The History of Paintball

In 1976, Hayes Noel, a stock trader, Bob Gurnsey, and his friends Mark Chapin, a
SWAT officer, and Alex Rieger, a Green Beret were walking home and chatting
Gaines recent trip to Africa and its experiences hunting bison. Desiring to recreate the
rise of adrenaline that accompanies the thrill of the hunt, and inspired by Richard
Connell is the most dangerous game, the two friends had the idea to create a game
where they could track down and chase each other [1].

During the month, friends talked about what kind of qualities and characteristics for a
good hunter and survivalist. They were stumped, however, on how to design a test for
these skills. It was not until a year and half later that George Butler, a friend of theirs,
showed them a paintball gun in a farm catalog. The weapon was a Nelspot scorer 007
manufactured by the Nelson Paint Company [2].

Twelve players compete against each other with pistols Nelspot 007s in the first game
of paintball June 27, 1981. [3] They were: Bob Jones, novelist and writer for Sports
Illustrated and an experienced hunter, Ronnie Simpkins, a farmer from Alabama and a
master hunter rhino; Jerome Gary, in New York film producer, Carl Sandquist, a New
Hampshire contracting estimator; Ritchie White, New Hampshire forest; Ken Barrett,
New York venturer and hunter, Joe Drinon, a stock broker and former Golden Gloves
boxer from New Hampshire, Mark Chapin, a trauma surgeon and hunter of Alabama;
Lionel Atwill, a writer for Sports far, a hunter and a Vietnam veteran, Charles Gaines;
Gurnsey and Bob Hayes Noel. The game was capture the flag on 80 wooded acres
skiing area.

Thereafter, friends of the basic rules designed for the game fashioned along the lines
of capture the flag, and invited friends and a writer for Sports Illustrated to play. They
called their game “survival” and an article on Thursday was published in the June
1980 issue of Sports Illustrated. [4] As national interest in the game ever built, Bob
Gurnsey formed a company, National Survival Game, and Nelson made a contract
with the painting to be the exclusive distributor of paintball equipment. [5] Thereafter,
they allowed to franchisees in other states the right to sell their guns, paint and
goggles. Because of their monopoly on equipment, they realized a profit of only six
months [5].

The first games of paintball are very different from modern paintball games, they
often threw the ball the other, and Nelspot pistols were the only weapon available.
They used 12 grams of CO2 cartridges, held at most of the 10 rounds, and had to be
inclined to roll the ball into the room and then recocked after each shot. Dedicated
paintball masks have not yet been created, so players wore glasses store that left the
rest of their faces exposed. The first balls were oil-based and is not soluble in water
and turpentine parties “are common after a day of play. [6] Games often lasted for
hours, the players stalked each other, and because each player has a limited number of
cycles, The shooting was rare [7].
Between 1981 and 1983, rival manufacturers such as PMI began to create competing
products, and it was during these years that the sport took off [8]. Paintball technology
gradually developed as manufacturers added a front-mounted pump to make it easier
recocking, then replaced the 12-gram cartridges with larger air tanks, commonly
called “constant air.” [9] These basic innovations were later followed by gravity feed
larvae and elbows 45 degrees for easier loading of the hopper [9].

Nelspot guns began to lose popularity as a semi-automatic markers began to dominate

more and more sport. Nelspot guns are now considered a collector’s item.

Later, Nelson painting of MI, Inc. based in two separate companies: Nelson Paint
Company, which is still focused on the paintings and Nelson Technologies, Inc.,
commonly known as Nelson balls, which produces balls today. In oil-based balls are
still available through the paint and Nelson are still used for marking and tree for
veterinary purposes. Nelson’s oil-based beads were used to mark the animals on all
continents, including Antarctica.

Paintball Equipment
Paintball equipment varies depending on the type of paintball game being played and
the skill level of those playing. Each player, but requires three pieces of equipment.

* Mask: necessary for players protection.

* Marker paintball complete firearms generally require some sort of charger / hopper
and propellant work (CO2 or compressed air).
* Balls: To eliminate other players.

