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The Paintball Sniper Advantage...What is it, a paintball sniper? Is a sniper a gun or someone shooting with a sniper paintball gun? Well, the truth is
“What is difficult about playing the role of a paintball sniper?” 
The answer is that being a paintball sniper is a bit different than being a regular player trying to capture the flag. A paintball sniper has to use everything that can cover his or her movements. The movements of a paintball sniper don’t have to be sudden, but steady and slow, or the sniper may be quickly seen by his opponent. A paintball-sniper sometimes has to hold a position, well hidden in the bushes, or wherever they can, before making his or her way to the place where their opponent is.
Can you find the sniper (this is a photo of a real life army sniper)?
But no matter how long the sniper has to wait, he or she is always alert for the next appropriate cover position. Using good camouflage often helps snipers in their concealment. And of course they cannot become invisible, only difficult to be seen very quickly.
But as you know, the faster, the better, and that is the advantage of the sniper. Often, the opponent doesn’t know where you have taken him down.
Every type of paintball gun can be used. There is a type which is preferred: The pumps. Their advantage is that they shoot further than the others and use less air than semi-automatic paintball guns. And if a pump has the most appropriate paintballs and barrels, it becomes really accurate.
However pumps have disadvantages, too. One of them, as you may know is that they have to “pump” the paintball into the chamber, which is really difficult, especially when you wait in an ambush. It is much easier simply to pull the trigger, and just pulling it will never give you up. Of course, not everyone will choose pumps, but as it was mentioned before, it doesn’t matter. The best cheap paintball gun for a paint ball sniper would be (at least starting with) a Spyder Aggressor, but adding a better paintball barrel. Any of the cheaper Spyders are good guns. If you have a couple hundred bucks get the Tippmann A-5 with a flatline barrel. This gun is awesome.
My high end choice would be an upgraded Tippman, a high end Spyder, or Angel. Tippmann is THE best value in terms of price, reliability, quality, and performance. Also, an advantage of having a scope is that you can see where you enemy is before they even have a clue as to where you are. They are also very handy for all paintball players. Combine this with a decent gun and a decent barrel and you will be a very effective sniper (or regular player). Closing thought: As long as you like your paintball marker and can put up with the idea of eventual waiting in bushes for long minutes before you get action as a paintball sniper. ...then go and have fun! And it's always nice to hear the angry and surprised voice of the opponent who was shot: “Where the --- IS he?” For more tips, reviews, and advanced and basic paintball strategies sign up for our free special newsletter Paintball Success Tips.
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