| In recent years paintball pistols have become more | | | | cartridge - which is exactly what power paintball |
| widely available. It was around early 2000 that paintball | | | | pistols. However, the drawback to using a smaller |
| pistols started to make a comeback. They died later in | | | | caliber pistol is they tend to not shoot as far or as |
| the 90's because of the hyped-up semi-autos that | | | | accurately. This is due to basic physics, as the mass |
| were highly sought after. Paintball players wanted | | | | of the projectile is lighter, allowing to react to the |
| faster markers that could take them out of the older | | | | resistance of the air and wind on a different level then |
| 12 gram playing style. Now that paintballers have | | | | the weightier .68 caliber round. |
| gotten a good fill on the newer technology, pistols have | | | | To determine which caliber of pistol is best for you, |
| stepped back into the lime-light. | | | | you should pick which features are more important. If |
| More and more paintballers are looking for a trusty | | | | you go with a .43 caliber paintball pistol, then you will |
| backup pistol to carry into the woods. | | | | have to buy and use separate paintballs than your |
| Nowadays, paintball has evolved into a multi-caliber | | | | primary marker uses. While you would assume that |
| sport. By multi-caliber, I mean there are different sizes | | | | .43 caliber paintballs would be cheaper, they aren't |
| of projectiles being shot. Two rounds that are | | | | always. They nearly cost the same as .68 caliber |
| commonly found to be used by paintball pistols are .43 | | | | paintballs. However, some players just like having a |
| and .68 caliber rounds. Most paintball pistols use these | | | | pistol that shoots smaller rounds because they feel it |
| rounds. | | | | simulates the real deal for effectively. In the end, it all |
| The general rule is the smaller the caliber, the more | | | | boils down to preference. |
| shots you can expect to get per 12 gram co2 | | | | |