How to Choose an Appropriate Paintball Gun
Teaching all beginner players how to choose a paintball marker that is appropriate for the situations they will be using it in.
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There are two major types of paintball markers:
- Electronic: Electronic markers run off of batteries to power an internal computer that regulates firing rate, ball speed, and timing.
- Mechanical: Mechanical markers may contain some electronic components, but they generally use air and moving parts to reset and fire the gun.
There is a big difference between these two types of markers.
A mechanical marker is suitable for tactical situations in which you may be playing for days at a time. Mechanical markers are generally very simple and easy to maintain. A mechanical-marker trigger is spring operated which means that every time you pull the trigger, you have to let it move all the way back away from the handle before it is ready to fire again.
An electronic marker is the most common type of marker. They run off of batteries, therefore being electronic. With electronic markers a player can easily obtain a rate of fire that easily exceeds 15 balls per second. This is because the the handle of the marker is basically a giant computer. There is a button on the handle that(every time it is pressed) fired the gun. To push this button, a player pulls the trigger. This allow the player to tap the trigger rather than pull it, which helps abtain a higher rate of fire.
There are very few situations in which a mechanical marker would be a better choice over an electric one.
Therefore, when buying a paintball marker, always go for an electic trigger unless you know what you are doing.
