Paintball Differences

[KornKamp02]

Hey, I was wondering what the difference in paint is. I usually buy the cheapest crap I can find. I was wondering if it would be a better investment to buy Evil, Anarchy, Diablo etc. Thanks!

[Branchvillian]

Find out what size barrel you have, then get some some to match. Look for a good paint to barrel match, or get the freak, pipe, and a few other good setups, and never have to worry about it.

[KornKamp02]

I buy .68 caliber because that's my size. But I am wonderin about the paint quality.

[brett]

.68 caliber is just a general turm.
paint ranges in sizes from about .684-.694, hence the need for barrel kits

[KornKamp02]

I just want to know what makes this paint more special than that paint, thanks.

[Methylphenidate]

a couple of variables that can make paint more expensive are things like the shell or the fill. Example, the fill inside Evil is really thick which makes it pretty darn hard to wipe. also the shell of expensive paint tends to be more brittle. result, less bounces.consistancey is always crucial as well. things like this are important to the tournament player. if you are just playin rec ball my suggestion would be to stick with what your gun shoots well.

[KornKamp02]

Originally posted by Methylphenidate
a couple of variables that can make paint more expensive are things like the shell or the fill. Example, the fill inside Evil is really thick which makes it pretty darn hard to wipe. also the shell of expensive paint tends to be more brittle. result, less bounces.consistancey is always crucial as well. things like this are important to the tournament player. if you are just playin rec ball my suggestion would be to stick with what your gun shoots well.

Thanks

[FalconGuy016]

Better paint = CONSISTANT, round, generally good fill, generally more brittle
Not as good paint = Inconsistant, not as round as good paint, pretty much always bad fill, and sometimes horribly bouncy

Consistancy indirectly and directly gives you more accuracy (unless its consistantly bad :))

[Skoad]

i bought some cheap stuff today called "white lighting". the first thing i noticed on them was that the seam was total crap. they were more oval than round, they curved pretty good but it was cheap so wasnt expecting much.

[c2l1k]

paint, huh?

well, better paint is consistantly more round, making a tighter fit to the inside of you barrel and therefore more accurate. depending upon the barrel you have and the paint you are using, certain brands like evil may not work despite being a great tourny ball. (ie: if the ball can roll completely through your barrel, ball after ball, you've got paint that is too small for you)

cheaper paint tends to bounce more and tends to hit your target less often b/c of imperfections in manufacturing.

like the other people are saying, better paint usually has a thinner shell for less bounces and a thicker paint (or even gel) to make it harder to wipe. thicker paint also makes for a more accurate ball, b/c when you shoot a thin fill paint, the paint inside shifts, causing it to fly to one side or another unpredictably.

if you're playing rec ball, i wouldn't get anything better than the stuff they sell at wal-mart (NOT BRASS EAGLE), like PMI, or maybe proball if it's on sale at your favorite web site. if you play tourny, i would use evil.

[speedyejl]

In conclusion as a rule of thumb

You pay for what you get, so dont laugh at those guys shooting ultra evil @ 70 a case.

[Lohman446]

White Lightning as I understand it is a very light paint. Something like an average of 2.6 grams. (Im calling these statistics from memory, not remembering where i found them). In contrast PMI marbalizer's are a heavier paint - something like 3.5 grams. Aside from the consistancy, heavier fill of better paints, weight increases range (though marbalizer is thought to be a "harder" paint than most premium paints - I have had no issues with it)...

AHHHH.. did I just say you could increase range, what the... are those elves doing now. Think about this, a 3.5 gram projectile moving at 300FPS will go farther than a 2.6 gram projectile shot at the same speed.

[cgrieves]

Think about this, a 3.5 gram projectile moving at 300FPS will go farther than a 2.6 gram projectile shot at the same speed.

No, dropped from the same height a 1 gram paintball will hit the ground at the exact same moment as a 1 ton paintball therefore they will have exactly the same range when fired at the same speed. The only difference is the lighter paintball will use less gas for the same fps.

[Lohman446]

I need to agree with your statement, disagree with it, and leave myself an out... how do I do that. Ok, first off, I am not into physics really heavy, I may be very very wrong here.

When you drop two things and they both move at the same speed (and they do) it is because of the point of terminal velocity - things just don't go any faster??. I don't understand how this works, or if I'm using the correct phrase, but let me say that I accept it works - people smarter than I have shown me, explained to me, told me it works this way - I don't have the ability to understand it (ok, thats the easy way out, I AM TOO LAZY TO UNDERSTAND IT) so I just accept it.

I do not beleive in firing paintballs that we are approaching that maximum speed, and we are not dropping things straight down - I beleive the weight of the paintball matters. Now, before I get hit on the other side of the spectrum I think, intuitively, that the heavier projectile will go farther - I may be wrong here because we are dealing with a balistic trajectory. Anyways, now Im curious, and would like to know... the lazy way out again - anyone know which it is?

[MarkM]

Two paintballs regardless of the weight when travelling at the same speed will both impact at the same force....differing manufacturing tolerences will mean that one paintball will bounce and one will break but the maths cannot be confused, there is NO out, you can't argue with Newton.