Every great paintball sniper knows the importance of having quality gear and a proper set up. Quality gear improves the shooter’s chances of making one-shot-one-kill hits which is the motto for sniper shooters.
To achieve such precision and accuracy all the time, it is important to equip your marker with the proper kit. A proper sniper set-up usually includes parts such as a barrel, bipod stand, mounts for placing scopes, and most kits include a sight or scope as well.
Sniper kits are a great way to enhance the capabilities of an ordinary paintball marker to increase its accuracy and improve its appearance. Sniper kits give your marker a more realistic and professional look.
All items in a kit can be purchased individually but when compared with buying them as a set, buying each part separately is much more expensive. So, if you want to be a paintball sniper and save a little cash in the process, then you might want to purchase a sniper kit instead.
Depending on the kind of shooter you are, your sniper set-up should always be tailored to your style of play. There are two types of snipers; those who don’t move around much, who like to stay camouflaged from a distance to pick off enemies one by one, and those who love to move around to make kill shots.
If you prefer moving around on the battlefield, then it is essential to have an extremely lightweight sniper set-up.
However, if you love staying hidden while making excellent kill shots, then you need to equip your marker with a kit that has an excellent scope/sight with a large range coverage. The overall weight doesn’t matter too much since you hardly move around.
It is important to mention that most paintball markers can be upgraded to become sniper ready with the proper sniper set-up.
I believe the scope/sight is one of the most important equipment every sniper kit should have. The whole point of being a sniper is being able to make long-distance shots and the scope/sight makes this possible.
The bipod is quite important too as it helps with precision. Given that paintball guns aren’t as accurate as actual firearms, a bipod will provide some stability to improve accuracy. So, I believe every good paintball kit should come with a bipod stand.
A longer barrel (usually about 16 inches) is also an important part in any sniper kit. A longer barrel does not improve your shooting range, but an improve your accuracy as well as reduce noise.
Snipers pride themselves with the ability to stay hidden while making long-range shots, so a silent gun is especially important.
Having said all these, let's delve right in and select our top paintball sniper set-ups.
Our pick for the best overall paintball sniper kit is the Tippman A5 Frostbite Sniper Kit which and comes in under $500
The A5 Frostbite Sniper kit will fully transform an ordinary Tippman paintball gun into a professional marksman’s weapon. With this kit, you can expect maximum precision and long-range coverage.
Its main features include:
5Our best budget paintball sniper kit is the BT TM15 Sniper kit which costs under $230. This kit fully transforms your BT TM15 marker into an extremely silent marksman’s weapon.
This silence is not just because of the 18-inch tactical rifled barrel that comes with it but also because of the sleek design of the marker. This sleek design coupled with the rifled barrel produces an extremely silent sniper rifle.
This kind of marker is perfect for playing the designated marksman’s role because it allows you to go undetected when making long-range shots.
Its main features include:
Our pick for the cheapest (but of good quality) paintball sniper kit is the Tippman 98 Sniper Kit which goes for under $200.
I really love Tippman markers for their flexibility and ability to upgrade for every player type! This affordable kit offers unique enhancement gear which greatly improves the precision and range when making shots.
Its main features include:
When talking about the best paintball sniper gun ever, it would not be fair not to differentiate between the best semi-automatic sniper rifle and the best bolt-action sniper rifle.
These two different mechanisms have unique features that make them stand out. Shooters have different preferences, while some might love semi-autos, others may love the bolt-action system.
I prefer the bolt-action system due to its longer range and precision and also because of the realistic firearm feel it gives while handling it.
The Tippmann A5 Sniper Paintball Gun is our pick for the best semi-automatic currently in the market to date. The gun is a perfect mixture of a powerful firing rate with accuracy and durability which makes it a common choice among paintball sniper shooters.
The Tippman A-5 comes in three versions which include the standard version, the response trigger version, and the E-frame version.
