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Understanding Your Paintball Gun

If you are just getting started withthe area of the gun that holds the compressed
paintball guns, it is a bit interesting toair that will eventually propel your
learn how they work as well as what they are.paintball to your target. Therefore it is an
You may be planning on spending some of youressential element in the decision of which
time on the field playing the game that youpaintball  gun  to  purchase.
love, but this information can help you to
make the right decision when you decide toMost tanks are filled with liquid CO2. They
purchase your own gun. A paintball gun is,can also have compressed air in them. HPA is
as you may know, the tool that you will usea term you may here. It stands for High
to mark your fellow player in a game ofPressure Air or you may know it as nitro, as
paintball. A paintball will come flying outnitrogen is one of the main gases in air.
of the chamber when you trigger it to. MostThe most standardized paintball guns will
paintball guns work similar to a standardcome with HPA or nitro tanks. Unless you are
gun,  but  the  details  are  much different.an occasional player with limited resources,
you are probably going to want to use these
Here are some bits of important informationchoices.
you  should  know  about  the  paintball gun.
You will also need to consider what kind of
- Paintball guns use rapidly expanding gas.barrel to use. You can select from sizes
Usually it is CO2 or air. This gas will pushranging from 12 inches, 14 inches, 16 inches,
the  paintball  out  of  the  barrel.18 inches or 20 inches. You can have them
custom made, if you are really looking for
- Most paintball guns range in velocity butsomething specific. When you do this, you
the most common are those that have a muzzlecan have them as long as 48 inches. Most
velocity  of  about  300  feet  per  second.paintball enthusiasts will tell you that
beyond 11 inches, you do not get a better
- This amount of force is enough to breakefficiency from the barrel to warrant the
open the paintball when it hits its target.larger size. Some feel the additional size
Yet, it is not hard enough to break the skin,adds to the sighting on the barrel. In
rather only sufficient at doing some mildaddition, longer barrels are less noisy but
bruising  at  most.longer than 16 inches offers no additional
benefit here either. If you have a longer
- If you plan to play on a standard,barrel,  you  will  need  more  propellant.
commercial field, you will probably be
restricted to a paintball gun that is at mostYou are likely to see manufacturers claiming
the  300  feet  per  second  type.about porting. Some claim that you will have
less turbulence as well as increased accuracy
- One of the most significant and painfulwith porting. Unfortunately, there does not
injuries that a paintball gun can cause isseem to be much truth to these claims. In
eye injury. Therefore, when playing youaddition, the more porting that you have, the
should always have on protective gear. Theless efficient your paintball guns gas will
fact is that there are plenty of players thatbe  as  your  propellant  is easily escaping.
did not and now have blindness in that eye.
Most  paintball  fields  require  it.Another aspect to take into consideration is
the bore. This is the interior diameter of
Many details needed to be looked at andthe barrel of your paintball gun. If you
understood when using and purchasing ahave a barrel that has two to three pieces,
paintball gun. You do not want to spendyou will find that the barrel bore is more
several hundred dollars on a gun that willmatched to the paintball diameter. When this
not  shoot  straight.is the case, the paintball will not roll out
of the barrel if you have a larger barrel.
There are several different variations ofThis is important if you have an auto-cocker
paintball gun hoppers. Most of the time, youas  well.
will have a gun that is feed based on
agitating, force feed or those that work withFinally, you need to take into consideration
gravity. These methods are all unique. Ifthe threading of the paintball gun. You need
you have an agitating or a force feed hopperto insure that the barrel threading matches
you may find that your gun does not give youthe paintball gun specifically. Some of the
the security you need. These often fail incommon types of threads include autocockers,
the worst of times. Most of the time this isangels, shockers, sphyder, Tippmann, and
caused by your paintball guns battery gettingInpulse  or  Ion.
wet, which stops everything in its tracks.
Yet, the good thing about these types ofWhich ever style or type of paintball gun you
hoppers is that they offer the highest ratechoose, please remember that safety should
of fire possible, perhaps making up for theiralways come first. So always make sure you
failings  here.wear the proper protective clothing to deter
injury. It is nothing but fun until someone
Another thing that you need to take intolooses an eye.
consideration is your guns tank. The tank is



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