Before I get started, this article may seem like common sense to most of you out there. In reality, most of the paintballers out there follow an unspoken code of "honor" when it comes to operating paintball guns outside the field. Although firing a paintball gun is empowering, and in most cases, just feels dang good - you need to wake up to some realities about paintball guns off the field.

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A lot of people wonder when they purchase a paintball gun about whether they should use CO2 (carbon dioxide) or HPA (high pressure air). I always say the same thing; it all depends on your marker, what kind of player you are, and what kind of paintball games you're playing. For example, are you playing scenario, speedball, or woodsball? These are all things you need to take into account. I will go through the differences and attributes of both so you are better equipped to choose which propellant is right for you.

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Paintball Gun Mods - The First of a Series of Articles Relating to "Mods That Make Sense" -- Do you remember the first time you played a scenario or woodsball game? Do you remember looking at the more experienced players' paintball guns with their killer mods, drooling over the way they looked, and wishing your stock Tippmann 98 Custom or A-5 could look as good as theirs? Well, my friend, the wait is over.

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Flip open just about any paintball magazine and you'll see page after page of glitzy tourney ads. Only about ten percent of the advertising in Action Pursuit Games is aimed at the woodsball^TM player. But, according to a poll by SpecialOps Paintball, commercial paintball fields around the country play woodsball^TM more than seventy-percent of the time - and this doesn't count the informal pickup games that take place every Saturday in forests and vacant lots across America. Less than thirty-percent of commercial paintball is played on a tourney format.

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"Hey, you wanna play paintball?" Of course you do! Everyone wants to know what it's like to play paintball. The appeal is universal. Does it hurt? Is it scary? Will I be any good? There is only one way to find out. Get out there and play! Paintball is the original "extreme sport" and nothing else even compares to the adventure that await you when you step out onto a paintball field for the first time.

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Special Ops Gets It Done! -- Until recently, the online paintball universe was a pretty dismal place. There are a few decent sites but nothing that really grabs you. Part of the problem is paintball's identity crisis. The average paintball dude plays in the woods with his buddies but all the attention goes to tourney ball with their day-glow uniforms, $1000 markers, and sterile air bunker environments. Watching a tourney game is fun for about five seconds. That's about how long it takes for you to realize that nothing is happening.

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Tippmann Mods that Make Sense (and a few Mods that Don't) -- Tippmann Custom Grips -- Every paintballer wants to take his paintgun to the next level.

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Know What to Look for When you Buy a Scope or Sight for Your Paintball Marker -- You've moved into the sector to conduct recon for your Squad Commander. He wants to know movement and position of the opposing forces in that area, as well as gather information about any decent trails or ambush sites.

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What Does it Take to Excel in the Woods? -- Why is one scenario paintball gun excellent for woods play while another paintball gun is barely adequate? What features does a top-notch scenario paintball gun have that makes it so effective on the demanding scenario paintball field?

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Ask not what your sponsor can do for you... -- What is something that every paintball team wants and few have? Sponsors. Sponsorship is the Holy Grail of paintball. If you have sponsors you are considered to be in another class among paintball teams.

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