| How does one pick the "Perfect Paintball Marker or | | | | the gun. This allows the player to be able to peek over |
| Paintball Hopper for the Perfect Paintball Gun"? There | | | | the bunker and shoot. Hoppers stick up and are an |
| are so many choices it is enough to make the paintball | | | | easy target for the enemy. |
| player's head spin. There are so many variables to | | | | The new magazines can shoot 1,800 balls per 68 Cu |
| taken in to consideration: | | | | of air. This leads to serious competition. The player in |
| 1. Will the Paintball player be playing on an outdoor field, | | | | the Paintball field often is part of a team. And the team |
| in the woods, or in an indoor arena | | | | wears matching uniforms. The uniforms are often |
| 2. Next, one of the biggest concerns is how affordable | | | | customized depending on players use for them. |
| is the gun and Paintball Gear for the paintballer. | | | | Paintball gear is concealed in the woods, exactly |
| 3. Will the gun or Paintball gear be used on a regular | | | | military camouflage style. Combatants wear |
| basis or the use of the Paintball Gun and Paintball | | | | camouflage as well. All of this gives the tournament |
| equipment be used only occasionally. | | | | the feel of a real military engagement. The |
| If the buyer is planning to use the Paintball gun on an | | | | combatants have extra paintball gear, hoppers, barrels, |
| ongoing basis, they need to purchase a higher end gun | | | | magazines and other Paintball equipment that can be |
| to avoid the gun jamming and creating issues the | | | | separated and switched as the conditions of battle |
| paintballer does not want to put up with during | | | | require. |
| competition. Plus the higher end Paintball gun will give | | | | So, which is the players favorite Paintball gun...the |
| the player added satisfaction in the performance of | | | | hopper or the magazine...maybe both? There is the |
| the gun. | | | | dedicated "woodballer" that only will use magazines. |
| Two ways to load a gun is the old standard "Hopper | | | | Those players want their Paintball guns and Paintball |
| Fed' or the newer " Magazine fed" Paintball marker. | | | | Gear to be as authentically military as it can get. The |
| Several paintball companies are manufacturing military | | | | most popular right now is the magazine marker. At |
| markers and the marker's magazines. So real looking | | | | times these games last for days. Duplicating World |
| are the magazine markers they can mistaken for real | | | | War II battles require tons of ammunition. In this case |
| rifles. This is the newest way to play Paintball...military | | | | the player will be toting both hoppers and magazines. |
| style. | | | | This requires the gun to be a Splitfire Paintball gun |
| The magazine is low profile and players love this | | | | option. Warriors can use both actions. But for the short |
| because they can be stealth and camouflage their | | | | mission the magazine is sufficient. |
| movements on the battlefield without giving up the | | | | During the heat of battle the magazine fed Paintball |
| players and the players position. | | | | Gun could jam if the magazine fails. This fear is |
| When the gun is encumbered with the hopper, the | | | | realistic. So the hopper fans stick to their old faithful |
| hopper often will give away the players position on the | | | | Paintball Gear. |
| field. The player becomes an easy mark to be picked | | | | If you are a weekend Paintball player and you haven't |
| off by the enemy. One drawback to the magazine is | | | | gone fanatical, the hopper is the easiest and most |
| the inability to hold as much ammo as the hopper. | | | | used marker. An added benefit to the hopper is the |
| Therefore the player must carry extra magazines and | | | | affordability factor. Because tactical paintball has had |
| the Paintball gun needs to be reloaded more often | | | | enormous growth in popularity the magazine fed |
| than the gun with the hopper. | | | | markers will not fade away. |
| Magazines are positioned a little bit behind and below | | | | |