and rate of fire that you are not allowed to
shoot above for safeties sake. In a nutshell, any
paintball gun from the last 15 years, if properly
maintained is just as effective as something
new. That means buy used right? Wrong. The
key words of that last sentence were “properly
maintained.” Take the autococker for example.
Arguably the best paintball marker ever made.
It is also probably the single hardest paintball
gun to maintain with so many moving parts
that need constant upkeep. How good are you
at paintball gun maintenance?
Personally, I love getting an older gun, tearing
it apart and making it sing again. I enjoy that
almost as much as playing itself. It is a lot of
work though. New guns while not much of an
upgrade on performance are a huge upgrade on
maintenance requirements. They are designed
to be taken apart quickly and easily without
tools. Field stripped without having springs
and screws launching across the parking lot.
They have also been designed to be more air
efficient and work at lower operating pressures
so that they are much nicer on todays newer,
more fragile paints. So, we are now back to the
question of should we buy new or used? My
response is why are you asking me? Do I look
like a magic 8 ball?