Tiberius Arms First Strike Paintballs - The first choice for snipers and snipers!

The First Strikes are special ammunition originally developed for military use. The main customer of Tiberius Arms was originally the US-based security company Blackwater. They were looking for a military-grade, low-cost training bullet for paintball guns to optimize mission training . The First Strike paintballs are harder than ordinary paintball balls, so they can be shot with higher pressure. They fly about 1.5 times as fast as normal paintballs and about twice as far, thanks to their special streamlined shape.

You can achieve hits on distances of over 100m, and with a commercial paintball weapon.

These features make the First Strikes very popular for distance shooters in the paintball sport. The so-called sniper. They are usually found in the big game scenario around the globe, where the playing fields are big enough and where there is a good position for snipers with a free field of fire.

What sets First Strikes apart from regular paintballs?

Actually, a First Strike Paintball has nothing to do with a commercial Cal. 68 paintballs in common. Apart from the bullet diameter.

Normal paintballs have a gelatin shell, while first strikes are made of a biodegradable plastic compound. This makes the case harder and allows only the special bullet shape. The stuffing of sniper paintballs is very viscous and enriched with additives that makes them difficult to wipe off. First Strike hits should be removed as soon as possible and washed out to leave no residue.

Particularly interesting is the bullet shape. Normal paintballs are simply round and spherical. First strike balls, on the other hand, have a two-part construction. The back part is a coat with trains and fields, this is hollow inside. The traction and fields on the outside displace the projectile, through the air flow along the ball in rotation, this stabilizes the trajectory. The front part of the projectile is again spherical, has a thinner wall, and is therefore more fragile. Here is also the color filling of First Strike Paintball.

In principle, one can imagine the structure as that of a badminton. The bullet is heavy at the front and light at the rear, so it is automatically aligned in the direction of flight, as the filling in the front area forms the center of gravity.

Which Paintball Markers Can I Shoot First Strike Paintballs?

You need special markers to be able to work with First Strike ammunition. All First Strike paintball markers share a few key features.

1. All First Strike markers have a magazine, because only magazines can reasonably reload First Strike Paintballs. This is not possible with a normal hoppers.

2. The marker has the manufacturer Info First Strike Ready . This can usually be found on the packaging or in the operating instructions. Most manufacturers also advertise directly, as this is a popular marker feature. To be on the safe side, look at the ammo channel of the marker. If this is just round, then fit only normal paintballs . If the ammunition inlet is round at the front and straight at the back, like the shape of a first strike, then you can shoot it with it.

Also pay attention to the form of the magazine , here are the same exclusion criteria as the marker. If the magazine only has a round ammo inlet, then unfortunately it is not capable of First Strike.

If in doubt, just ask the Paintball dealer of your confidence if you would like to buy a First Strike capable paintball marker.

Why are First Strike paintballs so expensive, and where can I buy them cheaper?

One must clearly pay attention to the effort involved in the production. The special shape of the First Strike Paintballs is complex to produce. Then a special, biodegradable plastic is used, which also makes the production expensive. Also not to be forgotten are patent costs, marketing, sales, etc., because First Stikes are only produced and sold by one manufacturer.

First strikes can also be cheap, at least in relative terms. If you buy individual First Strike balls, then you pay well and like 1 Euro or more per shot. However, this changes when larger quantities are consumed. For example, a 250cc box is already available from 134 euros, so you only pay around 53 cents a shot. This relativizes the price so schonmal a good deal.

All in all, First Strike paintballs will still be expensive exotics, as there is currently no further price reduction in sight.