A complete set of paintball gear in May cost less than $ 100 to several thousand USD,
depending on the equipment. Some players May invest hundreds of dollars in
equipment to improve accuracy, firing, weight, reliability, comfort or aesthetics.
Instead of buying their gear, occasional players in May instead rent equipment from a
paintball facility for about $ 10 - $ 80 USD per day.

In most cases, the propellant is CO2 emissions and generally comes in three sizes
from 9 oz, 12 oz and 20 oz. The largest reservoirs of 20 oz can draw 500 to 1,500
shots depending on the effectiveness of the marker. Because of its low production
cost, CO2 propellant is of inferior quality compared with compressed air. CO2 also
sometimes malfunctions when the outside temperature drops below 40 degrees
Fahrenheit while compressed air can hold much more than changes in temperature.
You do not use CO2 in the markers of superior quality to be a weapon with an
electronic board of directors (outside the Vibe).

Compressed air tanks will be in 3000 and 4500psi variations that can be anywhere
45ci to 92ci. Tanks at 3000 psi can draw anywhere from 500 to 1500 depending on the
firearm and 4500 psi tanks can fire anywhere from 1000 to 3000 depending on your
marker. The compressed air will also give more consistency and accuracy.

Regular balls are made of a tank filled with gelatin with food coloring. The gelatin
shell is designed to break on impact, however, ricochet May occur. There are many
types of balls including two tones, high impact, unique and tonic.

[edit] Field Painting

Most paintball fields running a field painting “rule, that the rule name implies,
participants are not allowed to use their own paint and what to buy paint they need on
the field operators. The “field” rules are presented as security measures, however, it is
common practice in places charge more ground than painting a case in May cost
somewhere else. However, many areas will BYOP (bring your own paint). The rules
of painting varies depending on the field, and players must check with the operator of
land when planning their exit.

[edit] reusable bullets

A reusable is a rubber ball to replace a paint ball, but is often used to describe Reballs,
[10], and other brands of reusable size paintball fields. Most reusable balls are the
same size as normal balls but weigh less and do not paint filling. They do not break
open to leave a paint mark on players, so the lack of filling makes them practical for
indoor locations where accumulation of paint balls break would be a problem. A
Reball is more expensive than a paintball, but since they can be cleaned and reused
many times, they potentially lower cost per job. Some paintball parks have added
dedicated reball areas, and some fields were actually exclusive Reballs, eliminating
the use of beads completely. The primary use of Reballs as originally proposed by the
manufacturer, is practical assistance for teams wishing to save money by using
reusable ammunition. Other manufacturers have created similar products, such as the
V-Ball, a Velcro (hence the name V-Ball) reusable paintball. Reballs are also used at a
lower speed because of their inability to break what they hit. For example, a regular
paintball will normally be culled to about 280 fps, but a Reball is supposed to be
about 250 ft / s (76 m / s).

The term “reusable bullets” does not refer to balls that have been taken from the
ground. This “paint in bulk” should not be used in a paintball marker, such as
groundwater or condensation May inflated paintball This could cause the jam in the
barrel, break or fault and the internal functioning of the marker.
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Paintball Game Types

* Capture the Flag - A team must take the flag of the designated flag station, or at the
opponents’ starting position on the opposite side of the field, or in the heart of the
matter. The flag of the opponent’s position of departure must be “hooked” in its own
flag or in the case of centerflag (also known as “Cutthroat” variation), the opposing
team from the station.

* Elimination - A team or individual player must eliminate all members of the

opposing team.

* “King of the Hill” - two or more teams are trying to capture and hold one or several
bases. The game is won by the team that holds the base (s) for the net longest time.

* Team Deathmatch - A team trying to completely Wipeout other teams players.

Usually respawning are not allowed.

* Scenario-Two or more teams reenacting an event in history or compound event

using paintball markers; normally a war.

[edit] Woodsball

Main article: Woodsball

A player woodsball located in wait.

