Paintball Sports - Your shop for Paintball HP regulators & accessories

Choosing the right paintball regulator often makes a big difference in the later performance of your paintball equipment. We will explain to you which regulator is the right one for which purpose and what you should look out for when buying your next paintball regulator.

Which paintball regulator is right for my equipment?

This is a question we get asked by most of our customers and it's really not an easy one to answer as almost every paintball gear is equipped differently and contains different components. Basically, we would like to give the following tips at this point.

First you should read the operating instructions for your marker to find out what working pressure your paintball marker requires. Most current paintball markers run on a standard HP regulator that provides an output pressure of 800-850 PSI. This corresponds to approx. 50-55 bar. The marker usually needs this pressure to work cleanly and trouble-free. If your marker is an E-Pneumat, it usually has an integrated low-pressure regulator, which in turn regulates the 850 PSI of your HP regulator down to the required working pressure of the marker. This happens completely automatically.

However, caution is advised with some paintball markers. The Drone 2S from MacDev, for example, is a marker that should only be operated with a low-pressure regulator. This is a paintball regulator that provides an output pressure of 450-650 PSI. Otherwise, since the Drone 2S has a less powerful LPR, the marker would overdrive, build up too much internal pressure and the solenoid would be irreparably damaged within a very short time. Therefore, caution is advised here. If you are not sure which regulator your paintball marker needs, ask your trusted dealer.

Paintball marker with remote system - always use a regulator with a high output pressure!

The question of the best regulator for using apaintball remote system often comes from the woodland area. The rule of thumb here is that the more air the marker uses, the higher the outlet pressure of the regulator should be. A normal, semi-automatic marker gets along very well with a normal HP regulator (850 PSI out) . However, as soon as other consumers are installed, such as a cyclone feed system or a response trigger, the air consumption increases. In order to ensure sufficient air replenishment, players should use a Super High Pressure (SHP) regulator. These usually have an outlet pressure of 1,000 to 1,200 PSI. This prevents sudden pressure fluctuations. Anyone who plays abroad with a fully automatic marker with a high cadence is also affected and should use an appropriate regulator.