Paintball Bore Sizes
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This chart shows the measured sizes of various types of paintballs available. This information should then be used to either buy the right paintballs depending on the barrel(s) you are using, or buy the right barrel(s) depending on the type of paintballs you prefer to use. A list of stock barrel bore sizes can be found here, whereas one for aftermarket barrel bore sizes can be found here.
As you can see, I have many, many brands of paintballs listed. If you know the bore size and/or the bore description of any of the paint listed as Unknown, contact me.
Recently it has come to my attention that several paint sizes have changed their bore size new 2003. Updated sizes have been added. These include RSP Marbalizer and All-Star, System X Point Blank, Proball and Proball Platinum, Nitro Duck First Choice, and Nelson Nel-Splat and Nelson Challenger.
| Paintball Type/Brand |
Bore Size Range (ca) |
Bore Description |
Notes |
| 32º Competetion |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
Thin shell. |
| 32º Platinum |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
|
| 32º Team Colors |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
|
| 32º Team Colors (Winter Fill) |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
Last very long; for use in colder weather; "taste good." |
| 8-Ball |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Very thick |
| 98º |
Unknown |
Large |
Low quality; $30/1000. |
| Acuball |
Unknown |
Unknown |
$80/2500; "smell bad" |
| Adrenalin |
0.688-0.691 |
Medium |
Smooth shell; seems to last longer than usual. |
| Arctic Inferno |
0.688-0.691 |
Medium |
Very high-quality, stains clothing and skin, impossible to whipe. |
| BattleBall Ecno-Balls |
Unknown |
Medium |
Observed as cheap as $30/2000. |
| Blowguns Northwest |
0.619-0.622 |
Very Small |
Rarely chop due to size. |
| BrassEagle Top Brass |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
Very low quality. |
| BrassEagle, Old Style |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
Very low quality. |
| Cobra Snake Eggs |
0.688-0.691 |
Medium |
$45/2000; black shells available. |
| Diablo Blaze |
0.688-0.690 |
Medium |
Thick shell. |
| Diablo Dusk |
0.687-0.691 |
Medium |
Relatively high quality. |
| Diablo Hellfire |
0.682-0.685 |
Very Small |
Extremely high quality; wax-based. |
| Diablo Inferno |
0.686-0.688 |
Small |
Heavier than average. |
| Diablo Midnight |
0.688-0.690 |
Medium |
|
| Diablo Nightmare |
0.687-0.689 |
Medium |
Extremely high quality; smooth shell. |
| Diablo Recsport |
0.687-0.690 |
Medium |
Easier to wipe. |
| Direct Hit |
0.656-0.670 |
Very Small |
Heavier than usual; wax-based. |
| Draxxus Rec-Sport |
unknown |
unknown |
VERY brittle; breaks in the barrel. |
| Get Balls Paint |
Unknown |
Medium |
Extremely low quality; cheap as a result. |
| Great American |
0.688-0.690 |
Medium |
Oily. |
| Great American Banana Ball |
0.688-0.690 |
Medium |
|
| Great American Sour Apple |
0.688-0.690 |
Medium |
|
| I&I Sports House Premium |
Unknown |
Unknown |
$45/2000. |
| JT Carnivore |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
Low quality. |
| JT Elite |
0.689-0.690 |
Medium |
Low quality--visable equator seams. |
| JT J-Balls |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
JT logo printed on each ball. |
| JT Maxim |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
High quality. |
| JT Predator |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
Difficult to wipe |
| Kick'n Paintballs |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
Moderately low quality. |
| Kingman Java Classic |
0.688-0.690 |
Medium |
Oily shells--promotes breakage in barrels. |
| Kingman Java Supreme |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
Wax-based. |
| Nelson Anarchy |
0.687-0.689 |
Medium |
Oily shells. |
| Nelson Challenger |
0.689-0.690 |
Medium |
Reasonably high quality. |
| Nelson HotSpot |
0.690-0.691 |
Small |
Large equator seams and very thick shell ($32/2000=bad!) |
| Nelson Nel-Splat |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
Available in red fill! |
| Nitro Duck First Choice Field |
0.689-0.690 |
Medium |
Only available to field owners; thick shell. |
| Nitro Duck First Choice Slam |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Thick fill that dosen't bind to inner shell. |
| Nitro Duck First Choice Super |
Unknown |
Large |
Thin fill. |
| Paintball Junkies Ace |
Unknown |
Small |
Brittle shells. |
| Paintball Junkies Joker |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Observed as low as $40/2000. |
