Wal-mart ball just as good as any Quality balls

[Evil_Tony]

I went to my local PB store, and was asking them about those Balls that they sell at the Walmart....the store owner told me that you're definately going to screw yourself over if you do that.

He told me the process that these balls go through, they typically sit in the main warehouse for a while, then when they get it into the store, they put about 5 of each brand on the shelves, and the others sit in the warehouse in the heat. So you'll more than likley be getting seriously F'ed up balls.

So he talked me out of it, and I bought a case of "Premium" paintballs from his store (gee, I wonder if he talked me out of it for that reason)

Anyways, I show up to the field, and there's these guys with "Angels" and high dollar guns using the "Scortch" brand of paintballs....I asked them about the quality of those balls, and they said they never had any problems with them.

So, as a conclusion you could bi Diablo Heat or "Chucks Paintballs" at the Wally world...and still would be satisfactory.

[TiPpYsGaLoRe]

I went to my local PB store, and was asking them about those Balls that they sell at the Walmart....the store owner told me that you're definately going to screw yourself over if you do that.

He told me the process that these balls go through, they typically sit in the main warehouse for a while, then when they get it into the store, they put about 5 of each brand on the shelves, and the others sit in the warehouse in the heat. So you'll more than likley be getting seriously F'ed up balls.

So he talked me out of it, and I bought a case of "Premium" paintballs from his store (gee, I wonder if he talked me out of it for that reason)

Anyways, I show up to the field, and there's these guys with "Angels" and high dollar guns using the "Scortch" brand of paintballs....I asked them about the quality of those balls, and they said they never had any problems with them.

So, as a conclusion you could bi Diablo Heat or "Chucks Paintballs" at the Wally world...and still would be satisfactory.

PMI Premiums are meh.

Scorch is ok, but thats the exception. We don't call it "Walmart paint" for nothing.

[bam wannabe]

i havent had a problem with paint from wal-mart. even though i only buy the scorch paint, and i only buy it for rec play. but yeah, its not as good as other paint... but it gets the job done without any complaints from me at the end of the day of playing.

[Evil_Tony]

PMI Premiums are meh.

Scorch is ok, but thats the exception. We don't call it "Walmart paint" for nothing.

"PMI Premiums are meh."

Hey, as long as they come out of the gun barrel when I shoot it, no biggie. :)

[punk_rocker543]

Buy Draxxus. RPS isnt that great. X-ball is my favorite paint because it breaks on target and not in the gun. Wonderfully accurate aswell.

[aperson]

go shoot a case of marballizers, and a case of any walmart paint. You will see a difference

The other problem with walmart paint is that it comes in cases of 1000 (or atleast it used to) so it ends up being about the same or more expensive than other places better paint.

[yyates05]

i use walmart balls and have no problems i use the big ball and the super swirl

[coolrazer]

I would rather shoot rocks than walmart paint.

[bam wannabe]

go shoot a case of marballizers, and a case of any walmart paint. You will see a difference

The other problem with walmart paint is that it comes in cases of 1000 (or atleast it used to) so it ends up being about the same or more expensive than other places better paint.

of course theres a difference. marbs and wal-mart paint are like... i dont know, whats a huge difference in something... i cant think of anything good. but you know what i mean. i would of course shoot marbs, and all stars when i can actually find them... over any paint wal-mart has. period.


wal-mart is just cheap in price, thats why i get it for rec-balling. hell, 12 bux for 500 rounds of scorch isnt bad at all if you ask me.

[coolrazer]

Paint from walmart is fine for recballers who don't really care about the accuracy of their paint. Just don't go buy 15 cases of walmart paint and go play in a tournament.

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[can'tthink of1]

Wallmart paint is getting possibly getting banned around here because of staining of tree/clothing/everything, and being a royal pain in the *** to clean up.

