You might have heard of paintball, an exciting sport that anybody can start playing. If you want to play, you will need some basic gear first. This article will outline this gear and help you get out the door and start playing.

Let’s be safe, and talk about goggles first. You do not want to ever go out on a paintball field without a good pair of goggles. The key here is to make sure you get a mask intended for use with paintball. Some people try to use shop goggles or a Scuba mask, which are not designed at all for use in paintball. Getting a good fitting paintball mask before you by anything else mentioned in this article.

Obviously, you will need a paintball gun in order to start playing. There is a huge variety of markers out there on the market, and covering all of them in this article would be impossible. The best way to go about it is to identify your budget range, and find a marker you like within that price range.

In order to actually shoot your marker, you will need to have an air source. For this, you will be using either CO2 or compressed air/nitrogen. CO2 systems are cheaper, but air based systems provide better performance and reliability. Choose the right system for your marker and budget.

Unless you plan on loading balls into your marker one by one, you will need a hopper to keep the paintballs in and load them into your marker. I suggest getting a motorized (or agitated) hopper, since this will really help cut down on your gun jamming up if you try to fire a half loaded paintball. A great help, to be sure.

This is not an exhaustive list of accessories for playing paintball. There will be many other random items needed, such as ball tubes, harnesses, spare parts, and more, but this should help get you started. You will need a good sturdy set of clothes that you don’t mind getting stained occasionally. Other than that, you should be ready to go.

So, this should get you started with the basic paintball gear you need to get going. Now, all you have to do is get out there, buy some, and start playing! Check by your local or online shop today to start getting the gear you need.

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