| I'm sure you've heard of the sport of paintball and | | | | feet per second. That's as fast as a bow and |
| all of the fun that those that enjoy it, seem to | | | | arrow, also as fast as some 'real' guns on the |
| associate it with it. Well, within this great action | | | | market. |
| sport are a number of things that may at first | | | | Most consist of noting more than a barrel, a body, |
| confuse a newcomer to the sport. One of those | | | | a hopper and an air canister. The paintballs stay in |
| terms is that of the paintball marker. | | | | the hopper and as one is shot out of the barrel |
| Basically, it's as simple as saying paintball gun and | | | | another drops into the hopper. The air canister |
| that's exactly what a paintball marker is. What | | | | consists of compressed air that, when the trigger |
| you may be wondering is why in the world do | | | | is pulled, releases an explosion of that air which |
| they call it a marker rather than a gun? | | | | then propels the ball out through the barrel. |
| Ultimately the reason it's called a marker is | | | | That's it. That's the very basics of it all. As with |
| because of the fact that they were first (as | | | | everything that has a passionate following such as |
| some speculate) used by forest rangers to 'mark' | | | | this sport, there is a plethora of manufactured |
| trees and stray cattle. Since it shot a ball of paint, | | | | equipment available on the market for those that |
| paintball, and was used to mark it became known | | | | are just getting started or those that are more |
| as a paintball marker. | | | | advanced. |
| Pretty simple huh? | | | | Additionally, there is a large market of custom |
| Again, if you are new to the sport you may be | | | | designed and styles available as well. So, the only |
| amazed at first to find out just how much power | | | | thing that really affects what you end up with for |
| one of these has. They are known to easily shoot | | | | a paintball marker is your own personal taste, skill |
| their ammo at a rate of three hundred or more | | | | level and how really bad you want one. |