Paintball gun
- Thread starter Blast0405
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What do you know about paintball in the UK?
What experience do you have?
Do you know about the various flavours of paintball in the UK?
Are you interested in a particular look, such as a gun that looks like a gun but is big and bulky, probably with complex old mechanical technology or do would you prefer something more ergonomic, lighter and efficient that isn’t based on the physics restrictions of real life firearms ?
Have a look in the classifieds sales, you will find a few guns to fit various preferences and wallets
Also take note of all the other items you will need such as goggles, hopper, air, pods, a pod belt etc
New members don’t have direct access to post in classifieds. This allows the forum to operate as a discussion forum not just a shop, and allows the buyer to get more informed then making their first impulse buy
If you just want to purchase then use one of the UK retailers (check around the forum for reputable retailers)
If you really must buy on here right now then upgrading your account to Platinum membership gives instant classifieds access - that supports the costs of running the forum, but personally I’d recommend discussing what your interests are and gaining access via the ‘make posts and wait a couple of weeks’ route
Also take note of all the other items you will need such as goggles, hopper, air, pods, a pod belt etc
New members don’t have direct access to post in classifieds. This allows the forum to operate as a discussion forum not just a shop, and allows the buyer to get more informed then making their first impulse buy
If you just want to purchase then use one of the UK retailers (check around the forum for reputable retailers)
If you really must buy on here right now then upgrading your account to Platinum membership gives instant classifieds access - that supports the costs of running the forum, but personally I’d recommend discussing what your interests are and gaining access via the ‘make posts and wait a couple of weeks’ route
In that case ….. have a good look around at different styles of guns
The classic go to piece is a Tippman, which (other than a couple of models) are classic reliable mechanical and will survive a nuclear war
But they aren’t compact or light
A ‘speedball’ style look, available in many brands at prices from very little to thousands of £ is ergonomic, light etc
But avoid the basic mechanical Spyder clones - they are cheap & cheerful and reliable, but nothing to get over excited about
Though their are those that get called ‘speedball’ guns, they can be used in the woods as well
Theres plenty of paintball to choose from, starting with standard rental play (which is great to catch the bug, but gets expensive as it’s PAYG)
Ideally you would want to move to a local walkon - which tends to be a monthly thing for the local ‘regulars’.
Pay a basic entry, buy Paint by the case and usually bring your own gear, but a few sites will do a rental deal for new starters
Then there are many other flavours such as magfed (almost milsim), big games, scenarios and full on tournaments. But for those it’s usually travel unless you have one on your doorstep
The classifieds are here:
https://p8ntballer-forums.com/forums/for-sale.55/
https://p8ntballer-forums.com/forums/wanted.59/
But as a new member until you gain full privileges you will only be able to look in the sales & wanted sections.
You’re part way through gaining privileges, but will need more posts
The instant route is to buy the platinum upgrade
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