Pump Action Paintball – Why You Should Play Pump
Non-pump players ask this question a lot. They don’t understand why anyone would want to actually play with a pump. There are lots of reasons why someone would want to play with one though.
A pump paintball marker is a disadvantage on the field, in terms of rate of fire. That is the simple truth about them. You can’t shoot nearly as fast as an electronic marker. The low BPS (balls per second) ability of a pump makes others wonder why in the world anyone would want to use one. Below are just a few reasons why players choose to play with them.
Armed with a pump gun, the player only can shoot as fast as he can pump, which isn’t very fast at all. Going against an electronic 15+ BPS gun, a pump is a huge disadvantage. Why would anyone want to play so disadvantaged? Let me give you a few reasons.
It goes without saying that playing with the disadvantage of such a low BPS rate isn’t for many players out there today. For some reason or another, there are people out there that, if they come to a fork in the road, they will choose the road that looks the hardest, just because they want a challenge. These kinds of people are drawn to pump play because it is a challenge.
Besides the challenge that pump play offers, it also helps train you to become a better paintballer. Some people debate this, but I see no debate. It is quite simple really. Without the ability to spray paintballs and hope that it may hit someone you are forced to move and find better angles where you can hit someone. You are also forced to make your shots count. This means you train yourself to take better shots. With an electronic marker it is easy to sit in the back and unload, while with a pump, not so much, because with your inferior fire power, you will get destroyed. You have to compensate for your slower rate of fire by playing smarter and more effectively, which in time will make you a better paintball player.
There you have just a few of the reasons why someone would want to play this way. Playing with a low rate of fire helps you save a ton of money on expensive paintballs. It also gives you an exciting challenge, and helps you build up your skills. Snap-shooting, moving on the field, strategy, and accuracy are all skills pump play can help you build up.
Pump action paintball is a ton of fun to play. For more reasons why you should get a pump, read Why Pump Paintball?