What Are Paintballs?
By Samuel Morhaim
What are paintballs? Well, they are small gelatin capsules filled with a water-soluble marking dye. The dye in the capsule in not toxic, which means that it won't hurt you even if you were to gulp it down. But, I wouldn't ingest it if I were you, that is unless I liked the taste of ink!

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 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 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

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Usually, most paint gun barrels are of .68 calibers. But knowing the exact measure of your paint guns barrel is a pre-requisite for all purchasers. If your ball doesn't fit into your barrel your shell will break and none of the balls will leave your gun in one piece.

Guns come in a number of varieties, like paintballs themselves, for example consider the Ion gun. It has all the features you would expect from a gun, but is most useful for its versatility You need to consider your skill, budget, and of course the competition you will be facing when you decide what gun to buy. Take a look at http://www.sakworldpaintball.com/paintball-guns-markers.html to see some options you have available.

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

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

Author Samuel Morhaim is a professional paintballer, and webmaster of a paintball supply site. Click here to see his paintball guns for sale.