| What exactly is a paintball sniper rifle? Is it a | | | | shot. Snipers are specifically designed to shoot a ball |
| completely different type of gun altogether? Not | | | | with maximum backspin thus forcing the trajectory of |
| exactly. Although more and more specifically designed | | | | the ball to travel in a very straight line. This is crucial for |
| sniper rifles are on the market now, most sniper rifles | | | | those far away shots that require pin point accuracy. |
| are simply your standard paintball gun with or a "sniper | | | | Not to mention this can up to 125 yards to the shooting |
| kit" or "package" as they are called. | | | | distance compared to a traditional paintball gun. |
| These kits or packages are are add on kits you can | | | | So why not make every gun a Paintball Sniper rifle? |
| purchase for most guns that simply upgraded the gun | | | | Well there are some downsides. Just as with typical |
| you already have to a sniper level gun. This is done by | | | | guns (real guns, not paintball guns) you can't exactly |
| adding a modified barrel, a scope, special handle, etc. | | | | run around with a great big sniper rifle in hand trying to |
| This is definitely the way to go if you have already | | | | shoot people. They are used for precise single shot at |
| invested in a great gun but also want the ability to | | | | a time uses. Load up, wait for the target to get in |
| convert it into a sniper rifle. Some paintball snipers can | | | | place, aim and shoot. Then repeat the process again |
| cost upwards of $2500-$3,000. | | | | on the next target. They are not designed for a rapid |
| So how does a sniper rifle differ than a regular | | | | fire gun battle where you would need to quickly shoot |
| paintball rifle or paintball pistol? The biggest distinction is | | | | multiple targets in a short period of time in the heat of |
| the barrel and how it is designed. A traditional gun will | | | | battle. |
| fire a paintball with an arched approach or a curved | | | | |