These are great paintballs and never had a problem with them untill I used them two weeks ago in cold weather. Yes you should not use them cause they break in your barrel.
I'll wait till the summer to use them again in 80 degree weather....
RPS Premium has been great paint to shoot since day 1.
Round
Breaks on target
Good Fill
I am surprised where I still get this paint. I actually get this paint at Sport Chalet. It's surprisingly cheaper than stores online (usually $55). One thing about getting the paint there is finding the date stamp on the boxes. Given the label is not on all the boxes, finding the the date stamp can at least tell me how old the paint is. I recently took a chance on buying some Premium that was discounted ($40) at the store. Luckily there was a date stamp and it was 05/25/09. I checked the case before buying it and there were no broken balls or any that were out of round. I shot the paint the following weekend and it was ball on ball.
I shoot RPS Premium with a .689 barrel and have no issues.
If you're looking for paint to shoot, look into RPS Premium.
I only have good things to say about premium. I always order it from Actionvillage.com and only once did I have any broke in the box (maybe I am just lucky lol). Very rarely will there be any dimpled, and, in contrast to what others are saying, I have been able to store Premium for like 6 months or longer and still keep it good and dimple free. Of course I store it in a place where temperature stays constant and there is little humidity.
Also, Premium breaks well on target, not as good as other more expensive paintballs, but well enough for the price. Basically, you get what you pay for, but for rec play, they work fine. Also, they are like .688 or something, so they will fit most standard stock barrels pretty well (good for people with spyders tippys etc.) and the colors are very diverse and all have good thick, bright fill that stands out well.
Overall, decent paint for the price - breaks well, usually not dimpled, brittle enough, and generally consistent.
If you can't afford a sleeve/adjustable barrel kit and have to stick with a single-bore barrel, better make sure this paint is a perfect fit!
- A decent medium size caliber bore PMI Premium paint has great accuracy and performance for a wide range of markers. My favorite things about this paint is it's nearly seamless consistency and the very small variance in ball bore/diameter. The paint comes in a pretty big variety of colors both shell and fill.
Overall this is excellent paint for the casual to semi-consistent player.
Used a case of this years ago, when i still bought paint at Walmart.
One of the better RPS paints i've tried (vs swirl & big ball). Shells have better quality, less likely to dimple or break at the worst times (like in the bag). Decent fill, bright enough for most standards.
For $40 now, i can get better paint. For the msrp listed, you can definitely get better paint. But don't be upset if you can't find something better locally because it's ok.
In the summer months I find premium to be excellent to use ~ excellent shooting, doesn't break in barrel/hopper, no dimples when fresh. If it starts getting below 60 degrees premium quality goes in the tank. Long term stoarge of premium is also horrible as within a week of storage it will dimple bad and become very very brittle.
In the summer months I'd give Premium a 7.5/10. Any other time I'd give it a 4/10.
Same deal can be said for Premium as can be said for Stingers, but a bit less harsh. The price is great and the balls mark well. I just wish there werent broken balls in the bags. At least one break per case isnt bad, but I dont think any paint should be broken in the bag when I buy it. I dont like buying broken stuff for the price of new. Otherwise, great paint!