The response trigger and E-frame versions of the gun allow shooters to easily convert their A-5 paintball gun from semi-auto to full-auto. While the response trigger version is powered by air meaning no batteries are required, the E-frame version on the other hand is powered by a 9-volt battery.
Carrying out maintenance on the gun is extremely easy due to its newly designed internal bore which allows the gun to be stripped down in less than a minute.
Its main features include:
Our pick for best bolt-action paintball sniper ever is the Carmatech SAR-12c Bolt Action Sniper Rifle.
This rifle uses a magazine-fed only system meaning it is not compatible with a hopper. The ‘12c’ means that the rifle is the compact version and can be disassembled to fit into a small bag / pack (the bag / pack usually comes with the gun). The gun measures at 44 inches when fully assembled and 16 inches when disassembled.
Although the Sar 12c is a bolt-action rifle, there is a kit that can convert it into a semi-automatic rifle. The gun is a bit expensive costing coming in over $1000.
Its main features include:
If you want to look at my overall picks for Sniper Paintball Markers, then read this article: Best Long Range Paintball Guns & I also wrote an article about Best Paintball Sniper Scopes!
To be a seasoned sniper, you’ll have to learn to take shots from long ranges while staying hidden. The use of the Ghillie suit makes this possible. It allows you to go undetected by camouflaging you with the environment.
There are two main types of ghillie suits, a full ghillie suit, and a sniper ghillie suit.
A sniper ghillie suit comes without the thread material on the front of the suit and this is because snipers spend a lot of time crawling and crouching so there is really no need for the front threading.
However, the front of their suits is strengthened with either extra cloth or a tougher, more durable material. Some suits can have knee pads sewn in or you can wear them separately.
Some snipers also make use of just a ghillie poncho which covers only the head and torso region of the body. As a sniper, you’ll be flat on the ground most of the time, so covering just your head would be enough to keep you hidden.
Ghillie suits can either come in a jacket and pant set or as a full attire. Usually, the price range for good quality ghillie suits is between $75-$150 while cheap and more affordable ones can be gotten at about $50.
Our pick for best ghillie suit is the Lightweight Woodland Ghillie Suit Camo Sniper Jacket with Pants Set. This ghillie suit costs upwards of $130.
This suit is popular due to its lightweight characteristics which makes it easy to move around in. Even though its lightweight, it is extremely durable and is also perfect to wear in warm weather.
The unique sewing technique used for the threading makes it durable and won’t fall off easily. The ghillie suit is intended to support mobility.
Its main features include:
Our pick for the best budget paintball sniper camouflage suit is the Arcturus Ghost Ghillie Suit for Men. Its price ranges from $70-$90. It weighs about 6pounds
This suit was designed to be the densest suit on the market offering you full coverage thereby allowing the shooter to fully camouflage into the environment. This suit was made from waterproof synthetic thread material and is extremely sturdy.
It is suitable for paintball, airsoft, hunting, and military use.
Its main features include:
Our pick for the cheapest yet quality paintball sniper camouflage suit is the Pinty Ghillie Suit 3D 4-Piece with Bag Camouflage Camo Tactical Hunting Forest Woodland. This ghillie suit
weighs about 4.4 pounds and can be purchased for under $50
This suit comes in a dark green color which allows it to blend with the woods making it a perfect choice for woodsball games. The suit is made of Polyester interior and polypropylene fiber exterior.
Its main features include:
COMPARISON CHART
Name | Price | Rating |
SNIPER KITS | ||
Tippman A5 Frostbite Sniper Kit | $$$ | n/a |
BT TM15 Sniper kit | $$ | n/a |
Tippman 98 Sniper Kit | $ | n/a |
BEST PAINTBALL RIFLE | ||
Tippmann A5 Sniper Paintball Gun | $$ | 4.5 |
Carmatech SAR-12c Bolt Action Sniper Rifle. | $$$ | n/a |
GHILLIE SUITS | ||
Lightweight Woodland Ghillie Suit | $$ | 5 |
Arcturus Ghost Ghillie Suit for Men | $ | 4.5 |
Pinty Ghillie 3D 4-Piece | $ | 4.5 |
The most important thing you need for a paintball sniper kit is a paintball sniper gun. Most of the equipment in kits are easily attached to the gun or might require small tools such as Allen wrench to tighten bolts.
