How to Travel With Paintball Gear: Packing and Transport
Traveling with paintball gear is mostly a packing problem with a legal footnote. In a car, the working rules are …
How To
New to paintball or looking to sharpen your edge? Our how-to guides answer the real questions players ask — from how paintball works and what to wear, to filling tanks, cleaning your marker, improving accuracy, and mastering field tactics. Written for beginners and seasoned players alike, each guide is clear, practical, and built on hands-on paintball experience. Start learning with our complete collection of paintball tips, tutorials, and answers below. Start here: how to play paintball for the first time, how to dress for paintball, how much it costs to rent a marker, and getting paint out of clothes.
Paintball Tank Hydro Testing: What It Is and When It Is Due
Hydro testing, formally hydrostatic requalification, is the periodic pressure test that federal regulations require compressed air and CO2 cylinders to …
Where to Fill a Paintball Tank: HPA and CO2 Fill Locations
The short list of places that fill paintball tanks: paintball fields and pro shops fill both HPA and CO2, scuba …
Can You Fly With a Paintball Gun? TSA Rules Explained
Yes, you can fly with a paintball gun in the United States, but only in checked baggage, and the air …
What Is FPS in Paintball? Safe Velocity Limits Explained
FPS stands for feet per second, and it is how paintball measures the speed of a ball as it leaves …
What Does Wiping Mean in Paintball? The Rule and the Penalty
Wiping in paintball means deliberately removing or hiding a hit so you can keep playing after you should have been …
What Is a Bounce in Paintball? Why Paintballs Do Not Break
A bounce in paintball is a ball that hits a player and does not break. Under the rules used at …
Rate of Fire in Paintball: BPS Caps and Firing Modes Explained
Rate of fire in paintball is measured in balls per second, or BPS, and the number that governs the modern …
Paintball for Kids: A Parent’s Complete Guide
Ages, low-impact paintball, what a kids’ session actually looks like, the questions to ask before booking a party, and helping a nervous child enjoy it.
Low-Impact Paintball Explained: The .50 Caliber Game
How low-impact .50 caliber paintball works: the numbers versus .68, who it is for, what changes on the field, and its honest limitations.