Barrel Hits... Out or not?

[cdawg]

This weekend I was doin some mad woods-ballin and I shot one person out in a scenario game in the barrel. Another, I shot in the barrel in speedball. The question is, since a barrel hit can't really be as big as a quarter, should they count? Both of these shots were intended to hit the barrel, and the paintball clearly busted on the barrel. BTW, the AO Megameet in Dallas is going to be AWESOME.

Also, in case you were wondering where the mad accuracy came from, it was a tunamag w/ 16" Boomy, shooting Worr Competition Paint. The first shot was from ~15 yards and the second was from about 10 yards.

[digitard]

I think it should be out yet ... in a "true to life" scenario if you somehow hit a barrel on a weapon its going to disable the weapon, so technically I think you should be out. It probably would of hit them anyhow.

Sincerely,
Dave K

[LaW]

The marker is an extension of your body, the barrel is part of your marker... therefore if you get hit in the barrel it is the same as getting hit on your marker therefore you are out The hit being as big as a quarter is more of a guideline for questionable hits. If a pball clearly hits someones barrel there is no question , he is out.

However that is hard to judge since the paint could be from barrel breaks oozing out but oftend its easy to tell the difference

[TheTramp]

Originally posted by LaW
The hit being as big as a quarter is more of a guideline for questionable hits. If a pball clearly hits someones barrel there is no question , he is out.

I completely agree with this.

[boomerfoxtrot]

Yes, I think you should be out also...

the only problem with barrel hits..... is, if you are playing tight on a bunker, and paint is flying all over the place, it would be hard for a ref to call hit, or splatter...

when I'm reffing, if there is no splatter on the person, or marker, and I see it on his barrel... he's hit.... but if I can't tell forsure if it's a hit or not, then I check his gun, and him.. if he is gettn' splattered, then I let it go as splatter....

but to answer for question... yes, a barrel hit counts.... a mask hit does....

[manike]

Definitely out. I've purposely shot tips of barrels before and it all counts.

On a similar note, I've actually been shot DOWN the barrel.

I went to squeegie think it was strange to have broken a ball and then saw that the paint was green inside the tip of my barrel (and just a smidgen had sprayed over the gun) when I was shooting blue inferno

I took the barrel off and the first 6 inches inside from the tip back were all green down just one side!

[cphilip]

NPPL says: ...or the players equipment...

Marker and it's barrel = equipment

YOUR out!

But it depends on who's rules your playing by...some small field during rec play have different rules that do not include hits on equipment including markers.

[cphilip]

Originally posted by manike
On a similar note, I've actually been shot DOWN the barrel.

Happened to me too! I didn't figure it out till after the game was over but I was technicaly playing on and didn't know it.

[Darkstorm]

They are out....

They are out for sure. In the last MXS scenario, I shot 4 people in the barrel and had two barrel tags on the barrel. (3 barrel shots and a BT on the barrel were all at one bunker with the ref standing right there.)

[xen_100]

Originally posted by manike
Definitely out. I've purposely shot tips of barrels before and it all counts.

On a similar note, I've actually been shot DOWN the barrel.

I went to squeegie think it was strange to have broken a ball and then saw that the paint was green inside the tip of my barrel (and just a smidgen had sprayed over the gun) when I was shooting blue inferno

I took the barrel off and the first 6 inches inside from the tip back were all green down just one side!

lol....I love that......I have had that happen to me twice......once from a guy with a phantom. shot a ball straigh up my barrel. I felt a slight impact, but saw no paint on the gun or me.....next shot cause out a kinda white/green spray.(I was shooting gator marbs) squeegied out to find white and green paint in the barrel all the way up to the breech. made quite a mess.

[halB]

barrel hits are so easy to call!!! they make such a loud sound when they get hit, like a bell being hit.

as was said, the quarter rule is really for spray. if its an obvious hit, its an obvious hit. the quarter rule is for hits ur not sure on and for keeping people from staying in a spot where theyre getting splattered to heck

[cdawg]

Ok I see where yall are coming from... My question is do you think it should be legal not IS it legal. BUT what if you barrel tag someone on their own barrel (you physicall touch their barrel with your barrel). Who gets the kill?

[manike]

Yes it should count as an elimination.

If you touch their barrel with yours you get the elimination... and vica versa...

[CpSuPeRkId]

If you touch their barrel with yours you get the elimination... and vica versa...

since when was there a rule for sword fighting??? lol jj. but seriously, there is an elimnation rule for actually touching barrels???? i find that really strange and have never heard of that in all the years ive been playing. how do u actually judge that??? sounds ghetto to me.

[manike]

It's not about touching barrels.

There is an 'old skool' code of honour that if someone touches you with the tip of the barrel then you are eliminated without them having to shoot you. It's from the sneaky days of play.

It doesn't count in tourneys etc. it's more of a big game/ scenario game thing.

Over here if you touched someone with your barrel then you would be out and they would still be in since you are not allowed to make 'physical contact'. Same in tournies...