| Paintball enthusiasts everywhere are ever looking to | | | | to the barrel's quiver. You could have quite a lot of |
| improve their game, and are constantly trying to find | | | | ammunition at your disposal, a couple hundred shots or |
| the best, most lightweight, most silent and even safest | | | | more all in pre-loaded magazine clips. Pressing the |
| weapon to use. This is where the blowgun comes into | | | | release button on the rapid fire mechanism loads one |
| play. | | | | paintball into the chamber - just blow through, drop |
| What, you laugh? Seriously think about this for a bit... | | | | another ball in, fire, drop another one, fire again... You |
| There are many reasons why using a blowgun in | | | | could fire eighty or more well-placed shots in less than |
| paintball will have you owning the field, as your raining | | | | half a minute. Dang! Not bad, for just a flippin' pipe! |
| fury pelts the bewildered competition into the | | | | #6 - range. the longer the blowgun barrel, the farther |
| wonderful world of welts! Muahahahaha! | | | | the reach of your projectile. With regular darts, some |
| Paintball - the ten best reasons to use a blowgun in the | | | | blowguns can have ranges of up to 150 yards or |
| paintball arena; | | | | more. Of course, a paintball will travel differently than a |
| #1 - safety. it's the safest type of weapon whether | | | | regular blowgun dart, but you can see how the range |
| used for games or for hunting. It simply cannot "go off" | | | | can be simply phenomenal for such a basic and simple |
| on its own. You must blow air through it in order to fire | | | | weapon. |
| it. Pointing the barrel anywhere is fine, as long as you | | | | #7 - velocity. the speed at which the projectile travels, |
| haven't got it up to your mouth in readiness to blow. It's | | | | once leaving the barrel, increases exponentially with |
| basically just a harmless hollow tube. | | | | the length of the blowgun. The longer varieties can |
| #2 - stealth. it is silent. No blast of a co2 cartridge, no | | | | have ammunition traveling at up to 450 feet per |
| motorized parts, nothing. Just a millisecond of the | | | | second - now that's an ouchie! Hehe! |
| whisper of your breath and the fwack of the paintball | | | | #8 - concealment. taken down, the paintball blowgun |
| hitting your victim... Uh, I mean target. | | | | can be held in a side pouch or within your jacket - |
| #3 - transportability. it is compact and lightweight. Most | | | | heck, even up the forearm of your sleeve! |
| often made from aircraft quality aluminum, the paintball | | | | #9 - cost. most blowguns can cost as low as 12 |
| blowgun can be taken down in sections, packed away, | | | | dollars or less. The rapid fire mechanism accessory |
| and later taken out and fitted back together in | | | | costs about the same. Once gotten, for the rest of |
| seconds. They generally weigh less than a dang | | | | your entire paintball career, you will only have to buy |
| cheeseburger... Nothing heavy here. | | | | more paintballs. No more buying co2 cartridges, |
| #4 - earth friendly. they are environmentally friendly | | | | batteries for a loud paintball hopper, replacement parts |
| and safe. No longer do you need to purchase any | | | | for a conventional paintball gun, none of that nonsense. |
| more of those co2 cartridges, and they won't be filling | | | | #10 - simplicity and maintenance. no moving parts to |
| up any landfills thanks to you, either. The power is | | | | wear down and need replacing. Paintballs, pipe... Done. |
| naturally supplied by your very own breath, which is | | | | Need I really say more? |
| completely earth friendly... Unless you like, haven't | | | | There you have it! Now, go fish around the couch |
| brushed your teeth in a week. Bleah! | | | | cushions for some loose change and get yourself a |
| #5 - they're upgradeable. they are quite augmentable | | | | paintball blowgun! Use the simplest, stealthiest, |
| with the add-ons available, such as the rapid fire | | | | earth-friendliest, most inexpensive, super-sneakiest, |
| hopper. Attaching a clip to this, you have a full | | | | downright deadliest paintball attack weapon known to |
| magazine of 20 shots per clip, with other clips held on | | | | mankind, and go out and kick you some! Weee-haaa! |