> and plastic materials, though some have added weights in them for a more realistic feel. Japan has specific rules about producing airsoft guns with metal parts, while newer guns, especially those made in <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mainland_China" title="Mainland China">Mainland China</a>, have both internal and external parts that are metallic. Smoke caps, as well as noise amplifiers, are available for certain airsoft guns to add realism. </p><p>Gas handgun <a href="/wiki/Magazine_(firearms)" title="Magazine (firearms)">magazines</a> usually contain 10 to 30 pellets in a standard-capacity magazine; however, some are high-capacity magazines and can hold 50 rounds or more. In the case of AEG rifles, magazines come in either real-capacity (equivalent to the 30-round capacity of its real steel counterpart), low-capacity (10-50 rounds), mid-capacity (75-160 rounds), or high-capacity (190+ rounds). These magazines have spring followers like in <a href="/wiki/BB_gun" title="BB gun">BB guns</a>. The high-cap magazines often have a ratchet wheel that can be wound up periodically to force pellets up from the holding chamber of the magazine to the feeding chute. Due to loose pellets in the reservoir, they often make a rattling noise when running or walking. Some airsoft guns have a battery-powered <a href="/wiki/Box_magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Box magazine">box</a> or <a href="/wiki/Drum_magazine" title="Drum magazine">drum magazine</a> that holds thousands of pellets, but these are usually only used and allowed on LMGs (light machine gun) type replicas. </p><p>It is common for owners to "tech" (modify) their guns. The majority of <a href="/wiki/Gearbox" class="mw-redirect" title="Gearbox">gearboxes</a> are made to <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Marui" title="Tokyo Marui">Tokyo Marui</a> specifications and have <a href="/wiki/Aftermarket_(merchandise)" title="Aftermarket (merchandise)">aftermarket</a> upgrade parts available commercially. Some gearboxes are proprietary in design. It is also possible to perform <a href="/wiki/DIY" class="mw-redirect" title="DIY">DIY</a> modifications. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hop-up">Hop-up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airsoft&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Hop-up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Hop-up_(airsoft)" title="Hop-up (airsoft)">Hop-up (airsoft)</a></div> <p>The "hop-up" system, which is installed in most stock airsoft rifles and pistols, is used to increase <a href="/wiki/Effective_range" title="Effective range">effective ranges</a> by putting <a href="/wiki/Backspin" title="Backspin">backspin</a> on the pellets. The <a href="/wiki/Magnus_effect" title="Magnus effect">Magnus effect</a> causes the pellets to experience more <a href="/wiki/Lift_(force)" title="Lift (force)">lift</a> as they are shot, counteracting against gravity.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A small rubber nub protrudes into the top of the barrel through a small hole, and it catches the top of the pellet as it moves past. Adjusting the hop-up makes the nub more or less protrude into the barrel, so that backspin is increased or reduced. Ideally, the hop-up should be adjusted so that the pellets fly as far as possible in a straight line without curving upward too far or dropping too quickly. Hop-Up does decrease the <a href="/wiki/Muzzle_velocity" title="Muzzle velocity">muzzle velocity</a> (a gun firing 340 ft/s (100 m/s) with the hop fully unwound can drop to as low as 300 ft/s (91 m/s)). Ease and location of adjustment vary by gun design; some equipment provides a control that can be adjusted quickly during gameplay, while others may require partial disassembly. For example, a common location for Hop-Up adjustment is where the ejection port would be on a real firearm, which allows the machine to be covered while still allowing quick access to adjust the Hop-Up. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Customization">Customization</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airsoft&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Customization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some players customize their airsoft guns, either to improve performance or for purely aesthetic reasons. Additions include scopes, fore-grips, and flashlights, <a href="/wiki/Red_dot_sights" class="mw-redirect" title="Red dot sights">red dot sights</a> being the most commonly used. Red dot sights are used to help aim, fore-grips are used to get a better grip on the airsoft gun, and flashlights (whether mounted or held in another hand) are used to illuminate dark areas and/or to blind opponents.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Even though in certain countries lasers are illegal, they are popular attachments in the U.S. and Europe. <a href="/wiki/List_of_laser_applications#Laser_sight" title="List of laser applications">Laser sights</a> are more for their appearance than any practical effect, largely because they must be weak enough not to carry a risk of damaging another player's eyesight, which rules out using any laser powerful enough to produce a visible dot on the target in sunlight (although lasers can be useful for night games). </p><p>Also available are "mock <a href="/wiki/Silencer_(firearms)" title="Silencer (firearms)">suppressors/silencers</a>". These resemble the actual firearm accessory that dampens sound. Since Airsoft does not use <a href="/wiki/Gunpowder" title="Gunpowder">combustibles</a> for propulsion these usually serve no function. Although there are models that function to "light up" a glow-in-the-dark BB using UV light similar to a <a href="/wiki/Tracer_round" class="mw-redirect" title="Tracer round">tracer round</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Projectile">Projectile</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airsoft&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Projectile"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Airsoft_pellets" title="Airsoft