A Beginner's Guide To Paintball Guns

Here you will find detailed information on how paintball guns operate and a brief review of some of the top models available.

Paintball has gained huge amounts of popularity in recent years. As a matter of fact, it is the fastest growing sport in the country, presenting participants with a particularly nice to enjoy the weekend and have some good time with family and friends. The modern day equipment has made paintball one of the safest sports there is. The paintball gun is the second most vital part of the equipment next to the goggles, which protect a player's eyes and ears.

But how does the paintball gun work? The principle of operation is based on the power of expanding gas which pushes out paintballs through the barrel at a speed of 91m/s. This is the speed limit, an industry standard considered as the safety barrier that manufacturers shouldn't surpass in order for the sport to remain safe. The paintballs are made to break when they hit something, releasing paint and cause very little pain, similar to a sting.

The elements that make up the construction of a paintball gun are the following - body, hopper, tank and a barrel. The body is made from light materials like aluminum, or carbon fiber to make it easier for the player to carry it around while running. Hopper is called the small tank which holds the paintballs that will be fired.

Hoppers are divided in the following types - gravity feed, stick feed, agitating and force feed. Gravity feed is the most basic type of hopper with a limited shooting rate of to only 8 balls per second. Stick feed hoppers can contain 20 paintballs at max. Agitating hoppers are amongst the best ones, no jamming can occur, because they use propellers to agitate the paintballs. Force-feed models use a spring or a belt-fed system to proper the paintballs.

The tank is the container which holds the paintballs to be fired. The barrel directs the shot. Barrels come in different styles and lengths.

Electronic guns have a special chip integrated in them designed to increase your trigger speed. Electronic markers also require CO2 or Compressed Air to propel the paintball. Some of the more advanced models have a display showing how many paintballs are left in the hopper, shooting rate per second and a game timer.

The following types of paintball markers are available - stock glass, pump action, semi automatic, electropneumatic, fully automatic. Semi Automatic paintball markers require only a trigger pull to fire a paintball, but you have to pull the trigger for each and every shot. The fully automatic paintball markers will just keep firing paintballs for as long as the trigger is held down. The stock glass paintball markers are pump action pistols holding between 10-15 paintballs at a time, which need to be tilted in order to feed in the next paintball.

RAP4 is probably the best paintball marker ever made. Identical to the legendary 4 rifle used by SWAT Teams and the U.S. Military, the RAP4 is an automatic marker that shoots 40 or 43 caliber paintballs wrapped in metal or plastic shells. Another great model is Tippmann's M98, probably the most dependable and rugged paintball gun available on the market today. It's strong, durable and affordable.

By: Steve Timmeson

But remember that the most important parts of the equipment are the Paintball Mask and gun. Author - Steve Timmeson.
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