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Stuff That Doesn’t Make Sense…

admin on June 27, 2007

I know most a good chunk of the traffic here at PaintballGuns.net comes from those who are under 18. In no way am I trying to be Mr. Safety or Mr. Perfect here today. There are as many things in paintball that make sense as do not make sense. These are some of the things that don’t make sense. Read on and you will find we can change many of them. COMMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED!

1.) Picking fun at newbie’s. Poking fun at the newbie player because they don’t know what to you (the veteran player) seems like the obvious is just not cool. The newbie’s are the future of our game. Consider taking a newbie under your veteran wing and showing them the ropes. Take the time to invest in your sport and help out a newbie and help them move up the ranks.

2.) An electro that is capable of 20 BPS with a gravity fed hopper on it. Why does this not make sense? A gravity hopper is capable of about 5-8 ball per second. While the marker is capable of 20 balls per second. This combination will blend paint when the marker out shoots the hopper. Sometimes when you are saving up for new gear you have to do this exact thing. Just be aware that you will blend paint faster than a Osterizer at puree mode if you out shoot the hopper.
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Dynasty Dysected Giveaway Winner

admin on June 23, 2007

Congratulations to Coel, the proud owner of a brand new Dynasty Dysected DVD. Keep your eyes and bananas peeled for more awe-inspiring giveaways in the near future – hosted by the one and only PaintballGuns.net.

Chicago PSP Scores

admin on June 23, 2007

If you’re following this year’s PSP events, the Chicago event ends tomorrow. Once the day is over, you’ll be able to view the final scores here.

Virtue and PSP Announce Apparel Line

admin on June 14, 2007

Paintball Sports Promotions and Virtue (or should I say ******?) are teaming up together to start a brand new apparel line (clothing).

Virtue has now made the new clothing lineup available online and also available to interested dealers and proshops. The deal, which has Virtue attending all of the PSPs, has been in effect since the start of the season.

The clothing itself isn’t half bad. Virtue has been to all of the PSP’s past events so I had a chance to try out the new clothing line. The fabric and material they use is nice, but again, nothing special. I think they did a fairly nice job using colors and designing graphics. If it looks good, wear it – that’s my motto.

You can check out more of their clothing line here.

Win a Free Paintball DVD (Dynasty Dysected)

admin on June 12, 2007

Win your very own copy of Team Dynasty’s ‘Dynasty Dysected DVD’.

This is a different approach to DVD’s than most companies take. It is not just a highlight video of people bunkering each other over and over again. This paintball DVD teaches how to get better in all aspects of the game. Learn to play Paintball from 3 time World Champions Team Dynasty! Team Dynasty teaches the fundamentals of competition paintball to players of all ages and all levels..After the success of team Dynasty’s world-renowned paintball clinics, they decided it was about time to package their curriculum into a DVD, making their knowledge available to everybody. In this DVD you will learn what it takes to become the best paintball player you can be, and what it takes to win as a team

How to Enter: Simply register in our forums and then post in this thread to confirm your entry. No cost, no obligation. Just cross your fingers 😉

The winner will be chosen and announced on June 19th.

Good luck to all!

Paintball Cruise?

admin on June 3, 2007

So I was thumbing through PB2X magazine and saw that there’s a “Paintball Cruise” provided by Carnival and sponsored by Kingman, Virtue, and Xhaled. The deadline was June 1st, so you missed your chance. But Ollie Lang, Matty Marshall, Nicky Cuba, Bea Youngs, and Lisa Harvey are all planning to be there. Don’t get me wrong, a cruise sounds great – But I think it will flop. I just find it hard to see how out of all things, a cruise is chosen for a paintballers vacation. Paintballers are one of the poorest athletes out there, and they’re asking for each person to cough up $500 a ticket. So I’m not too sure what the point of having a “paintball cruise” is, but whatever floats your boat. Check out PaintballCruise.com if you’d like to read more about it.

PSP Prices Rise Again

admin on May 26, 2007

Prices for this year’s PSP events are rising faster than gasoline. In 2006, admission for spectators was free and it only cost $100 to get a media pass to film inside the nets. Registration for teams weren’t nearly as high as they are now.

Tickets are $15 each day or $50 for the event.

– Keely Watson

Starting on Monday, May 28th entry fees will increase to the following:

* Open Xball – $2950
* D2 Xball – $2700
* D3 Xball – $2600
* Masters Division – $1700
* D2 5-man – $1500
* D3 5-man (Fri-Sun) – $1300
* D3 5-man (Sat-Sun) – $1500
* D4 5-man (Fri-Sun) – $1100
* D4 5-man (Sat-Sun) – $1300

– Keely Watson

Another interesting statistic: It costs paintball vendors $80,000 PER EVENT to sell their paint to players.

Another one: Two years ago I got my very first press pass for free from Keely Watson. The next year (last year), it cost me $100. This year it jumped to $1200 PER EVENT.

I don’t mean to discredit Lane Wright (owner) or the PSP events in general; But I can’t help but wonder how the paintball community will respond to the unsteady increase in prices for admission, registration, and press.

STAKO Bottles Banned From Millennium Series

admin on May 21, 2007

This past weekend, a Millenium Series staff member found multiple STAKO nitrogen tanks “leaking out of the body (NOT the regulator) and producing ‘bubbles’ under the surface of the bottle body” (68Caliber.com). All STAKO air tanks are now banned from all Millennium Series events. I guess most paintballers prefer that their tanks not blow bubbles… but hey.

What are STAKO bottles you might ask? STAKO bottles are nitrogen air tanks that are super light compared to others. STAKO uses carbon fiber to wrap the tank instead of aluminum, which is what determines most of the tank’s weight.

What’s STAKO have to say?
STAKO briefly responds to the situation here.

NXL Paintball All-Star Game – Vote Now

admin on May 17, 2007

Paintball Sports Promotions (PSP) will be holding the second annual NXL All-Star event this summer at the Chicago PSP.

The nominated players for this year’s NXL All-Star event are:

Eastern Conference:
Boston Red Legion – Alexander Berdnikov
Baltimore Trauma – Tyler Humphrey
Chicago Aftershock – Darcy Schlickenmeyer
Detroit Strange – Jimmy Saraiva
Miami Raiders – Billy Bernacchia
New York Hurricanes – Brian Gigliotti
Philadelphia Americans – Ryan Moorhead
Ultimate – David Becker

Western Conference:
Dynasty – Davey Williamson
Las Vegas LTZ – Brennan Farmer
Los Angeles Ironmen – Billy Wing
Seattle Naughty Dogs – Rocky Knuth
Oakland Infamous – Jon Richardson
San Diego Legacy – Tyler Harmon
X-Factor – Dixon Yang
XSV – Rich Telford

In order to vote for who you’d like to play in this year’s All-Star game, vote here.

Even if you hate paintball with a passion, you’ll want to see this game.

What’s Keeping Paintball from Growing?

admin on May 11, 2007

Yes, we’ve all heard that paintball is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States and Canada; but did you know that statistics are showing the sport’s growth rate has actually declined these last few years? Not by much of course, nothing to really notice, but it certainly isn’t growing as much as it was a few years ago. Why is this?

Peter Irizarry, owner of Reball, testifies to the sport’s current standing in America by saying,

Paintball doesn’t have a focal point. There isn’t one thing to look at like most other sports have.