Paintball Guns

No other bit of equipment is as mysterious and at the same time fascinating to the paintball newbie as the paintball guns involved in the game. Paint ball guns are most commonly referred to as paintball markers, and if there is one piece of equipment around which the entire sport appears to be revolving it is the paintball gun. Online forums are filled to brimming with posts on the merits of the Spyder paintball guns when compared to the average Tippman paintball guns. Sniper paintball guns are compared, contrasted, evaluated, and often become fodder for posts about how to tweak the last bit of velocity out of a pellet by adding this accessory or that.

The average paintball marker is little more than a gun shaped apparatus that uses compressed air – or another gas – to move a paint pellet through the barrel portion and into the direction of the target. Generally speaking, paintball guns are comprised of a body, a drum, a hopper and a reservoir. Firing is accomplished either via pump action, fully automatic action, and semi-automatic action, ramping, or even bursting. The latter depends in large part on the various after market accessories that may be used to coax more velocity from a variety of markers. Theoretically, the speed at which paint pellets are propelled from the drum does not go past 300 feet per second, yet custom paintball guns that are manufactured either by somewhat unethical players or by manufacturers that are throwing caution to the wind have been known to fling them a bit faster.

If you believe that the average Angel paintball guns, Sniper paintball rifle pr even Spyder paintball gun only requires a small financial commitment, think again! Some hobbyists plunder their savings to purchase the best paintball gun a manufacturer may make, while others who are pros at the game may actually have their paintball guns custom made.

Yet it does not matter if you own an Ion paintball gun or the famous Angel paintball gun – the attachments that are affixed to the paintball guns’ bodies are just as important. For example, you may spend thousands of dollars on your new model marker, but if your hopper does not adequately feed the paint pellets into the body, then no amount of firepower will suffice. Those who scoff at the custom made paintball guns that seek to eke out more velocity from the body instead point to the barrel as the primary reason why paint pellets are not finding their intended targets. Some players prefer long barrels while others favor those that are short and stocky, adding weight instead of length. Players that believe in adjusting the action versus the body usually are purists who eschew all modern shot modes except the tried and true pump action cocking. Sure, the game slows down considerably and some who have cut their teeth with semi-automatic action might find this boring beyond belief, yet players who appreciate the necessity for precision will disagree.