Paintball!!!!!

shortys94

hey

where do you get co2 tanks filled up for paintball guns????

not much luck yet

help

shortys94

guess no one knows anything about paintball guns:/

Sully

I dont think its really an Irish thing, have u tried searching Google? I know people who bought the guns outside Ireland - not that thats much use to ya I guess??

Optimus

I think your best bet would be going to a welding supply store or some nice friendly person with a welder.Check the telephone book. I assume you have a paintball gun, I shall be getting one shortly but where the hell do you buy paintballs? I really dont want to be shipping in cratesof balls from england especially if they start to get deformed!

shortys94

hehe, get em shipped from america i do, wait y wud i go to welding supply store? co2??
yes i have a paintball marker(gun) also do i have to get permit or what?
need co2 PLEASE HELP!!!

Optimus

shortys94 wrote:

hehe, get em shipped from america i do, wait y wud i go to welding supply store? co2??
yes i have a paintball marker(gun) also do i have to get permit or what?
need co2 PLEASE HELP!!!

Im not sure about having a license but i think you do. I sent off an email to the gardai asking bout this last night.
I think they use co2 for welding, i could be wrong but im pretty sure they do.
But you should be able to get some help in the golden pages, just look up co2 or sumting.
You get paintballs shipped from america???
Jesus that must be expensive, who do you order from?

shortys94

uncle owns a courier company:) free:) no customs , i get em in wal mart:)
well havent ordered yet because no co2!!!!!! and believe me i wont even look at golden/yellow pages becaus eco2 prolly wont be there lol
what gun u gettin?
damn i want co2!!!!
let me know if u find a place where u can get it:)

Optimus

shortys94 wrote:

uncle owns a courier company:) free:) no customs , i get em in wal mart:)
well havent ordered yet because no co2!!!!!! and believe me i wont even look at golden/yellow pages becaus eco2 prolly wont be there lol
what gun u gettin?
damn i want co2!!!!
let me know if u find a place where u can get it:)

Any chance of cuttin me in on that free paintball shippin deal?
You will defintly get co2 in the golden pages, look for a fire extiungisher supplier, they ALWAYS refill the fire extinguishers so if you ask nice they will fill a co2 tank, that or ring some of the paintball fields and ask how they fill theirs.

I myself am going to get a kingmann/spyder imagine in a week or two. Im hoping it gets through customs or im fecked.
Are you getting yours shipped through your uncles courier aswell?

shortys94

i have gun already, its a spyder sonic i think, not sure if its illegal here, so powerful
NEED CO2

Optimus

shortys94 wrote:

i have gun already, its a spyder sonic i think, not sure if its illegal here, so powerful
NEED CO2

They are illegal apparentyl, the clubs have a special license that no individual can obtain.
Stop asking for c02. I gave you two easy options, welding supply, fire extuingisher supply, go to a club and ask nicely.
There is no "tesco's" for easy access co2.

How did you get the marker into the country?

shortys94

well i am not sure if that is the actual model of the gun, but something like that.
Sorry for asking about Co2 so much, ill have a luck under welding and fire extinguishers in the yellow pages, anywhere else? what do u mean by clubs?

Optimus

shortys94 wrote:

well i am not sure if that is the actual model of the gun, but something like that.
Sorry for asking about Co2 so much, ill have a luck under welding and fire extinguishers in the yellow pages, anywhere else? what do u mean by clubs?

I mean like where people go and pay 50 euro for a game of paintball, ask them where they fill their tanks.

