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