A - Paintball Terms & Definitions

• . Is a device that is built into the paint hopper which aids the dropping of paintballs into the gun. The agitator keeps paintballs from getting stuck in the hopper and helps to keep the paint loading under intense conditions or rapid fire. An electronic eye watches for paintballs near the top of the elbow of the marker. If no paintball breaks the eye's beam, it vibrates the hopper until the paintballs dislodge and fall down the elbow once again.
  
  
• . This is a slang term players use to let everyone know that they are ready to start the game. This is a slang term that refers to the action players take to connect their air supply to their marker, making it operational.
  
  
  
  
• Anodizing. Anodizing is an electrolytic oxidation process in which the surface of the metal is converted to a coating having desirable decorative, protective, or functional properties.
  
  
• . Is an acronym for . ATS is a paintball manufacturer headquartered out of Minnesota that produce paintball markers for police drills and exercises and paintball guns for scenario games.
  
  
• Airball. Airball refers to the types of bunkers players use for speedball format games as well as the types of fields used for speedball games. Airball fields are usually rectangular and flat, with inflatable bunkers made by companies such as Sup' Airball. Airball bunkers include the Wedge, X, Cannon, Tank, Rocket, and Rock.
  
  
• . The Air Source Adapter is the threaded socket on a marker to where the is connected.
  
  
• Aluminum. Aluminum is a popular metal for paintball guns and marker specific accessories because it is both light and strong. Other popular materials that compare paintguns, air tanks, and barrels include titanium and . Aluminum is a light elemental metal. Aluminum alloys are commonly used in the production of air systems, marker parts, and paintball guns. The weight of aluminum and durability makes it an ideal material for various paintball gear. Aluminum is resistant to corrosion and is made to last a long time.
  
  
• Anti-Fog Spray can be purchased and used on the lens of goggles to keep them from fogging up.
  
  
• Anti-Siphon An Anti-Siphon is a small curved tube built internally into some Co2 tanks to prevent liquid Co2 from entering the paintball gun. Only gaseous Co2 is intended to pass through the interior of the marker to propel the paintball forward. Any liquid Co2 that enters the body of the marker and is not cleaned properly could affect the performance of the gun.
  
  
• Action. The Action is the that operates your marker. The Action is the entire system inside the marker that determines how it is loaded, discharged and unloaded.
  
  
• Action, Automatic - is a marker that loads and fires as long as the trigger is depressed and there are balls available in the loader and feed tube.
  
  
• is a marker that loads and fires each time you complete the cycle of pulling the trigger and re-cocking manually.