Ever Wondered How To Buy Paintball Guns?

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Ever Wondered How To Buy Paintball Guns?

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.

Knowing what air the paintball guns operate under is the key question. You can quickly destroy your paintball marker by using the wrong gas. CO2 guns need to run on CO2. Vice versa, compressed air guns need to run on compressed air. Many models of paintball guns are made to run both. Be sure to check with the manufacturer and read your owner's manual completely to be sure. Don't just look to see if it runs both. Find out which one is recommended for the model of paintball gun you are considering to purchase. A call to the manufacturer is a great start. Ask if the paintball gun is best suited for CO2 or compressed air.

If CO2 is your air, then we recommend using paintball markers that are designed to run on CO2. Spyder guns from the non-electric and budget conscious models would be the Spyder Victor, Xtra, Sonic. With a bigger budget moving up to the electronic, Spyder Pilot, Electra, VS1, VS2. Smart Parts has excellent mid range CO2 models designed to run on CO2. New technology and easy to maintain are the 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 packed with features at competitive prices. Tippmann also has its more rugged and upgradeable Platinum Series Custom 98, A5 and X7 paintball guns. They are all great brand names backed with good warranties.

If you have access to compressed air for your paintball markers, then budget and features are where you need to focus your study. Paintball guns range in prices requiring you to spend a little or you can spend a lot. Generally those spending a lot are not recreational players. They are pros or soon to be pros that need to have the utmost in the competitive advantage. Why do the features cost so much? Putting the best features in the lightest paintball guns means high cost. Once you have high cost you severely limit the market. So paintball gun manufacturers have to pick a price point and try to apply the features necessary to make the sales. This is why you should decide what features are important to you when choosing a paintball gun.

One of the main features on the market is if a gun is electronic or not. Electronic guns have modes that allow you to set the marker to firing modes. Electronic triggers or "egrips" often allow you to change the paintball marker from single firing mode (one shot one trigger pull) to 3-shot burst (one pull, 3 paintballs fired), to semi-auto (one pull one shot to ramping up to auto if you pull the trigger within a set time period) to full auto( one pull multiple firing). There are various features that help enable the gun to rapid fire such as anti-chop systems (ACS), electronic eyes etc. The key statistic to key on is the balls per second or bps.

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.

This article was the beginning of the fun involved in finding out what you really want and need. Decide on the air you have access to and match your style and type of play to the paintball guns you are interested in. Compare features and price ranges. Narrow in on your choices and finally buy a paintball gun and take out your friend or enemy in style!

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Paintball is great fun whether you do it every day or once a year, choosing the right Paintball Gun for you is important. Dealing with with a knowledgable Paintball Gun company will help you get the gun that is right for you.

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