MattM 0 #1 May 14, 2003 Do any of you own paintball guns? Or have you played? Last weekend when the winds got too high to jump, we all played paintball out in the woods for about 4 hours. God it was fun, nothing like putting welts on the legs of your friends.... But anyway I went out and bought a Tippmann 98 custom. This thing shoots straight as an arrow... Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #2 May 14, 2003 Don't own one. I've always rented 'cause the people I play paintball with want us to keep the odds even. Play it a couple of times a year. The last time I played was a work outting. Nothing like getting the opportunity to shoot your co-workers. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #3 May 14, 2003 when i was at zhills, the winds where too high to jump so we went and played paint ball. i had never played before, and it was a lot of fun. other than i didn't have a mask, just googles (not skydiving googles) and i got hit in the face from about 10 (maybe less) feet away. cut me open, and all that good stuff, and now i have a nice round scar from it. but hey, i'll play again, but not until i get a mask later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casie 0 #4 May 14, 2003 I've always wanted to play but haven't gotten the opportunity yet. I've played LaserTag though; does that count??? I bruise terribly but look forward to the time I can play & shoot friends with paint! ~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBile 0 #5 May 14, 2003 We had a works outing some years back to play Paintball. The play area was inside a two tier converted warehouse. Even though I was wearing goggles I got shot right in the eyes. Some of the paint must have filtered through becase my eyes were stinging for about 20 minutes after. Gerb I stir feelings in others they themselves don't understand. KA'CHOW ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattM 0 #6 May 14, 2003 masks are cheap... but i had a mask on and still got a few welts on the top of my head where the mask doesnt cover. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cajun 0 #7 May 14, 2003 I have a 98 custom as well, don't get to play PB as much as I would like, skydiving always seems to get in the way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #8 May 14, 2003 One of the funniest things I've ever seen was one of my friends getting hit in the nuts when we were playing ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shunkka 0 #9 May 14, 2003 i dont have my own i love 2 play in my country this "game" is pretty new this is me after the war ------------------------- "jump, have fun, pull" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #10 May 14, 2003 I can't. I suffer from post traumatic stress disorder and struggle to tell the difference between fantasy and reality in a conflict situation. I set traps and try to kill people who are after me - or ones I think are after me. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattM 0 #11 May 14, 2003 cool, what a competitive spirit.... Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnischalke 0 #12 May 14, 2003 I had two guns when I started skydiving almost three years ago. One was a Shocker and the other was a very, very tricked-out Autococker that I built. 225 psi operating pressure for 300fps. Shhwwweeet. I played quite a bit until I started skydiving, both for fun and on a team. I sold the shocker and mostly funded a canopy with the proceeds. I traded the autococker for a pair of stainless Mini-14 ranch guns. Having played "army" for real, I found that I enjoyed airsmithing and building the guns (built five A/Cs and two Shockers all tolled) way more than running around in the woods flinging paint at my friends. There's just no tangible consequence in paintball. You get hit, you go sit down. It pales in comparison to a shit-hot 180 front riser carve into a 130ft surf after a sweet freefly jump with the other kids. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #13 May 14, 2003 It's a lot of fun but I only ever play with a group of friends and rented equipment. The people who go every weekend and have equipment that costs thousands of dollars freak me out. They kind of have the same mentality skydivers do but they're 18 and can't get laid. Wait, I know a guy called Freakous who's like that, except he's like 39 or something."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaGimp 0 #14 May 14, 2003 i dont own one but my brother does and is trying to get me into it even though hes in another country. True skydiving gets in the way. But i have played....military style though with army rifles with modified barrels and 9mm rounds with paint cattriges on the tip.....i have scars from them too. full auto at point blank range on the arm dosent feel good"Professor of Pimpology"~~~Bolas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #15 May 14, 2003 I used to play all the time before I moved and started skydiving. I Still have my Spyder Compact with a 200 round hopper and a 20oz tank on a coil hose. Looking to get rid of it actually.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #16 May 14, 2003 I used to be pretty hard core into paint ball. I have Spyder setup with an All-American 16" rifled barrel and a Bob Long Cyclone II bolt. Basically, I have it setup for long range sniper action. (outlaw ball, not field ball). I haven't played in atleast 3 years and haven't played seriously in probably 5 years...I'm really itching to go play again, though.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,148 #17 May 14, 2003 I've played a number of times. I let my son give me his Tippman Pro-lite to pay off a debt Wendy W. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akaGQ 0 #18 May 14, 2003 Now this is another subject Im deeply into paintballing is the shiznit but sitting in a tree waiting for some unlucky fucker to come around the corner is even better I saved for about 2 months to buy this one the ARMOTECH WG65 ELITE SEMI-AUTO Weighs 7.2 pounds Complete with Heavy Duty Sight and Equipment Rail Front Mounted Laser Sight Competition Series Scope with Mount one of the baddest sniper rifles (paitnball wise) around but what I really wabnt if I could actuallty drop over a grand into one would be the SPYDER CUSTOM SNYPER OHHHHHH WHAT A SWEET WEAPON I posted a pic so people can see what the hell Im talking about that I do want. Definitely be able to give some cover fire with this baby... - GQ ... it was the love of the air and sky and flying, the lure of adventure, the appreciation of beauty ... -Charles Lindberg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozthebum 0 #19 May 14, 2003 Dude, that is bada$$. I've never paintballed, but I might just have to get one of those when I get my next bonus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akaGQ 0 #20 May 14, 2003 QuoteI used to be pretty hard core into paint ball. I have Spyder setup with an All-American 16" rifled barrel and a Bob Long Cyclone II bolt. Basically, I have it setup for long range sniper action. (outlaw ball, not field ball). I haven't played in atleast 3 years and haven't played seriously in probably 5 years...I'm really itching to go play again, though. Yo Aggie which Spyder series do you have?- GQ ... it was the love of the air and sky and flying, the lure of adventure, the appreciation of beauty ... -Charles Lindberg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattM 0 #21 May 14, 2003 QuoteThere's just no tangible consequence in paintball. You get hit, you go sit down. It pales in comparison to a shit-hot 180 front riser carve into a 130ft surf after a sweet freefly jump with the other kids. Yea, but when there is overcast skys and 25mph winds, there ain't much shit-hot 180 front riser carve into a 130ft surf going on. But you can still shoot your friends with a paintball. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattM 0 #22 May 14, 2003 I want to upgrade my custom 98 with the sniper package.... Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessefs 0 #23 May 14, 2003 A couple weekends ago after a few around the bonfire, a group of us went out and played night paintball with glowsticks rubberbanded to the barrels of the guns...good fun. <* Spread the Love! *> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnischalke 0 #24 May 14, 2003 Or you can get really drunk and go bowling. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #25 May 14, 2003 That THING is fucking ridiculous. I can't believe someone would actually pay for something that expensive to play a game in the woods. Not that skydiving is any more productive in the big picture... But, seeing that, I want nothing more than to have one so that I can wait outside my friends' houses no wait, my enemies' houses too.."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