pellets">Airsoft pellets</a></div> <p>Most airsoft guns fire round plastic pellets, usually white, but Tracers are common as well. The pellets mostly range from 0.12 to 0.48 g. However, the most popular weights for AEGs (automatic electric guns) and GBB* (Gas Blow-Back guns) are 0.20 g to 0.32 g (whose muzzle velocity ranges from approximately 250 ft/s (76 m/s) to 400 ft/s (120 m/s)). While heavier rounds (0.36–0.40 g) are typically used in long-range and sniper applications since they are more stable in flight and less easily deflected by wind. </p><p>The pellets which are called BBs are usually bought in bags or bottles of 2,000 to 5,000, but other sizes are available, such as a 250,000 round (65 kg) package of tournament grade BBs. Biodegradable BBs are a fraction more expensive than non-bio counterparts, but many fields require them. BBs are typically 5.95mm ±0.01 mm in diameter. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ballistics">Ballistics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airsoft&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Ballistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information on Airsoft pellet ballistics: <a href="/wiki/Airsoft_pellets#Pellet_ballistics" title="Airsoft pellets">Airsoft pellets § Pellet ballistics</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AirsoftM4Front.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/AirsoftM4Front.jpg/220px-AirsoftM4Front.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/AirsoftM4Front.jpg/330px-AirsoftM4Front.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/AirsoftM4Front.jpg/440px-AirsoftM4Front.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>An airsoft player shooting from behind cover, wearing <a href="/wiki/Goggles" title="Goggles">goggles</a> to fully seal the area around the eyes and a <a href="/wiki/Balaclava_(clothing)" title="Balaclava (clothing)">balaclava</a> to protect the face</figcaption></figure> <p>Due to the low <a href="/wiki/Muzzle_energy" title="Muzzle energy">muzzle energy</a> (less than 1.5 <a href="/wiki/Joule" title="Joule">J</a> or 1.1 <a href="/wiki/Foot-pound_(energy)" title="Foot-pound (energy)">ft⋅lb</a> even for high-power models) and poor <a href="/wiki/Sectional_density" title="Sectional density">sectional density</a>, the pain an <a href="/wiki/Airsoft_pellet" class="mw-redirect" title="Airsoft pellet">airsoft pellet</a> causes on skin impact is about the same as getting pinched. As a reference value, a standard 0.20 gram 6 mm pellet, which is the most common size and weight, traveling at 100 <a href="/wiki/Metre_per_second" title="Metre per second">m/s</a> (330 <a href="/wiki/Feet_per_second" class="mw-redirect" title="Feet per second">ft/s</a>) has 1 J (0.74 ft⋅lb) of <a href="/wiki/Kinetic_energy" title="Kinetic energy">kinetic energy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Calculating the Joules and energy generated by airsoft guns is important because of phenomena like "joule creep" where the FPS remains the same while the energy of the airsoft BB leaving the airsoft gun barrel increases.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Different regions vary in the velocity airsoft guns are allowed to shoot at. In the United States, velocity differs from the type of gameplay field. Close Quarter Battle arenas typically regulate velocity on airsoft guns at around 110 m/s (350 ft/s). For outdoor fields, velocity is usually regulated by the type of gun. With a standard 0.20 grams (3.1 gr) pellet, fully automatic Airsoft Electric Guns (AEGs) are often set at less than 120 m/s (400 ft/s), semi-automatic <a href="/wiki/Designated_marksman_rifle" title="Designated marksman rifle">DMR</a>-style AEGs at 120–140 m/s (400–450 ft/s), and bolt-action (manually cocked spring-piston) <a href="/wiki/Sniper_rifle" title="Sniper rifle">sniper rifles</a> at 140–150 m/s (450–500 ft/s).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The maximum <a href="/wiki/Effective_range" title="Effective range">effective range</a> of field-legal airsoft guns is all around 100 m (110 yd) with a highly upgraded sniper rifle replica.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most airsoft guns used for field play will have an effective range of around 43–67 m (47–73 yd), depending on the intended <a href="/wiki/Gameplay" title="Gameplay">gameplay</a> role.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most Airsoft guns are capable of shooting from 60 to 125 m/s (200 to 410 ft/s), although it is also possible to purchase upgraded internals that will enable the gun to shoot up to 170 m/s (550 ft/s) or higher. In <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, a common limit for <a href="/wiki/CQB" class="mw-redirect" title="CQB">CQB</a> is 110 m/s (350 ft/s).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In Ireland, Italy and Japan the muzzle energy limit for airsoft guns is 1 joule no matter what the type of gameplay. In the <a href="/wiki/UK" class="mw-redirect" title="UK">UK</a>, the law allows weapons locked to semi-automatic and bolt-action rifles to fire up to 2.5 joules (at <a href="/wiki/Muzzle_velocity" title="Muzzle velocity">muzzle velocity</a> up to 158 m/s or 518 ft/s). Any weapon "which is capable of discharging two or more <a href="/wiki/Projectile" title="Projectile">missiles</a> successively without repeated pressure on the trigger" is limited, by law, at 1.3 joules (velocity up to 114 m/s or 374 ft/s).<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Northern Ireland has a maximum velocity of 100 m/s (330 ft/s) with 0.20 g pellets, without regard to the type of equipment.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In Sweden, the legal limitations of airsoft guns caps the energy limit at 10 joules for manual guns, and 3 joules for semi- and fully automatic guns.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ballistics of spring- or electrically powered airsoft guns differ from real firearms in that a longer barrel will not always result in better accuracy.