Posts Tagged ‘paintball tank’

Have you ever been pinned down with fire in a paintball match and you just don’t have the time enough to start reloading your paintball tank? You’re out of ammo in your main gun and you’ve got one guy pinning you behind a tree or other obstacle. This would be the perfect time to have a [...]

Paintball First Aid

Posted: 24th April 2012 by kristing in Paintball, Paintball Tips
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You didn’t expect to get out of a paintball game completely unscathed, did you? Unless you’re wearing full body armor (which, I have to think would make it very difficult to run, hide, or do anything related to a paintball game) you’re going to get hit, scratched, and hurt in some way. That’s just part [...]

With the sport gaining in popularity, it has become reasonably apparent that paintball is not exactly a “clean sport.” No, I’m not talking about the actual paint used in the game, I’m talking about the mess that accumulates on the field after a long day of Balling. Fields are sometimes strewn with batteries, packaging from [...]

I pointed my gun at the direction I heard the rustle of leaves to the right of my position.  When no one came at me I slowly faced forward where the enemy’s original position was.  My squad of eight was facing off against an enemy of similar size but we only had a vague guess [...]

The National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) hosted an event in DC at Pev’s Paintball Park in Aldie, VA, this past weekend, September 16-18th.  The game, which was the 3rd stop in the 2011 Super Seven Series for NPPL, showcased the nation’s top paintball teams vying for the title of Best Paintball Team. The gathering also [...]

Mechanical Vs. Electronic Paintball Guns

Posted: 24th December 2010 by KristenM in Paintball
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You’re suffering from a case of “this or that” syndrome and not sure which type of paintball marker is right you. Without getting into the nitty-gritty mechanics of how these guns work, lets just go over the advantages and disadvantages of each one. We’ll start with mechanical guns first. Mechanical guns are much cheaper than [...]