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FAQ's
(Cont.)
Ok,
lets try to explain the facts..
A
paintball is a 6g Gelatine ball filled with a coloured vegatable
oil. The Gun or Marker as they are sometimes called projects the paintball
from anywhere between 250fps to 299fps. 300fps
is the maximum speed the ball can travel due to pounds per square foot UK
firearm regulations.
This means that the paintball leaves the
end of your barrel at around 200mph.
So,
does it hurt when your hit?
Anything
weighing 6g travelling a 200mph when it hits you will sting a little.
Competition
Paint
Competition
paint is the same size & weight as a normal paintball but has a
thinner outer shell, this was originally designed for easier marking
of competitors in competitions and to stop cheating/wiping
etc. The spin off of this was a ball that will break/dissapate more
easier which would leave you with either no bodily mark
or a faint red bruise..
Muggings:
Mugging
is when you are
to busy looking the other way & dont notice the enemy sneaking
up on you and shooting you (usually in the butt) this is
when it really stings, as you are unaware that there is a player
ready to shoot you, your body is more relaxed so this is
when it tends to hurt more. But remember this is why you play paintball,
to be able to sneak up
on your opponant without being noticed is the reason you play the game.
Bunkered:
This
is when your oposition overpowers your secure bunker, either with
more firepower or more players, most of these eliminations will be on
your mask,hopper or marker but sometimes
you can get shot on the finger. Although you are wearing gloves you have little
resistance to the impact of the paintball (due to no muscle, just
skin and bone) this will make you yelp, but the sudden rush of adrenalin
soon takes over and revenge over powers any thoughts of pain.
Statistics:
70%
of Hits are on Guns/Masks/Hoppers
20%
are body hits.
5%
are Muggings.
5%
are Bunkers.
Conclusion:
So
you have a 90% chance that it wont hurt, this is why you hear some
players say it does not hurt and some will say it really stings. But
ask them if they enjoyed themselves and they will
probley spend 10 minutes explaining to you how they crawed up on
there friend and shot them in the butt..
I
hope I have explaned to you all the reason you
play paintball is to have that little 10% of fun/revenge and not
forgetting the 100% of memories.
Stuart
Palmer.
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