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The "sweet spot" for barrel length in a spring/electric powered airsoft gun is around 450 mm (18 in), beyond which added barrel length will not improve accuracy.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In any case, barrel quality, velocity consistency, and hopup quality/design are more important factors with regard to accuracy.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Added barrel length will result in slightly increased velocity if the cylinder size and compression are appropriate for the barrel length. For example, a gun with a large cylinder and a long barrel will shoot slightly harder than a gun with a small cylinder and a short barrel (<i><a href="/wiki/Ceteris_paribus" title="Ceteris paribus">ceteris paribus</a></i>).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> This rule will apply even for barrels longer than 500 mm (20 in), if there is enough cylinder volume and air compression to propel the pellet through the barrel.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> However, the resulting velocity increase will be hardly noticeable. The only considerable advantage of using a longer inner barrel in an AEG or spring-powered gun is that it generally will make the gun quieter due to the weakened <a href="/wiki/Muzzle_blast" title="Muzzle blast">muzzle pop</a>. </p><p>In gas-powered guns, added barrel length (to an appropriate extent) can result in increased velocity and accuracy to a degree. Tighter-bore barrels will increase velocity because there will be less space between the pellet and the barrel for the air to escape through. Most stock airsoft guns have 6.03–6.05 mm (0.237–0.238 in) bore barrels, but best performance<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is usually seen with "tightbore" barrels, which are 6.01–6.05 mm (0.237–0.238 in) in diameter. However, the tighter the bore, the more likely the chance of a pellet jam, and subsequently, tightbores need to be cleaned and lubricated regularly. It is generally agreed upon that a high-quality 6.01-6.02 mm barrel will provide the highest muzzle velocity, while a good-quality 6.03 mm or 6.05 mm barrel will provide the best compromise between power, accuracy and ease of maintenance. The actual accuracy difference between tightbore sizes is debatable and usually outweighed by bore consistency. Although, with the newfound popularity with HPA guns, the debate has been opened that barrels with a larger diameter (up to 6.13 mm or 0.241 in) could provide a more accurate shot. Due to the higher volume of air surrounding the pellet it negates the chance of the pellet coming into contact with the barrel, throwing the pellet's trajectory off, similar to a musket, in how the bullet slams about before leaving the barrel. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Safety">Safety</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airsoft&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Safety"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Safezone.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/Safezone.jpg/220px-Safezone.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/Safezone.jpg/330px-Safezone.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/Safezone.jpg/440px-Safezone.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="375" /></a><figcaption>Players in the 'offgame' or 'safe zone' between games</figcaption></figure> <p>Airsoft guns are not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/BB_gun" title="BB gun">BB guns</a>, which are <a href="/wiki/Airgun" class="mw-redirect" title="Airgun">airguns</a> that shoot 4.5 mm (.177 in) <a href="/wiki/Shot_(pellet)" title="Shot (pellet)">metallic spherical pellets</a>, unlike the plastic pellets shot by airsoft guns. </p><p>Many manufacturers and retailers suggest treating an airsoft gun like a real gun at all times. This will help alleviate safety issues resulting in an <a href="/wiki/Accidental_discharge" class="mw-redirect" title="Accidental discharge">accidental</a>/<a href="/wiki/Negligent_discharge" class="mw-redirect" title="Negligent discharge">negligent discharge</a>, or prevent a <a href="/wiki/Social_panic" title="Social panic">public panic</a> due to a carelessly displayed airsoft gun being mistaken for a real firearm.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most manufacturers include an orange tip on the <a href="/wiki/Muzzle_(firearms)" class="mw-redirect" title="Muzzle (firearms)">muzzle</a> of the airsoft gun for signaling and safety purposes, and most retailers urge consumers not to remove the orange tip as it is used to help distinguish them from a real firearm. The orange tip serves many purposes, one of them being for law enforcement to help discern airsoft guns from real firearms and thus prevent unnecessary <a href="/wiki/Excessive_force" class="mw-redirect" title="Excessive force">excessive forces</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The minimum safe level of gear required to participate in most games includes a pair of <a href="/wiki/American_National_Standards_Institute" title="American National Standards Institute">ANSI</a> Z87.1 <a href="/wiki/Eye_protection" title="Eye protection">eye protection</a>, preferably a fully sealed <a href="/wiki/Authorized_Protective_Eyewear_List" title="Authorized Protective Eyewear List">APEL</a>-rated <a href="/wiki/Ballistic_eyewear" title="Ballistic eyewear">ballistic eyewear</a>. Traditional <a href="/wiki/Prescription_glasses" class="mw-redirect" title="Prescription glasses">prescription glasses</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sunglasses" title="Sunglasses">sunglasses</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Goggle" class="mw-redirect" title="Goggle">goggles</a> not rated sufficiently for <a href="/wiki/Impact_(mechanics)" title="Impact (mechanics)">impact</a>-resistance, may shatter and/or be <a href="/wiki/Penetration_(weaponry)" title="Penetration (weaponry)">perforated</a> upon being struck when used for airsoft or <a href="/wiki/Paintball" title="Paintball">paintball</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> causing injury to the <a href="/wiki/Eye" title="Eye">eye</a>. <a href="/wiki/Mask" title="Mask">Masks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Face_shield" title="Face shield">face shields</a> and other types of full-face coverings such as <a href="/wiki/Balaclava_(clothing)" title="Balaclava (clothing)">balaclavas</a> are recommended at most airsoft fields.