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Paintball Guns 101

by Will Charpentier

Creative Commons: Ken Thomas

Splat! It stings when it hits you, or leaves your opponent with a dash of color if you're better or luckier. It's a paintball in a sport where you try to hunt down the enemy--one or more persons--while armed with this loaded weapon.

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  • How Do Paintball Guns Get Made?

    Paintball guns are also known as markers. The term "markers" is used so that people won't assume the sport is violent. The first paintball markers were actually used to Read More

  • How to Fill Paintball Guns

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  • How to Buy Paintball Guns

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  • About Sniper Paintball Guns

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  • Kinds of Paintball Guns

    Paintball is a popular sport, often played by single enthusiasts or groups of professionals or amateurs. This activity evolved from forestry and parks service staff using Read More

  • How to Put a Paintball Gun Together

    One of the fastest growing recreational sports in the world today is paintball. Nothing beats the thrill of creeping through the woods plotting war strategies to blast your Read More

  • How Paintball Guns Work

    Paintball is as much about tactics as it is about the use of the guns that make it so unique. Paintball guns shoot just that, paintballs. These are reminiscent of gel caps Read More

  • How Does a Paintball Marker Work?

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  • How to Make Your Own Paintball Package

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  • All About Paintball Blowguns

    Learn from an expert about paintball blowguns and the different types blowguns used in paintball in this free instructional video on paintballing. Read More

  • All About Paintball Pistols

    Learn from an expert about paintball pistols and the different types of pistols used in paintball in this free instructional video on paintballing. Read More

  • How to Aim a Paintball Gun

    Learning how to aim a paintball gun can improve your aim, accuracy and ability to shoot in a variety of situations. Learn more in this free video series. Read More

  • Paintball Gun Maintenance: Safety

    Safety is just as important when working on your paintball gun as it is when your playing with it. Learn how to safely handle a paintball gun in this free sports and Read More

  • About Mini Paintball Guns

    Paintball, a paramilitary game of strategy and athleticism, is far from a static sport. As technology develops, so does the sport. While each advance takes the game in a Read More

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