Paintballing - How real men do it..

Any of the WD community get stuck into paintballing? Myself, and some work collegues go out for some shooting every few weeks, but unfortunately it is illegal here in Western Australia (due to crap firearm laws..) but its one of those things that gets a blind eye turned to it, and rightfully so. Heres a few shots from our latest outing, unfortunately, I dont make an appearance in any photos, nor does my excellent 'Head shot' kill of the day.. anywho..

This is how *REAL* men (and women) spend a Saturday afternoon..

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This is what happens when you poke your head up from behind a bush...
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PaintBalling. Just the word. How do you get access to the steam room?


//I'd have to be a sniper. Sounds like a blast though...

[quote]Originally posted by iateyourcat:
<strong>PaintBalling. Just the word. </strong> <hr></blockquote>

Huh?

[quote] <strong>
How do you get access to the steam room?</strong><hr></blockquote>

email Scott, ask real nicely :)

I tried that once. Me and some friends went to an indoor paintball place and tried it out. It sucked because it was too small, and the other people there wouldn't play by the rules, apparantly getting shot 5 times in the head doesn't count when you you got shot peeking around a barrel :rolleyes: . I'd like to really get into it but it takes more money than I currently have. :(

wait...you're wearing masks...what are they for?? :D :D :D

[quote]Originally posted by EvilCabbage:
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email Scott, ask real nicely :) </strong><hr></blockquote>

Has Balling never crossed your vocabulary as a synonym for sex?

i never went paintballing but i would like to try it.

thats wierd that paintballing is illegal.

do those little paint balls hurt or sting when you get hit with one?

I used to go to this indoor place that was pretty cool, despite being fairly small. It was realy high energy. It was bought out, and the new owners went super cheap, got the lowest cost paintballs....guns jamming, bigger bruises, etc. Went to an outdoor place, and it sucked because there were always the wannabe green berets hanging out there who did nothing but play paintball

[quote]Originally posted by Fubarian:
<strong>wait...you're wearing masks...what are they for?? :D :D :D </strong><hr></blockquote>

To keep your eyes from getting damaged.

I used to play in the Air Force about 5 miles behind Mt Rushmore. It was a blast!

[quote]Originally posted by AbSoLuTeZeR0:
<strong>i never went paintballing but i would like to try it.

thats wierd that paintballing is illegal.

do those little paint balls hurt or sting when you get hit with one?</strong><hr></blockquote>

They hurt a little bit and can leave a welt, nothing that anyone cant get over.

its been awhile since i went, but my friend is really into it he just opened up his own paintball store and is doing really good with it.He wants me to go play paintball he would even let me use one of his guns so i guess i'll be going soon. :D

It's been a while I haven't participated in a bout, but it's a memorable experience!

I've played about 5 matches so far (day long), and would love to try it again this summer.

We used semi-automatic and automatic pistols and also had access to "bazookas" for a couple of matches.

There are some sites where jeeps, watercrafts and "tanks" are available. :D

For those of you who are avid paintballers, what equipment do you use? I have a WGP Autococker in blue chrome with a 30 oz nitrogen tank and a 24 inch sniper barrel, a 300 ball veiwloader hopper, and a mask I kind of designed myself. It is a combination of about three different masks I bought, and I added a small 3 volt fan in the crown to control fogging. as for clothing, I am known around where I play for wearing authentic BDU's and in cold weather I have a 300 weight flight suit I bought at an army navy store.

humm real men and women ... Paint Ball... Back in my day there was no such thing as paint ball ... We used to go out to the woods on a saturday afternoon with about 10 or more others and playe capture the flag with .22 rifles.... :D

Heh, a good friend of mine used to go paint balling once or twice a month during college.

One of the guys on his floor was a marine (:eek :) .
He'd bring his buddies form the military to go against my friend's college floor.

Lets just say my friend's team always got their arses royaly kicked.

