| Any sport that you become involved in is going to cost | | | | So the thing you need to focus on is how quickly you |
| you money! The sport of paintball however does not | | | | want your marker to shoot and how much work you |
| have to be expensive and it's a ton of fun, as well. | | | | need to do to make that gun fire. Obviously, if you buy |
| There are some great-performing paintball guns out | | | | a tippman a5 as an example, you'll get much better |
| there, considering how little they cost. You do have to | | | | action but you'll pay more as well. |
| be careful, though, that if you purchase the wrong one, | | | | In addition to action, performance means many things, |
| it could end up in the trashcan and not the playing field. | | | | including accuracy, range, and a good rate of fire, but it |
| Army paintball guns and spyder paintball guns are | | | | also means reliability. With the cheaper guns, you may |
| quality choices, but they may end up costing you more | | | | find that they'll perform great one day, but not the next. |
| depending on the model you choose. Here are a few | | | | Keep in mind that even a make like spyder paintball |
| tips to help you judge which guns under $200 are your | | | | guns is not necessarily a guarantee of a stellar |
| best value. Start by talking to other players, visiting | | | | performance. Make sure that you purchase a gun that |
| online forums, and reading reviews. You'll be glad you | | | | is going to work for you on a consistent basis and has |
| did, especially when it comes to saving or spending | | | | a good reputation. Talk with other players and find out |
| your money, of which you may not have a great | | | | what is performing best for them. Try to find the most |
| surplus. | | | | durable paintball gun possible, as it will have to take lots |
| There are some very cheap paintball guns out there | | | | of abuse on the field. Choose a metal body over a |
| and some of them perform wonderfully well, | | | | plastic one with the exception of some very strong |
| considering how little they cost. However, many cheap | | | | plastic polymers. The metal guns can fall apart, too, so |
| paintball guns belong in the trashcan, not on the playing | | | | make sure that the bolts and other things that keep |
| field. Choose a well-known manufacturer such as | | | | the gun together look good and that the gun feels |
| tippman paintball and peruse their affordable guns. | | | | sturdy. If it has any shaking parts look elsewhere. |
| These tips will help you judge which guns under $200 | | | | Paintball guns can be powered several different ways, |
| will give you the best value. If you don't have a lot of | | | | but the cheapest way is by carbon dioxide (C02). Try |
| money to spend, make sure the money you do spend | | | | to stay away from 12-gram cartridges, as you want a |
| counts! The more research you do up front (talking to | | | | gun that uses a CO2 bottle, which is also referred to |
| other players, reading reviews), the happier you will be | | | | as a tank. Even if you decide to purchase a tippman |
| later. There are three basic types of actions that you | | | | a5, there's always a possibility it will run well on CO2. |
| should look for when it comes to an affordable | | | | You're going to have to purchase a gun that can |
| paintball gun. Open-bolt, referred to as semi-automatic | | | | handle it or make sure you have enough money to get |
| blowback, pump-action, and hybrid blowback, which | | | | an anti-siphon x-chamber or a regulator so it will work |
| come with electronic trigger frames. Each type of | | | | better. |
| action will cause the paintball guns to react differently. | | | | |