New players to paintball often go for the less expensive equipment and markers. This is comparable to how beginners of all sports usually start with equipment that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.
While CO2 is the power source of choice for many of the more affordable markers, it isn’t the best choice. It will work fine for many, but for players who want the best performance they can get from their marker, HPA is a better option, although it is more expensive.
Making the switch to compressed air (aka HPA) is a great idea for paintballers that want to have the best performance. Improved performance is the main reason for switching.
What is improved when you make the switch? Well first of all consistency is largely improved. CO2 doesn’t like to provide consistent performance during periods of rapid fire. HPA however, provides consistent performance during rapid firing.
Consistency is important when you are shooting rapidly at a target. You want the paintballs to fly the same distance for each shot you fire. When CO2 doesn’t expand fast enough, drop offs in distance occur.
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Unlike CO2, compressed air performs great in cold weather. This is especially important for anyone who regularly plays in colder temperatures, or during winter.
If you have ever had your gun sputter, choke, or stop working while you were shooting fast, you had liquid entered your gun and cause problems. During times of rapid fire you need a power source that won’t cause these problems.
When it is cold out, your marker may start shooting out what looks like to be snow. It can also make a cloud shoot out or your marker and tank to become extremely cold.
The problem with CO2 is that it is in both liquid and gas form inside your tank. Gas is good, but the liquid is bad when it gets into the marker. When it happens, it causes poor performance. Compressed air tanks only have air inside of them.
If you want the best performance from your paintball gun, I highly recommend you switch and get a HPA tank.
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