Most people starting to play paintball start out by renting paintball guns or paintball markers. Incidentally, the term paintball gun or paintball marker can be used interchangeably. Both terms mean the same thing. After playing a few times one quickly discovers that it won't take very long before you could have purchased your own paintball guns and equipment instead of throwing away your money renting. This article will help narrow the choices for your research.
One of the main things you should consider is where you are going to play. If playing at home or in the woods, you should note that the type of air you have access to is a key question. CO2 is relatively simple to obtain at local paintball stores or even at the local Walmart with a tank exchange stand. Compressed air is usually not so simple and if you plan to play mainly at home, it may be a good idea to stay away from paintball guns that use compressed air.
If your paintball gun choice is limited to using CO2 tanks, then you should stick with paintball guns that are happy using CO2. Care must be taken to choose paintball guns that are made to run on CO2. CO2 is a liquid gas and is damaging to paintball guns or paintball markers that are not made to handle the liquid. You could buy an expensive paintball gun and damage it beyond repair with just a few uses. We recommend sticking with good quality name brand paintball markers that are made to run on CO2.
There are many models of CO2 paintball guns. The main brand names are Spyder, Smart Parts and Tippmann paintball guns. You can choose electronic or non-electronic. Popular models of paintball guns are the Spyder Victor, Xtra, Sonic, Pilot, Electra, VS1, VS2, Smart Parts Vibe.
CO2 paintball guns with a military look are the Spyder MR1, MR2, MR3. Smart Parts has the SP1 model designed to run on CO2 and a military scenario look. New releases from Tippmann are the Tippmann Alpha Black Series. These paintball guns are loaded with features. Tippmann is the champion of CO2 military markers with several models in each series that will match your level of play and features you may desire. The main paintball gun series Tippmann manufactures are the Custom 98 Platinum Series, A5, X7 and all Tippmann paintball guns are backed with a 2 year warranty.
If you decide on compressed air, you will have so many choices. The features desired and the reliability, quality of parts and weight of the gun all play a factor. The high end paintball guns can sell for $2000.00. Is that what you need or want? Take a look at the main features and decide what it is that you really want. Some people choose an entry level budget paintball marker that is really cheap. Then they use it for a while until they know what it is that they really want. Then they set that paintball gun aside, or sell it to upgrade to a more feature packed gun.
Once you know if you want electronic or non-electronic, speed of firing can be determined by firing modes. Read carefully to find out about the balls per second and the modes of fire allowed. Also check if your field allows the modes of fire. I have seen players ask for fully automatic paintball guns only to learn that the only place they can play paintball in their local area does not allow full auto mode. So then, why pay for a feature you do not need? Generally the modes are single shot, 3 shot burst, semi-automatic or fully automatic. There are others but these are the main modes of firing. Some are set easily with external switches, others require some changes in internal programming to the board.
The next consideration is what kind of player are you? Ease of maintenance can be a key to keeping a paintball gun performing at its best and lasting a long time. Choose paintball markers that are easily maintained, if you are not very mechanically inclined. The Smart Parts Guns are very easy to maintain as are the Tippmann Platinum Series with a split receiver. Be sure to use the proper lubricant recommended. If you have no fear, you can buy any paintball marker and learn how to maintain it. There are several help manuals and videos on manufacturer's websites. Youtube is also a great source for self maintaining paintball guns.
Another key consideration is upgradeability. Are there upgrades available for your model of paintball gun? Do you want to be able to upgrade it in the future? Most people answer yes as by nature we become bored of the same old thing everyday. Also, many of us like paintball because of the military replica or scenario aspect of the paintball games. If this is you, then you may want to be able to change your paintball gun from and M16 to an AK 47. Our suggestion for those of you that want to have the maximum flexibility with military upgrades is the Tippmann X7 paintball gun.
We hope that this article will help narrow your choices down considerably. We also feel that it will focus your research to the areas that are important to you for your individual style of paintball play. Will you be playing scenario woods ball? Or will you be turning pro soon and need the lightest, newest, baddest paintball gun on the market?
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Paintball is great fun whether you do it daily or once a year, choosing the right Paintball Gun for you is vital. Buying from with a knowledgable Paintball Gun company will ensure you get the gun that is right for you.
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