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A pellet Gun and a Air gun are the same thing. A pellet rifle and an air rifle are the same thing. You are most likely referring to a Pellet gun/rifle verses an Airsoft gun/rifle.

Pellet guns fire a metal projectile up to 1.500 FPS (Feet per Second) and are used for target practice or hunting.

Airsoft guns are capable of firing a 6mm plastic projectile up to 500 FPS and are designed to be used in Combat play where people shoot at each other. Much like Paintball only with less force. That's where the term "SOFT" come from.

Unfortunately "AirSoft guns" are often mistakenly referred to as "air guns" when they should be referred to as 'AirSoft guns".

Airsoft is considered more as a toy where "pellet air guns" are the next closest thing to a firearm with less power.

Airsoft guns/rifles all have red tips to let everyone know that they can be shot at another person.

Pellet air guns/rifles look similar to a firearm (NO RED TIP) and are never used in team play where people shoot at each other.

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