I got myself one of those airsoft electric guns, double eagle brand for 1000 bucks and I find it quite entertaining. Though I'm not into the hobby deeply (I just fire it randomly at any target I choose, hoping to find a rat to test it out on) I'm getting the itch of getting into the game. My office mates got those Tokyo Marui guns which look and feel like the real deal and they tell me it's addicting. I tried paintball once and I found it fun. My colleagues say it's a million times enjoyable than paintball. They got all these get-ups, uniforms and all : from MarPat uniforms to Delta Force getups that look very cool. I used to shoot M16s, courtesy of our local police guys who had nothing to do in our hometown, as long as I brought bullets for the gun. Sure, it was the real thing but in the back of my mind, it's just target practice and it takes much out of the excitement of "firing" at real people, not that I want to. So it was just a bone numbing routine of trying to hit an aluminum can or a sardine can. Now here comes this Airsoft thing, where you actually "shoot" people who in turn hunt you down too. I've seen welts and bruises the size of the old 1 peso coins after my friends play on a weekend. It's close to the real thing and it actually relives the days of playing shootout with your childhood friends, which was extremely fun.
I'm still contemplating of buying those high end airsoft rifles. Uniforms or looking the part is no problem, I got a couple of old GI BDU's, combat boots (from my ROTC days)and a Vietnam era GI issue helmet. I think a sizeable budget would be nicked off from you if you decide to plunk into this hobby. In conclusion.....still deciding if I should get into it...totally.