Paintball question.. experienced paintballers, please help!?
544385
im guessing youre a budget paintballer if youre going with a victor. i like my JJ ceramic barrel on my spyder, its cheap ($20-40) and shoots well for the price. im cheap though and im a casual player, not an "expert." http://www.pbreview.com is a good site with reviews for paintball stuff if you dont get any good answers here
1130234
Hey, I have also recently started playing paintball. Just incase never go cheap with painball. I Found out the hard way. Well on to ur gun, i would get The TIPPMANN 98 Custom witch you can find at www.tippmann.com or a nice spyder that you can find at www.spyder.tv ! I have the spyder sonix whitch is ok but i would of liked to spend more money than that cuz the gun isnt that great. Also this is a gun i found for you it is pretty good and it iz an amazy price because the gun retails at around 175$...here it is and good luck! (Sry i had to put the link in the souces. Good luck!
482517
Ive seen bad injuries but they do not occur very often.  paintball is actually one of the safest sports around because one slight infraction of the rules will have the player ejected form the premises.  i have played for years and i have never seen anyone ejected.
867194
The skills necessary in playing this sport go far beyond the ability to sling paint at your opponents...I would like to have you think about your overall game by answering this question\n\nThrowing paint is important but not necessarily the most important thing in winning at paintball.  Below are some training videos for shooting drills, movement, hand signals, etc...\n\nFor a faster trigger finger...I would take my marker with an empty cylinder and the bolt uncocked (dry firing a cocked marker is a bad practice...it causes wear on the sear and can damage the striker bolt / needle valve mechanism)...k, cylinder is empty...barrel sock or plug is in place...hopper is on without paint in it...practice how fast you can get your fingers to work the 90 to 75 degree point in your trigger...typically this will be your firing point...\n\nThe reason that you are using an empty cylinder, hopper, etc...is so that you can mimic the weight of your marker...nothing worse than being out there with fast fingers and not having the arm strength to keep you in the game...\n\nThe reason of empty cylinder, empty hopper, and a Barrel Blocking Device is simple marker safety that should always be exercised...Good Luck and Happy Shooting
1158019
well...to be honest...you should have specified a bit.  it's a great paintball team site, but if you are talking about paintball news & info there are several out there.  www.warpig.com , www.pigtv.net , www.forceofnature.com , and many many more.\n\nI'll give you guys some props considering you are such a young team.  it would be interesting to see how you guys do in 2 years from now.  same team name? sponsers? PSP? NPPL?
1131056
Oh man if there was paintball on here I would be all over it. I just wish I could find a bunch of guys to go shoot and not have a whole bunch of refs. I loved playing in austin with the guys from work. We would all get together have vendors pay for paint beer and BBQ and then go anniahlate one another by playing capture the flag. Any one have a ranch and wants play some paintball Im in Highlands Texas just outside of East Houston. send me an email  jtolly_98@yahoo.com
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well in my opinion, since i do not want to look for a place for a paintball myspace layout, would be to make your own.  find an image on google that you like, i dont know what you are looking for, a gun shot, a hitting someone shot, etc. and then right click it and save the picture.  then go to http://www.mygen.co.uk/ and create a layout.  my suggestion is that you find an image that would look good tiled OR find an image that would look good centered/  full screened.  customized all you want!  sorry, i couldn't find a paintball layout.  hold on.  ill check google.\n\nlater:\nsorry babe.  couldn't even find a paintball contact table for your custom layout.  wish i could have helped more\n-ams
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When you say "the best", it truly depends on your definition.\nDo you mean the best, period, cost notwithstanding?\nDo you mean the best bargain?\nThe answer also depends greatly on what type of paintball you are referring to. The guns that woodsball/scenario fans lust after are different than the guns speedballers would die for.\nYou can certainly use a tourney-type electro gun for woodsball, as I do with my upp'ed Dye DM4, and you could use a Tippmann in a speedball game, but "crossing over" like that involves tradeoffs. For instance, my DM4 shoots ropes, and is as accurate as any gun made, bar none, but being electro-mechanical, I'm not wild about playing in the pouring rain, or dumping it in a puddle. A mechanical gun like a Tippmann, on the other hand, can be used for recreational speedbell, but they're not found on the tournament circuits, as they can't match the high rates of fire of the electro's (Autocockers being the exception, I suppose).\nSo, to answer your question, the best? Dye/Proto Matrixes, Ego's, Bob Long Intimidators, Smart Parts Shockers, WDP Angels are considered by most to be top-end.\nTippmann 98's and A-5's get raves among the woods/scenario set, and are bargains to boot. \nOther bargains include some of the Spyder line, and the Smart Parts Ion, which is considered to be the $300 gun that can run with the $1000 guns.\nCheck out pbreview.com and PBNation for opinions; check out your local paintball shops, and paintball parks for opinions as well.\nThe best gun? It's the one you feel the most comfortable with, and the one that most closely mathches your style of play and budget. Good luck!
