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Paintball is an extreme sport that has fired the imaginations of many people. It is also a sport that requires a lot of gear for a new player figure out. Perhaps the most important purchase is the gun, or paintball marker. There are different styles of paintball to keep in mind when selecting the best paintball gun for beginners. The two main types of paintball are Woodsball and Speedball. In general, Woodsball is played in natural settings. Speedball is played in a smaller court with man-made objects.

The Types of Paintball Guns

There are three basic types of paintball guns. They are the electronic guns, the mechanical guns and the pump guns. A pump gun works like a pump-action shotgun. Each shot must be pumped before the trigger is …show more content…

It has a low profile clamping feed neck and RAPS ASA. The G5 comes with a standard 13 inch barrel. The milled lock nut style design guarantees a tightly fitted and secure loader even in a hard-hitting fast paced match. The G5 can shoot from one to 25 balls per second. It has four distinct firing modes. These are ramp, burst, semi-automatic and full automatic. The set modes are PsP3 and Millennium. Small yet powerful, this paintball gun is great for any beginner looking to play Speedball style.

The Tippmann X7 Phenom

Another beginner friendly paintball marker with room to grow, the X7 is perfect for military simulation games. It has professional looks with sleek military styling. It is one of the first electro-pneumatic guns with features normally seen on more expensive guns. It features electronic and manual firing modes, amazing accuracy with air efficiency. It can use both compressed air or CO2. Beginners looking for a marker that can go the distance will not be disappointed.

The X7 has a feed and fire rate of 20 balls per second. It's range is 150 feet. Firing is not dependent on battery power, this is a gun that will fire each and every time. It has five firing modes with an easy to use selector switch. Firing modes include three shot burst, full automatic and fully automatic response. It even has a semi-automatic mode at the quick flick of a switch. If Rambo were to play paintball, this would be his kind of

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