Marbles

[IronAsid]

I Hear Tippmann Model 98's shoot marbles well you guys ever tried it, or will it?

I heard a ref at the field talking about it lol.

[Chad51]

The only point to it would be for target practice but I wouldn't risk doing damage to the barrel and bolt!

[sven van poppel]

My friend did it with his old Piranha and the bolt broke!:D

[Mimos]

Ummm, I dunno 'bout shootimg marbles.:| I think that's asking for trouble. What are you going to shoot at anyway? Cats? windows? cars? :eyes: I saw a thread somehwere where someone was talking about .68 calliber ball bearings....... I'd just stick with the paintballs. I don't think law enforcement would much like to see you shooting marbles. You could probably kill someone if you shot them in the right place. Or wrong place for that matter. A tippmann is a paintball gun after all, not a marble slinger. Just go to wall mart and buy a wrist rocket if you want to shoot marbles. Let the paintball guns shoot paintballs.

[Chad51]

True! True! True!

[IronAsid]

lol, funny topic aint it? (its only a joke i would never vandaliez or anything)
the ref gave me the idea he said model 98's shoot marbels the best lol

[smg60user]

We were playing in Palestine Texas against a team that we'd beaten before. It was just woods recball elimination or capture the flag, no money or anything at stake, but I guess they were mad. They froze their paintballs and put them in a cooler to bring out to the field. After the first game ended abrupty 2 guys had a broken rib each, one had blood all in his face, and it was on. Then they saw the folly of their ways. Let me tell you, nowadays there would be a lawyer on you like stink on s*** if you shot anything that was alive or not yours with a solid projectile. Please for the sake of the game buddy, don't horse around in any sense that could hurt or damage anything.

[IronAsid]

geez just wanted to know how well they shoot marbles.

[BoostedA4]

You sure he said "marbles" and not "marbs"? Just a thought...

[Mimos]

I Hear Tippmann Model 98's shoot marbles well you guys ever tried it, or will it?

Pretty sure, unless I'm just dyslexic......:crazy:

[KossaK]

yeah. are you sure he wasnt talking about "marballizer" paint?
they're nick-names are "marbs".

If i ever saw someone shooting marbles out of a paintball gun i'd probably beat them bloody.... Thats just the excuse the cops and anal-retentive hockey mom's need to put the squeeze on paintball.

[IronAsid]

omg i was talking about marbles it was a joke man have a sence of humor.

[KossaK]

i do.
usually.

[smg60user]

Really it's ok buddy. I just wanted to tell you what frozen paintballs felt like, so youd know what marbles might do. I would imagine the range would be signifigantly less, that is if there are some that are a good fit to the barrel, because they are heavier. I bet it would knock the crap out of rats, prarie dogs, skunks, or squirrels. Things that I shoot with a .22 rifle anyhow. Give it a shot and let us know if you find some that fit well.

[Torf]

I shoot marbles out of the stock barrel sometimes. The marbles don't fit the bore too well, because they are so small, .45-.60 caliber. You have to crank up the velocity setting also to get much out of it.

I generally shoot them at the same stuff I shoot a BB gun at.

Some of you folks need to chill out. Not everyone lives in a downtown highrise.

[Crime Dog]

Chill out? I agree with the rest of the guys here. It's just plain immature and dangerous to shoot anything out of your PAINTBALL gun other than...paintballs.

You just wanted to know if they shot marbles well. Well, why? What are you going to gain by knowing this or not? Hm?

Be a responsible paintball player, and only use paintballs...alright? This sport has a hard enough time trying to maintain a responsible, good image. We don't need morons going around shooting marbles and frozen paintballs, and wondering what else they can shoot from their paintball guns...

Keep it safe guys. Who cares if a Tippy fires a marble well. It doesn't matter.

[KossaK]

my point exactly

[Torf]

You know CrimeDog and others, I don't think anyone even came close to suggesting that anyone should shoot marbles at people. Anyone with half a brain would know that that would be very dangerous and stupid.

The man asked a simple question. Some chose to answer it, and others chose to flame. I am not this persons mother, and am not about to assume that he is as stupid or irresponsible as you seem to think he is.

