| A paintball gun is a device, or a replica of an actual | | | | to pull back the slide. So they are also capable of |
| firearm used to mark an opposing player with | | | | automatic or semi-automatic fire.Types of paintball |
| paint in the popular game of paintball. It uses | | | | Guns:There are various types of paintball guns |
| different types of propellants such as expanding | | | | which come in different sizes, configurations, |
| gases to propel a paintball through a barrel with a | | | | styles and designs. Pistols are the smallest, running |
| muzzle velocity of approximately 300 ft/s to | | | | off of twelve gram CO2 cartridges. They have to |
| break upon impact.Firing Systems in Paintball | | | | be reloaded after ten shoots. Since pistols are less |
| Guns:In the Electro-pneumatic firing system, | | | | powerful with smaller paintball capacity, they are |
| electrical power from an onboard battery is used | | | | normally used for back-ups.With pump guns, the |
| to drive a motor that turns gears inside the gun | | | | user has to manually load the paintballs into the |
| to compress and release a piston, which creates | | | | chamber, they cannot be automatic. They are |
| a blast of air that propels the paintball. These guns | | | | much cheaper, very accurate and powerful in |
| are capable of multiple firing modes, such as | | | | comparison to other paintball guns. Some of them |
| three-shot bursts, six-shot bursts or fully | | | | come with a constant trigger so you can hold the |
| automatic. Most of them are capable of firing 300 | | | | trigger down and just pump it to |
| to 900 rounds per minute (RPM) and their muzzle | | | | shoot.Semi-automatic paintball guns are quite |
| velocities range from 200 to 400 feet per second | | | | expensive and may even cost you up to a $1000. |
| (FPS).In mechanical or spring-powered firing | | | | They are capable of semi-automatic and |
| system, the paintball guns are mostly single-shot | | | | automatic fire. The trigger is considerably sensitive |
| or spring-cocked devices the spring has to be | | | | and most models have shorter trigger |
| cocked by pulling back the slide or bolt before | | | | pulls.Specially configured paintball guns such as |
| firing each shot. In some devices, excess air not | | | | stock guns can only hold about 10 paintballs, and |
| used to propel the ball is then used to re-cock the | | | | must be parallel to the breech, which requires |
| hammer which is known as a blowback system. | | | | tilting to load a paintball. A stock class paintball gun |
| Mechanical paintball guns are able to fire at a rate | | | | is powered by a single 12 gram CO2 powerlet. |
| of 200 to 275 FPS.Gas-powered firing systems | | | | The knob that holds the powerlet has to be |
| use pressurized gases like propane and HFC134a | | | | removed in order to change it. They are mostly |
| refrigerant to propel paintballs. They are also | | | | used for stock only games. Regular pump paintball |
| capable of using blowback mechanism, in which | | | | guns can also be modified to fit stock class |
| on-board or magazine-stored gas storage system | | | | specifications.Paintballing HQ offers articles and tips |
| is used to propel the paintballs and the same | | | | about paintballing from beginner to expert. |
| compressed air that propels the paintball is used | | | | |