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Community_safety_precautions">Community safety precautions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airsoft&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Community safety precautions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AirsoftG36.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/AirsoftG36.jpg/220px-AirsoftG36.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/AirsoftG36.jpg/330px-AirsoftG36.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/AirsoftG36.jpg/440px-AirsoftG36.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1253" data-file-height="451" /></a><figcaption>Airsoft replica of an H&K <a href="/wiki/G36C" class="mw-redirect" title="G36C">G36C</a>. This replica is not in use on a field, and has the magazine removed, the chamber cleared, and a barrel bag placed over the muzzle.</figcaption></figure> <p>Rules such as a maximum muzzle velocity and engagement distance guidelines are used by different groups. Some organizations have created common safety rules and guidelines. Most minimum engagement distances are 10 feet.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When not actively playing, some fields require "barrel bags", also known as barrel socks, barrel condoms, barrel blockers, or barrel sleeves, to be placed over the muzzle of the gun. The magazine is usually removed as well, and the gun fired to clear the chamber.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most fields also require players to leave their guns set to the safety position when they are not shooting, a practice common when using real firearms. In certain countries, such as the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, additional special rules have been adopted.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legal_restrictions">Legal restrictions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airsoft&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Legal restrictions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Legal_issues_in_airsoft" title="Legal issues in airsoft">Legal issues in airsoft</a></div> <p>Airsoft is legal in most parts of the world. Some countries have specific restrictions,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> such as maximum muzzle velocity and "unrealistic" coloring to distinguish them from actual firearms. They are legal throughout the United States, but restrictions do exist in cities like Chicago and Detroit. The states of New Mexico, New York and New Jersey,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, do not allow airsoft guns to be used or handled publicly because of the resemblance to real firearms. They may be used on private property with the consent of the owner. The <a href="/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection" title="U.S. Customs and Border Protection">U.S. Customs and Border Protection</a> FAQ page states that Airsoft guns are considered look-alike firearms which require the special blaze orange marking.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ireland">Ireland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airsoft&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Ireland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Ireland, Airsoft guns are classified as Realistic Imitation Firearms but not restricted as much as in the United Kingdom. Under the <a href="/wiki/Criminal_Justice_Act" title="Criminal Justice Act">Criminal Justice Act</a> of 2006, Airsoft guns are legal in the Republic. One can buy, sell and import Airsoft guns without notifying relevant law enforcement authorities. They do not need to be painted in fluorescent colors, they do not need to have an orange tip, but they cannot launch the projectile with a kinetic energy exceeding 1 joule. However, carrying an imitation firearm in public is prohibited, and a gun carry case is required, as for real firearms. Airsoft shops are spread over the country, and buyers must be aged 18 or over to purchase an airsoft gun. There is no age limit on Airsoft, as long as a minor has an adult's permission.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airsoft&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Uk_legal_2_tone_glock.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Uk_legal_2_tone_glock.jpg/220px-Uk_legal_2_tone_glock.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Uk_legal_2_tone_glock.jpg/330px-Uk_legal_2_tone_glock.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Uk_legal_2_tone_glock.jpg/440px-Uk_legal_2_tone_glock.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>An example of an IF (Imitation Firearm) replica of the <a href="/wiki/Glock_18" class="mw-redirect" title="Glock 18">Glock 18c</a> </figcaption></figure> <p>In the United Kingdom, most Airsoft guns are classified as realistic imitation firearms or RIFs. The sale, manufacture, or importation (but not gifting) of these is illegal under the <a href="/wiki/Violent_Crime_Reduction_Act_2006" title="Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006">Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006</a>. A defence is allowed for selling for specific purposes<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including airsoft skirmishing.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The minimum age for buying any <a href="/wiki/Firearms_policy_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Firearms policy in the United Kingdom">imitation firearm</a> in the UK is 18.