| Paintballs are essential for playing paintball; they come | | | | discount. Every now and then you can find paintballs at |
| in the thousands and are shot by the thousands. In no | | | | discount prices online, and if your lucky it will be your |
| way does any player want to shoot expensive ones, | | | | brand of choice. Don't get reeled in by the cheapest |
| but yet, when a player comes to find a brand they like, | | | | options out there, they are cheap for a reason! |
| nothing should stop that person from finding it for the | | | | You may have been drawn in by the price of |
| cheapest possible. | | | | seconds. If you do not know, seconds are paintballs |
| If you are not finding your favorite paintballs for the | | | | that have been shot once and repackaged. They are |
| cheapest possible, you're losing money that could be | | | | cheap because they have already been shot. There is |
| used to play more of this amazing sport. It is important | | | | no problem ordering seconds if you can get them right |
| to find cheap paint, but one thing many players forget, | | | | after they have been shot. I have personally shot case |
| is that cheap paint is different than paint found at a | | | | after case of seconds, but only because I was able to |
| discount. Wal-Mart paintballs are cheap paintballs. They | | | | get them immediately after being shot. The problem |
| are of a horrible quality, and cause more trouble than | | | | with buying them online is that they tend to be more |
| they are worth. You can expect to break multiple balls | | | | than two weeks old, and in my experience, week old |
| in your barrel, which ultimately means you get to | | | | seconds do not keep well. They usually begin to swell |
| waste time cleaning your barrel out, and additionally a | | | | and soften after about two weeks. |
| couple dollars tossed down the drain. | | | | The second option for cheap paint you may have |
| If you can't see the difference between cheap | | | | seen online is something called Run-Ons. These are a |
| paintballs and paintballs on sale for cheap then be | | | | complete croc. Nothing more than a waste of money |
| prepared for disappointment. If you buy Wal-Mart paint | | | | and time. Run-ons are paintballs that have leaked paint, |
| You might as well invest in a couple barrel swabs with | | | | either because of diffusion due to exposure to |
| your purchase because your going to need them. | | | | extreme humidity, or a bunch of broken paintballs in the |
| A better option is to find a brand that you know is | | | | bag. Unless you like to spend hours cleaning your paint |
| quality and works great in your marker. When you find | | | | then go ahead and buy them, otherwise stick to quality |
| a favorite type then work on finding them at a | | | | paint that you know will work. |