Paintball, No Just a Bunch of Hot Air!
Nathan Young asked:
My how the times change, in my day we were lucky enough to get our hands on some paintballs, let alone have something to shoot them out of or have a propellant of some sort to shoot them with. As a kid I was more than happy to be able to shoot paintballs out of my wrist rocket, sure it was painstakingly slow to load rounds and about half of the balls shot broke but it was fun nonetheless. Well now a days there are three main propellants out there that allow you to shoot much much faster and with much fewer ball breaks. The two most used paintball propellants that are used in the sport today are CO2, Propane and Compressed Air Also Reffered to as Nitro or High Pressure Air. My goal is to help you understand what the difference is between CO2, Propane and Nitro and then also tell you about some pros and cons of each.
Nitro vs. CO2 vs. Propane For the past 20 years CO2 has been the propellant of choice when it comes to getting balls out of barrels. The main reasons that CO2 has been more popular are these, CO2 is readily available and cheap. There you have it, cheap and easy pretty much wraps up CO2 in a nut shell. Compressed air or nitro on the other hand has these things going for it, potentially higher psi, no need to evaporate, and a much more consistent velocity. With those things said, lets delve a little further into the pros and cons of CO2 and Compressed Air. As far as propane goes it is still in it’s early ages but is looking like it is going to be the perfect mix of accuracy and affordability, we will keep you posted.
CO2- Here is the long and the short of using CO2 as a propellant for your paintball gun. If you are looking just to play a little paintball here and there and just want something that is easy and cheap to get then CO2 is the propellant for you. Any paintball shop should be able to fill your CO2 as well as a number of other places and its inexpensive to have them do it. Now if you are looking to get into paintball fairly seriously and you are going to be playing a lot and shooting a lot of round as quickly as possible we would recommend not going with CO2 and here is why. CO2 is considered by most to be less effective than compressed air and is much harder on your equipment.
Keep in mind propane is still in its beginning stages but as of now the reports are that it shoots just as consistently as compressed air, you can shoot about 60 times more balls per tank that compressed air and CO2 and you dont have to worry about Hydro or Quality Tests.
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My how the times change, in my day we were lucky enough to get our hands on some paintballs, let alone have something to shoot them out of or have a propellant of some sort to shoot them with. As a kid I was more than happy to be able to shoot paintballs out of my wrist rocket, sure it was painstakingly slow to load rounds and about half of the balls shot broke but it was fun nonetheless. Well now a days there are three main propellants out there that allow you to shoot much much faster and with much fewer ball breaks. The two most used paintball propellants that are used in the sport today are CO2, Propane and Compressed Air Also Reffered to as Nitro or High Pressure Air. My goal is to help you understand what the difference is between CO2, Propane and Nitro and then also tell you about some pros and cons of each.
Nitro vs. CO2 vs. Propane For the past 20 years CO2 has been the propellant of choice when it comes to getting balls out of barrels. The main reasons that CO2 has been more popular are these, CO2 is readily available and cheap. There you have it, cheap and easy pretty much wraps up CO2 in a nut shell. Compressed air or nitro on the other hand has these things going for it, potentially higher psi, no need to evaporate, and a much more consistent velocity. With those things said, lets delve a little further into the pros and cons of CO2 and Compressed Air. As far as propane goes it is still in it’s early ages but is looking like it is going to be the perfect mix of accuracy and affordability, we will keep you posted.
CO2- Here is the long and the short of using CO2 as a propellant for your paintball gun. If you are looking just to play a little paintball here and there and just want something that is easy and cheap to get then CO2 is the propellant for you. Any paintball shop should be able to fill your CO2 as well as a number of other places and its inexpensive to have them do it. Now if you are looking to get into paintball fairly seriously and you are going to be playing a lot and shooting a lot of round as quickly as possible we would recommend not going with CO2 and here is why. CO2 is considered by most to be less effective than compressed air and is much harder on your equipment.
Keep in mind propane is still in its beginning stages but as of now the reports are that it shoots just as consistently as compressed air, you can shoot about 60 times more balls per tank that compressed air and CO2 and you dont have to worry about Hydro or Quality Tests.