Most kits come with Picatinny rails and mounts for scope attachment and any other gear you’d want to attach to your marker. Attaching the kit to your gun should only take a few minutes.
A ghillie suit is an outfit that allows the shooter to stay hidden and camouflaged while taking shots. It can be worn for paintball, airsoft, or military scenarios. Wearing a ghillie suit projects a three-dimensional image of the shooter to the opponents as opposed to the linear image usually seen
As a sniper, you need to be balanced and calm when aiming at your target, so it is important to stay undetected by the opponents. The ghillie suit makes hiding in plain sight possible as long as there are bushes or trees to make camouflaging possible.
Ghillie suits are usually made to either look like strips of cloth or twine or they’re made to look like leaves and twigs. So, depending on what terrain you are playing, you can choose a ghillie suit to best suit your surroundings.
However, using a ghillie comes with some downsides. The suits could be very heavy with some weighing as much as 5 pounds. This can slow down your movement during the game and can take it’s tole on your physically.
The suits can also get extremely hot especially in warm and even moderate temperatures (temperature inside the suit can reach 50 o C. This thereby makes using them impractical in some weather scenarios. Wearing a ghillie suit in such weather can raise serious health concerns.
Anyone can learn to be a paintball sniper. Just like in any other activity, practice makes perfect.
To become a paintball sniper, it is essential to practice regularly and get yourself familiarized and comfortable with your shooting gear.
It is also important to use the proper gear. To be a sniper, you need a sniper rifle amongst other gears such as scope/sight, long quality barrel, bipod stand, and so on.
Learning the sniper gameplay is also important. The designated marksman plays differently from other team players. As a good sniper, you’ll have to learn to move around quietly and be stealthy to avoid being detected.
An important characteristic every sniper should have is being able to identify good vantage points where you can stay hidden and take proper long-range shots. Snipers don’t move around as much as other players, so locating a vantage point is very important.
A great sniper can entirely change the tides of a game in favor of his team making the role one of the most important in paintballing.
Another great tip for snipers is that when you are about taking shots, it is advisable to hold your breath to improve your aim. Breathing heavily can affect your aim thereby affecting the trajectory of your shot.
Some snipers camouflage their guns simply by painting it in the camo military color thereby making it blend easily with the environment while some shooters make use of a small piece of ghillie material to cover their gun.
Some ghillie suits come with a small piece of matching camo material that can serve as a cover for your marker.
The inner part of the suit is made from comfortable material such as polyester while the exterior is usually made of materials such as polypropylene fibre, threads, or twine or 3D leaves.
There are different strategies sniper shooters make use of when playing. These strategies include the ambush strategy, ghost flanker, and the higher ground strategy.
The ambush strategy requires the shooter to lay in wait for the opponent’s attack force to move in after which the shooter can carefully pick out the players on after the other. This strategy is a great defensive attack strategy and if done properly, it can change the outcomes of the game.
The ghost flanker strategy requires the shooter to move in towards the opponent in a stealthy manner. This strategy is more tasking and requires the shooter to get behind or beside the opposing team after which he can rain a fury of paintballs on them. The shooter needs to be able to crawl and manoeuvre their way without getting detected.
The higher ground strategy simply requires the shooter to get a great vantage point which will further enhance aim and also widen the range of view.
Here are some other tips to help you become a better Sniper:
Great snipers are game-changers and could dictate the entire flow and tempo of a game. Being a great sniper requires a lot of practice and investment into the proper sniper set up. As mentioned earlier, purchasing a sniper kit offers a cheaper option as opposed to buying each part separately.
So, choose a set-up that best suits your style of play and put in the work to improve your skills and watch yourself grow into being a professional paintball sniper.