In the paintball scene, semi automatic guns help combine the beauty of both worlds. Alone, the pump and automatic have their advantages and disadvantages but a hybrid helps mitigate most of the most obvious flaws.
How Does the Semi-Automatic Work?
The gun reloads itself each time the player shoots the paintball in their gun barrel. This leaves the player with shooting. Although they are not known for high firing rates like full automatics, the guns are excellent choices for several scenarios and games. It is however superior in shooting rate than the pump.
Why Choose a Semi-Automatic Paintball Gun Over an Automatic?
As a beginner, you might not understand its perks. Pros, however, have discovered many uses for the semi-automatic paintball gun including to help them control the game. Unlike automatic guns that release many paintballs with one squeeze of the trigger, the semi is better with its single-shot design. On the field, spraying many paintballs might expose your location more easily therefore a single-shot tactic is much welcomed.
The semi has is cheaper and less likely to break down compared to the automatic guns. With their high firing rate, automatics are prone to more damages and jamming. These aspects make them unreliable compared to semi-automatics.
Are Semi-Automatics Good for the Beginner’s Learning Curve?
Starting to learn paintballing with an automatic gun is probably not ideal. The gun empties a whole hopper within a minute of one trigger squeeze. This leaves the player to chance, hoping that one of the paintballs might hit their opponent. This type of strategy does not work when you are trying to improve your skills including accuracy, and speed. The semis also allow you to focus on improving your accuracy since it employs the one paintball per squeeze design. This system allows you to dial in on the target before shooting the reload paintball.
Plus automatics may be overwhelming for beginners. Between having paintballs flying overhead, players moving into formation, having commands yelled at you, and the intense heat of the match, a semi might seem to ease the pressure.
Semi-automatics are also good for beginners in another aspect. With most paintball guns produced being semi-automatic, the guns in this category are relatively cheap. Following the cheaper option offers you an easier out if you feel the sport is just not you without having a huge loss.
Why Are Semi-Automatics Good?
While it takes less skill for a player to hit a target, even accidentally using an automatic, semi-automatics require timing and skill. Purists in the game are even discussing how full automatic guns have brought down the level of skill needed to execute plans in matches.
Do not worry because you can easily upgrade your semi-automatic any time you play with players with full autos. You can apply the e-trigger modification to your gun to match the volume and speed of automatic paintball guns while enjoying the precision of a trues marksman.
Note that performance with the e-trigger might vary depending on the amount of charge. The trigger might also fail mid-match.