[paintudown]

you could bi Diablo Heat or "Chucks Paintballs" at the Wally world...and still would be satisfactory.

ok, i dont know what a chuck ball is, i wont ask either, i wouldnt run it through my gun if it was the last paint on earth either.

but about the diablo heat thing.... diablo heat is 35$ for a case of 2000 at the local pro shop, and gameface scorch is 20$ for a box of 1000 at walmart....

really you are payin more for the scorch than the heat... and must i say it... THE HEAT IS BETTER. - - - so, save yourself the cash, and buy the better paint (not the stuff at walmart)

[Tweeters]

theres a difference between the quality of a brand's paint and a store's paint.

[Brad_VG]

Go and buy some zap rec series paintballs and then get a case of X-Ball Bronze, you will definatly see the difference.

[bam wannabe]

in the event that wal-mart, for some unknown reason, decided to sell good quality paint, and i mean top notch, like evil or all stars... they would still be crap.

now reason being, wal-mart, simply put, does NOT know how to treat paintballs. they do sit in the warehouse forever, and they do sit in the store forever without getting turned. the store is to blame, not the paintball companies. so yes, buying paint from wal-mart... although sometimes cheaper, isnt worth it for tourny or high end players. as i have said before. if you want the best, buy the best, from a reliable store. wal-mart is for those who want paint that gets the job done, but not a reliable job.

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[TheSpy11]

Paint from walmart is fine for recballers who don't really care about the accuracy of their paint. Just don't go buy 15 cases of walmart paint and go play in a tournament.
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Funny, but I buy Scorch for accuracy reasons if I run out of my normal paint. It's that good, and it's never been ruined by Wal-Mart's poor paint practices. Have you been getting any paint from them recently?

[spydadude]

Paint from walmart is fine for recballers who don't really care about the accuracy of their paint. Just don't go buy 15 cases of walmart paint and go play in a tournament.

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QFT. I'll use some Super Swirls for rec or some Zap stuff, but if I'm playing a tourney, I'll be getting the field paint (for tourney reasons, anyway).

[Reepers]

hey everyone!! i went to dick's sporting goods and bought some jt maxim paint. i know razor is going to hate this but it worked fine for a tourney. this was not one of those really crappy 3man ones it was CFOA in tenn. we came in 6th. anyway dont judge a certain kind of paint before you use it.

[Omega_Pirate]

If you want good cheap paint, get All-Stars Seconds, they are way better and just as cheap if not cheaper. Scortch is good, I used to use it for Outlaw ball/Rec, but now I use Seconds even in Rec.

[Ebonclaw]

While it's possible to get good paint from Wal-Mart (Scorch and anyone else remember Diablo Dusk?), it's highly unlikely. Scorch is made to tolerate Wal-mart's shelf life to some extent, and if you buy a fresh case, odds are it will be somewhat decent. Dusk was pretty decent paint as well, but the fill was watery, definatly not tourny grade, and it had to be a fresh case. The rest of the paint is pretty well crap.
Paint bought from a field often offers paint that has just been shipped in, stored in appropriate conditions, and treated well, not to mention made by relaible tourneys.

However, I remember when K-mart sold the RPS Advantage shell paint, that stuff was AWESOME. Sadly, I cannot find it anywhere anymore.

[aperson]

where i work it's $30 for a case of 2000, and we sell 500 for $8. our paint is way better than walmarts and its cheaper

[inuyasharox4776]

I recommend anyone getting Proto Darts. This paint is cheap (i dont know what other people think is cheap, but they are 45$). These are tourney quality as well. If you wat something a little cheaper, you cant go wrong with some X Ball Bronze.

[coolrazer]

Funny, but I buy Scorch for accuracy reasons if I run out of my normal paint. It's that good, and it's never been ruined by Wal-Mart's poor paint practices. Have you been getting any paint from them recently?

I'm not meaning to offend you in any way, but you shoot an A-5 and an Ion. No I have not bought Walmart paint recently. The last time I used walmart paint was when someone bought if for me for Christmas a couple years back and it shot horrible with an E99.

I get Draxxus cheaper than walmart paint anyway.
Wholesale prices and sponsorships FTW!

hey everyone!! i went to dick's sporting goods and bought some jt maxim paint. i know razor is going to hate this but it worked fine for a tourney. this was not one of those really crappy 3man ones it was CFOA in tenn. we came in 6th. anyway dont judge a certain kind of paint before you use it.

