Do marbs ever break?

[Lord Delta]

I went paintballing on Sunday and brought some marbs so I wouldn't have to buy field paint. Anyways, when playing a game of speedball I hit one opponent twice on separate occassions and the balls bounced off. I saw both balls hit, and one time saw the ball bounce off his chest or shoulder and fly six feet through the air before landing on the ground unbroken. Does this happen to anyone else? Is it common with all paint? I know most people love marbs and so do I except I have noticed from several games they don't always break. Do you think it was a old batch? or what?

[iipaintballer]

There could have been many reasons why that could have happened.
1. bad batch
2. he was wearing a lot of padding or fat
3. just at that right angle where the ball would bounce instead of break
4. shooting very low.

there could be a bunch of reasons. But usually marbs are very good. I havent had that problem before.

[skippy8]

marbs are hard as hell. I've put alot of bounces off. I'm looking into all-star paint but I thinks its LP paint

[iipaintballer]

watch out for evil all star... it has a harder shell.

[Silent Knight]

hard shell paint sucks!!!!! some of the guys that play at the field where i play, use the SuperSwirls you can buy at walmart. Those paintballs never break!!! when that Mofo hits you! god dammit!

[Q-Ball]

Marbs hardly ever break for me. Last game I gogged two people and neither shot broke.

[larson]

even if they are really hard, you peg someone 6 times with marbs they'll probably call themselves out weither they break or not ;)

'specially when you give them a burst from a reactive trigger, heh heh

-lars

[in trauma]

i have never had one break on me

and i was playing with a guy and he got shot about 30-40 times and not one marb broke!!!

[Joel Timberlake]

That's weird. I use Marbs and they always break for me.

[Insanekila]

damn trauma you must be fat as hell to have that many to bounce off your ***...
i usually dont have trouble with marbs either...
it might be that you have an old batch and isnt fresh anymore and when that happens, it gets softer and softer making it more prone to bouncing with its more flexibility

[Insanekila]

never mind, you were talking about the person you were playing with

[marine51]

I played with marbs almost in all my games!
before i found powerball was more efficent for my tribal....
anyways marbs are a great paint, it shoots great, nice and str8 and we really apreciate umm i mean, they are great..
i got my revenge and they are supa good....

[flyingdeadbody1]

i remember one day a while ago, in the winter, i was running a gun on Co2, with a remote, and the other team was shooting marbs, and i was the last man left, (I tried to stay alive cuz my gun wasnt working),I also didnt know that i was the last man left (or i would of called myself out, if something goes wrong in a game i always like to draw fire for my team,lol),so they angled on me, I started running, and i got shot at least 40 times, because the pballs werent breaking, and right before i fell on the ground and started rolling around, i got shot one last time, and it broke on my remote. Ouch that hurt.

[Insanekila]

im sure that they didnt shoot you forty time, maybe twenty but forty is just too much for me to believe
besides, shooting fat guys and making them in more pain with marbs is even funner than shooting them with paint that breaks

[Richy_C]

You *******. How the hell is that funny? Inflicting pain on others is funny? You shouldn't call yourself a paintballer, only a moron enjoys hurting other people.

[flyingdeadbody1]

insanekila, it was 40 times. a big 4-O

[braiden1835]

this has nothing to do w/ paintball but how do u get a pic?

[Creek]

well marbs is now made with the advantage shell,it does break .I used it today and most all the balls broke.

[marine51]

well i went to my local field, * BOB LONG'S STORE*
delta paintball, and i was talkin to Bobs son,
he tests just about all the new stuff...
anyways the new marbs shell has a teflon coated shell...
neat huh? the seams are almost invisible.
great paint shoots str8