El Bridos 5.95 helpfully puts together a comprehensive guide for airsoft beginners, focusing on essential gear and practical advice. With 15 years of experience, he stresses the absolute necessity of safety goggles that meet the EN16B standard and an airsoft replica. He recommends specific brands known for their value and quality, while advising against low-quality starter packs. He also covers other crucial gear like mouth protection, sturdy shoes, and gloves.

Lotsa guided available for airsoft newbies, and the latest for 2025 is put out by Sassy Sardine... "Welcome to the ultimate beginner's guide to airsoft in 2025! Whether you're brand new to airsoft or thinking about playing your first game, this video breaks down everything you need — from affordable gear to tips that'll help you have a blast without breaking the bank.

I’ve been playing for over 7 years, and I made this guide to help new players avoid wasting money and time.

In episode 1 in the "Starting Airsoft" series, Vertice Airsoft gives some tips in choosing the first airsoft gun for beginners... "In this episode of Starting Airsoft, we go over the basics on how to choose your first airsoft gun. What to look for, what to be cautious of, and what to expect. Hope you all enjoy!"

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Beginners guide from Sniper AS geared towards S-AEG (German-spec) users but can be applied to other airsoft players... "Finally start with Airsoft with our (S)AEG Airsoft Beginner's Guide! We give you information about the battery, Gearbox Jam, how to care for and maintain your electric airsoft, which battery you need for (S)AEG and AEG and much more! With our guide you will know exactly how to get started with airsoft and what we recommend to airsoft beginners.

The second tip from Softair Zone for airsoft beginners is how to safely transport airsoft guns... "In this video we would like to show some points about transporting airsoft guns. We hope to have explained everything correctly, otherwise, as always, feel free to leave comments."

Any budding airsoft YouTuber can watch this beginners guide from JAG Airsoft, including his camera setup... "In this video I will be talking about all things related to recording Airsoft gameplay. I will be going through my entire camera setup and the little tips and tricks I've learnt whilst filming Airsoft gameplay."

We always post beginner guides here as they evolve through the years. In episode 3 of Damascus Airsoft's guide for beginners, he talks about loadout... "Welcome back to the Beginners Guide to Airsoft! This video I'm giving all of you an in depth look into my current load-out and why I chose all of my equipment. Hopefully this helps you understand the use case for these different pieces of equipment better and it helps you decide how you want to build your very own custom load-out."

Cards32 explains why he recommends that airsoft newbies should stick the M4 airsoft guns in this video... "A short little video on why you should stick with an M4 if you are a beginner.  Avoid weird guns like m14's, snipers, lmgs' etc!  Do you know how hard working on an M14 is? fucking hard.

I apologize for the less editing than normal, this weekend will be a hectic one for sure."

Airsoft Atlanta released the 2018 Edition of their Beginner's Guide to AEG Basics... "New for 2018, our Airsoft Beginner's Guide to AEG Basics covers how to start airsoft with an electric gun.  We go over topics such as batteries, loading, charging, accessories, etc.  If you're just starting off in airsoft, and want to learn a little bit more on how electric guns function, this is it."

So you're about to go to your first airsoft game, but what do you need in order to get kitted up and ready on the day itself. Here is Sniper-AS with their recommendations, just turn on the language caption is this in German... "Hey guys, we thought we would shoot a different video today. Not a direct review but a beginner's guide about:  What do I need for my first Airsoft day? Okey right away that's just a possibility.