Why is it an issue if someone wants to go out in the woods and shoot targets with marbles? People do this all the time with BB guns and 22s. Heck, there is even competitive shooting, where people make sport of accuracy contests with pistols and rifles. Sporting Clays is a popular sport which is the ultimate test of Shotgun marksmanship.

Shooting marbles is a fun and safe pasttime, and is also cheap! Marbles shot at a backstop of carpet or wood will not break. They can be reused over and over.

So yes, chill out, get off your high horse, or whatever, and realize that people can have safe, responsible fun using paintball guns for things other than league speedball.

[kingtime69]

you hit a nerve with us. when you start talking stupid about things that could reck our sport people will get upset!!!!!!!!!
it is bad enough that people already think our sport should be
outlawed. we dont need that kind of horse play.

i know it was just a question but we shouldnt even think like that
this is just my opinion. i want my sport to be around for along time

[Torf]

Then perhaps you should get involved with some high profile charity paintball events of somthing to get good press, instead of flaming fellow paintballers. We are not the problem, THEY are!

People who are opposed to paintball are so on a very fundamental level. They are not likely to change their minds, unless they see paintball as more than just a recreational activity. Show them that paintball can be a positive force in a community.

They are the proof that politicians pose infinitely more of a threat to the sport than someone shooting milk jugs in their backyard with marbles.

By the way, some of us are law abiding adults, who enjoy many activities including community outreach, paintball, raising kids etc. It is funny how everyone gets stereotyped here.

[jaronervin]

Hey. As a quiet (until now) onlooker, I can see both of your sides. Whoever is asking about marbles: It's not a big deal if you do it, but don't give paintball a bad name. Be smart about it. As long as you don't shoot anything that can't be shot with a regular gun, you should be ok. Use your head about it.

[kingtime69]

we are working very hard to get on tv so we can show that our
sport is safe. you are right maybe this person will be safe.
they are the only ones to know if they are going to be safe or not

[Torf]

Cool man. Good luck getting on TV. I have had success by having a Salvation Army paintball day. We attracted over 200 people, many who have never pballed before, and we invited a local TV news personality. He came, and brought a camera. Everything turned out great.

[specter542]

shooting marbles outta your paintball gun is downrite stupid. you could and will end up seriously hurting someone. think about it, marbles, despite being glass, will bounce back if they dont break, so if u miss the poor sould who u intended to hit w/ a MARBLE , then it is likely to bounce back, smack u probably in the face, or go off and injure someone else. i have, and i will admit this, shot frozen paimtballs. you know what, it is stupid b/c when things are frozen, and are a liquid, as they thaw, they also condensate, so you end up w/ a mush of paint and goo in your hopper. but even if u do manage to shoot some out before they START to thaw, u gotta have a pretty GoOd shot.
i can see where ironasid is coming from asking, but dude, dont do it. getting his w/ a marble is probably extremely painful, harmful, and downright irresponsible. dont do it man and if u see people that are doin it, get them to put down there markers, for Gods sake so that u dont get hit, and tell them they are giving the the sweetest sport in the world as crappy@ss name.
:atten:
:dunce:

[ShutterSLug]

I agree with specter, But I know Iron, was just joking and goofing around! Just dont shoot it out of your backyard:laugh: j/k

[Crime Dog]

"You know CrimeDog and others, I don't think anyone even came close to suggesting that anyone should shoot marbles at people. Anyone with half a brain would know that that would be very dangerous and stupid."

I've met my fair share of paintballers with less than half a brain. More than my fair share... Hm. And as I reread my post, nowhere did I say that I thought he was going to shoot them at people. So please, don't put words in my mouth.

"Why is it an issue if someone wants to go out in the woods and shoot targets with marbles? People do this all the time with BB guns and 22s. Heck, there is even competitive shooting, where people make sport of accuracy contests with pistols and rifles. Sporting Clays is a popular sport which is the ultimate test of Shotgun marksmanship."

