| If you are planning on playing on a paintball team or | | | | pricey, they offer players the ability to shoot |
| entering tournaments, then the type of paintball guns | | | | paintballs at a high rate of speed. |
| that you choose from may be a huge factor. Guns | | | | Also, they do not have to be reloaded as often as |
| used for paintball are not all the same; they come in | | | | stock guns. If you are into high speed, fast paced |
| different styles and allow for different rates of | | | | play, then the semi-automatic gun may be the |
| speed for shooting the paintballs. | | | | perfect choice for you. |
| If you are a paintball enthusiast, then you may | | | | The electronic paintball gun or electronic marker has |
| already own several types of these guns and know | | | | been dubbed the king of paintball guns. These have |
| how each one performs. However, if you are new to | | | | different fire modes controlled by computer chips. |
| the game, then it is important to know the | | | | The different fire modes allow you to choose how |
| advantages and disadvantages to each type. | | | | many balls will be shot with one pull of the trigger. A |
| One type of gun that you may see on the paintball | | | | few varieties of electronic guns are fully automatic. |
| field is the stock gun. These are mostly used during | | | | This means that if you continue to hold down the |
| stock only games, but can be used in other games | | | | trigger the gun will not stop firing until it is released. It |
| as well. The reason why these guns are mostly used | | | | will depend on the game and the paintball team, as to |
| in stock only games is because of their inability to | | | | whether you are allowed to use an electronic gun on |
| shoot the number of rounds that other guns can. | | | | their field. Depending on the other types of guns |
| The tube that feeds the gun can only hold 10 balls at | | | | being used in play, these types of guns can give you |
| a time and it must stay parallel to the chamber, | | | | an unfair advantage. |
| requiring you to tilt it to load your paintballs. If you do | | | | If you are into fast paced, action paintball play, then |
| use a stock gun in other games, then you must | | | | one of the paintball guns that shoot balls at a high |
| realize that you are most likely going to be | | | | rate may be for you. This decision will highly depend |
| out-gunned. Pistols are another type of gun that will | | | | on you and the team. |
| need to be reloaded often, also offering about 10 | | | | All types of guns offer something different |
| shots before you need to reload. While you can use | | | | depending on the type of play. Take the time to find |
| them in most games of this sport, they are mostly | | | | out about each gun and also find out what types are |
| used as a back-up weapon. | | | | prohibited. If you show up at the paintball field with |
| Paintball guns that fall under the semi-automatic | | | | the wrong type, then you may not be allowed to |
| category are very popular. While they can get rather | | | | play. |