| The sport of paintball has taken off with young and old | | | | so temperatures will affect both velocity and |
| alike in the past decade, and play and equipment has | | | | marksmanship during play. This type of system is also |
| advanced by leaps and bounds and continues to do | | | | the safest and more reliable for beginning to moderate |
| so. The sport is immensely popular among teens and | | | | skill levels. A high pressure air tank system of paintball |
| young adults, and many spend hundreds or even | | | | marker propulsion offers both greater accuracy and |
| thousands of dollars on paintball equipment, especially | | | | velocity, so if you're a regular player and serious about |
| the paintball marker. Paintball doesn't have to be that | | | | your game, this is your best bet. Before venturing to a |
| expensive, and if you know what you need before | | | | field to play, however, make sure the facility can reload |
| you shop, you'll save yourself both time and money. | | | | your tank, because some don't have the equipment to |
| The most basic piece of equipment to play the sport | | | | do so. |
| of paintball is the paintball marker. A paintball marker is | | | | A paintball marker, depending on brand and style, can |
| also known as a paintball gun and they come in many | | | | cost anywhere from one hundred to over a thousand |
| different brands and styles. One of the most popular | | | | dollars. The Tippmann 98 Custom runs about $140 but |
| brands of paintball marker manufacturers out there | | | | can be found on sale during certain times of the year. |
| today are Tippmann and Smart Parts Ion. If you're in | | | | This model is adequate for beginners and those |
| the market to purchase a paintball marker, you should | | | | playing for recreation. The mid-field range Bob Long |
| know how one works. | | | | Alias Intimidator can run you about $1,200 and is |
| A paintball marker is merely the piece of equipment | | | | geared for those playing middle range fields. For those |
| that propels the paintball toward its intended target. A | | | | playing scenario games, a Tippmann A-5 with |
| paintball marker is operated on either a high-pressure | | | | Reactive Trigger can run about $300 and is best for |
| air tank system or a system that utilizes carbon | | | | needs when automatic firing and stealth are important. |
| dioxide pressure. The later is by far the most popular | | | | Prices can run in between, again depending on brand |
| among paintball players. These two types of propulsion | | | | and need. Air tanks for a paintball marker can run |
| systems give the paintball marker the burst of | | | | between $20 and $180 depending on size as well. |
| compressed air that it needs to propel the paintball long | | | | Yes, paintball is just a game, but it's also serious |
| distances. The size of the tank will determine the | | | | business to many fans. A paintball marker is just one |
| amount of rounds you can fire without a refill. While the | | | | of many pieces of important equipment a paintball |
| carbon dioxide tank is the most popular with paintball | | | | player will need. |
| marker models, it is stored as either a gas or a liquid, | | | | |