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is an offense to possess an imitation firearm in a public place without a reasonable excuse,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for example traveling to, or from, or being at an airsoft skirmish site. </p><p>Most UK airsoft sites and retailers participate in the United Kingdom Airsoft Retailer Association (UKARA) registration scheme. A player who has participated in at least 3 skirmishes over a period of at least 56 days at the same skirmish site can be registered by that site. Retailers have access to the database to verify that the purchaser can provide them with a defence. The Boarder Agency also has access to check legality of imports. </p><p>As an alternative to RIFs, IFs (Imitation Firearms, including 'two tones') are available in the UK. These are RIFs which have been painted a bright color (excluding white/silver/gold) over at least 51% of the item. No specific defence is required for selling an IF, although the minimum age for purchasing remains 18. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airsoft&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Canada, there are laws pertaining to airsoft importing. All airsoft guns that are bought in Canada are legal, but when importing it, the gun has to have between 366FPS and 500FPS to pass inspection at customs, otherwise the gun will be shipped back or destroyed.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airsoft&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Airsoft guns in the United States are sold with a federally mandated orange tip which must be 1/4 inch or longer covering the muzzle of the replica. Manufacturers and importers may cite <a href="/wiki/Title_15_of_the_Code_of_Federal_Regulations" title="Title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations">Title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations</a>, which stipulates that "no person shall manufacture, enter into commerce, ship, transport, or receive any toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm" without approved markings; these may include an orange tip, orange barrel plug, brightly colored exterior of the whole toy, or transparent construction (part 272.2, formerly part 1150.2). However, section 272.1 (formerly 1150.1) clearly indicates that these restrictions shall not apply to "traditional B-B, paint-ball, or pellet-firing air guns that expel a projectile through the force of compressed air, compressed gas or mechanical spring action, or any combination thereof."<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This exempts airsoft guns from these requirements, placing them in the same category as BB-guns, pellet, air, and paintball, none of which are conventionally sold or used with an orange tip, and many of which bear as much resemblance to real firearms as airsoft guns do.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_and_police_training">Military and police training</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airsoft&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Military and police training"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-090518-M-7753H-043.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/USMC-090518-M-7753H-043.jpg/220px-USMC-090518-M-7753H-043.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/USMC-090518-M-7753H-043.jpg/330px-USMC-090518-M-7753H-043.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/USMC-090518-M-7753H-043.jpg/440px-USMC-090518-M-7753H-043.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2739" data-file-height="1975" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">U.S. Marines</a> during an airsoft match conducted for training at <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Pendleton" title="Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton">Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton</a> in 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>Airsoft technology is used in <a href="/wiki/Military_education_and_training" title="Military education and training">military training</a> and <a href="/wiki/Police_academy" title="Police academy">law enforcement training</a>. Due to airsoft's realism, relatively safe projectiles, and economical ammunition, it is well-suited to <a href="/wiki/Military_exercise" title="Military exercise">war games</a> and force-on-force scenarios to train and improve troop's tactical proficiency via <a href="/wiki/Associative_learning" class="mw-redirect" title="Associative learning">associative learning</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stress_exposure_training" title="Stress exposure training">stress inoculation</a>. Multiple airsoft inventions were developed originally for military and law enforcement use. </p><p>Marking rounds were invented by Kerry T. Bowden to allow trainees to see where each projectile landed. Much like paintball and <a href="/wiki/Wax_bullet#Combat_training" title="Wax bullet">simunitions</a>, these marking pellets would break upon impact, marking the target with luminescent liquid. Unlike traditional plastic pellets, marking rounds are heavier to ensure breakage of the shell on impact. The weight can be adjusted by adding heavier liquid.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marking rounds are critical for trainees because they allow the shooter to see exactly where they hit the target. This allows them to extrapolate their mistakes and improve their aim. </p><p>Reusable grenades were improved by Scott Frank to emulate the fragmentation of a real grenade in war games and scenarios. The grenade can be loaded with paint or pellets. It uses a quick release of highly pressurized gas to break the shell and quickly disperse pellets or paint in all directions. Frank's grenade, although not the first, aimed to be as realistic and predictable as an actual grenade. He developed a more accurate timing mechanism and secondary safety mechanisms to prevent accidental discharge.