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If I am not mistaken, paintball guns are essentially pneumatic smooth-bore muskets. Definitely not "sniper" quality.

• electromagnetic 17y ago
  You're not mistaken. Just like the old muskets, the rounds bounce around inside the barrel and are very inaccurate. However, what many people don't know is that prolonged use of a weapon leaves plastic on the inside of the barrel that can induce spin, but the complete opposite of what is desired in a rifled barrel. I've seen paint balls consistently fly several feet wide over a 25-50 foot distance. If these 'snipers' don't have a rifled barrel (highly doubtful), they have the potential to miss every single one of their targets during an average protest (like 3+ hours), and these protests are apparently going on all day. If these snipers are staying hidden, they're obviously not going to be interested in changing weapons or barrels.