| Paintball Junkies Reaper |
Unknown |
Unknown |
High quality. |
| PMI Advantage |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Thick, waxed-based; high quality. |
| PMI Evil |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
Extremely high quality; $60/2000. |
| PMI Premium |
0.6890.691 |
Medium |
Thick; waxed-based fill. |
| Paintball Mania First Choice |
0.692- |
Large |
|
| Proball |
0.689-0.691 |
Small |
Thick fill. |
| Proball Devil |
0.686-0.688 |
Small |
|
| Proball Lite |
0.687-0.689 |
Medium |
|
| Proball Platnum |
0.688-0.690 |
Small |
Thin fill. |
| RPS All-Star |
0.688-0.689 |
Medium |
High quality; $65/2000. |
| RPS Freedom Balls |
0.688-0.689 |
Medium |
|
| RPS BetterBall |
0.688-0.690 |
Medium |
Transparent outer shells |
| RPS Stingers |
0.688-0.690 |
Medium |
Trnasparent paint; doesn't work in ANY anti-chop eyes. |
| RPS BigBall/Menace |
0.688-0.690 |
Medium |
High quality; occasional visable equator seam. |
| RPS El Tigré |
0.686-0.689 |
Small |
High quality. |
| RPS Euro-Flite |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Designed for use in humid areas. |
| RPS Flash |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
|
| RPS Lightning |
Unknown |
Very Small |
|
| RPS Marbalizer |
0.688-0.689 |
Small |
High quality. |
| RPS Polar Ice |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
|
| RPS Premium |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
|
| RPS Premium Gold |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
Extremely high quality. |
| RPS SlamBall |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
|
| RPS SuperSwirls |
0.688-0.690 |
Medium |
|
| Severe Paint |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Very thick shell. |
| Sheridan Premium |
Unknown |
Small/Medium |
$25/1000. |
| Sheridan Visable Impact |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
| Smart Parts Competition |
0.689-0.690 |
Medium |
High quality, Only available at the All American Paintball Park. |
| Smart Parts Contender |
0.689-0.690 |
Medium |
Only available at the All American Paintball Park. |
| Smart Parts Deathpaint |
Unknown |
Small |
No longer made. |
| Smart Parts Smart Paint |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
No longer made. |
| Stinger Paint |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Available in banana-scented; low quality. |
| Superball |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Moderately low quality; thin fill. |
| System X Legends |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Observed as low as $40/2000. |
| System X Point Blank |
Varies, Unknown |
Small to Large |
Available in small, medium, or large bore. |
| System X Steel |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Thick fill |
| Taso PowerBall |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
Thick shell. |
| Torq |
unknown |
unknown |
High-quality, white fill. |
| TC Venom |
0.688-0.691 |
Medium |
Hard shell. |
| Viewloader |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
Low quality. |
| Vortex Armageddon Series |
0.686-0.687 |
Small |
High quality. |
| WDP Victory |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Thick shell. |
| WGP Worr Competition |
0.687 |
Medium |
Very thick fill; heavy as a result. High quality. |
| WGP Worr Domination |
0.687 |
Medium |
Extremely high quality. |
| WGP Worr Perfection |
0.687 |
Medium |
Extremely high quality; available in red fill. |
| Winchester Paint |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Low quality. |
| WS Warped Blaze |
0.688-0.691 |
Medium |
|
| Xtreme Point Blank |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
|
| Zap Advantage |
0.688-0.690 |
Medium |
|
| Zap Chronic |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
| Zap Classic |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
|
| Zap Performance Plus |
0.688-0.690 |
Medium |
|
| Zap Pro-European |
Unknown |
Unknown |
High quality. |
| Zap ProSeries |
0.688-0.690 |
Medium |
|
| Zap ProSport |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
|
| Zap Select |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
Advertized as "economy-grade" (economy=bad!). |
| Zap X-Out |
0.689-0.691 |
Medium |
|
· Wax based paint is difficult to wipe.
· The darker the outer shell, the more difficult they are to see when the are coming at you at 300-fps.
· The heavier the paintballs weigh, the further they travel (heavier=more momentum; do not dispute me on this)
· If the fill of the paintballs dosen't bind to the inside of the shell, the paint will be fresh for longer.