Designation:F2272−13AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforPaintballMarkers1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2272;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverspaintballmarkers,whichpro-pelapaintballbymeansofenergyreleasedbycompressedair,compressedgas,orothermeans.1.2Limitations—Thisspecificationdoesnotcovernon-recreationalpaintballmarkers,forexample,thoseusedbylawenforcement,scientific,militaryortheatricalentities.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard;theinch-poundunitsinparenthesesareprovidedforinformationonly.1.4Thefollowingprecautionarycaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section8,ofthisspecification.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatoryrequire-mentspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F1776SpecificationforEyeProtectiveDevicesforPaintballSportsF1979SpecificationforPaintballsUsedintheSportofPaintball2.2ANSIStandard:Z535.1SafetyColorCode33.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1auto-trigger—atriggerwhich,whenheldinthedis-chargeposition,willautomaticallycausethepaintballmarkertodischargewhenthepumporboltactionismanipulated.3.1.2backstop—anobjectintendedtostopapaintball.3.1.3barrel—thatportionofapaintballmarkerthroughwhichthepaintballisdischarged.3.1.4barrelblockingdevice—amuzzleblockingsafetydevicewhich,whenproperlyinstalled,reducesthelikelihoodofanintactpaintballdischargingfromthemarkerorleavingtheconfinesofthebarrelblockingdevice.Thedeviceisoftenreferredtoasabarrelplugorbarrelbag.3.1.5burstmodemarker—aburstmodemarkermaydis-chargetwoormoretimespertriggercycleorma...