Paintball coup.

Paintball began as a recreational game in wooded areas, with the capture of the flag
and elimination is the most common formats. Woodsball can involve any range of
players with a variety of types of cargo. The size and terrain of woodsball fields, it is
unlikely that a player can observe more than a short paragraph on the ground at any
given time. This limited area along with the awareness generally the largest number of
players causes woodsball games usually last for a period of time. Many places have
often read their own variations. Woodsball gives players the freedom to engage in a
number of features and atypical scenarios such as ambushes, assaults on fortified
positions and protecting VIPs. Woodsball can be played throughout the year, although
the cold is often preclude the use of CO2 because lower temperatures do not allow gas
to develop properly. Woodsball play in changing weather adds challenges and benefits
for players. Woodsball is played by players who prefer to use military tactics and
concealment.

Woodsball is sometimes played in National Forest areas, although the same rules that
apply to the discharge of firearms are applicable to paintball players.

[edit] Speedball

Main article: Speedball

Speedball is a type of paintball characterized by a small field filled with paintball

inflatable bunkers. If a woodsball May cover several acres, Speedball fields are
usually less than half the size of a football field, and located on level ground trees.
Speedball bunkers on land are man-made, and have evolved from coils of wood and
corrugated cardboard boxes of sewer lines to the extent of inflatable obstacles in
various shapes that are common today.

Given the small size of the field, and lack of foliage or any other objects outside the
artificial obstacle on the ground, players can see from one end of the field to another,
and games are generally much shorter than those played in the woods. Since players
can see each other and start the game within reach of another, between opponents is
immediate and lasts the entire game. Because of the smaller field size, there are
usually fewer players per team in woodsball, generally three to ten players.

While Speedball is currently used in a tournament more often than woodsball, many
casual recreational players also enjoy outside a Speedball organized, competitive,
particularly within the play facilities where a woodsball field n is not an option.

Speedball is the only format that paintball is played professionally in the three major
professional leagues, the NPPL, PSP, NXL, and the Millennium series. More leagues
have developed as the AXBL. Paintball areas also tend to hold their own tournaments
throughout the year [for example: Atlas Paintball in Washington, New Jersey, the PLA
has set].

[edit] The strategies and tactics

Paintball, like many other games, revolves around more than teamwork, no equipment
or even the competence of the various actors. A team organized by working together
can defeat a team whose players are in disarray, even if some team members have
confused better skills and equipment. Communication is the key to a winning team,
and often the presence of team spirit and help win a game.

Different types of game, woodsball, Speedball and scenario paintball, have slightly
different strategies, but they all share many similarities.
[edit] tournament paintball
Illinois State paintball team during the 2008 NCPA final.
A 3-man team in the tournament of their departure station (also known as “bursting”).

Paintball organized the competition is almost as old as sport itself, from regional
tournaments held in national survival places games in 1983 and culminating in the
National Survival Game National Championships (won by ‘Canadian team “The
Unknown rebels in London, Ontario). [12]

Although tournament was played paintball in the woods, increasing the popularity of
teams such as Team Dynasty (then known as IronKids) in the late 1990s, Speedball
become the standard format of the competition. The small size of fields Speedball
provides several benefits to play competition. The artificial bunkers allows each side
of the field to be set up as a mirror image of the other, ensuring that neither team has
an advantage ground (as the case may be on woodsball fields) . The apartment,
vegetation without playing surface, it is easier for players’ agents to see and make the
right call and, together with the small field, allowing spectators to see the whole game
at a time or be televised. There are many type of tournament rules and regulations for
Speedball, from the number of players (7 against 7, 5 vs. 5, etc.) to time limits. A team
of popular girls Team Destiny May help many women interested in style paintball
tournament.

Because of the nature of Speedball largely artificial, camouflage is of little strategic

use. Clothing with camouflage patterns, common in wooded play has been replaced in
large part in a tournament team distinctly colored uniforms similar to those found in
other competitive team sports.

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