Camo or no?

I play alot of woodsball and alot of the guys i play with camo thier guns and hoppers. Should i spend the money to camo my gun or is it really worth it? If so what are some good camo ideas?

I've painted two and as Oldpbnoob said, it's for looks.  It MIGHT help every now and then, but I'd say those times are the exception, not the rule. 

Camo works really well in the right conditions. Knowing ow to use it is really the trick.

Players learn in the woods really fast what to look for on a player that gives away their location. A hopper is one, and a lens is another, 75% of the time your gun will be pointing at someone, so camoing much more than the barrel really isn't needed.

Hiding yourself is something you should work on before hiding your gun.

buhju1 wrote: Don't spend any money. There is no reason to buy a kit, a camo wrap, or paint. (god forbid)  If you feel you need to camo you gun just put some camo duct tape on it.

So this camo tape you speak of is free?

Edited by oldpbnoob - 17 December 2009 at 9:17am

I would just try to hid your hopper! If you paint your gun it will only look good for about the first 2 times you use it and then it will start to look like crap! But the camo duck tape is a great idea. just putting strips of duct tape on the gun or hopper would be just fine. When you play at your local field just check out what some of the other guys do!!

I think it helps, but then, i'm an aggressive player with a completely home spun ghillie suit.

As stated above, players learn what to look for, and your hopper and mask are the first things that stick out.

I have played for almost 10 years now, and it wasn't until the last two that i bothered camo'ing my gun, or even wearing any camo.  I now have 4 guns that have a paint job on them.  (and contrary to above, it does not wear off after to days, my current primary (painted last spring) will still be good probly through this next fall) 

If you want to see what i've painted, just search my posts.  There have been many others on here that have painted their guns for cheap (just get wally world camo spray paint). Browse Marker gallery as well.

But keep in mind, that unless your doing it for looks, you'll need to do something with your mask and hopper as well, it really is just a slippery slope that keeps going if your not careful.

I tried that stuff a few years ago. It isn't the best either but is probably better than having tape residue on your gun. Camo tape may also take off paint. The problem with camo wrap is that you have to wrap it around your gun because it only sticks to itself which results in you using a lot of it. 

This is the camo wrap we were referring to above.