| Paintballs are gelatin capsules filled
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| | in your gun, even if your barrel bore is
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| with a water-soluble marking dye. The dye
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| | .68. An easy test to see if a paintball
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| inside is non-toxic, meaning that if you
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| | will work in your gun is to put the ball
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| swallow it, it will not hurt you.
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| | in one end of the barrel. If it rolls out
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| However, the taste is not very pleasant.
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| | on its own, it is too small. It is a good
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| Paintballs are manufactured by many
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| | fit if you can easily blow it out of the
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| different companies. As with most things,
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| | barrel. If you cannot easily blow it out,
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| paintballs can be either low quality, or
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| | it is too big.
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| high quality. Of course, paintballs also
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| | When choosing the color of your
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| come in a variety of colors. Paintballs
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| | paintballs, it is necessary to consider
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| can also be bought in many different
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| | the playing environment. If you are
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| quantities, with just as many variations
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| | playing in the woods, bright colors may
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| of prices.
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| | be preferred, as it is easier to see the
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| Most paintball fields require you to
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| | paint. Some paintballs glow in the dark.
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| purchase and use their paint. This is how
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| | If you are playing at night, this may be
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| they make their money. Therefore, in most
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| | what you want.
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| cases, brand and quality of the paint
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| | A few brands of paintballs that are made
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| will not be deciding factors.
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| | for cold weather playing. They are
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| The best way to determine which brand
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| | designed for better performance during
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| quantity/quality of paintballs you should
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| | the winter months.
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| buy is to know how you will be using
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| | Occasionally, paintballs will break
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| those paintballs. If you are using the
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| | inside the barrel of your gun. If this is
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| paintballs for practice, you naturally
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| | happening on a regular basis, there may
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| will want to go with the cheapest
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| | be a problem. It could be the gun. You
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| paintballs. Quality will not matter much
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| | may have your velocity set to high. The
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| in this instance.
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| | ideal setting for your guns velocity is
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| If you will be using the paintballs for
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| | about 280. You may also bust balls in the
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| rec-ball, again, quality is not quite as
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| | barrel if you do not keep it clean.
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| important, and you may want to go with
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| | Having too much oil or not enough oil in
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| the cheapest price. However, if you will
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| | the barrel can also cause the paintballs
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| be using the paintballs for tournament
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| | to break. Often, too much air pressure,
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| play, quality matters a great deal. You
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| | or uneven air pressure, can cause the
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| want paintballs that will not break
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| | paintballs to break.
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| easily inside your gun or in transit. At
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| | If the problem is not the gun, it is the
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| the same time, you do want paintballs
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| | paintballs. The most common problem will
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| that will break easily when they hit an
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| | be the size of the paintballs you are
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| opponent. Many tournaments will require
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| | using. Try using a smaller size. Dirty
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| you to use the paint that they are
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| | paintballs can also cause them to break.
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| selling. Tournament grade balls tend to
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| | If your paintball hits the ground, do not
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| be resistant to "wiping", meaning that
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| | use it in your gun. Take the loss.
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| the paint is harder to wipe off. This
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| | Cheaper paint breaks more often than
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| discourages cheating.
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| | quality paint. Old paint breaks more
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| You must also purchase the right size
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| | often than new paint. Extreme
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| paintballs for your gun. Paintballs sizes
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| | temperatures also have an effect on your
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| are measured in calibers. The most
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| | paint. Unless your paint is especially
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| common caliber of the barrel on a paint
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| | made for cold temperatures, avoid using
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| gun is .68. However, it is important that
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| | it or storing it in such conditions. High
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| you check the documentation that comes
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| | humidity can also cause problems, by
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| with your gun to make sure you know the
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| | weakening and warping the paintballs. You
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| correct caliber of your gun's barrel,
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| | should throw out paintballs that you have
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| therefore enabling you to purchase the
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| | had for three or more months. Paint may
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| correct caliber paintballs.
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| | also break if you are shooting the gun
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| Both paintballs and paint ball gun
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| | faster than what your hopper can manage.
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| barrels range in sizes from .67 to .71
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| | This is called over shooting the feed.
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| calibers. Just because your gun requires
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| | When storing your paintballs, keep this
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| a .68 caliber paintball, does not
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| | in mind. Higher quality paintballs last
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| necessarily mean that this is the best
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| | longer than low quality when kept in
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| caliber for your gun. Paintballs are not
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| | storage. You will need to store your
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| perfectly round. You will need to
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| | paintballs in a dry area where the
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| experiment with different sizes, close to
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| | temperature does not vary too much. Store
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| the caliber your gun calls for. It may be
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| | paintballs in a sealed container or bag
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| that a .67 caliber paintball works best
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| | to keep dust and dirt out.
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