| Yes, a paintball bazooka does look cool, and against a | | | | when that player is being protected by other players. |
| stand still target, a paintball bazooka will own. | | | | But the fact that a bazooka will fire at such a slow |
| Unfortunately paintball bazookas are simply too | | | | rate, due to long reloading time, makes these paintball |
| impractical, and will not be a good option on the | | | | guns near useless. |
| paintball field. | | | | The Accuracy of 'em is Nothing to Write Home About! |
| First of all, most fields will not allow you to use a | | | | And that is an understatement! Close range, and tons |
| paintball bazooka. So unless you frequently play bush | | | | of ammunition are the only ways to have good |
| ball outside of a public paintball venue, your big bad | | | | success with a paintball bazooka. These guns are |
| bazooka will just sit on the shelf. And Even paintball | | | | accurate for about 15-20 feet, after that, paintballs will |
| fields allowed paintball bazookas. These bazooka have | | | | dive in all sorts of directions. If paintballs are going in all |
| incredibly low firing rates.... about as low as possible. | | | | sorts of directions, won't that be hard for opponents to |
| You load it up, then fire, then you have to load it up | | | | dodge? Well yes, this is clearly the only significant |
| again. Furthermore, bazookas have ridiculously low | | | | advantage of one of these beasts. A single shot will |
| accuracy. Of course, players can counter the low | | | | fire a large area of paintballs. Of course, an opponent |
| accuracy problem by loading up a TON of paintballs. | | | | will easily be able to see the beast of a paintball gun |
| But that ton of paintballs that you put into a paintball | | | | looking at him, and will probably find some sort of |
| bazooka will be costing you. And for one shot, the | | | | cover. That being said, I don't want to take this away |
| price is not worth it, especially since the shot will not be | | | | from these big guns, because its really all they have |
| that useful in your playing experience. | | | | got. |
| Paintball Fields Do Not Permit Paintball Bazookas | | | | They Are Expensive! |
| It's true. You will have an incredibly tough time finding | | | | First of all, a paintball bazooka will cost a fair bit. If you |
| any public paintball field that will let these guns on to | | | | look around some deals on the internet, you can find |
| their field. Paintball fields do occasionally allow the use | | | | one of these guns for a little less than 400 dollars. But |
| of a paintball bazooka, but it is always for some sort | | | | wow, that is still a lot of money. A player could buy a |
| of specific scenario, and permission from the paintball | | | | decent paintball gun for that price. But not only is the |
| field must always be granted. If a player is lucky, he'll | | | | bazooka expensive, it will be hard to spend a little on |
| be allowed to play a game or two with these guns, but | | | | the paintball ammunition you will need to feed it. Some |
| they are really a novelty item. So while people will think | | | | players jam up to 1000 paintballs into one of these bad |
| that including a paintball bazooka will be cool for the | | | | boys. Which is pretty cool, and will have a devastating |
| short term, eventually (and usually not that far into the | | | | effect against your paintball opponents. But at what |
| future) people will return to the use of standard | | | | cost? Can anyone really afford to spend 25 dollars or |
| paintball guns. | | | | so for every single shot? Maybe you can, but I would |
| Paintball Bazookas Have a Low Firing Rate | | | | never waste that kind of money for so little gain. |
| The majority of the time you spend with a paintball | | | | They Are Massive! |
| bazooka will be spent reloading the barrel. It takes a | | | | Most people think that this is an awesome feature of |
| good couple minutes to load ammunition into a paintball | | | | paintball bazookas. But I will have to disagree..... Paintball |
| bazooka, and then yes, you get to aim and fire. But | | | | is a game of speed and stealth, and these mammoths |
| then what? The process starts all over again. Can you | | | | prevent both. Opposing players will be able to notice |
| imagine how vulnerable you are while reloading a | | | | you a mile away, and it will be hard to move quickly |
| bazooka. A paintball player with a bazooka usually | | | | with a large and heavy object protruding from your |
| lasts a very short period of time. The only exception is | | | | back. |