Not sure if paintball is a game or a sport....


In any case, my youngest son is getting married in Oct. and in all their wisdom, his friends and brothers decided to give him a bachelor party consisting of a day of paintball...among other things. Of course, dear old Dad is invited. The problem is that dear old Dad has never done paintball and stands in great danger of confirming their belief that "Dad is an idiot". While I have been known to sneak around here and there and pop off a few live rounds from a real firearm and actually hit a target or two, I suspect paintball is entirely different.

Soooo, how does one lose at paintball gracefully? Any pointers would be welcome!

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"Why, it appears that we appointed all of our worst generals to command the armies and we appointed all of our best generals to edit the newspapers. I mean, I found by reading a newspaper that these editor generals saw all of the defects plainly from the start but didn't tell me until it was too late. I'm willing to yield my place to these best generals and I'll do my best for the cause by editing a newspaper." -- Gen. Robert E. Lee

Be prepared, Dad. http://www.enjoyturkey.com/Tours/Interest/Rules.htm

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Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.

PC=Public Cancer....and it's TERMINAL..IMO.

Thanks! That helps a lot!

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"Why, it appears that we appointed all of our worst generals to command the armies and we appointed all of our best generals to edit the newspapers. I mean, I found by reading a newspaper that these editor generals saw all of the defects plainly from the start but didn't tell me until it was too late. I'm willing to yield my place to these best generals and I'll do my best for the cause by editing a newspaper." -- Gen. Robert E. Lee

are you playing indoors?

outdoors in the woods?

in a paintball arena?

the little suckers leave welts so wear a couple of layers and if you own a motocors breast plate wear it....a scarf around your neck is a good idea as well.....

run and gun = death.....stealth....shoot and move...stay put and die

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"I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is." ~ Albert Camus

Outdoors in the woods...thanks for the advice on clothing...hadn't thought about those pellets might sting a bit.

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"Why, it appears that we appointed all of our worst generals to command the armies and we appointed all of our best generals to edit the newspapers. I mean, I found by reading a newspaper that these editor generals saw all of the defects plainly from the start but didn't tell me until it was too late. I'm willing to yield my place to these best generals and I'll do my best for the cause by editing a newspaper." -- Gen. Robert E. Lee

Also remember that paintballs are not bullets and paintball guns have no rifling. You're not going to be able to snipe. Think of it like using tracers. You're going to have to fire 2-3 shots to see how the far off the gun is before you can hope to hit a guy with anything other than a lucky shot. Your Marine Corps. training will come in quite handy as long as you remember that accuracy isn't really an option.

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"I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents." - James Madison

My dad always told me, "Son, you can't argue with someone you have to educate first."

My dad also used to say, "Nobody ever won by getting even. You have to get ahead."

Marine Corps? CSM's command sergeant major avatar is Army insignia, not Marine Corps.

Other than that, stick with what Hobbit said. You'll feel really discouraged with your gun when you see the balls dropping or can see them missing your target. Army training and experience will help you with fundamentals and probably nothing else, seeing as the advanced concepts are quite different. You'll get the hang of it though, just dont be afraid of the balls (I know you wont be).

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People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
-George Orwell

Great...this will be just like trying to pick off a moth at 500 yards with a smooth bore musket!

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"Why, it appears that we appointed all of our worst generals to command the armies and we appointed all of our best generals to edit the newspapers. I mean, I found by reading a newspaper that these editor generals saw all of the defects plainly from the start but didn't tell me until it was too late. I'm willing to yield my place to these best generals and I'll do my best for the cause by editing a newspaper." -- Gen. Robert E. Lee

An old SF E-7 told me his favorite weapon in VN was a sawed off 12 gauge.
He said it worked great if you incountered an ambush. Donno if they have paint ball guns like that.

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Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.

PC=Public Cancer....and it's TERMINAL..IMO.

12 gauge worked great....carried an M79 too...loved em both! Now if they have paintball grenades, automatic paintball guns, and maybe even some paintball air support, this could get to be fun!

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"Why, it appears that we appointed all of our worst generals to command the armies and we appointed all of our best generals to edit the newspapers. I mean, I found by reading a newspaper that these editor generals saw all of the defects plainly from the start but didn't tell me until it was too late. I'm willing to yield my place to these best generals and I'll do my best for the cause by editing a newspaper." -- Gen. Robert E. Lee

Guess what?

The most reliable Grenades in paintball.
http://www.addictedtopaintball.com/s...k_8919280.html

They even have Claymores.

Check out the automatic....
http://www.addictedtopaintball.com/a_t_systems/

The prices say "addicted to paintball".

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Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.

PC=Public Cancer....and it's TERMINAL..IMO.

Holy Crap!!! That's a lot of money for a paintball gun!

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"Why, it appears that we appointed all of our worst generals to command the armies and we appointed all of our best generals to edit the newspapers. I mean, I found by reading a newspaper that these editor generals saw all of the defects plainly from the start but didn't tell me until it was too late. I'm willing to yield my place to these best generals and I'll do my best for the cause by editing a newspaper." -- Gen. Robert E. Lee

Gah! I should have spotted that. But after having to memorize all those damn insignias in less than an hour and then not seeing them again for years, I get a little confused. There's like, 6+ ranks with 6 stripes.

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"I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents." - James Madison

My dad always told me, "Son, you can't argue with someone you have to educate first."

My dad also used to say, "Nobody ever won by getting even. You have to get ahead."

Some of them are unique positions for units, like first sergeants and sergeants major, or in CSM's case, Command sergeants major. I believe a six stripe Army insignia with nothing in the middle would be a master sergeant, or E-8. In the Marine Corps, a six stripe insignia with nothing in the middle would also be a master sergeant, but 5 stripes would be a gunnery sergeant, as opposed to the Army's sergeant 1st class. 7 stripe insignia for the Marines is master gunnery sergeant, to the best of my knowledge.

Navy is just plain wierd.

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People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
-George Orwell

Navy's the easiest. There's only one rank per level, and it's a predictable progression. Also there's another 7 stripe Marine Corps. rank. It's Seargent Major, and has a star rather than exploding ordinance in the field.

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"I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents." - James Madison

My dad always told me, "Son, you can't argue with someone you have to educate first."

My dad also used to say, "Nobody ever won by getting even. You have to get ahead."