Editing Airsoft (section)

=== Customization ===
Some players customize their airsoft guns, either to improve performance or for purely aesthetic reasons. Additions include scopes, fore-grips, and flashlights, [[red dot sights]] being the most commonly used. Red dot sights are used to help aim, fore-grips are used to get a better grip on the airsoft gun, and flashlights (whether mounted or held in another hand) are used to illuminate dark areas and/or to blind opponents.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://airsoft-facts.com/airsoft-equipment-1 |title=Airsoft Equipment |website=airsoft-facts.com |access-date=6 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407182608/http://airsoft-facts.com/airsoft-equipment-1 |archive-date=7 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Even though in certain countries lasers are illegal, they are popular attachments in the U.S. and Europe. [[List of laser applications#Laser sight|Laser sights]] are more for their appearance than any practical effect, largely because they must be weak enough not to carry a risk of damaging another player's eyesight, which rules out using any laser powerful enough to produce a visible dot on the target in sunlight (although lasers can be useful for night games).

Also available are "mock [[silencer (firearms)|suppressors/silencers]]". These resemble the actual firearm accessory that dampens sound. Since Airsoft does not use [[Gunpowder|combustibles]] for propulsion these usually serve no function. Although there are models that function to "light up" a glow-in-the-dark BB using UV light similar to a [[tracer round]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://airsoftranch.com/how-does-an-airsoft-tracer-unit-work-helpful-guide/|title = How does an Airsoft Tracer Unit work? &#91;Helpful Guide&#93;|date = 24 July 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927152031/https://airsoftranch.com/how-does-an-airsoft-tracer-unit-work-helpful-guide/|archive-date= September 27, 2019}}</ref>