what to look for in a paintball

[dopex]

so i might go to my local paintball store and buy some paintballs (for my first time) so like, if the owner lets me to see if the paintballs are "good" , what does good mean? Not like accuracy anything, but like physically what am i looking for? the roundness, if its broken , if its moist or etc. and if it has one of the qualities like wet and slimy, tell me if its bad or not, so i know if i should buy that case of paintball. please and thank yous. :cool:

[nick_reith]

They should be firm and mostly round (if there are some flat spots on the bottom row that is ok) and also the should be firm if you touch one it shouldn't squish it should remain round. Lightly pinch a couple paintballs and see if its squisshy. And of course avoid broken balls.

[dopex]

basically just firm and round . alright cool, thanks.

[Aero277]

All of the above and make sure there are no dimples. The employees at wally world always open up the case before I pay for it. :tup:

[lawnboi]

Also how brittle they are, you dont want paint that wont break.

[EEric22]

Dimples, seems, weak shels. Russian Legion says they take a handful and throw them against a wall and see how many break and go from there.

[Nex2005]

Russian Legion says they take a handful and throw them against a wall and see how many break and go from there.

haha, but they also don't pay for their paint :)

[Vanst]

When you're looking at paint you want firmness and roundness, kinda like hunting for the perfect set of tits. Only difference is you don't want paintballs to have much (if any) give to them.

[sirsaechao]

Ask about how long it has been there...and check to see if there is dimples...
Dimples=worst nightmare.

[swiftdeath]

What is the cheapest you can get quality balls for off the web or from wally world?

And around where I live there is a myth about walmart balls being very bad, anyone care to correct me?

[slaminator3323]

Yes, scorch seem to be undimpleable. Only paint I would buy from walmart, or if they have Dusk. So Dusk and Scorch are the only paint you should buy at walmart.

[MrBuzzard]

also...look for balls that are kind of wet...that means moisture...its good 2 try and avoid because the balls can have problems feeding also the balls can sometime clump together which can lead to ball breakage...if u do have any moisture just dump them into a box and wrap a towle around your hand and run ur hand around the balls...should help get rid of some of the moisture...

[Tabris17]

A dimple on a few balls isn't bad, despite what people say. The way to actually avoid this when you're storing them is to turn the bag every two or three days so they mix and settle differently.
Weak shelled paint is alright, depending on what it is. Xball gold for instance is a tourney grade paint that has a thinner shell so it's guarenteed to never bounce. Though I doubt you'll ever purchase this paint, this is considered a high grade paint. Now a thin shell on a cheaper paint should be avoided like the plague, like those shop mystery boxes that's a mix of everything or anything that seems really cheap, like 20-30 bucks for a case usually. It might sound confusing now but after you experiment and listen to others you'll figure this out.
But using the 'firm and round' mentality doesn't work all the time either. There is some cheap paint out there that costs way to much from certain places that are 'frim and round' but are really just bad. For instance, anything Zap I avoid because I have seen too many chops on these, overpriced, balls broken in the bags or containers, and inconsistant colors. My friend shot a case of Tork, which is made by Zap, and the color was labeled as yellow but when we shot it there was gold, near brass color, some near grean, and a few yellow. It was all watery as well and several bounced off of trees.
My recommendation for paint is Xball bronze. It's tourney grade at a rec price with a somewhat thicker shell to reduce breaks. But alot of this knowledge is learned and personal preference honestly and the only way to really know what paint is right for you and what will work in your marker is to try it out sometimes.

[C_Owens78]

Look for, Flat spots, Dimples, Hardness, Broken paint at the bottom of the bag or bags. Broken paint means a weak shell. Powder spots meanning powdery lines or circles that means the paint has been sitting a long time. Look and make sure that the seams are good along where the shells meet. Sometimes you get uneven seams. One or two is ok but if the whole bag looks the same your gonna get alot of breaks down the barrel. Pmi Premium stay away from silver and black shells. Seams are screwed up. Marbleizer seems to have kept its quality over the years. Been using marbleizer since 1994. Never had any breaks. Too many cases to count.