Paintball gun’s shooting range

Paintball gun’s shooting range

Paintball markers have different shooting ranges depending on the make, the type of paintball game and the position of the target.

Below are the three basic ranges that a paintball gun can shoot.

·      (i) Effective range

     This is the first concern range of a paintball gun that must be effective. 

      It is a tricky equation trying to balance between the paintball being hard enough to pass through the marker’s barrel and go on to actually break when it hits the target. 

      The effective range can be achieved successfully if the gun has the required speed and the range varies between 80-100 feet. 

      If you are targeting marks that are way out of the gun’s effective range, unless yours is one of the best long range paintball marker, then the paintball may not break even if it hits the target.

·       (ii) Safe range 

      It is the range in which the speed is controlled to ensure that the paintball shoots in a safe manner. 

      Paintballs can be very dangerous to the opponent if shot at an extremely high velocity. Registered fields and centers have a limit of speed for the velocity of the shot of your paintball markers to ensure safety.

·       (iii) Absolute range

      This range is the full distance of a paintball gun’s shooting range. Most guns have a maximum FPS which is frames per second. 

      Absolute range differs from one gun to another but most of them can shoot up to 150 yards. Therefore, this is the limit of how far or powerful a paintball gun can shoot.

To wrap it up, there are different paintball shooting ranges depending on the type of gun, type of paintball game and target position. 

There are two things you can do to increase the distance at which your gun can reach. You can either change the shape of the ball or change the rotation of the paintball.