How much pain you feel and skin you lose depends on velocity, temp, paint freshness, and range. Nothing worse than being shot from 10' away at 290fps when it's near freezing outside with stale paint. Ouch......
WEAR A CUP! Protect the family jewels.....I started after I landed a few in a guy's crotch.
I used to play all the time in high school, once college started I dropped off and have only played a couple times since. I've got a Tippmann Pro Lite, but I need a serious upgrade before I get back into it. Only 2 fields around Austin, that sucks dude. Only outdoor, too.
My bro runs with an Autococker and an Angel. He had a Bushmaster but sold it. The cocker is tight, when it works properly. The day I played with it one of the hoses was loose, so it double shot a lot....still accurate when it single shot. Heavy as could be, though. The Angel was pretty badass, I never played with it, though.
Maybe I'll get my bro to give me his cocker.....hmmmmm, now that's the ticket. Just hope your finger doesn't get tired with one of those bad boys, otherwise it's choppin balls all day long. haha.
The Angel is so easy to break down and clean, though.....
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