Type of Marker

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Hi,

I have seen a lot of markers for sale due to people getting into different types of paintball...can someone please explain the differences and why you need different markers?

Thanks

 

[vanquishuk]

Well 2 main type of paintball is supair and woodsball. Subaire is your tournament style of paintball and woodsball is normally your more scenario/simulation style of paintball. Now there are 2 gruops of markers tournament markers which are light and electronic and then theres you simulation markers which are made to look like real guns.
For me i play supair so i use a tournament maker but i also do play in the woods and a tournament marker will do just as well maybe better becuase its light in the woods.
Up to what you want to get from the sport do you want to play tacitly and get a real looking gun or do you want to be able to run fast with a nice light gun

 

[Jim Jam]

Hi,

I have seen a lot of markers for sale due to people getting into different types of paintball...can someone please explain the differences and why you need different markers?

Thanks

Basically the above, If you like tactical looking heavy guns with a Red dot and laser sight etc. Them Milsim/Scenario guns like a Tippmann or BT or TM etc. are for you if you can stand the weight.

Tournament are as Vanquish said a lot lighter, normally faster firing (Even on Semi) and include Ramping modes to speed up your shot's. These are sometimes techincal markers but usualy easy to maintain and great shooters, some refer to them as Sci-Fi markers as they look 'Alien' and 'Futuristic' but it's all comes down to personal opinion like the most things in paintball.

Maybe go to your local walk on and see what others use and see if you can try them out, many would let you no problem.

James T

 

[automag]

Hello and welcome.

The markers are then split into 2 other groups.
electronic which has some form of battery to power the solenoid and the circuit board (has the ramping modes etc) to aid pulling the trigger. Trigger is lighter to pull. Most tourney markers are electronic some of the older ones are not.
Mechanical which will use the air from the bottle to power the trigger and recock it. Would have the similar feel to a real gun. Most markers on paintball sites that you hire are mechanical.

 

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Thanks for the info, Can someone also give me some information on poppits vs spoolie? I am looking at the Planet Eclipse markers...

 

[automag]

Hello

I will leave it to mike at techpb to explain..

 

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Cheers for that!

 

[vanquishuk]

As the videos says it pretty much personal preference iv owned both spool and poppet and i like spools but right now i have a poppet but does not make any difference at all. I would however go with a poppet if you want to do the big scenario games just because they are a little better with air efficiency.

 

[Kevin Winter]

Never understand the idea of a "Woodsball" marker that looks like a real military firearm? We don't shoot paintballs far enough to need sights, they aren't suited to magasines etc. By making them look "real" they are made heavier and more cumbersome - especially if you have a nice coily remote hose to tangle in branches and make it hard to swap hands.... Couple this with the fact that most are based uon blowback style markers and they are too heavy, bulkier, less efficient and offer a slower ROF.

An electro pneumatic (solenoid controlled) marker in a torunament style body is luighter and more efficient and at home anywhere you play paintball. They come in black too, if you really must imagine subtle colours make a difference,,,,

As for spoolie v poppet - personal preference. I shoot poppets, as I find them easier to maintain and repair, but spoolies are a little quieter and smoother to shoot.

 

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Thanks for all the help guys! I'm looking to get a marker that will be good for a starter and will last me... So either a new ETek 4 or a used Ego...