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both marking rounds and reusable grenades gave airsoft the edge it needed to enter into military and law enforcement training grounds. </p><p>The airsoft guns used for training differ from civilian models. Guns manufactured for professional training are made to replicate the weight, feel and the sound of its real steel counterpart. In general, professional training airsoft guns are GBB models and enhanced with a weighted blowback mechanism to increase the force of the kick. Some are AEGs and are built with a blowback mechanism. They are also outfitted with muzzle protectors that amplify the sound to a decibel level comparable to that of a real firearm. The average FPS for professional training airsoft guns is higher than civilian models. Economically, airsoft is cheaper than simulation training. Benjamin Kratz, Fort Jackson's battalion executive officer, said that one blank M16 round can cost as much as 32 airsoft rounds. Airsoft can also be used in military simulations such as in malls or prisons to add to the immersion. There are different event producers like MiR Tactical holding these events.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airsoft&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Legal_issues_in_airsoft" title="Legal issues in airsoft">Legal issues in airsoft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airsoft_gun" title="Airsoft gun">Airsoft gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airsoft_pellets" title="Airsoft pellets">Airsoft pellets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IPSC_Action_Air" title="IPSC Action Air">IPSC Action Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thunder-B_(Airsoft_grenade)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thunder-B (Airsoft grenade)">Thunder-B (Airsoft grenade)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BB_gun" title="BB gun">BB gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gel_blaster" title="Gel blaster">Gel blaster</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Airsoft&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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title="Ringball">Ringball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slamball" class="mw-redirect" title="Slamball">Slamball</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Football" title="Football">Football</a><br />codes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Association football</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amputee_football" title="Amputee football">amputee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beach_soccer" title="Beach soccer">beach soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freestyle_football" title="Freestyle football">freestyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Futsal" title="Futsal">futsal</a></li> <li><a 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footy">Metro footy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nine-a-side_footy" title="Nine-a-side footy">Nine-a-side</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rec_footy" title="Rec footy">Rec footy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaelic_football" title="Gaelic football">Gaelic football</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ladies%27_Gaelic_football" title="Ladies' Gaelic football">Ladies'</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circle_rules_football" title="Circle rules football">Circle rules football</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Gridiron_football" title="Gridiron football">Gridiron</a> codes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eight-man_football" title="Eight-man football">eight-man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_football" title="Flag football">flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nine-man_football" title="Nine-man football">nine-man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six-man_football" title="Six-man football">six-man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sprint_football" title="Sprint football">sprint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touch_football_(American)" title="Touch football (American)">touch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelchair_Football_(American)" title="Wheelchair Football (American)">wheelchair</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_football" title="Arena football">Arena football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_football" title="Canadian football">Canadian football</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_hybrid_sports" title="List of hybrid sports">Hybrid</a> codes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Austus" title="Austus">Austus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eton_wall_game" title="Eton wall game">Eton wall game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_rules_football" title="International rules football">International rules football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoa_rules" title="Samoa rules">Samoa rules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speedball_(American_ball_game)" title="Speedball (American ball game)">Speedball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_football_(code)" title="Swedish football (code)">Swedish football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_football" title="Universal football">Universal football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volata" title="Volata">Volata</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Medieval_football" title="Medieval football">Medieval/historical<br />football</a> codes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ba_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Ba game">Ba game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caid_(sport)" title="Caid (sport)">Caid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calcio_Fiorentino" class="mw-redirect" title="Calcio Fiorentino">Calcio fiorentino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camping_(game)" title="Camping (game)">Camping</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cnapan" title="Cnapan">Cnapan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornish_hurling" title="Cornish