If you want to target shoot (and you're going for accuracy), you sure as heck shouldn't be using a paintball gun. You see Torf, armies and marksman quit using round projectiles for a reason...they're not accurate. Thus, trying to justify target shooting with marbles and a paintball gun, using the examples you just did, makes little (if any) sense. If you're going to try to say, "well, he's target shooting to practice for paintball", then, he should be using paintballs. Marbles are heavier than paintballs, and thus will shoot differently.

It just boils down to this: There's no good reason to shoot anything out of your paintball gun, other than paintballs. There is no "high horse" attitidue about that statement. It's just plain common sense. If you don't like that, well...*shrugs* Oh well. I can't help that.

And thus far, I've seen no flaming going on as I've seen you accuse... All I've seen is some suggest that it isn't a good thing to shoot marbles out of a paintball gun. That's considered flaming? Heh. Ok. If you say so.

And I'm not on a high horse. All I'm saying is, paintball guns are used to shoot...paintballs. It's as simple as that.

[KossaK]

Again, that's what i'm saying Crime Dog....

Sorry if some of you thought we were PREACHING or something... but really all we are doing is trying to appeal to common sense...

It's hard enough to get people to accept paintball as anything short of some satanic cult... I've had conversations with people that ended up with them suggesting i go talk to someone about my "problems" (refferring to paintball), because my attitudes about "fun" were "a dangerous and destructive force in my life".

It's hard to spread the good word about paintball when there are people using the paintball guns for uses OTHER than shooting paintballs.
This includes drive-bys, shooting pets, shooting streetlights and windows..... and firing glass marbles out of a mechanical device that was designed to fire gelatine capsules...

All i'm saying is, if you start mis-using your markers, or acting irresponsibly with them, you're only making it HARDER for everyone else to enjoy our hobby/obsession/addiction/life, because it only spreads dissent and the sense that we are all some sort of mentally-ill, gun-toting, wanna-be psychopaths.. we all know that's BS, but fools believe whatever suits them.

Ultimately, it's YOUR decision as to how you are going to behave with your gun (marker... whatever...), just so long as you know where to draw the line. And marbles DO bounce, but they also shatter. so wear your goggles anyway, even if you are just "plinking" in the woods. Eye injuries suck.

[Torf]

I really didn't intend to get in a wee-weeing match with anyone about this, I was only defending the legitamacy of the question.

Now it seems like posters are deluding themselves about what has been stated here.

Mimos said, "What are you going to shoot at anyway? Cats? windows? cars?"
Mimos also said, "I don't think law enforcement would much like to see you shooting marbles. You could probably kill someone if you shot them in the right place. Or wrong place for that matter."

He is obviously stating that he thinks IronAsid is irresponsible or an idiot. Why would Mimos give his opinion about shooting people with marbles otherwise?

Here is a kicker: Mimos said, "Just go to wall mart and buy a wrist rocket if you want to shoot marbles."

Wait a minute! I thought that shooting Marbles was Evil!? In what ballistic way does a slingshot differ from a paintball gun? A slingshot can probably propel a marble every bit as fast as a paintball gun. Your mileage may vary, but where I live Law enforcement doesn't do anything unless you are breaking a law.

smg60user said, "We were playing in Palestine Texas against a team that we'd beaten before. It was just woods recball elimination or capture the flag, no money or anything at stake, but I guess they were mad. They froze their paintballs and put them in a cooler to bring out to the field. After the first game ended abrupty 2 guys had a broken rib each, one had blood all in his face, and it was on. Then they saw the folly of their ways."

These people obviously are idiots. They intended to injure people, and they did. The law is pretty clear about cases like this. Charges of Battery, and Reckless Endangerment come to mind.

