Tippmann paintball guns have been around since 1986, when the company decided to change from manufacturing replica, half-scale machine guns to the paintball industry.
Although the company was afraid the sport of paintball would be a passing fad, they decided to make the shift into making their proprietary Tippmann paintball markers because gun law changes were making it more and more difficult to manufacture replica guns.
Since the Tippmann's were afraid the paintball trend wouldn't last, they decided to make high performance, durable Tippmann paintball guns that were affordable. With the help of their background in machine gun manufacturing, they were the first to build semi-automatic and fully-automatic paintball markers.
Obviously, the sport grew and the demand for Tippmann paintball markers grew too. Today, there are a variety of Tippmann paintball guns to select from...
A5 (available as Electronic, Response, Stealth, and more)
98 Custom Act(available in camo, silver, black, and more)
C3
X7 (available in Basic, Response, EGrip, and more)
With so many different, high-quality Tippmann paintball markers to select from, it's easy to see why the company is considered a leader in the industry. It also explains why the company was able to grow from eight employees in 1986 to over 120 today. The creativity of the replica guns has allowed the sport to continue evolving. Currently, scenario games are growing at a tremendous pace.
Paintball parks are developing nationwide, hosting a variety of scenarios such as famous war battlegrounds like D-Day on Normandy Beach. Perhaps a game of paintball with swat team members rescuing a kidnapper is the scenario? Whatever, the theme, the Tippmann company has been there with new models and styles to choose from. These games would never have grown in popularity if the guns were not realistic. It is what makes it exciting to the paintballers involved. Tippmann has grasped this concept and put their manufacturing expertise behind it.
For those interested in safety, Tippmann guns are a must. The quality, durability and reliability of the paintball guns have allowed the sport to flourish. Without the Tippmann expertise and knowledge of replica guns, the sport would likely be much less advanced. One can only imagine if the early paintball guns were unsafe, riddled with part breakdowns and generally poor quality. On the contrary, the sport has evolved from this manufacturers keen sense of quality products.
Being a leader means that other manufacturers such as Kingman Spyder, Dangerous Power, Dye, Smart Parts and numerous others must also compete. To compete they also have to provide top quality, reliability and safety to the consumers. The Tippmann's have lead the way in the industry and all paintball enthusiasts around the world are better off for it. The follower's have developed a wide array of features and choices that complement the player's abilities. The players are well armed to take on the scenarios and challenges before them.