hurling">Cornish hurling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuju" title="Cuju">Cuju</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harpastum" title="Harpastum">Harpastum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kemari" title="Kemari">Kemari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_soule" title="La soule">La soule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lelo_burti" title="Lelo burti">Lelo burti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marn_Grook" title="Marn Grook">Marn grook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasuckuakohowog" title="Pasuckuakohowog">Pasuckuakohowog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Shrovetide_Football" title="Royal Shrovetide Football">Royal Shrovetide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uppies_and_Downies" title="Uppies and Downies">Uppies and downies</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_football" title="Rugby football">Rugby</a> codes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">Rugby league</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Masters_Rugby_League" title="Masters Rugby League">masters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mod_league" title="Mod league">mod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_nines" title="Rugby league nines">nines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_sevens" title="Rugby league sevens">sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tag_rugby" title="Tag rugby">tag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelchair_rugby_league" title="Wheelchair rugby league">wheelchair</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_flag_rugby" title="American flag rugby">American flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beach_rugby" title="Beach rugby">beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mini_rugby" title="Mini rugby">mini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens" title="Rugby sevens">sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_rugby" title="Snow rugby">snow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tag_rugby" title="Tag rugby">tag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tambo_rugby" title="Tambo rugby">Tambo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touch_rugby" title="Touch rugby">touch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_tens" title="Rugby tens">tens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_X" title="Rugby X">X</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touch_(sport)" title="Touch (sport)">Touch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelchair_rugby" title="Wheelchair rugby">Wheelchair</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other related codes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cuju" title="Cuju">Cuju</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C4%AB-o-rahi" title="Kī-o-rahi">Kī-o-rahi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jegichagi" title="Jegichagi">Jegichagi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yubi_lakpi" title="Yubi lakpi">Yubi lakpi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Stick-and-ball<br />sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bando_(sport)" title="Bando (sport)">Bando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cammag" title="Cammag">Cammag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gateball" title="Gateball">Gateball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurling" title="Hurling">Hurling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Camogie" title="Camogie">Camogie</a></li> <li>Super11s</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Composite_rules_shinty%E2%80%93hurling" title="Composite rules shinty–hurling">Shinty–Hurling</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indigenous_North_American_stickball" title="Indigenous North American stickball">Indigenous North American stickball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iomain" title="Iomain">Iomain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knattleikr" title="Knattleikr">Knattleikr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knotty" title="Knotty">Knotty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lacrosse" title="Lacrosse">Lacrosse</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Box_lacrosse" title="Box lacrosse">box/indoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_lacrosse" title="Field lacrosse">field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intercrosse" title="Intercrosse">intercrosse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_lacrosse" title="Women's lacrosse">women's</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ritinis" title="Ritinis">Ritinis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinty" title="Shinty">Shinty</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Composite_rules_shinty%E2%80%93hurling" title="Composite rules shinty–hurling">Shinty–Hurling</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hockey" title="Hockey">Hockey</a> sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ball_hockey" title="Ball hockey">Ball hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bandy" title="Bandy">Bandy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rink_bandy" title="Rink bandy">rink</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broomball" title="Broomball">Broomball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_hockey" title="Field hockey">Field hockey</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indoor_hockey" title="Indoor hockey">indoor</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floor_hockey" title="Floor hockey">Floor hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floorball" title="Floorball">Floorball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Ice hockey</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pond_hockey" title="Pond hockey">pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Power_hockey" title="Power