Hey everyone, who here is into paintballing? I wanted to try this for so long and finally I did, GREATEST thing ever. Total adrenaline rush! Anyone else been?

By the way I HELD THIS GUN!!!

I have a Tippman 98 custom, which is an excllent gun. I love playing, and it's actually kinda fun getting hit because you can show off your welts. lol

My friend just bought a Tippman A-5 with the flat line barrel. It has the built in electronic hopper which is insane...Have you ever held an Angel?

I hate it when someone shoots you up close and the ball STILL doesn't POP.

Owwwwwww

Matt

It hurts but I love it. I have never seen any paint guns for sale in the UK.

Chris,

I have been paintballing for a while. It's great fun.

I have a Tippman98 with a 14-inch barrel and a scope and I put camo tape on my CO2 tank and hopper and wrapped the gun itself in brown yarn and green fabric.

TJ

TJ you play bush ball mostly I'm guessing?

Chris,

Yeah, it's actually just woods but there's a lot of brush and the gun can not be seen from even like 10 feet away if you didn't know it was there.

Paintballing is so fun!!! I own a Tippman Model 98 but not the one with the flatline barrel as pictured in the link above. I've got an 18-inch smart parts all American on mine and a scope on the raised sight rail. (Doesn't do much, but it looks intimidating. ) I haven't played in a while though. College keeps me busy.

Later,
Kevin

OHHHH buddy my friend's flatline is insane!! The A-5 has the special cycle at the side that is like a built-in electronic hopper. It's pretty crazy.

The guy I worked with at the magic shop brought a piantball gun into work one day. He loaded it with a bunch of sponge balls and scared the **** out of the owner!

Have you guys ever played at night? After I played that way, playing during the day just isn't the same. Go out when it is pitch black and no moon, strap a flashlight to the end of you gun, it's a blast. Plus you can sneak up on somebody and just destroy them.

Chris,

Where I live (Las Vegas, Nevada) there was a huge uproar when a news story broke about a new twist on the paintball wars. It was being advertised online and in the papers as "Hunting for Bambi". It had nothing whatsoever to do with deers, though. I do not wish to describe this event any further, so as not to give any bad ideas more creedance. I will say this...the business was shut down immediately by local officials.

Ohhh that doesn't sound too good. I think paintballing should be taken seriously in a way that people should realize it is a gun and although it can not pierce you it can make you blind and it is possible to take a life.

Paintballing should only be played in supervised arenas specifically for paintballing and nowhere where the public can be harmed. If that is followed it is a great sport.

Hey I've been paintballing one time. I loved it. Would like to get into a more competitive atmosphere with it, but just do not have the time.

I went with some friends back in college. Was a blast. Except for the only time I got hit—square on top of my head. Ooooouch. The noise it made when it hit my skull was awful.

But I still loved playin'!

Robert Bloor

RobertBloor, did you play in a forest or something they called speedball? Where it's a small field with stand ups and you hide behind them for coverage. It is a very fast-paced game.

There is a speedball field near us its awesome...It's my favorite field and you have to be very strategic.