I thought about the getting an airsoft before I got my marker. But not enough people play it in this area to make it worth my time. And it doesn't inflict as much pain as a marker does. I may be the only one, but I kinda like the whole pain aspect behind the game. My opponents punish me when I make a mistake and I punish my opponent for their mistakes. Makes the game more fun and increases the risk in every action that you make in the game. Those things is what makes the game so fun. Man, I'm ready to play right now.
paint ball guns?
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Paintball is one of the safest sports in the world, as long as the precautions are followed. Meaning you always wear your mask when playing, a barrel blocking device along with the safey is used when not, and velocities are in the proper range. As for a first gun to start with, deffinately go with a Tippmann Model 98 Custom, V-force Armor or Shield mask, and get a 20oz CO2 tank for the guns. Tippmanns are the most reliable paintball guns out there, and when it comes time to clean them off, just run them under water and your done, put a few drops of oil in the air source adaptor each time you go out and play, and they will work like a charm. I suggest the V-force masks because they are the easiest to change lenses with, you can do it in about 30seconds, which also makes the lenses easy to clean. I suggest a 20 oz CO2 tank because you get more bang for your buck, its as simple as that. If ya have any questions Green, let me or Puma know, our family owns a Paintball store and field 
, so we kinda have to be informed about this stuff, lol
, so we kinda have to be informed about this stuff, lol
I was saying that to help out the kids and their case, duh...
Actually, cgrabe said exactly what I was thinking when I said that.
Sam
Kasakato said:
Some definately hurt more than others. It depends on factors such as distance and location getting hit. Side of the head-hurts. Hit in the butt-may sting for a moment. Small of the back at only 25ft- really hurts, but in the middle of the game and all the action going on, you forget about it. The best part is when you get home, take the gear off and look at the damage. After playing one day for over 10hrs I had about 40 distinct bruises. I had some that I don't even remember getting shot in that location.
unless you're playing in the middle of a large city you're not gonna get shot by a cop (and if you are playing the the middle of a large city, you're dumb), they dont shoot first ask later (esp when they see a bunch of kids aiming guns at eachother that the general public has no means of attaining). We played 3months after 9/11, so some lady just freaked out. We returned later and the cops didnt even really check the area out (they didnt run after us with guns drawn, if thats what you guys got out of it, we just ran away), just talked to the lady, not to mention most cops use airsoft as training. That incident was more our stupidity, as opposed to anything else (we didnt see the.....um....no trespassing sign.....yeah)
Its really all up to preferance i suppose, paintball is just a little too mainstream for me. In my opinion it doesnt matter which one you play, you're still gonna find nutjobs who take things too seriously. If you get a good group of friends (half the time i only play with 3-5 other friends) its more than enough, and you dont have anything stupid going on (using marbles or frozen paintballs). I spent 300 bucks for everything ive needed so far, and no more than 20 on ammo in the last year and a half, and we played once or so a week. Ive played both paintball and airsoft, and from experience i can say paintball is a lot more painful, though in paintball you are less likely to get hit several times in a row (my AK fires at about 13-15rps, so you can generally expect to get hit 5-10 times if you're unlucky). I also used to live in the woods, and thats where me and my friends would play. There isnt any need for a feild or reffs, mainly because there isnt anything to worry about as far as muzzel speed, frozen paintballs, or in the parents case; staining everything with paint. Airsoft is almost the same, you still have to wear the masks and generally some long pants and a longsleave t-shirt; its just as safe. The great part is that you can wear shorts and a t if you want, and you wont have a billion massive bruses all over. It will hurt a bit more (like a bee sting), but airsoft just seems a bit more versatile
if your kids are just gonna shoot trees, cans, and stuff i think they'd like an airsoft gun, it just looks so much cooler. Airsoft is generally safer, and so much easier to maintain and start with too, I dont know how many kids i know that have switched over to airsoft.
basically, it all comes down to a personal preference; mine goes to airsoft, someone elses to paintball, and in most cases; its a general weird look to the whole concept of shooting someone for a sport, followed by an insult of how wierd you are for playing......we would get that one a lot
Its really all up to preferance i suppose, paintball is just a little too mainstream for me. In my opinion it doesnt matter which one you play, you're still gonna find nutjobs who take things too seriously. If you get a good group of friends (half the time i only play with 3-5 other friends) its more than enough, and you dont have anything stupid going on (using marbles or frozen paintballs). I spent 300 bucks for everything ive needed so far, and no more than 20 on ammo in the last year and a half, and we played once or so a week. Ive played both paintball and airsoft, and from experience i can say paintball is a lot more painful, though in paintball you are less likely to get hit several times in a row (my AK fires at about 13-15rps, so you can generally expect to get hit 5-10 times if you're unlucky). I also used to live in the woods, and thats where me and my friends would play. There isnt any need for a feild or reffs, mainly because there isnt anything to worry about as far as muzzel speed, frozen paintballs, or in the parents case; staining everything with paint. Airsoft is almost the same, you still have to wear the masks and generally some long pants and a longsleave t-shirt; its just as safe. The great part is that you can wear shorts and a t if you want, and you wont have a billion massive bruses all over. It will hurt a bit more (like a bee sting), but airsoft just seems a bit more versatile
if your kids are just gonna shoot trees, cans, and stuff i think they'd like an airsoft gun, it just looks so much cooler. Airsoft is generally safer, and so much easier to maintain and start with too, I dont know how many kids i know that have switched over to airsoft.
basically, it all comes down to a personal preference; mine goes to airsoft, someone elses to paintball, and in most cases; its a general weird look to the whole concept of shooting someone for a sport, followed by an insult of how wierd you are for playing......we would get that one a lot
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we obviously have grossly different experiences with paintball guns and the people that use themcgrabe said:
Maybe that's the 'proper instruction' part. It's a hard thing to find these days because the public at large has become so afraid of guns.
I think that my experience with real firearms has helped me on the paintball field. I've been able to snipe much more accurately because of stance and other aspects that are used with real weapons. I don't know if paintball is the best way to introduce someone to the aspects of weapons, IMO.
