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Published: August 2, 2007
Paintball requires skills more common to the battlefield than to suburbia. Start with the outfit that is a cross between a Star Wars Imperial Storm Trooper and a Green Beret. Camouflage clothing appropriate to the terrain, a pair of impact resistant goggles and a face mask are the common wardrobe. Of course there is a weapon too, called a marker, not a gun.
Tactics are similar to an Army Ranger sniper or a SEAL team member as players crawl, conceal, duck, charge, retreat and take cover. Paintball enables the average person to engage in real combat simulations without the fear of dying.
The Tippmann gun company began making paintball markers in 1986, only five years after paintball as a sport was created. Paintball guns had been used by ranchers and farmers to make trees and animals since the 1970s, but had not been used for sport until May 1981 in New Hampshire. Tippmann entered the Paintball marker industry when federal gun laws forced the company to re-evaluate its business. Lucky for Paintballers because Tippmann markers are considered among the best on the market.
Tippmann markers are 100% made in the USA as well.
Tippmann markers can be used to play paintball indoors or outdoors. Entrepreneurs have established paintball venues in many places across the country and tournaments are held at the local, regional and national levels. A paintball game is usually a team sport and tactics used by the most successful teams mirror military war tactics. Of course, using a high quality marker like a Tippmann is essential.
Tippmann is pioneering a new technology in paintball markers using propane instead of the traditional C02 or compressed air/nitrogen canisters. The Tippmann C3™ operates using propane and has a list price of $229. Tippmann recommends propane for its lower price, availability and 60 times more shots with the same size tank. Tippmann states that a 16oz propane tank will last for 50,000 shots while only costing $3-$8. Buying and filling a similar size canister with the other gases costs from $20 - $400, so propane has an obvious advantage. Cows were among the first to be shot with paintballs so one has to wonder whether methane could be utilized, hmmm…
Tippmann markers such as the A5 can be made into custom sniper weapons as well. Now paintballs are not manufactured to exacting specifications and therefore do not always fly straight and true in the air. This limits the effectiveness of a sedentary sniper because a sniper who misses gets shot. Still, adding custom parts to a Tippmann A5 sniper marker can improve a shooter's accuracy. Adding a flatline barrel system by Tippmann is recommended to start off with and next pay close attention to the kind of paintballs because cheap paintballs are much less consistent that more costly ones. Do not waste money on a scope since paintballs do not fly straight anyway. Adding a stock to the A5 marker can make the gun more stable when shooting.
The A5 is a fast shooting marker with a cyclone feed system that delivers paintballs as many as 15 balls per second. The A5 can be field stripped and reassembled in only 60 seconds and no tools are needed. It can operate on C02, compressed air or nitrogen. Other A5 parts a budding sniper may want to add are a double trigger or collapsible stock. A Tippmann A5 costs around $250 dollars and is a good gun for the serious paintball player. For $329 an A5 Powerpack includes everything a shooter needs to get started including the tank, wrenches, helmet and integrated face shield, cleaning cable and lubricant.
Tippmann was hesitant to enter the paintball marker industry because the owners were fearful paintball would go the way of the hula hoop. Tippmann took a risk and began building markers in spite of their doubts and 21 years later paintball is still a thriving hobby. Adrenaline junkies who enjoy the strategies of warfare just cannot get enough of paintball. Across the country from corporate retreats to family reunions, colleagues, friends and loved ones are painting each other with stinging affection.
Sources:
Tippmann Paintball Guns. Packrat-toyz.com. 2003-2007. 24 July 2007.
http://www.packrat-toyz.com/Tippmann/tippmann_pa intball_guns.htm.
A5. Black. Tippman.com. 2006. 24 July 2007.
http://www.tippmann.com/product_guide/markerDeta ils.aspx?categoryid=1.
"Propane vs Compressed Air and CO2." Tippmann.com. 2006. 24 July 2007.
http://www.tippmann.com/pdfs/products/C3/propane _vs_c02.pdf.
C3™ with PEP™ Technology. Tippman.com. 2006. 24 July 2007.
http://www.tippmann.com/product_guide/markerDeta ils.aspx?categoryid=4.
Harris, John T. "Tactical Movement for Buddies and Teams." Tactical Movement. Warpig.com. 1992-2007. 24 July 2007. http://www.warpig.com/paintball/articles/tactics_b uddyteam_movement.shtml.
"History." Tippman.com. 2006. 24 July 2007. http://www.tippmann.com/about_us/history.aspx.
"Paintball History-How It All Started!." Paintballguns.com. 24 July 2007.
http://www.paintball-guns.com/paintball_history. html.
