Civil War paintball

Check out [Removed spam] for the newest ideas in paintball. Now if only Tipman would produce masks and guns for CW combat the fun would begin!

Edited by Enos Shenk - 06 January 2012 at 6:11pm

PS Ships and tanks can also be made by the average guy. The suprising thing is that the cost is cheap! You don't have to spend a lot of money on one use items. A canoe and a riding mower can still be used. Check out the website and tell me what you think. If you like CW paintball call Tipman and tell them to start making period arms and masks!

cessman, I agree with you. I have worn them on numerous occasions and they work but tend to fog up. The key is to have abig manufacturer make a good one. The same is for the rifles.

Honestly, I don't see your mask coming onto play. Ever. It's just one of those safety things. But I like your rifle though, is it barrel load? Ever think of using a detent similar to the ones in a JT Tac-5m so you can shove a ramrod tipped with cotton to get that real simulation feeling?

^^ This would be cool with the "Gettysburg" game^^ but kind of concerned over the mask that is shown.  Not trying to knock you down Commander Doug.  It is good to see someone trying a different approach to the game.  Good Luck with it.

Cool idea, but CW guys are VERY picky about their uniforms, as they can cost thousands of dollars, and cheap paintballs STAIN clothing...

? I dont think he was selling anything. Why block his webpage and give him a strike for spamming? I think you jumped the gun on this one Enos.

You and I rarely disagree, at least that I know of, but I don't see anything In:

Difference being, that the Tippmannparts guy was actually selling something. CommanderDoug wasnt.

I think I'm qualified to speak on this- I missed the link but I think I get the gist of what was being talked about.

I've been a CW reenactor for 16 years now (On hiatus, lost a lot of gear in the flood)

We've had the paintball/reenacting discussion around the campfires before, mostly because we spent a lot of time **edited**ing that the other side 'doesn't take hits' and 'if they were hit with paintballs, we'd know for sure who'd been hit!"

But when you think about it, there's a few problems with marrying the two hobbies.

1. Most reenactments are small affairs, a few dozen guys at the most. that means that of the paintballs were introduced, then the whole 'battle' would be over in about 8 minutes. And the public, who often pay for tickets wouldn't be too thrilled with that at all.

2. Authenticity would have to be sacrificed for safety. One of the great things about reenacting, is that the only thing (LITERALLY) that is missing, is the lead. This means that aside from safety inspections of rifles before the fight, and elevating your muzzles when the lines close together there needs to be little to no deviance from authenticity, and still maintain safety. Introduction of an actual projectile would require protection, and it just wouldn't be what the public is there to see.

"And here come General Lee, with his saber and JT Goggles...."

3. The uniform thing...well, yeah as FE said, a lot of guys spend a LOT of time and money on the uniforms, and to have them painted up just wouldn't work really well. Consider that an entire enlisted man's uniform can cost a few hundred bucks, and some officer's jackets alone will run the same amount...having them painted wouldn't sit well with people (although...yes, we have no qualms with putting them through mud, rain, and all kinds of other thngs.)

Example:


(Go on, chuckle.... that's the uniform of the Co. B,  1st. Special Battalion of Wheat's Louisiana Tiger Zouaves.)



Most of what we do is for the benefit of the public. We try as hard as we can to take a page from history and present it to them as best we can. The steps necessary to introduce paintballs, would sort of kill that.

I could go on, but I'm certain that if it was going to work, it would be more of the paintball community interested in it than the reenacting circles. You'd be looking to "Make paintball more like CW reenacting" rather than the other way around. Essentially, rather than combine two different worlds into one awesome one, you'd be creating a third entity all by itself.