History of Paintball - Overview

Around 1980, a couple guys in New Hampshire were talking about a recent hunting trip one of them had taken. The conversation turned to how they could re-create the excitement, skill and adrenaline rush of the thrill of a hunt, without harming the “target”.

About a year and a half later, another friend showed them a paintball gun, which had historically been used by loggers for marking trees and cattlemen for marking cattle. The two guys came up with the idea of using the paintball marker to hunt each other. Thus the sport of paintball was created.

In the early 80s, paintball games started to take shape. These survival games, similar to capture the flag, placed teams against each other. The initial guns were clumsy and slow loading, the protective gear was makeshift or borrowed from workshops and the paint used was oil-based.

Today, the modern paintball player wear special protective gear and use rapid-fire paintball guns that shoot water-soluble biodegradable, non-toxic gelatin “paint” capsules.

Warning: Goggles in picture are not approved paintball goggles. DO NOT USE ANY Goggle System that HAS NOT been ASTM Paintball Approved. Permanent eye damaged could occur, if non-proper eye protection is used!

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Fort Worth, Tx. 76114
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