What Paintballs Are

Paintballs are small capsules made of gelatin filled with a coloured dye. The dye is water soluble so it can be washed out, and non-toxic so it won't hurt you even if you accidentally swallow it. Still, I doubt its very tasty!

Many different companies supply paintballs, ranging from expensive tournament balls to much cheaper bals of lower quality of recreation. If you have a look at www.sakworldpaintball.com you will see some of the ones available. They come in pretty well every color and quantity.

The paint is water based, so it will easily wash out, although this might be annoying if you want to play in the rain. The place you play paintball is usually outside, and so is referred to as a field even if it is wooded as many are. Most such places ask you to buy their paint, but some will allow you to bring your own for a small fee.

The kind of paintballs you will be purchasing for yourself will depend on how you intend to use it. Some have a thicker fill, some have a thinner fill. Take a look at http://www.sakworldpaintball.com/paintballs.html for different types of paintballs.

If your paintball has to be practical, you won't need a high end product and can buy something cheaper which will still work. Of course, for tournament play, the quality of the ball is the most important factor. You need to get balls that won't burst easily inside your gun, or on contact with the air. At the same time, you need bals that will burst when they hit your opponent.

Besides the quality of the ball, you must also think about its size. The ball needs to fit easily into your gun, which means it must be the right calibur for your barrel. All paintballs are .68X, but the final number varies. Most balls these days are .689, however if your local field paint is the wrong size, you might want to consider getting a different barrel for your gun. You can find a variety of barrels available at http://www.sakworldpaintball.com/paintball-barrels.html .

You have to know the exact measure of your gun to find matching balls. If the ball is the wrong size, it will break in your gun, and all you'll be shooting is a stream of paint. Not very effective.

Like paintballs, paintball guns also come in a number of varieties. Let s take the Ion paintball gun for instance. It has of course all the features you expect of a normal paintball gun but its best feature is undoubtedly its versatility. Decide what gun you want according to the level of your skill and expertise, budget and competition. You can find a list of paintball guns here http://www.sakworldpaintball.com/paintball-guns-markers.html

Take another look at the Ion gun. It has a 17/sec fire rate, and an automatic fire rate of 10 balls/sec. This alone makes it worthy of consideration, but its price is so low that it could be used for recreational play as well as tournament. So go to http://www.sakworldpaintball.com/smpaionpagun.html and have a look.

For a super high end paintball gun check out Planet Eclipse http://www.sakworldpaintball.com/planeteclipse.html. Planet Eclipse makes some of the best paintball guns which can shoot over 30 balls per second.

If your not sure what you need, visit SAK WORLD PAINTBALL (http://www.sakworldpaintball.com). SAK WORLD PAINTBALL is one of the best online paintball stores to find the newest and best paintball guns and equipment to make your next paintball game a blast!. Enjoy!

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Samuel Morhaim is a professional paintballer, and webmaster of the Planet Eclipse paintball website. Click to see his paintball store.