Paintball Sniper Rifles - How Are They Different Than Any Other Paintball Gun?

What exactly is a paintball sniper rifle? Is it a completely different type of gun altogether? Not exactly. Although more and more specifically designed sniper rifles are on the market now, most sniper rifles are simply your standard paintball gun with or a "sniper kit" or "package" as they are called.

These kits or packages are are add on kits you can purchase for most guns that simply upgraded the gun you already have to a sniper level gun. This is done by adding a modified barrel, a scope, special handle, etc.

This is definitely the way to go if you have already invested in a great gun but also want the ability to convert it into a sniper rifle. Some paintball snipers can cost upwards of $2500-$3,000.

So how does a sniper rifle differ than a regular paintball rifle or paintball pistol? The biggest distinction is the barrel and how it is designed. A traditional gun will fire a paintball with an arched approach or a curved shot. Snipers are specifically designed to shoot a ball with maximum backspin thus forcing the trajectory of the ball to travel in a very straight line. This is crucial for those far away shots that require pin point accuracy. Not to mention this can up to 125 yards to the shooting distance compared to a traditional paintball gun.

So why not make every gun a Paintball Sniper rifle? Well there are some downsides. Just as with typical guns (real guns, not paintball guns) you can't exactly run around with a great big sniper rifle in hand trying to shoot people. They are used for precise single shot at a time uses. Load up, wait for the target to get in place, aim and shoot. Then repeat the process again on the next target. They are not designed for a rapid fire gun battle where you would need to quickly shoot multiple targets in a short period of time in the heat of battle.

Paintball Sniper can also refer to a person and not the gun. This person is usually a dedicated person on the paintball team who sits far off in the distance, hidden from the combat scene, lying in wait to take out a target at any time. This Paintball sniper must be very patient and will be forced to wait until the perfect moment to unleash a shot on an unexpected foe. This is very different than a person on a team that is running around, ducking behind trees and jumping into bunkers. It takes a special kind to be a paintball sniper.

Chris McCann is the founder of http://www.paintballsnipersite.com. He is passionate about the sport of paintball and enjoys the art being a paintball sniper.

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