Anyone play Paintball?

[R-3]

Does anyone on here play paintball? I havent played regularly in 12 years. I went with a couple friends last week and had a blast. We also me some of the Naughty Dogs (a local team that is in the top 5 teams) We played on there practice field. Man those guys can rip. I think I might wana get back into it a little so I was just wondering if anyone played. Later Ryan

[mister crabs]

I have played extensively in the past....not in the last 2 and a half years though. I sold my paintball marker and HPA tank and my barrel kit about a year ago. Eventually I want to get back into it. Its an expensive hobby tho and balancing two expensive hobbies is hard to do.

[ringwurm]

My friends and I have a scenario/woodsball team and play at least once a month.
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[Ronjunior]

Do nerf guns count? When I was a teenager, we would just make our own blow darts out of needles, pins, yarn and straws....back in the days before nerf guns and lasers:)
I've always wanted to try out paint guns, but didn't want to spend the cash on something I may not keep up with. I'll bet it hurts less than our bedroom wars when I was a kid....stupid I know, we didn't even use goggles :).
Are these something you can rent for an outing?

[mister crabs]

most paintball stores will rent you all the equipment to go out and play. check the phone book for local stores in area. most require a credit card deposit though.

[Nyles]

Sounds fun, one of my brothers is into it, but never tried. Afraid it will cost me as much as my other 8 hobbies. :(

[mister crabs]

lol...it probably would.....when i was really into it i spent around $1200 for the gun and about another400-500 on the high pressure tank and mask and barrels and stuff. and then when i played every weekend or every other weekend it was about $100 for paintballs alone. spendy but lots of fun!

[R-3]

Yeah ive looked around and you can get some pretty sweet guns now for under $400. Even some decent ones in the $250 range. Tanks are all under $200 now. But Paintballs are still about $40/ 2000. Im lucky to have a LPS (local paintball store :)) that the Knuth brothers of Naughty Dawgs owns. They are pretty cool guys. Remember there is always used stuff too that is cheap PBNATION.COM .Theres a new one called the Ivert Mini that is pretty cool. Ill be getting one! Later Ryan

[WAVES]

I just bought an Ion, Im a paintball noob but picked up what seems to be a pretty kicken gun.

Im game to play with anyone available on Mondays :)

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[nanofaiery]

Well I figured I'd revive this thread rather then start my own. So anyone still play?

[downhill_biker]

I usually play once a month, sometimes we only get out every couple months. i am not into speed ball or indoor ball. we have several acres that we have set up as an outdoor course. we have bunkers, plywood walls, stone walls, wooden fences, a creek, ect. i have a diablo ar-1 with halo-b hopper and love it. painball is a great sport.

[nanofaiery]

Awwwww your way out there.....(sad) I'm with you on the speedball and indoor. Although speedball is great when me and the hubby are on opposite teams (plotting). We are looking at getting back into the sport, haven't played since we moved up here. Right now i got an Ion w/ halo hopper, but I wanna upgrade. Not sure to what as of yet.

[downhill_biker]

personally i am not into full auto, just a waste of paint imo. i would choose something that is a quality semi auto and 3 round burst. i play with a couple guys that run full, and they go through 2x the paint and i get them out more than they do me. it is about the accuracy and the skill of the player more than how many balls are flying.

[nanofaiery]

I agree. We normally use about 1 case each when we go out. My fave gun is my Spyder, I've got a sniper barrel on it. I love to gogg people!!! Best of all is after a game when I walking off the field with someone that I gogg'd and I take off my mask and they realized they got taken out by a chick :eek:.

[WAVES]

Id like to play,, but never get a chance because everyone only seems to play saturday afternoon. Ive got a souped up Ion but Ive never used it for a real battle.

Ive got access to lots of acreage in Wilsonville...

[TAD]

Someone should try and coordinate a game. Just remember not to shoot me.

[nanofaiery]

Aww you can't say we should coordinate a game and then say not to shoot you.....

[spectra]

Have not been out in over a year but all the gear is in the closet(plotting)

[R-3]

Im ready! Where is there in the Portland area to go??

[TAD]

Aww you can't say we should coordinate a game and then say not to shoot you.....


Cause I am old and fat, it just wouldnt be a challange.

But it would be fun. If someone were to set it up and I had the day off I would try to make it if I could rent the stuff. I can become the SSFN
{Super Stealthy Fat Ninja}

[downhill_biker]

just went paintballing today. it was a blast, when it wasn't raining. we had teams of 6 on 6, and played for about 6 hours at our outdoor course. i need a new gun though, mine is giving me problems again and i am getting sick of it. i think i will get a tippman a-5 with a flatline barrel. sometimes you just cant beat a simple design that works every time. some of this electronic, fancy crud is not worth the hassle.

[nanofaiery]

Cause I am old and fat, it just wouldnt be a challange.

But it would be fun. If someone were to set it up and I had the day off I would try to make it if I could rent the stuff. I can become the SSFN
{Super Stealthy Fat Ninja}

Don't worry. I'm broken, so it evens the odds. My knee is messed up. I've got the gimppy run (help), so I'm pprobably more of a target then a SSFN. :D Can't be too stealthy when you can't crouch down. DOH!

[TAD]

I just saw the origanal date of this thread 12-2006 lol a blast from the past.

[TaeKwonDude]

Hey guys, it's starting to warm up now...if there is any available open acreage that anyone has (nudge nudge Joel), we dont need to pay field fees and we can get cheap paint...

[WAVES]

Im game, as long as its not during business hours! actually Jordan and I are going to start alternating sundays, so Ill have some sundays available. Mondays and Thursdays are better.

My folks have 32 acres in wilsonville, its heavily wooded but there are lots of paths and trails etc. There is also a swamp and a pond, so its easily divided into a smaller section, maybe about the size of a football field. There is also a blueberry field next door, that might be fun shooting down the rows etc.

If anyone else is game Ill try and make something work.

Only concern is air,,, i have a scuba tank, but no adapters to fill PB bottles.

[downhill_biker]

just had an awesome game last weekend. there were 26 people there for teams of 13 on 13. we also split it up into teams of 4 and rotated, my team won 10 times in a row no matter how they rearranged the other teams to beat us. there were some really good players there and a great outdoor course. there were 2 large towers, and 2 observation towers, as well as tons of plywood, pallet and plastic tote bunkers. got shot in the neck though, right behind my ear, and it drew blood pretty good. have a nice paintball sized scab there now.

[TaeKwonDude]

joel, i also have 2 scuba tanks ready to go, and 2 tanks that need hydro...but i too have no adapter...i think an fill station adapter cost about $50 or $60 new...or like $30 on ebay...so now we have 3 tanks and maybe 5 later...:)