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Looking At The Different Kinds of Paintball Guns

September 10th, 2008

If you are planning on playing on a paintball team or entering tournaments, then the type of paintball guns that you choose from may be a huge factor. Guns used for paintball are not all the same; they come in different styles and allow for different rates of speed for shooting the paintballs. If you are a paintball enthusiast, then you may already own several types of these guns and know how each one performs. However, if you are new to the game, then it is important to know the advantages and disadvantages to each type.

One type of gun that you may see on the paintball field is the stock gun. These are mostly used during stock only games, but can be used in other games as well. The reason why these guns are mostly used in stock only games is because of their inability to shoot the number of rounds that other guns can. The tube that feeds the gun can only hold 10 balls at a time and it must stay parallel to the chamber, requiring you to tilt it to load your paintballs. If you do use a stock gun in other games, then you must realize that you are most likely going to be out-gunned. Pistols are another type of paintball gun that will need to be reloaded often, also offering about 10 shots before you need to reload. While you can use them in most paintball games, they are mostly used as a back-up weapon.

The semi-automatic paintball gun is one of the most popular paintball guns on the market today. The prices range anywhere between 0 and 00 and is mainly based on the speed at which it shoots paintballs. These guns offer sensitive triggers and are known to shoot balls much faster than a gun with a heavy trigger.

The electronic paintball gun or electronic marker has been dubbed the king of paintball guns. These have different fire modes controlled by computer chips. The different fire modes allow you to choose how many balls will be shot with one pull of the trigger. A few varieties of electronic guns are fully automatic. This means that if you continue to hold down the trigger the gun will not stop firing until it is released. It will depend on the game and the paintball team, as to whether you are allowed to use an electronic paintball gun on their paintball field. Depending on the other types of guns being used in play, these types of guns can give you an unfair advantage.

As with the electronic paintball gun, the game that you are participating in will be the deciding factor, with regard to what paintball guns you can use. If you compete in different types of games and go paintballing quite frequently, then you may choose to own different types of guns for different types of games. Different types of guns offer different types of play and a variety of speeds at which the paintballs can be dispensed. If you are new at paintball and you aren’t sure what gun you need to purchase first, then try contacting your team members and find out what types of guns are allowed on the field.

It is that time of year when spring is right around the corner. Winter has had us trapped inside putting on those holiday pounds and everyone is looking to get fit again and ready for swimsuit season. There is a way to have fun and get active. Paintball is a great activity for coworkers, family and friends to gather together for some fun times and a great workout. Imagine sneaking through the forest just to take a shot at your buddy. Everyone will be laughing and competing with each other. You will need some gear and some help though if you want to win. Click here for more information: Paintball Scenario and at Indoor Paintball also Paintball Team Sport

1 Comment »

  1. luke says

    this site is really rubbish. no pictures at all

    [GR responds - Hey Luke. You are correct in that I have no images. I do that on most of my websites as I prefer to get the facts out there (the text of the article). There are some cases where images are valid, but often they just suck up bandwidth]

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