Choosing a Paintball Marker

Paintballing would not really be too much fun without the gun, but
they can get pretty expensive. You can always buy the
Wal-mart guns, but the majority of those are pretty poor quality; on
the other end, you have custom paintball markers, made exactly
to someone's requirements,but they are too expensive for
anyone besides a pro player. So how do you find the perfect
paintball marker?

You need to decide what's perfect for
you.

If you are a beginner, buy a cheaper paintball marker. You
can always upgrade it when you need something different. Most
paintball guns are simple to upgrade.

If you're a more serious player or even play tournaments you
need a gun with more features. You need a marker 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 necessarily need a big hopper or big CO2 tank, while a cover player does. A
front player needs a paintball marker that's simple 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 semi-auto
and auto paintball markers.

Let's say you're a newbie and you want to buy a cheap
paintball marker. Where do you go?

The first option would be a paintball shop in your area 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.

Your 2nd option is buying online.The worst thing about buying
paintball markers online is that you don't really
see what you're getting until the gun is shipped to you.
This is especially true on online auction sites like Ebay.com.

Instead of ordering on Ebay it's better to order 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 sure 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 often come at a decent price.
The majority of paintball packages include a paintball marker, mask, hopper, CO2 tank, squeegee and barrel plug.


Check out this blog for some more paintball tips.