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Tippmann A5 & X7 Hair Pin Trigger Mod

admin on December 2, 2007

TechT Paintball came out with a mod for both Tippmann A5’s and X7’s, allowing your trigger pull to be much more sensitive; and in turn shoot faster. Most people prefer lighter trigger pulls in order to shoot faster. The “Hair Pin” trigger mod includes a few pins that the trigger mechanism in both guns use. According to Tech Paintball’s installation instructions, you simply switch around the pins in your A5 or X7 to your own personal preference. Basically you are replacing the pins in the trigger mechanism to reduce the amount of contact there is between the sear and hammer, and reduce the amount of movement that the trigger has. Together these attributes allow for higher rates of fire and a more response trigger.

A nifty little mod for any A5 or X7 owner. You can find the trigger mod for the 98 Custom here.

Tippmann A5 & X7 Hair Pin Trigger Mod

admin on December 2, 2007

A nifty little mod for any A5 or X7 owner. You can find the trigger mod for the 98 Custom here.

How to Make a Laser-Activated Paintball Gun

admin on November 27, 2007

Have you ever wanted to convert your Tippmann X7, or any paintball gun for that matter, into a fully functional laser-activated killing machine? Who hasn’t? Team Cynergy, a central New Jersey paintball team, made a video tutorial on how to use a Red Dot laser sight with a Tippmann X7 so that every time the laser beam is crossed, the paintball gun is fired. Everything needed to make this mod for yourself can be purchased at your local Radio Shack (except for the laser sight and gun). Sweet huh?

The tutorial can get a little complicated as it uses microcontrollers (circuit boards), and the code is written with the P BASIC 2.5 programming language (don’t worry, I’ve never heard of it either).
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Happy Thanksgiving! … Any Deals?

admin on November 21, 2007

Happy Thanksgiving from PaintballGuns.net! Put your gun down and relax. We’d like to wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend, and hope you enjoy the holiday with your family and friends.

Any Thanksgiving paintball deals floating around the web? Why yes there is. Actionvillage is probably the best place to visit if you’re looking to take advantage of the holiday. They’re offering up to 80% off the original price on selected paintball items. Sale ends at the stroke of midnight on November 26th.

Xtremez doesn’t have a Thanksgiving sale as of this post, but they are offering free gun bags when you purchase any paintball gun. Use the coupon FREEBAG at checkout.

CompulsivePaintball.com is offering a flat 10% off all orders over $50, including shipping. Enter the code Thanksgiving at checkout. Sale ends November 26th as well.

I didn’t find any other Thanksgiving paintball specials other than those. If you stumble across any others feel free to let me know and I’ll add it.

Tippmann X7 Goes On Sale

admin on November 15, 2007

I was tipped off that Tippmann will be running a November promotion, placing all their Tippmann X7‘s 10-15% off regular price. If you’re in the market for an X7, now would be a great time buy one. One of Tippmann’s most successful and reliable paintball guns on the market, the X7 should perform well in any paintball game type (woodsball or speedball).

The promotion starts November 16th and runs through the rest of November. The promotion by Tippmann Sports usually trickles down to the online retail stores like Actionvillage, Xtremez, etc. So keep you’re eyes peeled the next few days at your favorite online store to catch the savings.

Tippmann Strikes Back with $20 Off

admin on November 11, 2007

Remember when we posted about Kingman’s Spyder rebate deal? Tippmann is using a similar marketing campaign, offering $20 back via mail-in rebate if you buy a 98 Custom or 98 Custom Pro paintball gun. Kingman is offering only $10 back, but for all their markers except the VS3 and MR3 (their most expensive guns).

The obvious downside to Tippmann’s offer is that it’s exclusive only to Tippmann 98 Customs. Regardless, it’s still a pretty good deal; especially if you’re looking for a new paintball marker this Christmas.

Interview w/ Craig Miller – VP of Paintball Sports Trade Association

admin on November 8, 2007

I had the pleasure to speak to Craig Miller, Senior VP of Procaps and DraXxus paintball, as well as VP of the newly formed Paintball Sports Trade Association. The PSTA has one clear mission: Increase the awareness, acceptance, and participation of Paintball all over the world. We asked Craig some questions that might help clarify what the PSTA’s purpose is.

Q: What is the ultimate purpose/goal of the PSTA?

Craig: The Mission Statement says it best: “To increase the awareness, acceptance, and participation in Paintball around the world”.

Q: How was it started and who’s idea was it?

Craig: It began in a Disney’s Wide World of Sports meeting room at the 2005 PSP World Cup. Many people within the industry have conversationally agreed over the years that our industry needs an industry association to promote Paintball to the world at large, and to be a clearinghouse for information on the game, on safety, on best practices, and Paintball in general. Most industries and sports have associations that do all of these things, and now finally, Paintball joins the ranks of Baseball, Football, Basketball, Rugby, Soccer, Hockey, etc., with an industry association to promote the safe growth of our great game.

Q: Who’s allowed to become a member?
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2008 Smart Parts Paintball Gun Line

admin on November 3, 2007

Smart Parts released a few more paintball guns into their 2008 product line. The Ion XE, EOS, Vibe, and SP-1 are all now part of the Smart Parts family. I put together a small Smart Parts paintball gun comparison table with information pulled from SmartParts.com. The table depicts the differences in specifications between the markers, from weight to operating pressure. I figure it will help some people out in deciding which Smart Parts paintball gun is right for them.
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2007 World Cup Over – Ironmen Win!

admin on October 30, 2007

The 2007 PSP World Cup event ended on Sunday, October 29th. Team Ironmen took the cup defeating Boston Red Legion in the finals with a score of 7-6. Close game. Team Ironmen are now the new 2007 World Cup Champions, 2007 NXL Series Champions, and $30,000 richer.

Bea Youngs blogged about the event as she was announcing it. She also grabbed an interview with Ken Griffey Jr., who was there playing with his kids. Sounds like a cool guy. Check out a picture of his Ego 8. Watch the interview below.

Watch the PSP World Cup Unfold!

admin on October 25, 2007

PbLive.tv is covering the PSP World Cup paintball event in Orlando, Florida. Today is the second day of the event, with 4 more days left. I wish we could have made it to this one. The PSP World Cup is the most attended paintball event of the year. Check out the prizes for each division. Seems like a lot of dough, but you’d be surprised how much money a decent team throws down to get where they’re at. You can view the scores and schedules for the paintball event here.