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Arm Shot

Reader Submissions: Pictures of Paintball Bruises and Welts

From Dutch1962

 Arm Shot

Proud owner of a welt

Location of Bruise 

My sons arm

The Story Behind The Bruise 

The first William Shatner Splat Attack charity game at CPX. It was a crazy game with 3 sides and no one knew who was friendly at any given time. The battles at Armageddon were epic and my son & I had such a great time. Somewhere in it he got this welt and was so proud of it. We were the Borg and wore big chest protectors as part of our costumes. If you look close you can see a white paintball lodged, unbroken' in it. We didn't see that until we looked at the pic some time later.

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Lessons Learned 

  • It's all good. This game featured many celebrities and was for charity so a few bumps and bruises were fine.

David Muhlestein, Paintball Guide, says:

The ring-shaped bruise is a classic paintball mark. This one is a beauty.

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