My family and i are hoping to play some paintball this week before thanksgiving. This sounds like a good deal....but the temp is going to be around 40 degrees if we are lucky. Is there any suggestions paint wise and or any other input?
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PMI Polar Ice if you can get your hands on it. Otherwise, most paintball manufacturers have or will be switching to a more cold-weather blend - so just make sure you get fresh (recently manufactured) paint. -
Any paint will work. If I'm not mitaken, even polar ice has a recommended minimum temp of like 50 or 55 degrees. One thing I do recommend, use the largest barrel you have. If it's too cold, it'll shrink up and you'll get barrel breaks every game. I just played two weeks ago and it was about 30 degrees. Everyone was having problems with barrel breaks. If you have a car or somewhere heated, make sure to keep your paint there. Wouldn't be a bad idea to keep your marker there between games either.Comment
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My local store got some Polar Ice in last year during this time of year and the whole skid was HORRIBLE. Not one single person could go a game without breaking.
Get some Arctic Inferno. It might look a little steep at $60 but it will give you a trouble free day. I've shot dozens of cases of it and never had a barrel break.
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My recommendation... Shoot a pump, on Air. That's what I do.I went like this :shooting:
He went like this :tard: then like this :wow: then like this :cry:
Now he shoots a Mag too...
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WE played on sun in probably 40* drizzly weather, just downright gloomy. Everything was breaking paint, and i mean everything, all the matricies (including the new dm6's, which, proved that the self cleaning eyes actually work/can come in handy), timmys, shockers, everything.
My recommendation (well, this is completely depenent on type of marker, but, if you have a marker with an lpr/adjustable dwell) you can "winterize" it by dropping the LPR, and upping the dwell an HPR, may be less efficient, but, easier on paint and can save you some hastles.Comment
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We played when it was 20 degrees in the snow. I will NEVER do it again. Beside there is NO cover (no leaves) it is bitter cold, wet and i dont care what gun you have the paint will break. heck most of my breaks were in the hopper. a revy is just too violent in cold weather.(blender)
Cold CO2 does not work well at all, even with an expansion chamber. hpa give MUCH fewer shots. Maybe if i had that tippmann c5 that runs on propane hmmm? my two cents.
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for a dm4, dont you drop the lpr to like 2 turns, then bump up the dwell to like 22 or something?Originally posted by 68magOwner
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dwell high and input low. also dont shoot 289 i would bump it down a littleMy Guns: chrome and black pump mag
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Wait, so is it even worth it to play in winter? I mean you guys are saying that no matter what, I'm gonna break paint. Breaking paint is the worst thing ever. I would rather my gun not work. At least that way I can fix it.BrockSampson "I see dead people..."
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YES!!! I'm so glad to see someone spelling the plural form of MATRIX right! Finaly!Originally posted by 68magOwner
Thank you 68!
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Play pump or stock class. My Phantom doesn't break paint in the winter.Originally posted by slateman
I went like this :shooting:
He went like this :tard: then like this :wow: then like this :cry:
Now he shoots a Mag too...
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I use a Tippmann Pro/Carbine with an el-cheapo gravity feed hopper when it goes below 40.
Haven't had problems yet.
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Geez thanks *looks at brand new Emag*Originally posted by JRingoldPlay pump or stock class. My Phantom doesn't break paint in the winter.
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I played all last winter in 30ish degree weather. Only time I had trouble was when I tried using paint that wasn't winter fill (blaze). I used both Polar Ice and Acrtic Inferno and neither caused ball break issues. I used Polar Ice last week and it blew, which leads me to believe that RPS quality has hit rock bottom. Though it's worth saying that the paint always sucks there...Hell I don't even like the field anymore.Comment
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