Crime Dog said, "It's just plain immature and dangerous to shoot anything out of your PAINTBALL gun other than...paintballs."
Crime Dog also said, "We don't need morons going around shooting marbles and frozen paintballs, and wondering what else they can shoot from their paintball guns... "

This may not be intended as a flame, but you are calling anyone who doesn't agree with you. immature, dangerous, and morons. So a boy walking through the woods, with a slingshot could be described this way? If not, then why not a paintball gun. Why should the method of conveyance be all that significant? If nothing is vandalized, or illegal, then what is the problem?

kingtime69 said, "you hit a nerve with us. when you start talking stupid about things that could reck our sport people will get upset!!!!!!!!!
it is bad enough that people already think our sport should be
outlawed. we dont need that kind of horse play. "

I am not sure that anything I said could be possibly be construed as being stupid. The only thing that is going to wreck your sport is politicians writing legislation, or trial lawyers suing companies out of business. Anyone doing anything illegal ought to be held accountable for their own actions. But making blanket statements about people you don't know is fallacious at best and stereotypical at worst. I have more than 1 interest that is under assault by certain sections of the public.

jaronervin said, "Hey. As a quiet (until now) onlooker, I can see both of your sides. Whoever is asking about marbles: It's not a big deal if you do it, but don't give paintball a bad name. Be smart about it. As long as you don't shoot anything that can't be shot with a regular gun, you should be ok. Use your head about it."

This is exactly my point. Be safe, not stupid. Don't do anything illegal. Have fun.

specter542 said, "shooting marbles outta your paintball gun is downrite stupid. you could and will end up seriously hurting someone. think about it, marbles, despite being glass, will bounce back if they dont break, so if u miss the poor sould who u intended to hit w/ a MARBLE , then it is likely to bounce back, smack u probably in the face, or go off and injure someone else."
specter542 also said, " i have, and i will admit this, shot frozen paimtballs. you know what, it is stupid b/c when things are frozen, and are a liquid, as they thaw, they also condensate, so you end up w/ a mush of paint and goo in your hopper. but even if u do manage to shoot some out before they START to thaw, u gotta have a pretty GoOd shot.
i can see where ironasid is coming from asking, but dude, dont do it. getting his w/ a marble is probably extremely painful, harmful, and downright irresponsible. dont do it man and if u see people that are doin it, get them to put down there markers, for Gods sake so that u dont get hit, and tell them they are giving the the sweetest sport in the world as crappy@ss name.
"

Obviously an appropriate backstop is necessary when shooting any object, including paintballs. Shooting at boxes, milk jugs, frisbees, whatever, with a proper backstop will virtually guarantee zero ricochets.
I think we have already established that no one is planning on shooting marbles at people. Most of this post doesn't even address the question of marbles anyway. Frozen paintballs? Did you shoot them at people? Or did you have more common sense than you are assuming IronAsid or I have?

Crime Dog said, "I've met my fair share of paintballers with less than half a brain. More than my fair share... Hm. And as I reread my post, nowhere did I say that I thought he was going to shoot them at people. So please, don't put words in my mouth.
"

There is nothing you can say, or excoriate others about that will make stupid people less stupid. And as for shooting people, the posters own quotes pretty much speak for themselves.

Crime Dog said, "If you want to target shoot (and you're going for accuracy), you sure as heck shouldn't be using a paintball gun. You see Torf, armies and marksman quit using round projectiles for a reason...they're not accurate. Thus, trying to justify target shooting with marbles and a paintball gun, using the examples you just did, makes little (if any) sense. If you're going to try to say, "well, he's target shooting to practice for paintball", then, he should be using paintballs. Marbles are heavier than paintballs, and thus will shoot differently.
"

My point was that if somthing is an appropriate target for a .22LR, than why not a marble? That seems to make no sense.
I am well aware that muskets are no longer in vogue in modern militaries, but many hunters continue to use them, and muskets happen to be far more accurate than a paintball gun. This is because a. it is a solid sphere b. it is more perfectly round, and c. They travel faster.
Obviously practice for paintball is not a good reason to shoot marbles, and I agree with your assessment that they are heavier, and shoot differently. But maybe there is no other reason to do so except having fun. Paintballs are expensive, marbles aren't. Maybe there isn't any justification to going out in the backyard and shooting at soda cans and such, but that doesn't make it horseplay or irresponsible.

KossaK said, "It's hard enough to get people to accept paintball as anything short of some satanic cult... I've had conversations with people that ended up with them suggesting i go talk to someone about my "problems" (refferring to paintball), because my attitudes about "fun" were "a dangerous and destructive force in my life"."

