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Paintball Marker

Paintball Markers are guns that shoot out paint and are used in the game of paintball. Some markers are designed to look like real guns, such as the Tippmann markers X7 and Alpha Black. These guns are surprising similar to real guns.

A Paintball Marker is the primary piece of equipment used in paintball to tag an opposing player. An expanding gas forces a paintball through the barrel at a muzzle velocity of approximately 300ft/s. This velocity is sufficient for most paintballs to break upon impact at a distance, but not so fast as to cause tissue damage beyond mild bruising. Nearly every commercial field has, and strictly enforces, a rule limiting the muzzle velocity of a paintball at or below 300ft/s.

Paintball Markers are not without controversy, however. There have been several incidents in which mil-sim paintball players have been reported to the police as carrying actual firearms. This is becoming a serious problem with local law enforcement in cities where there is high mil-sim paintball activity, especially if the games are hosted away from paintball facilities.

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