Paintball Guns

Paintball Guns have come a long way since the advent of the sport in the early 70s. These guns can trace their ancestry to the gas-powered marker guns used by farmers and foresters to mark trails and boundaries and sometimes even cattle. Notable for their speed, accuracy and safety, these early Paintball Guns gradually came to be used for recreational purposes.

Paintball Guns in their simplest forms were based on the pump action design, which meant that they needed to be cocked manually in order to fire the next round. This naturally resulted in a somewhat slow firing gun that resulted in a correspondingly slow game. It became obvious that a much faster firing gun was needed in order to accommodate the growing demand for a faster paced game. This demand caused the development of the auto-cocker guns, which gradually replaced the pump action models. That event subsequently paved the way for the development of even faster firing guns and the industry was never the same.

Today there is an massive range of paintball guns models to choose from, with a range of options available depending on your level of expertise, your needs, and of course your budget. You can take your pick from automatic and semi-automatic guns to Sniper rifles and even high-tech electronic guns.

As the game matured, there arose a need for not only faster firing guns but more accurate weapons as well. This resulted in the development of longer barrels that greatly enhanced aiming accuracy.

Given the similarity between paintball games and actual combat, the game has naturally attracted a number of aficionados who are into the realism aspect as much as the intricacies of the game itself. This has given rise to a range of Paintball Gun models that closely replicate actual firearms. These types of Paintball Guns are remarkably similar in weight, look and feel to their real world counterparts, and provide a truly realistic playing experience.

Many Paintball Guns are designed so that they can be upgraded in the future if the user so desires. The advantage of this is that you do not have to spend so much on your equipment right off the bat, and you can merely add more features and capabilities as your needs grow and your budget allows.

The introduction of electronic Paintball Guns has truly brought the sport into the modern age, which portends well for the future of this fascinating and rewarding sport.