| 1. Don't rush into buying your gun too quickly. You need | | | | 4. Do make use of specialized online paintball stores. |
| to take your time to find out which styles suit you. Try | | | | These sites are a fund of helpful information and the |
| renting or borrowing a range of markers to find out | | | | best ones are compiled by experts in the field who are |
| which features are important to you and necessary | | | | unbiased,well informed and friendly.This way you can |
| for the sort of game you want to play. Markers come | | | | browse a wide variety of products and articles in the |
| in a wide variety of types and you need to select one | | | | comfort of your own home to help you determine |
| that feels comfortable to you and that fits your | | | | which gun is best for you.Do make sure there is a |
| specific needs. | | | | money back guarantee if you make a purchase. |
| 2. Don't spend too much money on your first gun. | | | | 5. Do check out the different online paintball package |
| Prices range from department store at the low end to | | | | deals; these will include all the basic things you need to |
| customized paintball guns, made exactly to someone's | | | | get you started at a reasonable price. Most packs will |
| specifications at the high end. The former are not a | | | | include: a paintball gun, a mask, a hopper (the paintball |
| great quality and the latter are too expensive for | | | | container on your gun), an air cylinder, a squeegee and |
| anyone other than a pro-player. If you buy a less | | | | a barrel plug. More expensive packages come with |
| expensive paintball gun you can upgrade it at a later | | | | additional equipment such as: paintballs, ammo packs |
| date without difficulty. | | | | and paintball oil. |
| 3. Do research on the different types of guns | | | | A paintball gun is the most important and expensive |
| available.You could do this by visiting your nearest paint | | | | piece of equipment you will use to play paintball. Don't |
| ball store to see the selection there, use the expertise | | | | rush into a purchase, educate yourself on the different |
| of the staff and handle the guns. You may not, | | | | types of guns available and decide what sort of player |
| however, have a store in close proximity and it could | | | | you want to be. |
| turn out to be a time-consuming and costly venture. | | | | |