There are many different kinds of airsoft rifles, and they can be categorized based on how much they cost. Your individual situation determines which kind of airsoft rifle you need.
There are three price levels of airsoft rifles. These include LPEGs, MPEGs, and AEGs. LPEG stands for "Low-priced electric gun", MPEG is medium-priced, and AEG is automatic electric gun. Technically all of these are AEGs, but the title is only formally given to those that are truly high quality. It is also important to note that the LP and MP can also stand for "Low-power" and "Medium-power", respectively. This means that the more you pay, the more power you are going to get.
You can use an LPEG or an MPEG if you regularly play in friendly games in which a lot of power is not called for. While you could use full on AEGs in such a game, what is the point of spending so much money if you do not need to? AEGs can cost between three hundred and five hundred dollars, while LPEGs and MPEGs cost fifty to two hundred dollars. Although the lesser airsoft rifles are not as powerful as AEGs, that is not to say they are completely worthless. They are still all fully-automatic, have decent firepowers (between one hundred eighty and two hundred fifty feet per second), and are fairly durable. Some of them are even full metal, which means they are as durable as AEGs. There are just as many model replicas, perhaps even more, in the LPEG and MPEG category, so you have an even wider selection than if you focused on AEGs alone.
Some scenarios do call for full-on AEGs. This includes team and professional matches, or anything that is highly competitive. When it comes to competition, and people really want to win, they will do anything to achieve this goal, and that means using an AEG. Thankfully, although AEGs are somewhat expensive, their durability means you can use it for many years, and the cost is spread over a long period of time. When you look at things from this angle, AEGs do not seem that expensive, and the entertainment you will derive from it is worth far more than the cost.
