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I'm sorry. Well that changes EVERYTHING lol. My only suggestion is that once you figure out everything you decide to get your children, post the setups (and prices) here. Those with experience can ensure that everything you're looking at is compatible, sufficient enough, and also not overkill. Expensive equipment is great, but how you play the game matters a hell of a lot more.

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OP. If you're willing to spend the money, the Tippmann A5 with E trigger is a great buy. There are several benefits to this marker. First, due to the design of the marker, you don't need to invest in a hopper, regardless of whether they decide to stick to woodsball or speedball. Second, this is a GREAT marker, that will last essentially as long as they decide to play paintball...it's very reliable. Third, because of the E trigger, they can be competitive in both woodsball and speedball (at least entry level) with this marker. If you go this route, you will need to purchase some kind of tank, masks, and some kind of pod system to carry around extra paintballs. This gun will run just fine on CO2 if you wish to save a couple bucks for now. If you look around for a decent mask, and get some entry level pod systems, you could have all three of your boys playing paintball for about $1,000. Paintball is an expensive sport. Trust me when I say that to have three boys playing paintball with a marker of this quality, for an initial investment of $1,000, is pretty damn good. ETA. I didn't see the Tippmann 48ci/3000psi HPA tanks. These tanks will be a tad heavier than CO2, but will be a little bit better for the gun, and will be more reliable in the winter time. At $35, they will only be about $10 more per tank than CO2 tanks.

I think that anyone who had a Kingman was jealous of anyone who didn't have a Kingman Don't worry, I was in that boat too

Yep. Back in the day, it was a hard gun to beat in that price range. I'm super jealous of your DM8 though. Dye was ALWAYS my favorite paintball company, by far. Their compressed air tanks were second to none. I was never lucky enough to shoot one of their markers though.

I used a SP Ion, then upgraded to a SP Shocker. I personally enjoyed the Ion more though. I had about $400 into it, with a Halo hopper, and Dye 68/4500 tank. I miss playing paintball a lot, however I have a partially torn ACL from it. It's a young mans game, and even at 25 I'm just too old for it.

I can't tell if you're serious or not. I found your rough age (it's one of two ages, I can't determine which). I found what city you live in. You taught math and business in high school for 5 years. It looks like you own a 2003 Corvette Z06 (don't worry, I won't post the VIN). I also found your cell phone number, it's from two years ago, but people don't change cell numbers frequently....so I'm assuming that is still current. Granted, none of this is SUPER important information, however this was all found from doing a google search on your username. As others have stated, if someone who wants to harm you really wants your information, they're going to get it. People who have passed background checks and are legally selling firearms are very unlikely to do what you're afraid of. Until then, if you want to be safe, tighten up everything you have online, that's where people do the most damage anyway.

I'm sorry, that just looks retarded though. Most of those guys were carrying around WAY MORE gear than you'll ever need. When I played, I carried: marker, compressed air tank, hopper, and four 140rd tubes. I wore light cleats, camo pants, and an under armour shirt. You don't need half the shit they were carrying around.

A lot of the answers to your questions depend on what your budget is. Paintball gear for 3 kids will add up QUICKLY. Compressed air is better and more reliable than CO2, however it's more expensive. I think one of the best places to start out is getting them markers from Tippmann. They're great guns for the money, and are on the cheaper end of the spectrum. If your kids want to upgrade later on, these will serve as good backup markers.

Dude. Pictures.

Founders All Day IPA.

It's not debt. It's an investment that will protect you from having to replace a cheaper and lower quality optic.

That's a good price for a good optic.

Yea I know, I was just trolling... *kicks dirt and walks away*

Ask, and ye shall receive http://midwestpx.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_136_108&products_id=734

This is bradsdeals.com.

Not to thread jack, but no. I'll email you.

Quick search shows that to be a good price. They also have a lot of other things that are priced low as well. Have you ever ordered from them or verified their authenticity?

I don't like wearing a vest with pouches and shit, I feel like it just gets in my way. I put all of my mags on my belt, therefore this advantage is lost to me. 15/20's are pretty much the best thing for me. This way they don't get in the way if I go prone or shoot from a bench. Whatever works for you homie.

This is the key. A lot of times, you may not know what you want. It might be a better idea to get a cheaper used upper, shoot it a little bit, and then build your own once you figure out what you want. Afterwards you can resell that upper and get most of your money back.

Congratulations. Do you have plans to build the upper, or buy a complete upper?

The best advice for whenever you are contacted by ANY agency/organization/company is to end communication and contact them yourselves to verify. This includes both emails and phone calls. Delete the email and go to the website via your own browser, DO NOT click the link in the email. Hang up and call them yourself through the number you are familiar with (found online, on the back of your card, etc.). I have seen some of the scams people come up with. They can be quite convincing.

My S&W 1911 TFP.

I'm active duty Navy. I'd be much more inclined to jump in and apply as well, given a plan for support, if I wasn't about to go overseas for a couple years. I don't think that would help at all in the actual suit.