I recently asked what paintballs you shoot and I got a good number of responses. And the most popular brand was......

Actually, there wasn't one.

This somewhat surprised me, but no brand of paint stood out among the responses I received. People mentioned everything from Evil Premiums to Draxxus Blaze to RPS Stinger to Sterling Rec. The only trend was that while people often prefer a brand, they care more that each box has well-rounded, uniform paintballs. It seems that people find a brand that typically gives them good results and they stick with it. Sounds like a good idea to me.

One interesting paintball buying strategy I learned is to buy only form stores that sell large amounts of paint. Sure, the biggest stores and fields typically cost a little bit more, but if they go through their inventory quickly, it means the paint they carry is probably fresh which leads to fewer dimples and flat spots.

As for me, I'll continue looking for the perfect brand of paint, even if it means I try out all the brands of paintballs in the world. Hopefully I never find it and have to keep on looking.
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