Airsoft is a sport that is played much like
paintball, but with a higher emphasis on military/assault
realism. Whereas paintball is trying to bring their
"image" into the mainstream and using terms like
"marker" to describe their tools, no one can deny that
Airsoft guns look anything other than what they are modeled after,
REAL guns. Thus the need for players to possess restraint in
where they display or use their guns. In the states, carrying an
airsoft weapon in public could very easily be mistaken for a real gun
and can get you into some serious trouble with the law.
Airsoft started in Japan due to their laws in
restricting their citizens in owning real firearms. So what did
those industrious Japanese do, they created highly realistic replicas
of real firearms from pistols to sniper rifles. You name it, and
there is probably a manufacturer who has made one.
The coolest factor of airsoft is the realism of
the guns. I don't know how the companies are able to replicate
the real firearms to such a degree. Some companies do have
licensing deals directly with the original gun manufacturers, and
probably other manufacturers do so in various degrees.
One
of the most recognizable handguns in the movies is the Desert
Eagle. One of the characteristic trademarks of this gun is its
long barrel that looks more like a cannon than a concealable
weapon.
The gun has been utilized in a many movies
such as The Matrix, Charlie's Angels, and Pulp Fiction. It has
also been used with
