In the lines bellow you can find detailed explanation on how a paintball gun works.
Paintball has gained huge amounts of popularity in recent years. As a matter of fact, it is the fastest growing sport in the country, presenting participants with a particularly nice to enjoy the weekend and have some good time with family and friends. The modern day equipment has made paintball one of the safest sports there is. The paintball gun is the second most vital part of the equipment next to the goggles, which protect a player's eyes and ears.
Here is how a paintball marker works. The entire principle of operation is founded on the power of expanding gas used to propel paintballs through the barrel at the speed of 91m/s. This speed is imposed by manufacturers for safety limits. The paintballs are produced in such manner that they break when colliding with something, releasing red paint and causing slight pain, like a sting.
The paintball gun consists of body, hopper, tank and a barrel. The body is constructed from light materials - carbon fiber, aluminum, so that a player can easily carry it around the field. The small tank holding the paintballs is called a hopper.
Hoppers are divided in the following types - gravity feed, stick feed, agitating and force feed. Gravity feed is the most basic type of hopper with a limited shooting rate of to only 8 balls per second. Stick feed hoppers can contain 20 paintballs at max. Agitating hoppers are amongst the best ones, no jamming can occur, because they use propellers to agitate the paintballs. Force-feed models use a spring or a belt-fed system to proper the paintballs.
The tank of a paintball marker contains the gas which propels the balls. The barrel of the gun directs the shot. Different lengths and styles are available. Paintball guns can be mechanical or electronic.
Generally, markers are classified as mechanical or electronic. The electronic ones are embedded with a microchip which regulates the release of paintballs into the barrel. They also require some type of compressed gas. The high-end models have a display showing the number of balls left in the hopper, shooting rate and game time.
Currently you can buy stock glass, pump action, semi automatic, electropneumatic or fully automatic paintball markers. With the semi automatics, you have to pull the trigger every time you want to produce a shot. Fully automatics will keep on firing until you release the trigger. The stock glass paintball markers are pump action pistols holding between 10-15 paintballs at a time, which need to be tilted in order to feed in the next paintball.
Perhaps the best paintball marker ever made is the RAP4. It's the first real action paintball marker, a replica of the legendary M4 rifle used by SWAT Teams. The other high-profile model is Tippmann 98. The M98 is though and dependable, because it has a simple design combined with extra-tough finishes.
If you are a beginner, then probably the best Paintball Buy for you would be to buy the Tippmann 98. Author - Steve Timmeson. This and other unique content 'paintball gun' articles are available with free reprint rights.
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