| Tippmann paintball guns have been around since 1986, | | | | Paintball parks are developing nationwide, hosting a |
| when the company decided to change from | | | | variety of scenarios such as famous war |
| manufacturing replica, half-scale machine guns to the | | | | battlegrounds like D-Day on Normandy Beach. Perhaps |
| paintball industry. | | | | a game of paintball with swat team members rescuing |
| Although the company was afraid the sport of paintball | | | | a kidnapper is the scenario? Whatever, the theme, the |
| would be a passing fad, they decided to make the | | | | Tippmann company has been there with new models |
| shift into making their proprietary Tippmann paintball | | | | and styles to choose from. These games would never |
| markers because gun law changes were making it | | | | have grown in popularity if the guns were not realistic. |
| more and more difficult to manufacture replica guns. | | | | It is what makes it exciting to the paintballers involved. |
| Since the Tippmann's were afraid the paintball trend | | | | Tippmann has grasped this concept and put their |
| wouldn't last, they decided to make high performance, | | | | manufacturing expertise behind it. |
| durable Tippmann paintball guns that were affordable. | | | | For those interested in safety, Tippmann guns are a |
| With the help of their background in machine gun | | | | must. The quality, durability and reliability of the paintball |
| manufacturing, they were the first to build | | | | guns have allowed the sport to flourish. Without the |
| semi-automatic and fully-automatic paintball markers. | | | | Tippmann expertise and knowledge of replica guns, |
| Obviously, the sport grew and the demand for | | | | the sport would likely be much less advanced. One |
| Tippmann paintball markers grew too. Today, there are | | | | can only imagine if the early paintball guns were |
| a variety of Tippmann paintball guns to select from... | | | | unsafe, riddled with part breakdowns and generally |
| A5 (available as Electronic, Response, Stealth, and | | | | poor quality. On the contrary, the sport has evolved |
| more) | | | | from this manufacturers keen sense of quality |
| 98 Custom Act(available in camo, silver, black, and | | | | products. |
| more) | | | | Being a leader means that other manufacturers such |
| C3 | | | | as Kingman Spyder, Dangerous Power, Dye, Smart |
| X7 (available in Basic, Response, EGrip, and more) | | | | Parts and numerous others must also compete. To |
| With so many different, high-quality Tippmann paintball | | | | compete they also have to provide top quality, reliability |
| markers to select from, it's easy to see why the | | | | and safety to the consumers. The Tippmann's have |
| company is considered a leader in the industry. It also | | | | lead the way in the industry and all paintball enthusiasts |
| explains why the company was able to grow from | | | | around the world are better off for it. The follower's |
| eight employees in 1986 to over 120 today. The | | | | have developed a wide array of features and choices |
| creativity of the replica guns has allowed the sport to | | | | that complement the player's abilities. The players are |
| continue evolving. Currently, scenario games are | | | | well armed to take on the scenarios and challenges |
| growing at a tremendous pace. | | | | before them. |