Im currently thinking about buying my own paintball gun. What's the difference between a pump action gun and any other gun? I mean apart from the fact that you gotta pump it for each shot.... like is it more accurate or something?
Pump Action guns
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Well for ball on ball accuracy semi's would be more accurate because when you pump you would slightly move the gun therefore throwing ur aim off... Might only be a small bit but when you think about it the small difference will translate to quite a big difference at a distance!
ok thx.... so really theres nothing better at all about pump actions then Semi autos? or is it just that they cheap?
Little bit more to it than that, by using a pump action marker you will find by default that you will use less paint (cos you will be unable to chuck as many as a semi, under ideal conditions of course 
) When using a pump action marker you will find that more of your upper body tends to be exposed so thats a down side to them. go with what you feel you can afford...sites will also tend to allow a pump marker on its site when you have "normal" punters there due to the two factors above, when owning a semi will stop you using the marker at sites unless it is either a walk-on day or a tournament.
I own several of both and very very occasionally get to use the pump marker (tend to use it on the very rare times that there is a pump only tournament, 'cos to use a pump in a "normal" tournament these days I would be toasted very quick)
semi's (generally) are accuracy thru volume, pumps are as accurate as you feel them to be (some swear they are more accurate) make your own choice.
) When using a pump action marker you will find that more of your upper body tends to be exposed so thats a down side to them. go with what you feel you can afford...sites will also tend to allow a pump marker on its site when you have "normal" punters there due to the two factors above, when owning a semi will stop you using the marker at sites unless it is either a walk-on day or a tournament.I own several of both and very very occasionally get to use the pump marker (tend to use it on the very rare times that there is a pump only tournament, 'cos to use a pump in a "normal" tournament these days I would be toasted very quick)
semi's (generally) are accuracy thru volume, pumps are as accurate as you feel them to be (some swear they are more accurate) make your own choice.