Blog

A complete lifecycle guide to paintballs covering Step 1 (what paintballs are made of — gelatin shell with glycerin plasticizers and titanium dioxide opacifier, PEG-based fill with water and food-grade dyes), Step 2 (how the shell is created via two-part mold injection around a mandrel at 95-110°F), Step 3 (how fill is mixed and injected with precision metering and heat-sealed), Step 4 (flight dynamics at 280-300 fps, dropping 8-10 inches at 100 feet due to gravity, with drag reducing impact velocity to 220-240 fps), and Step 5 (break mechanics in under 5 milliseconds, with fill expulsion and mark formation dependent on viscosity, color, velocity threshold of 220 fps, and target surface).