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Paintball Rules & What Not To Do
While paintball can be an aggressive sport, and you can really get caught up in the moment, there are a number of things not to do.
For starters avoid head shots. Avoid head shots on fields where head shots are prohibited. On some paintball fields, the person firing a head shot is eliminated, and the person getting hit is still in.
Chronograph Speed Limits.
Chronograph speed limits are important towards promoting player safety. The universal limit is 300 feel per second for the common .68 caliber paintgun. Paintball speeds ca be measured by a chronograph, that you can purchase at most paintball stores. Shooting paintballs at speeds over the field's speed limit is referred to as shooting hot. Some fields have lower speed limits, especially in games played by younger players or newbies. Newbie is a slang term for paintball players that are new to the game. Many fields have chronograph speed limits of 289 to 290 feet per second. Tournament style paintball games usually designate 300 fps as the shooting hot point.
There are other paintball scenarios where speed limits are significantly lowered. Paintball games with lower speed limits include indoor paintball, scenario games like night paintball, and low impact games. All of these games described are paintball games where players will be exchanging fire close to each other. Shooting someone from close range is generally discouraged, and speed limits here are reduced for player safety. While the paintballs in these games are traveling at much slower velocities, they still usually do break. While paintballs even as slow as 200 fps usually do break, there are more bounces than in traditional style games. In lower velocity games, players are generally held to their honor, and should call themselves out in the event of a bounce or non-impact. If a referee witnesses a bounce, he will call the player out.
Also on the list of what not to do is turning up the paintball velocity after the chronograph speed check. Any behavior that serves to increase velocity after the start of the game is prohibited. A modification to increase velocity may result in an ejection for the player and a forfeit of the game to the other team.
On top of hurting a player with extremely high velocity, you may also be hurting your paintball gun. Extremely high velocities may cause the paintball to burse inside the gun barrel. Check your paintgun for modifications such as new air fills, new barrel, new parts, or other things that might create illegal velocities.
Face Mask, Goggles, and Eye Protection. Check your head gear, and make sure you are wearing eye protection that wraps all the way around. You want to watch out for any projectile that would involve high velocity impacts to your face. You must wear a head protection system that protects your temple, side of the head, ears, neck, as well as the whole face.
Paint Restrictions. If you own a fully automatic paintball gun, check field rules or tournament rules to see if they are permitted in the game. Most players use paintguns powered by semi-automatic CO2 cylinders.
And last, don't' exceed the time limits of paintball games, as designated by the paintball field or tournament.
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