What team?

[AustinGod]

I shoot walmart paint with my angel it does okay. but i buy rampage, its better then walmart paint but it does work

[ironcloud]

4 or 5 weeks ago i needed paint really bad because my friends were playing the next day, and i was out of town and just found out. I didnt have the money for the good stuff so i went to walmart and got 3000 super swirls. And it was amazing of how many bags had busted paint in them. I will never buy from walmart again.

[paintudown]

Amen, and dont play in any tourneys with reballs either. Unless you run really really fast...


YOU WONT WIN.

[TheSpy11]

I'm not meaning to offend you in any way, but you shoot an A-5 and an Ion. No I have not bought Walmart paint recently. The last time I used walmart paint was when someone bought if for me for Christmas a couple years back and it shot horrible with an E99.

I get Draxxus cheaper than walmart paint anyway.


No offense taken. I just don't think everyone knows that Wal-Mart isn't THAT bad anymore. Yes, it isn't nearly tourny quality, but I think the real problem is more with the type of paint (cheap) that Wal-Mart carries instead of how they take care of it. Brass Eagle and cheaper RPS isn't great no matter who has it for sale.


Wholesale prices and sponsorships FTW!


:(

[shneeko6]

You guys got to realize that each walmart is different. The ones here saying that they bought great paint from their nearest walmart are probably buying them from a walmart that sells decent amounts of paint. Faster the paint sells, the shorter perioud of time it has to sit on the shelf.
Of course and obviously, the shorter perior of time the paint has to sit on the shelf, the better.Vice versa as well. Some walmart out in the middle of nowhere might of had the same case of paint on their shelves for 5 months. That would result in ****ty paint.

[CountyPaintball]

You're not really saving money on the WalMart paint, so why do it? If you can get better paint for around the same price, I'd go with that option. WalMart paint does have a tendency to sit on the shelves/warehouse a long time because of the huge quantity that they deal in.

If you just want some cheap paint, check out our WGP Practice paint. It's round, shoots straight and doesn't break in your gun. It's only $35/case - which is hard to beat even when you factor in the shipping.

[nerdcore]

I can understand buying Wally paint if there are absolutely no paintball stores in your area and you're too paranoid to order paint online (like me). But don't buy the CHEAP cheap stuff like Blue Streak, BE, etc. Opt for Big Ball or Scorch, and even then open the boxes to check the paint. Trust me, the employees won't say a thing (i've done it many times when there were no paintball stores open/available).

I get a free case for every day i ref but the brand/quality varies. I've gotten Worr Practice, some white box stuff (orange shell, thin yellow fill), Karnage Bite, Xball Bronze & Inferno (whatever Micah's got laying around, basically). If i need to buy paint, i get Karnage Bite at a local shop for $35.

[The_beast]

PMI Premiums are meh.

Scorch is ok, but thats the exception. We don't call it "Walmart paint" for nothing.

I have had really good experience with premmies. They are nice, round, seamless and break farely well. No tournament grade breakage but nay bad nonetheless. Mind you, I get mine from my field where they are constantly moving and constantly fresh.

[Dunty]

To whoever said, "I don't understand, but Walmart doesn't know how to keep paint." Ever think about something? Wal-mart does not make much off of paintball, and frankly, they wouldn't care if they stopped selling paintball stuff. These paintballs are not meant to compete with any store's, why would they? If someone buys a Brass Eagle or any other cheaper marker and just wants to have some goof fun, let them be, if they really want to get into the sport, they'll come to your local paintball store/ local paintball field.

[cether]

wow....the recball paint at wally world is the same as revolt (white box)paint that zap/archon make and sell. if your field sells revolt your buying recball under a differnet name. if you paint is revolt/chonic/tork and yes big man too, with some others that is zap. plus the temp is a major factor in it. In the houston area the temp and humity is high as hell all the time. BE paint is crappy but most of it is 69 not 68. but i still wont shoot that.

[shack118]

I would have to agree with Chuck. You get what you pay for. Walmart doesn't rotate their balls not do they let you check them. At our store me open the cases in front of the custome and it there is a broken ball or any concern then we exchange that bag, no questions asked. We always get fresh paint in. Our paint does sit in our store for more than 3 week at the most. Walmart 6 months or more. Fresh is always best.

