Paintball has continuously grown in popularity over the past few years. It is similar to war games where 2 opposing groups compete for certain goals. In the game of paintball the first apparatus is the paintball marker or gun. The paintball marker or gun is used to eliminate players from opposing groups while making an attempt to reach a team goal. Game objectives may change from capturing an away team’s flag and bringing it to a team starting point or getting rid of all players of a certain team. A paintball marker resembles a gun and is made of a paintball tank which contains the paint balls and a propeller either a paintball co2 propeller or a compressed air propeller.

The most common and used paintball propeller is the co2 variant. A co2 compressor uses carbon-dioxide to propel paintballs and is usually the most cost effective type. A paintball co2 compressor comes in many different variants ranging from 9oz, 120z, 20os, and 24oz types the amount of paintballs a marker can shove is highly dependent on how much gas is stored into the compressed tank. About a 20oz co2 tank can propel up to eight hundred paintballs. Paintball players should take the kind of propellers that they use as the last thing a player wants is losing propellant or bullets in a middle of a game.

Paintball co2 propellers are more favored than compressed air propellers thanks to the cost. Though c02 propellers are cheaper quality sensible the more expensive compressed air variants are known to push more paintballs and at a more robust or faster rate. There are reported issues with c02 compressors like its tendency to malfunction when used in temperatures of below fifty degrees Fahrenheit. Though reported cases of co2 compressor malfunction are low it may turn out to be an important issue for major paintball enthusiasts. Taking all bitching under account though the most preferred propeller type is still the co2 variant more due to cost than anything else. A player can go through several tanks in one game and cost wise an expensive tank would seem pretty unrealistic.

Regardless of the preferred propeller, whether or not that is a paintball co2 or a compressed air variant the main thing to consider is which suits your budget and preference. If you can shell out more then go for compressed air, if your main focus is playing longer on a smaller budget then the co2 variant is your best bet.

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