full auto and burst modes cheap???

[FatMan]

If you can do 20+ balls in semi and its the same thing as FA - why does anyone want FA? Answer that question and follow it to its logical conclusion and you see why FA is a lot more dangerous than semi.

FatMan [/B]

No one bothered to answer this question. So I will. Why do we want FA? Because I can hold my marker on aim much better during a long string if I don't have to pull the trigger on each pull. Just pull the trigger, hold on and aim.

So why is that more dangerous? Well, as was just pointed out, one ball hitting isn't too big a deal, but 10 balls hitting a spot one right after the other is much more likely to break a lens and to do damage. Heck, even if it just hits me in the legs its going to make a MUCH nastier bruise, and there's no need for that!

Don't think so - then how about this: what if we allow FA with a limit of 2bps? Would that work? No? Why not?

FatMan

[jerminator]

i totaly agree with you on the allow full auto on 2 bps it sounds great to me why not heck i would do it ii think it would make it a little more interesting


and my parents didnt let me do everything i wanted to when i was twelve

and i understand what you are all saying about the safety isue i do understand it i just dont unders stand why you are getting all bent out of shape about a stupid queastion

and i also understand about the pandoras box thing your right due you have a great point but there is no reason for n e one to get so distressed about it and call me immature or n e thing else know what i mean

[paintbattler]

its expensive..u shoot a lot

[paintslinger]

this reminds of an article that i read in an APG, where a kid was playing and he tripped and fell. his gun was on full auto had a hair trigger(think it was a bushy) and got set off. he ended up getting shot 8 times in his balls. he passed out and was carried off the field. now that is why full auto or any modes other than semi are not allowed at any respectible field.

[BajaBoy]

its not safe at all. I didnt read everything but here is my story. Ok My friend has a booyahh mag and was messing around with it in sup air, was using full auto bc we are all friend and just messing around (we know the reffs) and when that game was over he put his barrel plug in and but the gun down. Ok so now another kid comes out of the field and drops his pak on the gun. I was sitting right beside the thing when its going off. I got up in time be for the barrel plug came out.

[-=Squid=-]

because its for wussies. Usually you can shoot faster in semi and you have more control over it anyways.

[RamboPreacher]

Originally posted by BajaBoy
its not safe at all. I didnt read everything but here is my story. Ok My friend has a booyahh mag and was messing around with it in sup air, was using full auto bc we are all friend and just messing around (we know the reffs) and when that game was over he put his barrel plug in and but the gun down. Ok so now another kid comes out of the field and drops his pak on the gun. I was sitting right beside the thing when its going off. I got up in time be for the barrel plug came out.

Exactly an example of what cphilip was talking about. I have never been one to accept some changes in paintball, just beacuse they might have been "popular" at one time or another. Paintball is about fun. It's not fun getting shot in the "safe" area, even if you don't get shot in the head/eye/face/nads/(insert other sensitive area of choice).
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