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Paintball has gradually grown in appreciation during the last few years. It is similar to war games where 2 opposing groups compete for certain goals. In the game of paintball the primary equipment is the paintball marker or gun. The paintball marker or gun is used to eliminate players from opposing groups while attempting to reach a team goal. Game objectives may vary from capturing an away team’s flag and bringing it to a team kick off point or eliminating all players of a certain team. A paintball marker seems like a gun and is composed of a paintball tank which has the paint balls and a propeller either a paintball co2 propeller or a compressed air propeller.

The most prevalent and used paintball propeller is the co2 variant. A co2 compressor uses carbon-dioxide to propel paintballs and is usually the most affordable type. A paintball co2 compressor comes in many different variants starting from 9oz, 120z, 20os, and 24oz types the quantity of paintballs a marker can propel is highly depending on how much gas is stored into the compressed tank. Approximately a 20oz co2 tank can propel up to 800 paintballs. Paintball players should take the sort of propellers that they use because the last thing a player wants is losing propellant or bullets in a middle of a game.

Paintball co2 propellers are more well-liked than compressed air propellers due to the cost. Although c02 propellers are cheaper quality sensible the more expensive compressed air variants are known to push more paintballs and at a better or quicker rate. There are reported issues with c02 compressors like its bent to malfunction when employed in temperatures of below fifty degrees Fahrenheit. Although reported cases of co2 compressor malfunction are low it may prove to be an important issue for major paintball enthusiasts. Taking all bitching into consideration though the most preferred propeller type is still the co2 variant more due to cost than anything. A player can go thru many tanks in one game and cost wise an expensive tank would appear pretty unreal.

Regardless of the preferred propeller, whether or not that’s a paintball co2 or a compressed air variant the main thing to think about is which suits your position and preference. If you can shell out more then go for compressed air, if your most important focus is playing longer on a smaller budget then the co2 variant is your best bet.

Filed under: Hobbies on August 24th, 2009