NXe JRNY


NXe JRNY Hopper
NXe JRNY Paintball Hopper

“The JRNY has arrived”, according to nxejrny.com. This new self-praised paintball hopper has been getting a great response from the paintball community thus far. The NXe JRNY officially hit the shelves February 1st, but with limited supply due to a “software problem” on their first batch (so far so good guys!).

The video below is the NXe CEO explaining the new hopper. I actually think it’s going to perform fairly well on field; unless of course they have another software problem.

Here is a little bit more information about what makes the JRNY unique:
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Paintball Takes a Price Hike


Kee Action Sports

After posting about how the Proto SLG took a price cut, here I am delivering bad news about a price increase… this time with Draxxus and Procraps paintballs and many other paintball products. Kee Action Sports, the parent company of all these products, released a press release a few weeks ago informing their customers (most of us) that there’s going to be a major price increase within the next 30 to 60 days. Their reasoning behind this action is what you’ve been hearing everywhere: Oil and our economy. KEE Action Sports is reliant upon oil for the manufacturing of their paintballs and paintball products. And as the US dollar consistently decreases, “our only practical alternative left to us is to take action on the price of many of our paintball products…”.

So basically paintball is becoming even more expensive. What’s being done about it? Well, since every paintball you shoot will soon cost you more per shot, the only alternative we can choose is to simply shoot less. The PSP recently changed their maximum allowed rate of fire from 15 BPS to 13 BPS, a good first step. A lot of price control has to do with the end consumer (that’s you and me). Theoretically, if you shoot less, demand goes down, and price goes down.

In my 8 years in paintball, I’ve constantly heard the general public complaining on how expensive the sport is. They’re right, it is; and it’s that very fact that drives most people away from paintball. With an average lifespan for a paintballer being about 2 years, something needs to be done about this. Paintball is becoming a get-in, get-out activity, which isn’t beneficial to players and businesses. To the paintball businesses out there, do what you need to do in order to survive, but remember that the real purchasing power comes from us consumers. Just don’t piss us off too much with high prices. 😉

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Proto SLG Drops in Price


Proto SLG Paintball Guns
Proto SLG Paintball Marker

The Proto SLG has recently dropped in price from $249.95 to $199.95. The good thing about this is that it increases its competition with the Smart Parts Ion, its biggest rival. I personally own the SLG (two of them actually), and they shoot with very little “kick” and with great overall accuracy. On top of this, Dye Precision (Proto’s parent company) designed the gun to use its air intake as efficiently as possible.

Q: What does the SLG stand for?
A: Super Light Gun.

The Proto SLG comes stock with Dye’s patented Hyper 3 regulator. Dye claims that their new Hyper3 gives its shooters a velocity consistency of +/- 3 fps (quite amazing). This will in turn give you even better air efficiency, and ultimately give you more shots per air fill.

So if you’re in the market for a new paintball gun at a relatively cheap price, or you’re just sick of your Ion, go with the Proto SLG. 🙂

Merry Christmas, or Whatever!


Paintball Santa

We here at PaintballGuns.net would like to wish all of our visitors a Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays. Keep it real, keep it safe.

*ALSO* Keep in mind that a lot of online and local paintball stores have after-Christmas sales and clearances. So if you get a bunch of cash from Aunt Susie or Uncle Frank, be sure to check the stores out as quickly as you can because cheap inventory goes fast.

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Merry Christmas,
PaintballGuns.net

Special Paintball Holiday Gift Guide


Holiday paintball deals

Xtremez.com is one of my personal favorite stores to shop for paintball gear. I’ve shopped with a few other online paintball stores over the 7 years I’ve been in paintball, and Xtremez is definitely one of the best. They ship internationally, and they’re fast. If you’re looking to get a good chunk of your Christmas shopping done online, this is a safe, and very cheap place to get your paintball stuff. They also have a pretty nifty holiday gift guide for easy navigating.

Tippmann A5 & X7 Hair Pin Trigger Mod


Tech Paintball A5 X7 Trigger mod

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.

Happy Thanksgiving! … Any Deals?


Happy Thanksgiving

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 Strikes Back with $20 Off


Tippmann Paintball Special

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.

Ego 8 Released

Planet Eclipse Ego 8
Planet Eclipse Ego 8

The much anticipated Ego 8 by Planet Eclipse has been announced. There have been some small and major changes from the Ego 7.

One of the main features of the Ego8 that has enabled the reduction in body/frame profile and allowed the rear of the frame to come closer to the barrel axis is the development of a completely new QEV assembly. – Planet Eclipse

Basically this means that Planet Eclipse made the Ego 8 more air efficient – a major plus to the gun.

There have been many “borrowed” technologies from their SL74 that are being used in the Ego 8. This isn’t bad necessarily. Maybe they received positive feedback from their SL74 customers saying they were pleased with its technology? Or maybe PE just got lazy and didn’t want to change anything.

Not many forumers have been saying positive things about the Ego 8 so far.

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