The paintball barrel aims the direction of the paintball and controls the gas pocket located behind it. There are different sizes of bore that matches different sizes of paintballs. Also, there are different lengths and styles to go well with different markers.
Older kinds of paintball barrels is slid into the marker and screwed in place. [...]
Entries from July 2009
Paintball Barrel – Aim and Shoot
July 9th, 2009 · No Comments
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Paintball Loader – Load ‘Em Up!
July 9th, 2009 · No Comments
Paintball loaders are also referred to as hoppers. This is where the paintballs are placed. There are there main kinds of loaders which are agitating, force-feed and gravity feed. Another kind is called as stick-feed though it is not referred to as hoppers.
Stick-feed: This is mainly used on stock-class and pump markers. It carries 10-20 [...]
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Paintball Mask for Your Safety
July 9th, 2009 · No Comments
Paintball mask is also referred to as googles it is required for the players to use when playing. This does not only protect the eyes but basically the entire face. There are also other masks that has throat guards. The googles are designed to halt paintballs that are travelling 300ft/sec. faster rate than that may [...]
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Paintball Propellants Do Not Just Contain Air
July 9th, 2009 · No Comments
Paintball propellants are used to power markers. It contains an expanding gas that is responsible for shooting paintballs down into the barrel of a marker. The two most commonly used are carbon dioxide and HPA or high pressure air.
High Pressure Air (HPA) or N2: When HPA is compressed it retains as gas. It cools the [...]
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Choosing the Best Paintball Marker
July 9th, 2009 · No Comments
We can no longer deny the growing popularity of the sport called paintball. It was first introduced in the seventies but now, it is already a favorite competitive professional sport. It can be played indoors or outdoors and is actually, according to insurance statistics, one of the safest sports.
At times, paintball marker are referred to [...]
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Simple Paintball Safety Tips
July 9th, 2009 · No Comments
Playing paintball can prove to be dangerous when you do not have the right equipments and protection in mind. By simply not wearing the proper clothing, you can obtain several bruises when you get hit. So here are some simple paintball safety tips to bear in mind.
Before playing, be sure to check all your equipments [...]
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Paintball Gears That You Need
July 9th, 2009 · No Comments
If you decided to play paintball you must know the proper gears that you need for this kind of game. You must have the right gear to protect you from the shots made through a paintball gun. The minimum paintball gears that a player must have for this game are mask, marker with propellant, paintballs [...]
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