Ironic..Most of my time was spent with real steel...Been around it my whole life.I recall when i was first handed an M16.I was seventeen and had My own AR15 at home. I saw the others around me looking at it like it
WOW! I was thinking "any chance I can get an M14?"
Here I see a complete reversal. Most start here with the AEGs, mainly due to being underaged, from a household where Mom and dad may not be as hip to having an AR in the safe as Mine were. I also see a few who shouldnt ever have anything more lethal than an AEG
Shooting real steel is great fun, but I fire real steel for a completley diffrent reason, than I play Mil-Sim Airsoft. I fire real steel to keep a skill sharp should I really need it for anything out side of punching holes in paper people at 400 meters!
Airsoft a is a combination of elements, Tactics, Team work,Skill, Communication, Stratagy....Not Just the AEG.
Air-soft is a great way to combine all of these things while helping maintain a good physical condition, along with learning new skills. Everything learned in airsoft can and is directly applicable to real steel /real world.
Then there is a financial reason I can fire 4000 Little pastic BBs at my friends over a period of 30 days for $15.00
Or I can fire 40 Rounds over a period of a couple hours $25.00< $50
Its a call you have to make..no one here can convince you..its Game after all!