These types of people have strange phobias that are perpetuated by hysterical media stereotypes, male bashing, and 'anti-gun-ism'. They are not likely to change.

KossaK also said, "It's hard to spread the good word about paintball when there are people using the paintball guns for uses OTHER than shooting paintballs.
This includes drive-bys, shooting pets, shooting streetlights and windows..... and firing glass marbles out of a mechanical device that was designed to fire gelatine capsules..."

I am having a very hard time seeing the correlation between shooting paintballs for vandalism, and destruction, and shooting targets with marbles in your own backyard. Try to work on catching and fining criminals, if you want illegal activity to stop.

KossaK also said, "All i'm saying is, if you start mis-using your markers, or acting irresponsibly with them, you're only making it HARDER for everyone else to enjoy our hobby/obsession/addiction/life, because it only spreads dissent and the sense that we are all some sort of mentally-ill, gun-toting, wanna-be psychopaths.. we all know that's BS, but fools believe whatever suits them."

Exactly... I agree totally, but shooting marbles at targets is a little different from acting irresponsibly. And people who think we are 'mentally-ill, gun-toting, wanna-be psychopaths' aren't the types of people I want to appease. These people will stop at nothing to take away our rights, and they should be defeated politically.

I have a lot in common with most of you. Especially you Crime Dog, and I don't want us to tear up a young community. Focus on the real enemy. Criminals, Sheeple (people who follow the crowd like sheep, and believe whatever the media tells them), and meddling politicians.

Have fun, Be safe!
Torf

[kingtime69]

torf:

looks like you were busy. i agree with you i judge someone i didnt even know
i only person whom can be safe is the person shooting marbles if that is what
is entended:tup:

[jaronervin]

I think Torf hit the nail on the head, although it was a REALLY big one. Everyone here is assuming a lot out of the shooter. Maybe he was planning on shooting a window. Maybe not. We don't know, so its best to just give him the benefit of the doubt, that he isn't an idiot that would shoot someone w/ a marble. Here is a general overall rule for all things in paintball: Be safe, and be smart!

[IronAsid]

God you people can't take a little joke.
Or hey what if I was gonna traget practice??
JUST COUSE I SAY SHOOTING DOESN'T MEAN I AM GOING TO SHOOT PEOPLE.
SPEAKING OFF PEOPLE EVERYONE HERE IS A LITTLE PARANOID AND CRAZY.
HEY ALL I WANTED TO KNOW IS IF YOU CAN SHOOT MARBLES NOW YOU PEOPLE ARE PUTTING WORDS IN MY MOUTH CALLING ME IMMATURE THAT I WAS GOING TO SHOOT PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
YOU PEOPLE HAVE TO RELAX A LITTLE BIT AND STOP THINKING EVERYONE IS IMMATURE AND WANT TO HURT ANIMALS OR PEOPLE

[jaronervin]

you got ppl standing up for you, here! Doesn't it suck when people turn on you in forums? Seriously, its happened to me from assumptions, and it shouldn't. Give Ironacid some credit, he has taken all these insults fairly well. And once again, as long as he doesn't leave a bad impression on paintball, why should we care? Its his marker. Let him do what he wants, unless it threatens our sport.

[IronAsid]

Originally posted by jaronervin
Give Ironacid some credit, he has taken all these insults fairly well.

Bah, i havn't even been reading this **** you guys write.
I just read bits of it.
I wasn't even thinking of shooting people with marbles couse that is just crazy, you people put the ****ing words in my mouth.
I just wanted to know how well a gun shoots marbles. (PERIOD) I
would never think of hurting someone with a paintball gun.
But you people put the words in my mouth that I would.
Would A MOD please dlt. this thread/post it has got out of hand with people putting words into other peoples mouths.

EVERY KID THAT PLAYS PAINTBALL OR HAS A PAINTBALL GUN LIKE ME ISNT SOME KID LOOKING TO HURT PEOPLE. YOU PEOPLE ARE BEING UN-FAIR TREATING ALL KIDS THE SAME, AS PEOPLE WHO LOOK TO COUSE DAMAGE AND HURT THINGS/PEOPLE. I FORGET THE WORD BUT YOU PEOPLE ARE BEING VERY UN FAIR, NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO HURT THINGS OR PEOPLE.

