You have made up your mind. It is time to buy a paintball gun.You begin your research and quickly find out there are so many choices and features. What does it all mean and what should you buy? This article will help narrow the choices.

If you are playing at home or at a friends woods area, it is likely that you will need to focus on paintball guns that use CO2. Compressed air is a lot more difficult to find on a home course and you should stay away from compressed air paintball guns in this case. To the contrary, CO2 is easy to find at local paintball shops and you can set up your own fill station for a small investment. Just find a local shop selling compressed gases and rent a CO2 bottle. Buy a CO2 fill station and you will be able to fill your tanks on demand anytime you want.

Care must be taken to use makes and models of paintball guns that are designed to run on CO2. The damage caused by using CO2 in a paintball gun designed to run compressed air is irreversible. We would hate to hear of someone using CO2 on a compressed air gun and literally throwing away their money as the internal parts are not designed to handle the liquid CO2. There are plenty of high quality paintball markers that are designed to run CO2.

Once you have decided that CO2 paintball guns are what you need to focus on, your attention can shift to the makes and models. For non-electric models we recommend the Spyder Victor, Xtra, Sonic. If you are looking for electronic models you can choose from the Spyder Pilot, Electra, VS1, VS2. Smart Parts has excellent mid range CO2 models designed to run on CO2. New technology and easy to maintain are the Smart Parts Vibe.

Staying with CO2 and a military feel are the Spyder MR1, MR2, MR3. Smart Parts has the SP1 a new release with excellent features and easy to maintain. The king of all military releases are the Tippmann paintball markers. There are so many to choose from and many are customizable. The low price points are Tippmann Alpha Black series of paintball guns. Considering the budget you will move up from the Tippmann Alpha Black to the Tippmann, 98 Custom Platinum, A5, X7 Series paintball markers. All are excellent choices for CO2 run markers.

If you decide on compressed air, you will have so many choices. The features desired and the reliability, quality of parts and weight of the gun all play a factor. The high end paintball guns can sell for $2000.00. Is that what you need or want? Take a look at the main features and decide what it is that you really want. Some people choose an entry level budget paintball marker that is really cheap. Then they use it for a while until they know what it is that they really want. Then they set that paintball gun aside, or sell it to upgrade to a more feature packed gun.

One of the basic decisions is if you want an electronic paintball marker or not? Then, an extension of this is what kind of electronic firing modes and speed of firing are important. Single shot, 3-shot burst, semi-automatic, and fully automatic are some firing modes that are popular. Like adding new clubs to your golf bag, each added feature will add cost. There are some great values out there, so do your research and you will find many of the same features at lower price points.

The next consideration is what kind of player are you? Ease of maintenance can be a key to keeping a paintball gun performing at its best and lasting a long time. Choose paintball markers that are easily maintained, if you are not very mechanically inclined. The Smart Parts Guns are very easy to maintain as are the Tippmann Platinum Series with a split receiver. Be sure to use the proper lubricant recommended. If you have no fear, you can buy any paintball marker and learn how to maintain it. There are several help manuals and videos on manufacturer's websites. Youtube is also a great source for self maintaining paintball guns.

Another key consideration is upgradeability. Are there upgrades available for your model of paintball gun? Do you want to be able to upgrade it in the future? Most people answer yes as by nature we become bored of the same old thing everyday. Also, many of us like paintball because of the military replica or scenario aspect of the paintball games. If this is you, then you may want to be able to change your paintball gun from and M16 to an AK 47. Our suggestion for those of you that want to have the maximum flexibility with military upgrades is the Tippmann X7 paintball gun.

This article was the beginning of the fun involved in finding out what you really want and need. Decide on the air you have access to and match your style and type of play to the paintball guns you are interested in. Compare features and price ranges. Narrow in on your choices and finally buy a paintball gun and take out your friend or enemy in style!

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