Since im new and this is about the first post ive made, ill admit that I dont actually own a mag, but like everybody else in the paintball world, I highly respect the ideas and progress that have been made to the paintball community as a whole by the mere existance of this forum.
Anyway... ive been reading through the stickied paintball spin thread in this deep blue section, and im no physicist, but it became increasingly evident the more i read, that the paintballs we use today are very poorly designed, and while our marker technology has advanced, the paint, as a whole, has not.
I think its time somebody came up with a new paintball, and i think ive got just the ideas to get us started, keep in mind these are not perfect designs by any means, and there are still a few x factors.
Sponge filling...
Allowing, i am 60% sure, for the paintball to act as a solid. This opens up many possibilites for barrel and paint shell design that would allow for both increased ball break %, and superior accuracy and range.
Problems:
1. the paint would move around almost as much as in an empty shell wouldnt it? whats the point?
2. sponges are bendy, evin if you could design a sponge that was capable of holding the paint in one place, the sponge itself would just squish to the back of the ball when fired wouldnt it? Creating the same kind of problems as a liquid filling.
Solutions:
1. A sponge material would have to be designed that could retain the liquid, or paste, within its mebrane with minimal transferrance..
2. The filling of the ball would haveto be mainly high tension material that would not bend, supporting the sponge parts, which would ideally be as high tension as possible as well, we dont need to get much paint into these things, because when they break they are going to leave a clear marking.
Idea #2
Solid Adhesive Paintballs
A hollow design, the shell being made of a brittle material that has been layered with adhesive. When these collapse on the target, they stick.
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I play stock, so I sympathise with the need to make paintball marking a more accurate and
reliable process. The current situation really puts the stock player at a disadvantage, you really never know when your going to get a bad ball or unlucky seam split. I feel this is a large reason why paintball has evolved into the paint throwing fest that it is today, too short of an effective range.
Any other ideas? Comments? I highly value feedback:)
Anyway... ive been reading through the stickied paintball spin thread in this deep blue section, and im no physicist, but it became increasingly evident the more i read, that the paintballs we use today are very poorly designed, and while our marker technology has advanced, the paint, as a whole, has not.
I think its time somebody came up with a new paintball, and i think ive got just the ideas to get us started, keep in mind these are not perfect designs by any means, and there are still a few x factors.
Sponge filling...
Allowing, i am 60% sure, for the paintball to act as a solid. This opens up many possibilites for barrel and paint shell design that would allow for both increased ball break %, and superior accuracy and range.
Problems:
1. the paint would move around almost as much as in an empty shell wouldnt it? whats the point?
2. sponges are bendy, evin if you could design a sponge that was capable of holding the paint in one place, the sponge itself would just squish to the back of the ball when fired wouldnt it? Creating the same kind of problems as a liquid filling.
Solutions:
1. A sponge material would have to be designed that could retain the liquid, or paste, within its mebrane with minimal transferrance..
2. The filling of the ball would haveto be mainly high tension material that would not bend, supporting the sponge parts, which would ideally be as high tension as possible as well, we dont need to get much paint into these things, because when they break they are going to leave a clear marking.
Idea #2
Solid Adhesive Paintballs
A hollow design, the shell being made of a brittle material that has been layered with adhesive. When these collapse on the target, they stick.
-----------------------------------------------
I play stock, so I sympathise with the need to make paintball marking a more accurate and
reliable process. The current situation really puts the stock player at a disadvantage, you really never know when your going to get a bad ball or unlucky seam split. I feel this is a large reason why paintball has evolved into the paint throwing fest that it is today, too short of an effective range.
Any other ideas? Comments? I highly value feedback:)
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