why do paintballs

[DDC]

why do paintballs get heavier every year?and when they do shouldnt the put the fps limet up to like 305?also why are paintballs so expensive?

[TransMan]

well im guessing that some paintballs are heiver because in good quality paint you normally have a thicker fill. They get more expensive because they come up with new more expensive ways of making them thats suppsed to be better. If they raised the FPS lmit on a heavier paintball then it will be even more dangerous.

[DDC]

oh okay well about the fps being raised and being more dangerous the players will have to be closer anyway.becuse it will not go as far.

[Coaster]

no, it will go farther. If 2 paintballs are shot and one is heavier(at same velocity) the heavier one will go farther and be more accurate.

[TransMan]

Yup its physics laws of motion and all that good stuff. ;)

[DDC]

okay that makes sense.thanks

[Butterfingers]

Yep heavier paintballs have a bit more momentum to overcome aerodynamic drag. They also hit harder given the same velocity ensuring a break.

[Mav D MagMan]

I'm fairly sure that the ASTM has a weight maximum for paintballs, unless manufacturers haven't reached it yet, there really shouldn't be a weight increase.

As for increasing the velocity levels, that + extra weight = shattered lenses, blindness and injuries. Not great idea ;) Besides what Coaster sais is true anyways, the changes given by heavier paint show they don't need to up the fps.

Mav