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