hockey">power</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sledge_hockey" title="Sledge hockey">ice sledge</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ringette" title="Ringette">Ringette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rinkball" title="Rinkball">Rinkball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roller_hockey" title="Roller hockey">Roller hockey</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roller_in-line_hockey" class="mw-redirect" title="Roller in-line hockey">in-line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roller_hockey_(quad)" title="Roller hockey (quad)">quad</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rossall_Hockey" class="mw-redirect" title="Rossall Hockey">Rossall hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinny" title="Shinny">Shinny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Street_hockey" title="Street hockey">Street hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Underwater_hockey" title="Underwater hockey">Underwater hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unicycle_hockey" title="Unicycle hockey">Unicycle hockey</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Polo" title="Polo">Polo</a> sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Auto_polo" title="Auto polo">Auto polo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cowboy_polo" title="Cowboy polo">Cowboy polo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cycle_polo" title="Cycle polo">Cycle polo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elephant_polo" title="Elephant polo">Elephant polo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hobby_horse_polo" title="Hobby horse polo">Hobby horse polo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horseball" title="Horseball">Horseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motoball" title="Motoball">Motoball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pato" title="Pato">Pato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polo" title="Polo">Polo</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arena_polo" title="Arena polo">Arena polo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chovgan" title="Chovgan">Chovgan</a></li> <li>Snow polo</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polocrosse" title="Polocrosse">Polocrosse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Segway_polo" title="Segway polo">Segway polo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yak_polo" title="Yak polo">Yak polo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other ball sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angleball" title="Angleball">Angleball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cycle_ball" title="Cycle ball">Cycle ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodgeball" title="Dodgeball">Dodgeball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flickerball" title="Flickerball">Flickerball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gain-ground" title="Gain-ground">Gain-ground</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Balle_%C3%A0_la_main" title="Balle à la main">Balle à la main</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballon_au_poing" title="Ballon au poing">Ballon au poing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeu_de_paume" title="Jeu de paume">Jeu de paume</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longue_paume" title="Longue paume">Longue paume</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goalball" title="Goalball">Goalball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handball" title="Handball">Handball</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beach_handball" title="Beach handball">beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_handball" title="Czech handball">Czech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_handball" title="Field handball">field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelchair_handball" title="Wheelchair handball">wheelchair</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaatsen" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaatsen">Kaatsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kin-Ball" title="Kin-Ball">Kin-Ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lagori" class="mw-redirect" title="Lagori">Lagori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mesoamerican_ballgame" title="Mesoamerican ballgame">Mesoamerican ballgame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pelota_mixteca" title="Pelota mixteca">Pelota mixteca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prisonball" title="Prisonball">Prisonball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushball" title="Pushball">Pushball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quidditch_(real-life_sport)" title="Quidditch (real-life sport)">Quidditch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roll_ball" title="Roll ball">Roll ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamburello" title="Tamburello">Tamburello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tchoukball" title="Tchoukball">Tchoukball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulama_(game)" title="Ulama (game)">Ulama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valencian_pilota" title="Valencian pilota">Valencian pilota</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Llargues" title="Llargues">Llargues</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whirlyball" title="Whirlyball">Whirlyball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yukigassen" title="Yukigassen">Yukigassen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bat-and-ball_games" title="Bat-and-ball games">Bat-and-ball<br />games</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Variations_of_baseball" title="Variations of baseball">Baseball variants</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baseball5" title="Baseball5">Baseball5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Br%C3%A4nnboll" 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