Everyone has their preferences when it comes to paintball guns. Some like a decked out A-5 for scenario games while others prefer a customized Ion for the speedball course. Some like an Ego that needs no upgrades and others prefer an autococker that needs no batteries. Whatever you shoot, it almost always boils down to the most important thing - whatever that may be. Some players are fanatical when it comes to durability. Others focus completely on weight. Still others want something that they can customize and truly make unique.

Whatever that most important thing is, it seems to make all the difference when it comes to deciding between comparably priced guns. Sure, all sorts of things factor in, but never as much as the most important thing.

For me, the most important thing is how a gun feels to hold. How a gun shoots is going to matter, but whether the gun is a mil-sim woodsball gun or a light and tight speedball gun, I want it to feel like it was designed for my hands before I ever pull the trigger. Can I express in words exactly what this means? No. But I can tell you that it means I prefer my old Spyder TL to a new Spyder Victor. It means I prefer an SP-8 to an e-gripped A-5 and I prefer an Angel 1 to a Shocker. There are probably other reasons that I could give to justify my preferences, but the truth is that the guns I prefer just feel better to hold.

So, what's your most important thing? Leave a comment and let the manufacturers know what, after everything else, really matters.