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Paintball guns
Paintball guns are a required piece of equipment for playing paintball. The gun, or marker, is the mechanism that projects the paintball. Paintballs are gelatin balls filled with polyethylene glycol, dye, and other non-toxic, water-soluable substances.
Paintball guns are comprised of three main parts: markers, hoppers/loaders, and propellant. The propellant forces the ball through the marker using carbon dioxide or high pressure air (nitrogen). The hopper holds many paintballs at once and the loader drops them down into the marker, one at a time.
Paintball guns cost anywhere from $100 on up, depending on the level of technology you want to get in to. Nitrogen as a propellant is generally preferred over carbon monoxide.
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