[palidon11]

i used to get my paint at farm and fleet and it was pretty good. its just that my shop has them for less $$$, though at farm and fleet they always seem fresher. idk why. its wierd. and the farm and fleet guys prolly dont know jack about paintball.

[DrewDodson89]

Wal-Mart balls are like rocks!:tup

[malcontent]

only things i get at wallyworld are gloves, scope rings and pop. then i cross the street and buy a case or two of Hemorhage or Allstars, wich ever hes got in stock that day.

[Lopez17]

Here's the thing...if you're shooting a low end marker, you're not likely going to notice (well other than chops) major problems with low end garbage paint since your marker isn't going to be performing at the top of the line in terms of consistency. Balls that are hooking or mildly curving will be a regular thing regardless of whether or not you're buying from Wally World or your local pro shop. When you start using a higher end marker and want better reliability you need to hedge your bets and buy from your local proshop where the shelf life is shorter.

I know for a fact that the major paint distributors such as RPS send the inferior stuff to Wal Mart because it's just a bulk sale. The stores get the better stuff. At this point, unless someone had a gun to my head, I'm not buying anything that doesn't come from a pro-shop...and 99 times out of 100 that's Pevs-Fairfax where they're selling a palatte of X-Ball Bronze a week. This means I'm getting fresh paint that's not going to bounce and that's going to break on the appropriate target I'm aiming at. It's also going to fly straight and not have dimples in it.

Wal-Mart's paint has come a long way but the only decent paints from RPS are Marbs (and not even that so much after they changed the formula) and Evil. Bottom line, for the extra $2 or 3 support your local proshop and get the good stuff.

I look at this really like a car. I have a high compression engine in my Lexus. The manual recommends 91 grade or higher gasoline. Some people claim to be able to use 87 or 89 however over time they'll notice valve knocking and spark plug misfires. The same is true with garbage paint, some people claim to use wal-mart stuff all the time but even if they have one weekend in 10 where they chop a lot and have bad paint issues that's still one more bad weekend than I'll have.

[iplaynaked]

Funny, but I buy Scorch for accuracy reasons if I run out of my normal paint. It's that good, and it's never been ruined by Wal-Mart's poor paint practices. Have you been getting any paint from them recently?
It's fine for rec ball where people conduct themselves as halfway decent human beings. However a slight breeze could wipe that stuff off and given the personality of us *** hole tournament players...yea, getting shady is even easier with that stuff (not that I would know or anything :dodgy: )

lopez also had good points. On saturday I played with some friends of mine (from outside of paintball) and one of them paid $40 for paint from dicks, whereas I paid $45 for some Diablo paint (I think it was heat but I wasn't positive). Needless to say the Heat was of higher quality and performance, well worth giving the $5 back to the local buisness.

[shockerfiend]

Bottom line, for the extra $2 or 3 support your local proshop and get the good stuff.

This is one of those debates that will never have a conclusion, but what Lopez said is the most important thing said so far in this entire thread. Suck it up and spend alittle more money and help keep your shops in business.

[XxxWarheartxxX]

I use the wallmart paint when im strapped for cash. I use Evil paint when im not. I see somewhat a diffrence but still get the same amount of people out each day.

[lawace]

I buy Scorch PB's from Walmart frequently; it is my preferred paint. $20 per 1000. On rare occasion there will be a broken paintball in the box (just like any other place will have broken paintballs sometimes); Walmart has great return policies.

Scorch balls shoot great!

[ion2dm]

I will continue to shoot premiums anyway. When you shoot at higher rates of fire, you will notice that lower grade paint is not as consistent (lower grade paint generally has looser groupings).

[slingshot66]

I play woodsball. I buy brasseagle monster balls. There cheap 30.00 for 2000. I have kids. We run 6 Tippmanns. They work fine. I have the A5 with a empire barrel kit. Even with monster balls its a nail driver. In the stock A5 barrel they seem to wing but then again so does every paint I've tried. Barrel kits make a big differance.