Originally posted by paintball_kid
i just took up airsoft and got quite good and i saw an episode of mission paintball and it looked realyy good so then i went down to my local paintball field and had a go and had a whale of a time so i decided to take it up but i dont know what gun to get and i dont have a team yet.
Good for you, Enthusiasm and young blood is what is needed to get into Paintball. But like others have said You would probably be told in as polite a manor as possible to come back another day for mission paintball. There are loads of teams in the UK that would love to be on the show and they have been playing Tourneys for years.
A good Idea for you is to come to a walk on day at a site or go to a tourney and see what is actually involved. The difference between your Rec-ball day out and your Tourney day out is VERY different. (I got lite up like a christmas tree on my first tourney) It happens to all of us at one point but you learn.
A team is a well oiled machine and if you are jut 5 guys or gals thrown together you may do OK or you may be wiped of the other teams shoe like a bug.
Get down to a tourney and watch what happens, Don't be afraid to ask question, If you see me (you can't miss me I aint small) just come and ask whats going on.
Where are you based?
As for starter marker I got my Impuse on these very pages, done some work to it and upgraded parts (barrel, bolt etc) but spent £500 so far. You can get away with less.
Always try before you buy. I tried a Cocker and could not get on with it but its true they are great markers so if you can use them they too can be picked up cheapish.
Are you looking for a tourney marker or just something to call your own. If so you can get an Inferno starter kit for about £200 and upgrade bits to that.
Good Luck and there is a lot more to the paintball scene than Mission Paintball (but it be cool to do....... Emily Booth.....)