How To Choose Your First Paintball Gun

One of the best pieces of advice I can give you with regards to purchasing your first paintball gun is to play with as many different guns from as many different manufacturers as possible. Playing with different guns from different manufacturers will give you a much better idea of what makes a good paintball gun and what makes a bad paintball gun.

Another good tip is to seek out and absorb as much information about different paintball guns online. Visit the more popular paintball forms and check out the reviews of respected users and also register to the site and ask questions yourself. You'd be surprised how many people there are out there that are more than willing to help them extend their knowledge and expertise about paintball. Make sure to ask them specific questions about what they like and dislike about specific paintball guns. This should give you a better idea of what you should look for when choosing your first paintball gun.

When choosing your first type of gun you really have to ask yourself the following question: what type of paintball gun are you looking for?

Essentially you can break down most paintball guns into one of three categories meaning overall they are all pretty good paintball guns but they all have one specific area where they excel in. The three categories are speed, reliability and cost efficiency. So question events ask yourself is: do you want a fast gun? A reliable gun? Or the best bang for your buck paintball gun?

If all you're looking for is speed and you don't want to spend a ton of money for a quick and fast paintball gun right now and you're not concerned about longevity and buying a gun than you can upgrade than any of the paintball guns manufactured by Spyder should be right up your alley. Spyder paintball guns won't last forever, they are not the sturdiest paintball guns around and they are not paintball guns that you want to invest into with upgrades but they are great fast paintball guns for beginners.

If you want a reliable gun and you want something that you can hold on to for a long time and are looking for something that will require a lot of maintenance and will be easily upgradable and worth the investment then you are looking for something like a Tippman paintball gun. Tippman paintball guns are little more expensive than most, they are not the fastest paintball guns out there and they're just all around not all that spectacular but they are very reliable and it will last you a very long time.

If you don't have a lot of money to invest into a paintball gun right now but you don't want to continue renting anymore then you may want to consider a pump action paintball gun. A pump action paintball gun works just like a shotgun in that you have to pump the paintball gun in order to drop a paintball into the chamber to fire it off. Pump action paintball guns are actually great for beginners because they really teach you how to play the game of paintball very effectively. Pump action paintball guns teach you conservation they teach you how to shoot accurately and they just make you a better all-around paintball player. As far as pump action paintball guns go, Phantom is the best manufacture I know of.

Well there you have it and to summarize: play with as many different guns as possible before buying your first paintball gun and do as must research online as possible. And finally make sure to decide what kind of paintball gun you want before deciding on your first paintball gun.