I FIGURED MARBLES WOULD BE GOOD FOR TARGET PRACTICE BECOUSE YOU COULD REUSE THEM BUT NOW YOU PEOPLE ARE SAYING I WANT TO SHOOT PEOPLE OR THINGS???? WHAT IS WRONG WITH EVERYONE??

[Torf]

Hey bud, don't go off half cocked. There are a few of us who think you are just fine.

Please read over these messages thoroughly before getting out of hand. Some people did assume that you were acting irresponsibly, but some didn't.

I think that this is a constructive thread, so please don't feel like it needs to be deleted.

Oh, and don't type your messages in all caps either, it makes you look psycho ;) .

[Mimos]

ok, torf, heres my reply to what you said. He is obviously stating that he thinks IronAsid is irresponsible or an idiot. Why would Mimos give his opinion about shooting people with marbles otherwise? Ok, if I though he was an idiot, I would have said so. I would think most people who shoot marbles out of a piantball gun are being a little irresponsible. When you bought your gun did it come with any marbles? No. Did the manual not say "Do not shoot anything other than paintballs through this piece of eqipment."? I think it did.

Here is a kicker: Mimos said, "Just go to wall mart and buy a wrist rocket if you want to shoot marbles."

Wait a minute! I thought that shooting Marbles was Evil!? In what ballistic way does a slingshot differ from a paintball gun? A slingshot can probably propel a marble every bit as fast as a paintball gun. Your mileage may vary, but where I live Law enforcement doesn't do anything unless you are breaking a law.

My wrist rocket came with marbles. You can use them for hunting. Do you use your paintball gun for Hunting? Yes, the slingshot probably can propell a marble every bit as fast as a paintball gun. But a slingshot is designed to be used with rocks and marbles. Is your paintball gun? I'd check and see with your local police if they have any sort of law about using a paintball gun in a manner other then it's intended use. You very well could be breaking a law if you shoot marbles.

Ok, so look, if you are going to shoot marbles, go ahead, I can't stop you. But, at least do it well outside of city limits, and far away from any structures, people, cars, ect. The people who are going to shoot marbles are probably kids. I don't know any responsible adults who have shot marbles. So, I think it was fair of me to assume that he was at least a little irresponsible, no?

[Torf]

Irresponsible? Probably not. Usually someone really irresponsible, just goes off and does what he wants. Since the question was posed in this forum, I can at least assume that he considers our feed back valuable, and that he at least considered damage to his gun a possibility.

I think he was being pretty responsible.

Sure the thing came with directions, and they do say "Do not shoot anything other than paintballs". I can't disagree there. You, of course, realize the whole point of directions like these. It is to protect Tippman Pneumatics Inc. from liability in case some bozo shoots his sisters eye out. It is not because of some law that makes it illegal. By the way, there are many different warnings on many different products. How many of you haven't photocopied your face, pulled a plug out by the cord, lit hairspray, drank too much alcohol, let a 7 year old play with a toy labeled ages 8 and up, etc.?

My slingshot came with no ammo, but so did my Tippman. This is all academic, but have you ever shot paintballs with your slingshot? It is usually not breaking any law to do so, but I can't speak for every crazy municipal code in this country.

Are you sure that you can legally hunt with a slingshot? Better check your city code, and state hunting regs on that. Hunting is a highly regulated sport, and shooting squirrels and sparrows in the backyard has gotten kids in trouble before.

Mimos said, "I don't know any responsible adults who have shot marbles. "

Maybe not, that is pretty specific, but I bet you know responsible adults who have made cherrybombs as a kid, shot .22's in the backyard, thrown rocks and sticks, played king of the hill, ect. Get my point? Besides, my father-in-law thinks paintball is a little silly, so opinions on these things vary. ;)

[IronAsid]

Originally posted by Torf

Mimos said, "I don't know any responsible adults who have shot marbles. "
[/B]

I got the whole Idea From A Ref at my field.
He was joking around when some kids gun wasnt work he said "What were you doing shooting marbles?"
The kid said No
So then the refs turns and points to a tippmann model 98 and says "Those are the best for shooting marbles"

[Mimos]

Irresponsible? Probably not. Usually someone really irresponsible, just goes off and does what he wants. Since the question was posed in this forum, I can at least assume that he considers our feed back valuable, and that he at least considered damage to his gun a possibility

Ok, I'll agree with that.