"How to Build the Ultimate Tippmann Sniper Paintball Gun." Wikihow.com. 24 July 2007.
http://www.wikihow.com/Build-the-Ultimate-Tippma nn-Sniper-Paintball-Gun.
The Tippmann gun company began making paintball markers in 1986, only five years after paintball as a sport was created. Paintball guns had been used by ranchers and farmers to make trees and animals since the 1970s, but had not been used for sport until May 1981 in New Hampshire. Tippmann entered the Paintball marker industry when federal gun laws forced the company to re-evaluate its business. Lucky for Paintballers because Tippmann markers are considered among the best on the market.
Tippmann markers are 100% made in the USA as well.
Tippmann markers can be used to play paintball indoors or outdoors. Entrepreneurs have established paintball venues in many places across the country and tournaments are held at the local, regional and national levels. A paintball game is usually a team sport and tactics used by the most successful teams mirror military war tactics. Of course, using a high quality marker like a Tippmann is essential.
Tippmann is pioneering a new technology in paintball markers using propane instead of the traditional C02 or compressed air/nitrogen canisters. The Tippmann C3™ operates using propane and has a list price of $229. Tippmann recommends propane for its lower price, availability and 60 times more shots with the same size tank. Tippmann states that a 16oz propane tank will last for 50,000 shots while only costing $3-$8. Buying and filling a similar size canister with the other gases costs from $20 - $400, so propane has an obvious advantage. Cows were among the first to be shot with paintballs so one has to wonder whether methane could be utilized, hmmm…
Tippmann markers such as the A5 can be made into custom sniper weapons as well. Now paintballs are not manufactured to exacting specifications and therefore do not always fly straight and true in the air. This limits the effectiveness of a sedentary sniper because a sniper who misses gets shot. Still, adding custom parts to a Tippmann A5 sniper marker can improve a shooter's accuracy. Adding a flatline barrel system by Tippmann is recommended to start off with and next pay close attention to the kind of paintballs because cheap paintballs are much less consistent that more costly ones. Do not waste money on a scope since paintballs do not fly straight anyway. Adding a stock to the A5 marker can make the gun more stable when shooting.
The A5 is a fast shooting marker with a cyclone feed system that delivers paintballs as many as 15 balls per second. The A5 can be field stripped and reassembled in only 60 seconds and no tools are needed. It can operate on C02, compressed air or nitrogen. Other A5 parts a budding sniper may want to add are a double trigger or collapsible stock. A Tippmann A5 costs around $250 dollars and is a good gun for the serious paintball player. For $329 an A5 Powerpack includes everything a shooter needs to get started including the tank, wrenches, helmet and integrated face shield, cleaning cable and lubricant.
Tippmann was hesitant to enter the paintball marker industry because the owners were fearful paintball would go the way of the hula hoop. Tippmann took a risk and began building markers in spite of their doubts and 21 years later paintball is still a thriving hobby. Adrenaline junkies who enjoy the strategies of warfare just cannot get enough of paintball. Across the country from corporate retreats to family reunions, colleagues, friends and loved ones are painting each other with stinging affection.
Sources:
Tippmann Paintball Guns. Packrat-toyz.com. 2003-2007. 24 July 2007.
http://www.packrat-toyz.com/Tippmann/tippmann_pa intball_guns.htm.
A5. Black. Tippman.com. 2006. 24 July 2007.
http://www.tippmann.com/product_guide/markerDeta ils.aspx?categoryid=1.
"Propane vs Compressed Air and CO2." Tippmann.com. 2006. 24 July 2007.
http://www.tippmann.com/pdfs/products/C3/propane _vs_c02.pdf.
C3™ with PEP™ Technology. Tippman.com. 2006. 24 July 2007.
http://www.tippmann.com/product_guide/markerDeta ils.aspx?categoryid=4.
Harris, John T. "Tactical Movement for Buddies and Teams." Tactical Movement. Warpig.com. 1992-2007. 24 July 2007. http://www.warpig.com/paintball/articles/tactics_b uddyteam_movement.shtml.
"History." Tippman.com. 2006. 24 July 2007. http://www.tippmann.com/about_us/history.aspx.
"Paintball History-How It All Started!." Paintballguns.com. 24 July 2007.
http://www.paintball-guns.com/paintball_history. html.
"How to Build the Ultimate Tippmann Sniper Paintball Gun." Wikihow.com. 24 July 2007.
http://www.wikihow.com/Build-the-Ultimate-Tippma nn-Sniper-Paintball-Gun.
