Editing Paintball marker (section)

== Principal components ==

Most paintball markers incorporate several common components.

{| class="wikitable"
! Component
! Function
|-
| Barrel
| Directs the paintball as it exits the marker
|-
| Breech
| Chamber where a paintball is positioned before firing
|-
| Bolt
| Controls loading and, in some designs, the release of propellant gas
|-
| Valve
| Controls the release or distribution of gas
|-
| Trigger
| Initiates the firing mechanism
|-
| Regulator
| Controls gas pressure supplied to the marker
|-
| Air source
| Supplies compressed air or CO2
|-
| Loader or magazine
| Stores and feeds paintballs into the marker
|}

The design and arrangement of these components vary between operating systems.