Welcome, we need as many new faces as possible! Airsoft is a little different than paintball, yes more realistic in looks as well as rate of fire. Most guns shooting 500-800 rounds per min. As far as doing the sniper thing, just rent a gun for a game or two and decide if that's the role you want to pursue. Most stock sniper rifles don't shoot any harder than a normal AEG. So compare a gun that shoots 600 rpm(rounds per min) vs a bolt action. Just fruit for thought.