Where did you get your marker anyway?
And where bout in the country are you, i knew a guy who used to get refills at a local centre.

shortys94

Mayo, got marker in US used to live there,
wow hopefully that placeis near me:)

Optimus

shortys94 wrote:

Mayo, got marker in US used to live there,
wow hopefully that placeis near me:)

Nope that place is a another side of the country hehe.
I sent some emails to some welding companies and see if they would infact have access to fill a tank and i sent an email to a place that distributes fire things so I'll get you a bit of info soon.
I was about to order my marker about 20mins ago and then i seen the cost of paintballs, okayish but then i figured in shipping.................................... :eek: its like 70euro JUST to get 2000 paintballs :eek:

shortys94

lol, u need to know where to look lol, gott afind good sites. like me:)
canyt wait to get co2, paintball hursts like hell when u play in back graden with no padding:)

asto

Here is the Phone Number for Urban Paintball, ring and ask where they get their tanks Filled Up


01 842 6322

shortys94

there in dublin though?

Optimus

shortys94 wrote:

lol, u need to know where to look lol, gott afind good sites. like me:)
canyt wait to get co2, paintball hursts like hell when u play in back graden with no padding:)

Point me in the right direction and i would be most greatful!

Their should be some paintball sites closer to mayo than urban paintball. Again look in the golden pages or google it, I know there is a whole section with paintball sites.

Smirky

OK folks, here is the Billy on what you have been asking ..... firstly and most impotrantly you need a Firearms Licence from the Gardai to own a paintball marker - they are classified as a weapon & come under the Firearms act. Being caught with or carrying an unlicenced Marker is the same offence as being caught with an unlicenced pistol, rifle or shotgun.

In order to import a weapon you need a dealers licence & an importation licence from the Dept of Justice. It is actually then sent to the Gardai to run ballistic tests on.

Before you can get either of these things the Gardai will run background checks on you, inspect your house & where you will store the weapon - the usual requirements are a BSE approved gun locker & a house alarm that links straight to the Gardai. Yopu will also need to be a member of a gun club that has facilities to let you shoot the marker (in Irelands case that is only Paintball sites).

If you send a weapon from the the US to here it is tantamount to smugling arms and VERY SERIOUSLY you could be arrested and charged for it!

Now, if you have already "procured" a marker, you can get gas from AirProducts or BOC. I advise that you find an alternative excuse for using the gas! One cylinder from them will fill approx 40 22oz Paintball tanks and you will get approx 700 shots to each 22 oz tank.

Shout if you need more specifics but it is a long & ardous process to go legal on Paintball Markers & the Gardai see em as just another gun!

S

Optimus

You have a pm sir:)

/edit
Who else thinks we should organize a group buy?
I mean everyone gets a license and we start a club?
Having a club would be damn good fun.

shortys94

yes, but gardai might end up taking your gun off you.

good places to get paintballs
www.dickssportinggoods.com
www.modells.com
www.k-mart.com
www.wal-mart.com

not sure if these ship to ireland but worth a try, ill end up getting them shipped from relations:) for free courier

Optimus

shortys94 wrote:

yes, but gardai might end up taking your gun off you.

Not if you have a license I beleive.

shortys94

yea but, like when tere testing, may be too powerful:)

Optimus

shortys94 wrote:

yea but, like when tere testing, may be too powerful:)

Not likely, id say a spyder imagine would be just the same as a timmy, the ones they use at the fields round here.

Rew

You need land, insurance and garda aproval for a club

Optimus

Rew wrote:

You need land, insurance and garda aproval for a club

Are their any pre-established clubs availble to join?

shortys94

well unless advertised, probly illegal...
so u just brng a marker into gradai station and ask em to test it and give u a license? seems way to easy

Smirky

shortys94 wrote:

well unless advertised, probly illegal...
so u just brng a marker into gradai station and ask em to test it and give u a license? seems way to easy

If you walked into a Garda station with an un-licenced Marker they would arrest you. It is classified as the same offence as walking in to the cop shop with a an un-licenced shotgun, popping it on the counter and asking them "is there any chance yez would take a gander at this for me?"

Testing the power of the marker is a done as part of the importation process as regulated by the Dept of Justice.

What you need to realise is that if you already have a Marker in this country and no licence for it you have broken the law by a)bringing it into the country b) carrying it & c) using it. It is the same as the IRA smuggling guns!

I cannot stress enough that the Gardai view Markers as weapons & treat them accordingly. If you are caught with one they will arrest you so probably best not to be flashing it around, lest you be reported for it by a neighbour!

