10-03-2008, 11:40 AM
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| Re: Paintball Pistols
Quote: | Originally Posted by VVulfe 1) You're out of luck at FPO fields.
2) Back in the day, when I last ran into these, their accuracy was lousy, as was their hit-to-break ratio.
3) If traveling below 300fps, given that they have less mass than a paintball, their muzzle energy should be a lot less. But - that said - they and/or their propellants may cause insurance or other safety issues I can't think of.
If you want a more "milsim" option than the Tac8 or the stacked tube pistols like the Zeus, take a look at RAP4's .43 caliber pistols. You still may have the FPO issues, but they seem to be gaining acceptance more than the old 6mm paint. |
It's my understanding that the .43 cal paintballs need a velocity in the 350-400 fps range to perform properly. At those velocities they have about the same impact energy as a .68 traveling at 300 fps. Unfortunately most paintball fields still won't allow you to use them at those velocities, since their insurance specifies a set max fps which does not account for actual impact energy of the projectile.
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