Sure the thing came with directions, and they do say "Do not shoot anything other than paintballs". I can't disagree there. You, of course, realize the whole point of directions like these. It is to protect Tippman Pneumatics Inc. from liability in case some bozo shoots his sisters eye out. It is not because of some law that makes it illegal. By the way, there are many different warnings on many different products. How many of you haven't photocopied your face, pulled a plug out by the cord, lit hairspray, drank too much alcohol, let a 7 year old play with a toy labeled ages 8 and up, etc.?

I'll agree with that too.

Maybe not, that is pretty specific, but I bet you know responsible adults who have made cherrybombs as a kid, shot .22's in the backyard, thrown rocks and sticks, played king of the hill, ect. Get my point? Besides, my father-in-law thinks paintball is a little silly, so opinions on these things vary. See how you said "as a kid"? But, yes, I see your point.



I got the whole Idea From A Ref at my field.

Did you see the ref shoot a marble through his gun? No, he was joking, but in your first post you said nothing about your question being a joke. You plainly asked if a tippman could shoot marbles. When I asked if you were going to shoot at cats and cars, I was half joking there, but nobody took that as a joke. (I thought the crazy eyes face would give that away.) Just like they did with your first post.

[specter542]

just dont shoot marbles :finger:, you may not be able to come back to your computer to respond to this......
trust me guys, MARBLES WILL BOUNCE IF THEY DO NOT BREAK. if and when you hit someone/something, thats a misdameanor, i believe. and then u will give us sane paintballers a reputation of being marble-shooting, property defacing half wits who have no sense, but yet feel they have the privlage to own a gun. but no they wanna shoot marbles.
IN OTHER WORDS, if you wanna shoot marbles outta a pball gun, than get a .22 rifle, 20 gauge, etc (REAL GUNS), but dont use ur paintball gun. but when it comes to paintball, USE PAINT:mad:

[specter542]

correction
"privlage to own a paintball gun"
sorry:eek:

[IronAsid]

Originally posted by specter542
and then u will give us sane paintballers a reputation of being marble-shooting

WHAT The **** I WAS JOKING
HOW IS ASKING IF A GUN SHOOTS MARBLES NOT SAIN!?
HAVE YOU MET ME DO YOU KNOW ME NO SO SHUT UP!
you people assume too much..

Will a mod please dlt this whole topic/thread.

[RRdmx77]

no offense IronAsid, but look what u started...

[specter542]

by asking the whole faculty and members of PBreview.com, you are opening urself up to criticism; whether it be constructive or degrating. obviously NO ONE, atleast here, has shot marbles outta there pball gun b/c they have enough sense not to do. ok?! grow up, no more games, put away the party favors, and start treating paintball as u would anyother sport.
shooting marbles is stupid, to put it simpler, shooting anything besides a paintball outta ur marker is DUMB.
if u wanna shoot HARD projectiles, get a pellet, BB, or REAL RIFLE. dont D%ck around w/ a sport that already has enough controversy surrounding it. :pissed:

[jaronervin]

Maybe, we should start using pbreview for constructive criticism, and stay out of any personal business IronAsid doesn't want you in! Everyone in here is getting way to serious. LEAVE HIM ALONE. It was a hypothetical question. If you guys were all criticized for your thoughts as he is being, you'd realize how arrogant you are. He has said numerous times that he was just asking, so don't throw personal attacks on him. Everyone asks dumb questions sometimes (which I'm not saying this is dumb, its a matter of opinion), so don't try to publicly abuse one person, just because you don't agree. Read my signature quote by Voltaire. Even though you dislike the question, he still has the right to ask it. This thread is being taken so seriously, maybe the moderator should delete, just as ironasid said.