Talk to the firearms officer in your local garda station & they will take you through the process of applying for a licence - however I think there may be problems getting private licences for Markers because they do not have individual serial numbers on each gun.

shortys94

u have to own a gun or something, u know alot about this stuff

Smirky

I have been researching to open a paintball site so have got to grips with all the legal crap that comes with it!!! :rolleyes:

Optimus

Where bouts in the country are you based smirky?

shortys94

emailed boc and checking email now, so willl let u know what they say

shortys94

had to email again to ask if i can get big tanks from boc with co2 as they cannot filll up tanks atht arent there own, how wud i go about transferring the co2 to my cannister from the big tank?

Rew

You need a thing called a fill station, its a valve thing.

shortys94

where can i get one?

Rew

Pretty much anywhere but Ireland

Im sure some UK website would sell you one. I dont know if it will attach directly to a big bottle from BOC though.

shortys94

dammit, so boc wudnt be able to help,,,, what am i gonna do, optimus if ure orderin marker order one of the fill stations and ill buy off u:)

Rew

I hope you all keep in mind that a conviction for a firearms offence wouldn't look good on your record...

Optimus

shortys94 wrote:

dammit, so boc wudnt be able to help,,,, what am i gonna do, optimus if ure orderin marker order one of the fill stations and ill buy off u:)

No can do, im not going near one until i can somehow do it legally.
I am not getting done for smuggling.

shortys94

alright, let me know when you find a legal way

DR.Pepper

u can get ure guns filled up at fireball at killeager its up past killtearnen! its madd fun! or just go on2 e-bay.ie!

shortys94

im guessing thats in dublin?
anyway what should i search for on ebay?

baptiste

Hello guys,
Im from France and Ive been playing paintball over there quite a lot.
I live in dublin for 3 weeks, I didnt bring my marker with me but I want
to play so bad, I want to find a way to do so. I went to a guarda
station and they told me that I had to call a firearm officer but I kinda
pessimist when I read Smirky threads...
Anyway Im glad some people here care about paintball, I guess
more we are the better it is. Maybe one day it will be possible to
create a club with a SUPAIR field ( lets dream )...anyway if someone
finds a way to play legally in Ireland with our own markers I will have
the possibility to get paintball stuff from France quite easily.
Next weekend I might go to crossfire cause I need to play a little bit
and my fingers needs it. so maybe see you there.

nadir

yeah, I really had a great time paintballing at the boards paintball. I'd be interested in buying a gun, has anyone got any land that would be good for paintballing? in the country somewhere ??? we could like set up a private club

shortys94

still havent got my co2:(

ditpaintball

Howz it going there lads
Just letting you guys know there is a huge market for paintball out there. Me and a mate set up the DIT Bolton Street Paintball Society Last year and we were gobsmacked at how many members we signed up. 365, which as far as i know makes us one of the biggest paintball clubs/societies in the country. We even won awards for it. This year we are hoping for over 500 members.

So if any of you are students and want to join, then come ahead.
If you are not students, we may be open to challenging teams from places of work e.g. Students vr. aib bank etc.

Our main venue is Urban Paintball in Santry. We had a good deal with em last year so we have to knock out a better one again this year.

One more thing, we are looking for sponsors for our society, we can offer a company a good deal. Big logo on our tshirts, posters and lots of advertising on our website which is www.boltonstreetpaintball.com.

All da best,
Richie

shortys94

Anyone resolve the co2 issue?

Havent bothered really tring, but any updates would be great.

Evolute

you have the entirely wrong section for this question you should check out the Airsoft- Paintball section the lads on that can steer you in the right direction

shortys94

Yea I know, the paintball forum wasnt created when I posted this thread, yeeeeeesh calm down.

Evolute

was just telling ya incase ya didnt know

ditpaintball

way to revive a dead thread.

Anyway, check out the paintball forum here or go one better and check out http://www.paintballer.ie.