Does anypony go paintballing?

[The real PON-3 71]

as you can tell this thread is to ask dose anypony do paintball and has anypony got any recommendations on weapons,camo or Armour that i can buy for starting??

[11th Doctor Whooves 794]

I've never been paintballing before, but it's something I'd like to do sometime.  I've done laser tag, and I loved it.

[The real PON-3 71]

if you live near England and would like to go paintballing  with some more brony`s. just ask and i can arrange it with my friends.

[Darker 1,351]

The first time I went paintballing my little bro pronounced it "pitbull". It was hilarious, to me at that moment.

 

But from that point I never went again, but I can certainly say it was really entertaining. I owned everyone.

[BitterBubblegum 75]

Once. i iz kattniss...sorta...

Well, more like everyone sucked 20% more than me.

[IcyHaze 594]

I went twice...it was pretty cool. I find airsoft to be more fun though.

[MidnightRush 104]

Well, if you want to start out basic,  You can usually get a single shot CO2 paintball gun at some hardware stores / super centre's such as wal*mart for pretty cheap.

If you're really set on it, Invest in a High pressure air (HPA) E-marker. They require batteries to run (electronic boards). They are expensive but can shoot around 13+ BPS.

 

As for extra's, It's usually best to go online and buy a pair of padded paintball pants, They not only lessen the impact but will help if you need to kneel or go prone. Along with that, get a jersey that's 1-2 sizes larger then you and get a padded vest to fit underneath.

 

As for masks, try to get the lightest one you can. Less strain and better vision.

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

I used to way back in the day before my team switched to airsoft (due to ammo being much much cheaper for airsoft than paintball). I used to run a pretty basic Tippman salvo with some minor customizations like a ACOG optic and some simple vert grips.

 

However I haven't played in years, due to how much easier and cheaper airsoft guns are to work with.

[EpicEnergy 23,218]

I used to go paintball with friends, and it was very fun. 

Edited November 15, 2019 by EpicEnergy

[Lucky Bolt 35,063]

I've never been but I want to so bad!

[Fritzy 1,691]

I’ve wanted to but at the same time I’m not sure how much I’d enjoy it. 

[Early Sunsets 2,106]

I've been a couple of times, and from my experience it's way more fun if you know all or at least most of the people you go with. In middle school I went with a group of friends and it was so much fun, but when I went a few years ago with only my sister, it was just okay. To be fair, I think most things are like that, though.

[Oblivion 20,266]

NOPE, but I enjoy going to the range and shooting the real deal from time to time! (Only downside is you cannot shoot them at people )

[Splashee 28,563]

I remember when paintballs were a new thing here, and all of a sudden the balls started appearing on the schoolyard at random places. I picked one up and wondered what it was.

[ridaranka 574]

I have never done it, it scares me. I love doing lazer tag though

[ZiggWheelsManning 10,259]

No, don't want any trace of paint to stick to my clothes  

[Dreambiscuit 9,691]

I’ve done laser tag and always enjoyed it. But paintballing is another matter. I’ve never done it because I could never find anyone interested in doing it with me. In any case I imagine it would take a lot of equipment and protective gear to make it workable. I’d love to try it though.

[Fluttershutter 2,453]

I did a couple of times when I was a kid. I took a paintball right in the neck. 

And I've played laser tag several times more recently.

[Gun Metal Zebra 2,226]

I have never tried paintballing.

Edited March 13 by Gun Metal Zebra

[Casey Pones 87]

I went paintballing once, worst day out of my life.

The gear badly fit and as soon as I put on the helmet it fogged up until I couldn't see a thing.

And the idea of playful paint harmlessly splattering you? Most of the time they just bounced off me which could really hurt. I can't help but think if they had burst on me it would have softened the impact.

I couldn't see and I got told off by the staff for taking my helmet off between rounds even though we weren't even on the field at the time.

Then the staff finally noticed they adjusted my gear, fixed my helmet and I thought things were turning around. But in the very next battle, a paintball grazed past my neck and left a painful bruise as thick as a 2 pence piece in a stripe across my neck. And I swore, never again.

My advice, do laser tag instead. Similar principal by way safer.

[Casey Pones 87]

If any of you paintball fans are interested, there was a tv paintballing gameshow called X-fire. (Pronounced cross fire) Basically trying to be a real-life video game with paintball guns, at least some episodes are on Youtube: X-Fire S1E1

And here's how paintballs are made.

[Spark Thunderbass 1,439]

I’ve only gone as far as laser tagging in the arcades, not really interested in paintball, and I would rather much prefer to be playing airsoft, but too bad with me living in Australia, they won’t allow such a thing to be legalised.