| Paintball guns vary massively in price, with the price | | | | If you have been playing for some time now and are |
| ranging from £20, all the way to £1,000's, | | | | ready to upgrade to a good paintball gun then the only |
| so it is first good to get an in depth understanding of | | | | restricting factor to you will be budget. The industry |
| your position for before making a final decision. | | | | standard that most intermediate to advanced players |
| In this article I will outline an easy method to help you | | | | use is the Tippman A5 or X7. The X7 is around |
| choose the correct paintball gun for your needs. | | | | £70 more expensive because it is easier to |
| There are two questions that you should ask yourself | | | | upgrade. There are a variety of other guns that are on |
| before you even start looking for paintball gun's, how | | | | the market that offer better accuracy and |
| experienced are you, and how often do you play. | | | | performance but are a lot more expensive. These |
| If you are just starting out in the sport, it can be | | | | include paintball guns such as EGO's and Angels. |
| tempting to splash out on a top of the range paintball | | | | For the average paintball player paying around |
| gun. I would suggest against this, because it may be, a | | | | £800 for the extra performance that paintball |
| few months down the line that the thought of nursing | | | | gun like the EGO 09 gives you is not worth it, which is |
| another paintball bruise terrifies you. | | | | why the majority settle for the much lower priced |
| I would always advise new players to either rent | | | | Tippmans. |
| equipment from a paintball centre, or invest in a very | | | | So in conclusion, if you are just starting out, it is wise to |
| cheap gun, that they would be willing to throw away if | | | | rent or buy a cheap paintball gun before committing to |
| they did not wish to continue with the sport. All of the | | | | spending a large amount on a new gun. Also if you |
| reputable paintball centres will rent paintball guns to you, | | | | have been playing for some time unless you play very |
| and cheap ones can be bought from websites like or | | | | seriously, a Tippman marker will be more than |
| Ebay. | | | | adequate to play paintball well. |