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Buying a Paintball Gun
Jason Whitney asked:
Paintball Marker
Paintballing wouldn’t really be much fun without the gun, but
they can be kind of costly. You could always go for the
Wal-mart guns, but the majority of those are not-so-good quality; on
the other end, you have custom paintball guns, made exactly
to someone’s specifications,but they are too expensive for
anyone except a pro player. So how do you find the perfect
paintball gun?
The first thing to do is to determine what’s perfect for
you.
If you are new to paintball, buy a cheaper paintball gun. You
can always upgrade it when you need something different. Most
paintball markers are easy to upgrade.
If you are a more experienced player or even play tournaments you
need a marker with more features. You should have a gun that fits
the type of player you are: do you play in front, are you a
sniper or a cover player? The type of player you are
determines the size, weight and features of your gun. A
sniper doesn’t have to have a large hopper or big air supply, while a cover player usually does. A
front player needs a paintball marker that’s easy to handle and lightlightweight,
while a sniper might prefer a longer barrel with a scope.
Some people would rather use a paintball pistol than a
longer gun, whereas other people would rather have rapid-fire semiautomatic
and automatic paintball guns.
Let’s say you are a beginner and you want to buy an inexpensive
paintball gun. Where do you go?
The first option would be a paintball shop in your city The problem is that your only source of information
in a shop is the owner and I don’t say all owners are biased, but a lot of them are.
The second option is buying online.The worst thing about buying
paintball guns online is that you don’t really
see what you’re getting until the item is sent to you.
This is specifically true on online auction sites like Ebay.com.
Instead of purchasing on Ebay it’s better to buy your gun at
a specialized online paintball store like Actionvillage.com
Keep an eye out for the too good to be true deal; it
usually is. You should make certain you
have a money-back guarantee.
Also check out the different paintball packages on the Internet.
Paintball packages come with all the basic gear you need for your games, and they usually come at a pretty good price.
Most paintball packages include a paintball gun, mask, hopper, CO2 tank, squeegee and barrel plug.
Check out this blog for some more paintball tips.
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Paintball Marker
Paintballing wouldn’t really be much fun without the gun, but
they can be kind of costly. You could always go for the
Wal-mart guns, but the majority of those are not-so-good quality; on
the other end, you have custom paintball guns, made exactly
to someone’s specifications,but they are too expensive for
anyone except a pro player. So how do you find the perfect
paintball gun?
The first thing to do is to determine what’s perfect for
you.
If you are new to paintball, buy a cheaper paintball gun. You
can always upgrade it when you need something different. Most
paintball markers are easy to upgrade.
If you are a more experienced player or even play tournaments you
need a marker with more features. You should have a gun that fits
the type of player you are: do you play in front, are you a
sniper or a cover player? The type of player you are
determines the size, weight and features of your gun. A
sniper doesn’t have to have a large hopper or big air supply, while a cover player usually does. A
front player needs a paintball marker that’s easy to handle and lightlightweight,
while a sniper might prefer a longer barrel with a scope.
Some people would rather use a paintball pistol than a
longer gun, whereas other people would rather have rapid-fire semiautomatic
and automatic paintball guns.
Let’s say you are a beginner and you want to buy an inexpensive
paintball gun. Where do you go?
The first option would be a paintball shop in your city The problem is that your only source of information
in a shop is the owner and I don’t say all owners are biased, but a lot of them are.
The second option is buying online.The worst thing about buying
paintball guns online is that you don’t really
see what you’re getting until the item is sent to you.
This is specifically true on online auction sites like Ebay.com.
Instead of purchasing on Ebay it’s better to buy your gun at
a specialized online paintball store like Actionvillage.com
Keep an eye out for the too good to be true deal; it
usually is. You should make certain you
have a money-back guarantee.
Also check out the different paintball packages on the Internet.
Paintball packages come with all the basic gear you need for your games, and they usually come at a pretty good price.
Most paintball packages include a paintball gun, mask, hopper, CO2 tank, squeegee and barrel plug.
Check out this blog for some more paintball tips.
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