Visors & Targets for Paintball Sport - What is there to pay attention to?

There are several factors in sighting devices for paintball. On the one hand, the setup is crucial, so which marker you play and whether this is designed for short or long distance. Then on the used ammunition and not least on the planned shooting distance.

As a leading supplier of Woodland & Scenario Paintball accessories, we offer you a wide selection of different types of visors. Starting with the standard visor, consisting of rear sight and grit, over red dot visors with luminous dot, sniper visors with zoom function and modern Holosight visors with projected crosshairs, as they are known eg from computer games like Call of Duty.

The different types of voices, their suitability and the special features

There are generally three types of visor. We would like to give you a brief overview and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each model and construction.

Kimme & Korn visor - For short distances

This is the simplest form of visor. The target reticle consists of the rear sight, a small trough, at the rear end of the weapon and the grain, a small web or circle at the front part. For aiming the shooter simply brings the line of sight of the sight and grain on top of each other, so that they virtually intermesh visually on a line. Then the barrel is aligned and the target is hit safely. Kimme and Korn are sufficient for recreational players and shots on short to medium distances.

Red Dots & Holosight Visors - For medium range and fast aiming

Red dot visors, known as red dots, are the most widely used type of aiming aid in paintball sports. Here, in the field of view of the shooter, a small luminous spot is projected onto a pane of glass, this acts as a crosshair. The practical thing about the Red Dot is the fact that you can see through it from almost any angle, as long as the point stays on the target, you hit it too. In addition, the shooter can keep both eyes open during the shot, which allows him a better overview of the terrain and he can keep an eye on the environment even with the target in the sights.

Holosight refers to visors such as the well-known E552 from Eotech. These are red dots of the latest generation where not only a simple point is projected onto a target, but a real crosshair or other target reticles. Holosights allow the user a much easier and faster target acquisition. In addition, the visor can be adjusted individually according to the wishes of the user and change in color and brightness. For this reason, military around the world nowadays almost exclusively use Holosight visors and no regular Red Dots anymore.

Since Red Dots and Holosights usually have no magnification, they are used for medium firing distances and are used on assault rifles and in house fighting, the so-called CQB area . If you want to use Red Dots on larger distances, you can use a so-called Magnifier, an eyepiece with magnification that folds in front of the visor and allows a 3-5x magnification. With that you can shoot at distances up to 100 meters and more.

Zoom visors with enlargement - For snipers and distance shots

Visors with magnification are ideal for shooting at long distances. So if you are a sniper in paintball sports, you will usually be equipped with a zoom visor with a 2-6-fold magnification and will hit your target at distances between 50 and 120 meters. Also with the zoom visors there are different models. We have only 2 models to choose from, as everything beyond a 6x magnification in paintball makes no sense. Therefore, we offer you only a small selection, but has proven itself for it. Our paintball visor with enlargement also has a crosshair that can be illuminated in green and red for games at night, making it easier for players to aim at night and at dusk.

What to look for when using a paintball marker visor?

In addition, sighting devices for paintball markers, like all other sighting devices, are not designed for direct hits. This should always be considered as a player, when using sighting devices for markers. Selsbt high quality visors do not withstand a direct fire and they should not. Let's take a practical example of a soldier with an E552 Holosight visor being shot at by the enemy. If the enemy hits the visor, it will break if the impact distracts the ball, so the user will probably be less pleased with the defective visor but more with his well-being. The same applies in a weaker form for the paintball sport. The visor is always designed only as a targeting aid. If a short distance or hard shell paintball hits directly on the glass of a visor, it may be damaged. We therefore recommend the purchase of appropriate protective caps and panels to prevent damage of this kind.