Improved electrically operated paintball gun

Abstract From the Canadian patent

An electrically operated paintball gun operable to shoot paintballs includes a barrel, a trigger, and a breech connected to a rear end of the barrel, as well as a bolt movable in the breech. A spring biases the bolt towards a rearward position. A pneumatic circuit is provided to drive the bolt towards a forward position and includes a solenoid control valve to receive gas under pressure and direct it into a chamber at the rear of the bolt when the gun is shot. An electronic circuit controls the pneumatic circuit and is operated by an electrical switch operated by the trigger. A gas valve mechanism is opened by engagement by the bolt when the latter is driven, forwardly to permit passage of …