[RRdmx77]

yeah moderator, just delete the thread

[specter542]

noooo, listen. even though his question may have been innocent, it doesn't sound like. i mean, what is the need to shoot a marble outta a tippy. and by ask "i heard tippmanns shoot marbles well" puts him into a situation where it appears to everyone that he is asking this because he wants to do it.
and what he does at home DOES affect the sport of paintball. b/c all he, or anyone, needs to do is hit someone WITH A MARBLE traveling at 200+FPS, and he as well as our sport, is toast:eyes:

[jaronervin]

which is why, before, I said, be safe and be smart. Of course if he hits someone it'll be an issue, but we don't know he even wants to shoot a marble. Whether or not he implied it, he never directly said "I want to shoot a marble" or anything likewise. If the mod doesn't delete this, from here on out, this question is purely HYPOTHETICAL. have fun!

[Crime Dog]

I'm going to concede to Torf. As I read more, you bring up some good points Torf. *gives him the nod* Still, I don't think it's a good idea overall. I'll leave it at that.

While I'm not moderator of this thread, I'm going to ask something of a few people here:

1) Will you guys stop using all caps in your posts? Please? That's against the rules. Thanks.

Secondly, somebody said to "leave him/them alone!" Well, if they're going to ask a question like this in a public forum, then they darn well better be prepared to hear all sorts of opinions, whether or not they like them. Just a thought... If they wanted to be left alone, they should have never asked the question, and just gone out and do what they were wondering...

Anyway, just wanted to acknowledge Torf's posts.

[IronAsid]

Originally posted by jaronervin
which is why, before, I said, be safe and be smart.

Did you look at your avatar under your name? Your not one to be talking.
And Will A MOD plz dlt this thread.

[wwhooper]

Stingrays shoot marbles best.... especially my bro's full auto stingray (no joke) !!!!

[Torf]

Originally posted by IronAsid


Did you look at your avatar under your name? Your not one to be talking.
And Will A MOD plz dlt this thread.

IronAsid, for crying out loud! jaronervin and I were defending you.
Since you refuse to actually read these threads, I have to assume that you are going slowly nuts.

Ease up a little, and READ ALL the posts! Please! It will do your sanity some good.

[IronAsid]

well sorry I am just a little up tight about all you people being so mature having no sence of humor.

and sorry if I sound pissed off but I am couse I hate when people refer to me as Imture and say I am being bad for the sport.

[jaronervin]

I know how it feels... and besides, its an avatar, its supposed to be pointless and stupid. IM not like that, and I'm sure you wouldn't be, either. At least, now that the entire pb community has put their two cents in.

[RRdmx77]

will somebody please just delete the thread!?

[specter542]

why is using caps or all caps, against the rules? im not askin this to be condensending or anything, this is a serious question.

[Torf]

I in no way speak for Crime Dog or anything, but most people feel like it is shouting. There is really no need for it, as reasonable sentences convey just as much meaning. Besides all caps are harder to read.

Try it sometime. In browsers, all caps posts look like eye charts.

I BET THIS IS HARDER TO READ THAN THE NEXT SENTENCE.

This is much easier.

Ahhhhhhhhhhh. :)

[specter542]

thank you, i thought it was a superficial meaning.
THANKS, (i'm not yelling tho)

[Mattbar]

Not directly related, but I shot some M-80's out of my old tiger shark a while back. Pretty cool. But definately not shot at anyone or anything.:laugh:

[walmartshopper]

this guy i know said he was shooting mables out of his gun and he said that put one in his barrel and fired another one and it blew the barrel up i was only paying half attention to him and he blow things out of proportion all the time so i dont know

[KAsplat]

if your looking for a cheaper way to target practice heres an idea

take two pillows and put them in one pillowcase. shoot at it and they wont pop so you can shoot the same balls until you run outa c02.

or get a BB gun.

dont ruin a barrel man thats terrible!! lol

[RRdmx77]

just though i would send this back to the top of the list to keep the argument going. lol

[Crime Dog]

It's a dead issue. Closing the thread. Really has nothing to do with Tippmann anyway. ;)