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Fanning: v. (slang) Used to describe when a person uses their middle or index finger or both, held strait out to fire the trigger. The entire forearm moves back and fourth rather than just the trigger finger. This is erroneously thought to permit a person to fire faster because they use their shoulder and forearm muscles rather than their finger muscles. This style of firing is considered poor form by most paintball players as the extended elbow makes a large target.

Feed: 1. n. An abbreviation for feed neck. 2. v. The process of placing a paintball through the breech into the receiver. Hoppers are rated on how fast they feed, in BPS.

Feed neck: n. The tube through which paintballs are fed into the receiver of the paintgun via the breech. The breech is the actual hole in the receiver, whereas the feed neck is the tube attached to the breech. A gun may have a right-hand, left-hand, or vertical feed neck. Vertical feed necks reduce the overall width of a gun and hopper by placing the hopper directly over the receiver. Right and left-hand feeds allow the shooter to sight over the top of the gun.

Feeder: A container that holds paintballs and loads them into the marker.

Fill: 1. n. The contents of a propellant tank. 2. n. The paint in a paintball. 3. v. To recharge a propellant tank.

Fill Station: The place where players go to get their tanks filled with pressurized gas (CO2, nitro, or compressed air).

Flank: 1. n. The direction to a player’s or unit’s side, as opposed to front or back. 2. v. The process of approaching a player or unit from its flank. This is helpful because the approaching player may not be seen and thus gain surprise, but also because most bunkers do not protect a player’s flank.

Flag Station: When playing a game, the location of a team’s flag and base camp.

Foregrip: A horizontal grip on a paintball gun located in front of the trigger grip. Used to stabilize the marker, it is normally held by the hand that isn't pushing the trigger.

FPS: n. Feet per second. The measure used to determine the speed at which a paintgun is shooting, as determined by a chronograph.