Paintball Guns
The Paintball Gun is also known as the “Paintball Marker” – used to mark your opponents. The Marker is the centerpiece of your Paintball Equipment. The Paintballs are loaded through magazines or “hoppers” and are either spring-fed, gravity-fed or electronically.
Modern Guns include mechanical improvements and operate with Co2 compressed air tanks. Through these, they can work in the semi-automatic matter. Likewise, the rate of fire has dramatically increased over older models.
Without a well-maintained gun, you won’t be able to tag your enemies – you want the best possible gear to have the edge over your opponents! Long barrels provide improved stability and reach.
Paintball Mask
Another essential part of your equipment is the Paintball Mask or Goggles. They are a vital security feature that you must wear at all times to protect your eyes and your vision!
Today’s new Masks derive from ski or snowboard face shields or masks. They cover the full face and forehead from pellets or Paintballs. They are very light and un-impairing. They don’t restrict breathing which can be problematic since running around the field will get you exhausted!
Some masks include throat guards. Whoever went Paintballing and got marked without proper protective gear, knows how much the Paintballs can hurt.
Paintball Gear
Last but not least is the rest of your Paintball Gear. Clothes and attire are just as important, as they serve various purposes. They do protect to a certain degree but also you do want to look the part of the sport. Be it camouflage for your match in the woods, or sporty attire for indoor or arena action.
Very important are Gloves for good grip, Elbow and Kneepads to protect from impacts and enable you to slide into cover positions. For men a jock-strap is not to be dismissed, protecting your private parts is essential if you plan to have a family at some point.
Special jersey and pants that have insulated paddings still provide unrestricted range of motion but give some buffer for marks. Playing Paintball without this is definately possible, if you plan to be bruised up and don’t mind the pain. Especially when playing indoors, when hits usually come from close-range.
Paintball
Paintball is a highly competitive group shooter sport where participants remove competitors from the match by striking or hitting them with color filled jelly capsules (“paintballs”) that can rupture at impact. Paintballs are typically fired with a small pneumatic gun referred to as a paintball marker. These are typically powered with pressurized air (nitrogen) or co2.
The Sport was primarily created in the Eighties intended for entertainment, yet today it is most often played in a more formal sports environment, with arranged competitions that can incorporate large competitions, pro teams, and players. The Paintball training is even applied in military services, police and safety, and security agencies to complement army or marine practicing techniques. Paintball guns are used to train in riot tactics and non-lethal apprehension of threatening suspects.
Matches may be set up on inside or outside areas of various ranges. A match field generally is dispersed with real or created landscape, that participants can utilize for strategic cover. Match categories and objectives differ and can involve elimination, king of the hill, capture the flag, guarding or assaulting a specified position or spot, or getting items of interest concealed in the game area. Based on the version of selected, matches may go on from a few minutes to many hours, or possibly various days and up to a week through “scenario play.”
The legality of paintball differs between different countries and nations around the world. In many counties wherever controlled playing is available, participants are obligated to use protecting face masks, have a barrel blocking security gear, and secure match protocols are rigorously enacted.