Hi all I am new

[CHR15]

Hi all just found this site so decided to join!

Have just recently bought ICON ELECTRONIC PAINTBALL marker
Are these any good?? it was cheap off a mate!



Where is the best place to buy paintballs from???

Any more good site/shops i should check out?



Thanks

Chris

 

[Graham-DV8]

Welcome to baller

Best place to buy paint from....

Well that deppends on what level of play your at

Try checking out the following....

www.Planeteclipse.com
www.Justpaintball.co.uk
www.smartpartseurope.co.uk

Have a look at them all of which should have loads of info on gear you might be wanting....

Also check out the "Marker","Air Systems" and "Barrels" under the "Tech" part on the home page of P8ntballer.

Hope that helps you

 

[Dark Warrior]

Check it to make sure you can not fire burst mode or full auto (pull the trigger once and it fires more than once). If it can you need to take it to your nearest paintball shop and get these modes deactivated or you risk being thrown off any paintball site you visit. Apparently some of these got through by accident so get it checked first then go to www.ukpsf.com for lists of sites and shops in your area

 

[Liz]

Your location says Midlands so your nearest major shop I think will be Phoenix, have a look at www.paintballuk.com - they're based at Cannock in south Staffs so may be close enough for you to drop in & ask lots of questions.
But all the places listed in this thread are friendly, and if you explain you're new to the sport will help you to get what's right for you, NOT just try to sell you stuff with the highest profit margin!
Just about all the big shops will be able to sell you paint, and you'll also find that sites that do walk-ons (i.e. days for people with their own kit) tend to sell paint much cheaper than they do to rental customers.

 

[Jurg$]

Or if you can't make it too your nearest shop, try asking people at your local site, Theyre almost always really helpfull.
-jtl

 

[CHR15]

Thanks for the replys guys!!!
iam from Coventry in the midlands, there are no paintball shops in Cov at the moment, some site in Leicester which is nearby

Paint i want for mucking about on some private land nearby! (Back garden!)

So it just stuff that will fire and is cheap!!

Is it true that paint can be bought in different sizes??
What paint will the marker i have just bought??


until i have played a few times i will start looking to buy better paint i think!

 

[Roland]

Get yourself to Phoenix in Cannock, good paint is approx £40.00/£45.00/2000.

They run also a site near Hilton Park Services that have regular walk on days.

No idea about the Icon, not seen one but all of these basic markers seem to be about the same.

 

[Tiny man]

Try www.paintballwarehouse.co.uk they have always been good for me

 

[Liz]

Originally posted by CHR15
Is it true that paint can be bought in different sizes??
What paint will the marker i have just bought??

All standard paintball markers are .68 calibre, so that's the size paint is made in. However, there's usually a bit of variety between batches and as accuracy and velicity consistency is so very important for tournament paintball many people are concerned to get exactly the right fit. If you're just playing about for the moment don't worry as any reasonably wide bore barrel should cope with just about anything out there - we're talking about a couple of thousandths of an inch here - and most "stock" barrels (the ones sold with the markers) are wide bore.

If you're in Coventry, then Phoenix is definitely your best bet. Also, keep your eyes open here for tournaments in the Midlands as both Midlands Masters and S2k3 have rounds in your area. You often get trade stands at these events e.g. Just Paintball (who do lovely Hanger 18 stuff), and you can learn a lot juist by watching others playing.

 

[CHR15]

Excellent, thanks again guys!!!

I been looking at for people at sites then! (I will be the LOST LOOKING ONE!!!

Right off to buy some paint now and get some practice in!!!


Chris