Towards the end of college, though, they concidered it a good game if they got 2 or 3 of them (out of about 10-15) before they were all gone. :D

[quote]Originally posted by DaTaMan:
<strong>I have a WGP Autococker in blue chrome with a 30 oz nitrogen tank and a 24 inch sniper barrel, a 300 ball veiwloader hopper</strong><hr></blockquote>


Got any links on that gun?.. Im thinking about getting my own..

I had a friend that got me started on it a few years ago. Unfortunately, the friend moved and everyone else just stopped playing. Oh well.
I still have a Spyder TL Plus and all the gear that goes with it. I know it's not the greatest marker out there, but it worked pretty good for me.
As for the question on whether or not it hurts much, it all depends on two things. Where you get hit and how close the shooter is. When I played, we had it setup for 300 ft./sec which, at close range (read: within 20 feet), can really hurt if you get shot in the back near the ribs. I had a welt for a couple days and a bruise for 2 weeks. Course the guy was only about 8 feet away when he shot me.
It can be an expensive hobby, but the sheer adrenaline rush from a match is great. :D

[quote]Originally posted by DaTaMan:
<strong>For those of you who are avid paintballers, what equipment do you use? I have a WGP Autococker in blue chrome with a 30 oz nitrogen tank and a 24 inch sniper barrel, a 300 ball veiwloader hopper, and a mask I kind of designed myself. It is a combination of about three different masks I bought, and I added a small 3 volt fan in the crown to control fogging. as for clothing, I am known around where I play for wearing authentic BDU's and in cold weather I have a 300 weight flight suit I bought at an army navy store.</strong><hr></blockquote>

I had a couple friends that used the same marker. Constant tinkering to maximize performance. They ended up going high-tech and getting Angels. I still think the Autocockers are cool, though. Plus all the mods you can do to them is awesome.
Man, now I want to go play again.
:(

[quote]Originally posted by Tazdrummer:
<strong>To keep your eyes from getting damaged.</strong><hr></blockquote>

hahaha I was kiddin dude -- since the title was 'how real men do it' ..ya know, whats the masks for?

[quote]Originally posted by Daemon:
<strong>humm real men and women ... Paint Ball... Back in my day there was no such thing as paint ball ... We used to go out to the woods on a saturday afternoon with about 10 or more others and playe capture the flag with .22 rifles.... :D </strong><hr></blockquote>

My 7th grade math teacher used to play war with friends using bb rifles. He has a mark on one of his calfs where someone was standing behind him and accidently shot him with a paintball gun. I think he said the guy was screwing around with the gun and not paying attention to the speaker talking about the rules.

When I was a kid we played 'army' with bb-guns all the time....no one ever got more than a little red welt or occasionally a little 'bump' under the skin.....

I love paintball, but due to limited funds, I dont get to do it much any more

[quote]Originally posted by Fubarian:
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hahaha I was kiddin dude -- since the title was 'how real men do it' ..ya know, whats the masks for?</strong><hr></blockquote>

Didnt know bro. I answered shortly after I woke up this morning.

here is a link to my friends shop. <a href="http://www.gorillapaintball.com/" target="_blank">http://www.gorillapaintball.com/</a>

Play all the time. What do you shoot, Cabbage? I have a Spyder TL (electro markers are for punks!)

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Road Warrior:
<strong>Play all the time. What do you shoot, Cabbage? I have a Spyder TL (electro markers are for punks!)</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">*shrug* the guns you see in the photos are the ones we use.. cheap pump action things. I want my own.. something to reeeaaally snipe with.

Paintball isnt big down here, but man, it should be. Ive been looking at a lot of US clubs, and I reckon those guys are wimps! Gloves? Body armour? What sort of pussys are they??? Wimps, thats what they are... afraid of breaking a nail perhaps?.. :D :D :p

Snooper : Nice shop your friend has there!

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Daemon:
<strong>humm real men and women ... Paint Ball... Back in my day there was no such thing as paint ball ... We used to go out to the woods on a saturday afternoon with about 10 or more others and playe capture the flag with .22 rifles.... :D </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">ROFLMAO

We used 12 gauge shotguns but, of course, we limitted the choke to an open choke and only used nines. I was only shot in the face once myself.