See ‘Sitter’ or your closest English
language dictionary.
Obligatory way to begin all Paintball related
conversations - i.e. ‘And then I shot another
seven before bunkering a third and hanging the
flag.’
A coating that is applied to a Paintball marker
through the use of electrolysis and some other
physics that mere mortals do not understand. Suffice
for us to know that Paintball markers are not
'painted'. Splash or marble anodizing refers to
a pretty pattern anodised on to your marker in
the interests of looking beautiful on the field.
A device that holds a paintball in place in the
breech ready to be shot. It prevents more than
one paintball being fed, or pinching of paintballs.
Common anti-detents are made from wire (nubbins),
rubber or ball bearings.
A trigger fitted to a semi that fires a paintball
both when squeezed and when released. This effectively
doubles your ROF (see ROF). Usually these triggers
are not allowed in tournaments.
This applies to pump guns. Most pump guns nowadays
come set up with auto-triggers. Auto-triggers
allow you to shoot paintballs by pumping the gun
while holding down the trigger. This gives you
a faster ROF (see ROF), but may lead to a loss
of accuracy.
Opposite to front-block, therefore logically placed
at the rear of certain types of marker (see marker).
Goes "clickety-clack" as marker re-cocks
thereby impressing newbies (see newbies) tremendously.
Also known as a butt-pack or fanny-pack, the back-pack
is a strap-on item that goes around your waist
and is designed to carry loaders (see loader)
on to the field. Most utilise velcro pouches which
loaders fit snugly into.
A small section of tubing screwed between the
breech and the barrel in closed bolt (see closed
bolt) markers that creates a tighter fit for a
ball that has dropped into the breech. Smaller
paintballs sometimes used to roll down the barrel
of closed bolt markers without this device. Sneaky
cheats could beat the chrono by allowing the ball
to roll down the barrel a bit before chrono-ing
(see chronograph).
A very important safety device inserted into the
barrel of a marker that, in the words of the NPPL,
should "not partially, but totally, and without
exception (not pertaining to section iv of paragraph
20, section 2) obscure to the detriment of an
unwillingly or mistakenly and therefore with no
malicious attempt shot paintball from exiting
the barrel in an area where goggles are not in
use".
All open bolt semis are either blow forward or
blow back. The bolt is either released under pressure
of gas and then bounced back by a spring (blow
forward) or propelled by a coiled spring and blown
back by the release of gas (blow back). The Armson
semi and the Automag are examples of blow forwards
and the Spyder and Raptor are examples of blow
backs. None of these terms refer to `being blown',
which is something Anthony Jones, the editor of
this esteemed publication, can tell you all about
when you're a little older.
The bolt directs gas via the exhaust valve onto
the paintball in order to propel it. The bolt
is an item that is the object of much debate.
In particular there is the venturi vs standard
bolt face debate. Venturi bolts have holes to
distribute (or, as some would argue, disturb)
the flow of gas striking the ball.
Bonniched: If a gun has been ‘Bonniched’
(from the Latin term JohnBonnicheried; literally,
‘touched by the hand of God’), it has
been customised to within an inch of its life.
Someone who talks about any sport except Paintball.
Bore also refers to the diameter of a barrel or
a paintball. It is important to match your paintball
and barrel bores. Too tight and you get lots of
breaks, too loose and you get a lack of accuracy.
A device that relocates where you connect your
gas to the bottom of your grip.
A paintball that has struck a player without bursting.
This does not count as a hit. If the player calls
him/her self out, then it does not matter that
it has not broken, he/she is eliminated.
This can refer to either a break to cover or a
paintball break in the barrel. The first happens
at the beginning of the game as you run to your
bunker (see below) the second, right when you
really need to hit someone bunkering you.
The area where the paintball enters the marker.
As a noun it is a solid piece of cover. As a verb
it is the art of removing an opponent from their
bunker with a vigorous and aggressive action (also
known as mugging, taking down, getting up close
and personal etc.)
