Rate of Fire
Overview
Rate of fire (ROF) refers to the number of paintballs a marker can discharge per second, governed by mechanical design, electronic settings, and league firing mode regulations.
Key Points
- Measured in balls per second (bps).
- Limited by league rules for safety and fairness.
- Determined by dwell, cycling speed, and solenoid programming.
- Higher ROF increases lane strength but consumes more paint.
- Modern competitive caps typically range between 10–12.5 bps.
Details
Rate of fire describes how quickly a paintball marker can cycle and discharge paint. Modern electronic markers rely on solenoid timing, eye systems, debounce settings, and dwell programming to achieve consistent ROF. Competitive leagues enforce strict caps generally 10.2 to 12.5 bps depending on the series to maintain fairness and reduce excessive close range fire.
Higher ROF improves lane density, breakout punishment, and midgame lockdown potential, but significantly increases paint consumption and demands better load management. Mechanical markers, by contrast, rely on trigger pull speed and internal cycling mechanics, often resulting in lower but more tactically deliberate ROF.
Stability at the chosen ROF depends on proper tuning, fresh batteries, clean eye systems, and reliable loaders capable of delivering paint without starvation.
Video References
Related Topics
Linked From
- Barrel Kits
- Controlled Burst
- Firing Mode
- Larger-Capacity Hoppers
- Mechanical vs Electronic Markers
- Paintball Hopper
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