| If you have one or two paintball barrels, and several | | | | To have better efficiency and accuracy, you'll need to |
| options of paint it is a good idea to match the paint to | | | | find a brand of paint that fits well in your barrel. To find |
| your paintball barrel to see which brand of paint will fit | | | | just the right fit of paintball to your paintball barrel take |
| better. | | | | a paintball and set on the opening of your barrel (make |
| Having the right size of paintballs to use with your | | | | sure it's the end that screws into your gun). If the |
| barrel is important. For one, you'll have better accuracy, | | | | paintball rolls all the way through, it's too small. If it sits |
| and for two you're paintball gun will be more efficient. | | | | on top without going in at least halfway, it's too big. The |
| Paintballs are said to be .68 caliber, but no one is | | | | ideal fit is to have the paintball sit halfway into the |
| perfect. Paintballs, depending on the brand, | | | | barrel. While the paintball is in the barrel blow air into it |
| temperature, and other factors, tend to vary slightly in | | | | like you would a blow gun. The paintball should fly out |
| size. Some may be .689, some may be .681, and some | | | | of the barrel like a dart. If you can't blow it out, it's too |
| may be anywhere in between. This little difference in | | | | big. It shouldn't take too much air to blow it out. |
| size can have a large impact on your accuracy and | | | | If no paintball fits, it's a good idea to have a few |
| efficiency. Having too big of paint for your barrel may | | | | paintball barrels that each have different bore sizes. |
| cause more breaks. Too small of paint for your barrel | | | | Something like the Freak Kit or any other kit that |
| may cause a drop in accuracy, and use up more air to | | | | comes with different size barrel inserts can be nice to |
| push the paintball out of the barrel. It takes more air to | | | | have, as it helps you always to find the right fit for the |
| push the paintball out because their will be air escaping | | | | paintballs you are shooting. |
| around the paintball when the gun is shot. The gap | | | | With the right paintball and barrel match you will have |
| between a paintball that is smaller than the barrel it is | | | | better accuracy, and better efficiency. You'll be |
| inside of will let some air escape by it. This means you | | | | shooting straighter as well as getting more shots out |
| would have to increase your velocity, and use more | | | | of your paintball tank. |
| air. | | | | |