Paintballs

Buying Paintballs

When you start playing paintball, you’ll notice pretty quickly that your worst expense is paintballs. Beginners often use between one and three hundred paintballs a day, at a cost of as much as ten cents each; that can add up pretty quickly. You might be tempted to go for cheap paintballs instead; if you do, you’re running the risk of getting paintballs stuck in your paintball barrel. Really cheap paintballs also have a lesser range and may bounce off their targets rather than exploding on contact. And if the player you shoot has waterproofed his gear, he may be able to just wipe away the paint.

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Getting Good Paintballs

Instead of going for the lowest grade of paintballs, you should think about what your purpose is for your ammunition and the advantages and disadvantages of each type. There are four basic grades of paintballs: target practice, inexpensive, winterized, and good ones. You should also be aware that PMI paintballs were used in older guns, and if you use them in the newer guns, you’ll find yourself cleaning your equipment more often than you normally would because they will jam and break in the weapon.

Target practice paintballs are hard-shelled and will occasionally break inside your paintball gun. They sometimes bounce, too. Inexpensive paintballs are fine for regular play. They are softer shelled, resist breaking until they hit something or someone, and generally have a satisfying splat upon impact.

Target Practice Paintballs

For a little more money, you can buy winterized paintballs, which resist freezing in the cold. And the best paintballs, costing maybe double what the inexpensive ones cost, are very reliable and won’t disappoint you. You want to use the really good paintballs if you use your gun on semi or fully automatic; they resist breaking under the stressful conditions of rapid fire.

Go Bulk

If you play paintball regularly with friends, you should consider purchasing paintballs together in bulk quantities. This will save everyone money, and you’ll be able to get the good-quality paintballs instead of the cheap ones.

Choosing a Paintball Mask

Paintballs are directly responsible for the necessity of your most important piece of equipment: a paintball mask. Your paintball mask protects your eyes and face from paintballs; they don’t do damage, but they do sting on impact, they can make you bruise, and if the paint or the paintball get in your eyes, it can cause real damage. People have been blinded by paintballs.

Make certain before each excursion that your paintball mask is adequate to protect you from paintballs. The lenses in your goggles should be clear and uncracked, and the mask should seat tightly on your face. By ensuring you won’t be injured by paintballs, you also ensure you and your friends will have a great time.

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