Sniping in Paintball

[confedman75]

what do you think of sniping in paintball?

[Havoc_online]

I think all newbies think that they can become the ultimate sniper.

[confedman75]

yeah a couple of my nebie freinds think that they can start a "sniper" team and get sponcered so i told em its impossible they didn't believe me so i'm wondering what you guys thuink

[Ov3rmind]

Ahhhh, the good 'ole sniper debate. Next time a newb tells you he's going to become the ultimate sniper, ask them to point out a SINGLE good player, in the entire game of paintball who snipes. Then let that sink in.

[HoppysMag]

since sniping means shooting from a concealed possition it is possible to "Snipe" in paintball but if you are talking guilly suits, scopes, and one shot one kill, you are a newb moron.... ( not you but some one who thinks you can "Snipe" by those terms)

[petefol]

hoppys right, you can technically snipe, say if your playing in the woods and you hide under a bush with a bunch of camo on, that would be sniping. in paintball i would call someone who "snipes" a back player, or a camper. but anyway, sniping isnt even fun, i would get too bored just sitting there.

[mrhooie]

you can catch someone by surprise...I don't consider it 'sniping'

[Troy]

Sniping

In rec games it is a viable tactic. When I played rec ball sniping was always looked down upon. I never liked it when people tried it but what ever floats your boat...

If you are just starting out my advice would be to play aggresive and get angles on people.

Don't try it in tournaments; your team will be shot stupid.

[confedman75]

its split right down the middle snipers vs non snipers.

[Crazy]

ill kill you with my bullets.

[confedman75]

eeeeek

[Hemlock86]

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Flatline barrel ULTIMATE pb sniper gun!!!!!
muhahahahahahaha

[Slapp]

I think people get sniping confused with an ambush. Since the practical accuracy distance of a paintball is rather limited. Despite innovations like the flatline barrel, you are seldom going to be able to do true long distance one shot, one kill sniping. What you can do is use camoflage such as a ghillie suit to effectively ambush opponents once they get close enough to provide a sure fire shot. An effective ambush is at least as much about choosing the location and using the terrain to your advantage as it is about your equipment and camoflage. Ambush is a very effective paintball strategy and is most easily implemented on large fields with heavy cover during games that allow adequate time to set your ambush up such as a scenario game. Most rec ball games tend to be timed so the winning strategy is more about gaining field position and pushing forward aggressively than it is about digging in and going for that one kill.

[ogre55]

Sniping/Ambush possibilities

If by sniping you mean accuracy at long ranges, then, considering the physical constraints of paintball, sniping is impossible.

However, if you mean getting an elimination with one or two shots, at longer (for paintball) ranges from ambush positions, then sniping is possible.

I was playing stock in the woods this weekend and in those types of games, which have time limits of 30-45 minutes, sniping is a practical possibility.

Whether you like to longball or get up close and personal, it's all a matter of how you like to play. Hats off to anyone who can get into a position and stick to it for the time it takes to get the shot.

Ogre

[temps]

Snipeing... in my opinion is being able to shoot people with persision at very long ranges.

Now this is a cool concept, yet we have the basic problem of we play with paintballs and a 300 fps limit.

Now guesse what, who are the people who want to be snipers? newbs. who are the people who don't know the limitations of todays paint? newbs. I rest my case.

So lets just tell them to continue to snipe so we can get some easy points in tournaments