167641
i would reccomend airsoft to you... same action with paintball, less messy, twice the fun...
673508
Find a paintball field, set up for a "party", and go play. They will provide you with the masks, air, markes, and paint, you just need to pay them the money and they will take care of the rest.
898042
I found you a video of how its done...trust me the guy above is right about the $100,000...actually I think he was being conservative...\n\nhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6864066340713942400&q=how+its+made+paintballs&hl=en
34505
That is a hard question most markers start around 150. So I will have to go with a very open anserl. Any marker that gets you onto the paintball field is a good marker. I started out with a Tippmann 98C. Spend some time and look around your local fields. Look at what other new players are using and ask the field owner if they ever sell used markers. I think you will find there are many people out there who will help you get started. Remember though if you spend all of your money on a marker then what are you going to spend for field fees and air. \n\nSome things I would look for in a marker.\n At least a 9oz CO2 tank \n50 ball or more hopper \nupgradeable
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It's hard to say because everyone likes different features. But I'll give you a link where you can go and get reviews on just about every single paintball product out there. \n\nI just picked up an Odyssey RPM on ebay for $100 and that was a great deal. Guns with the kind of features this gun has go for $250, easy. But do some research and see what you might think will fit you best.
762872
Never have run one but played in many (amateur)....only recommendation is that if it gets down to a "hill to hill" match in say 9 ball....I recommend that this last game should be "9 ball last ball in".....if it goes in prior to that it gets "spotted" and the shooter that made it keeps shooting from where ever the cue ball finished...this takes the "snapper" and the "lucky roll" out of the equation on a hill game.......how would you feel coming all the way back and your opponent "snaps" it or gets a 2-9 combination to win it!!!
645004
laser tag is always fun., but itll get boring. paintball will be hours of fun. unless u play a lot already. plus think about the price, it might be to expensive for laser tag because u have to pay for everyone, but paintball people just bring their own stuff right? i dono goodluck
1162662
I love paintball, especially in a nice wooded area where you can easily snipe people. SO MUCH FUN!
710661
I, from personal experience would go with a Smart Parts Ion. Its really one of the best markers out there for the cost. It is completely customizable and runs very efficiently with complete stock parts. It goes for $199 on actionvillage and you can also find it at any paintball field or shop. The only thing is that you should only run nitrogen through it because using CO2 will mess up the internals. You can buy an anti-ciphon tube, which will allow the marker to run on CO@ but some problems may still occur. Heres the link. \nhttp://www.actionvillage.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/DisplayProductInformation-Start;sid=70IL_0mw5kQLeQzQegnLV0NkkYr3C8gB7Jc=?ProductID=P6XAqArbGfgAAAEBJ9hekf3f\n\nThe Ion is also a well rounded marker, you can play any variety of game with it, from just playing in the woods with friends to extremely competitive speedball tournaments, and is very durable as well. If you end up getting one just ask me about upgrades and i will be glad to help you out (soccerlgo@yahoo.com)