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How’s this for news? Dye surprised the media last week by announcing and promo’ing their new paintball gun for 2010, the Dye NT.

Ok, let’s clarify a few things before I continue. Dye has been gaining corporate fame for the last 6 years through their Matrix gun line (i.e. DM4, DM5, DM6…etc). It began with the Matrix LED, which quickly evolved into the 2003 Matrix LCD (guess what year that was in?). The following year, the DM4 was released by Dye. This gun had a HUGE impact on the high-end gun market, as it introduced many new mechanical and electronic advances in the sport. As you can probably tell, Dye stuck with their Matrix line for a long time… until today.

Apparently, Dye is “hanging up” the Matrix line – or, at least the name. Dye has once again made the NT their smallest, lightest marker to date.

“A three year culmination of engineering and design, creating the most advanced paintball gun ever made. The Dye NT takes accuracy, air efficiency, design and style to a new standard by setting a benchmark for all others to follow. The Dye NT is the Choice of Champions.” -Dye

I think it’s a good move by Dye. While it has nothing to say about the gun’s performance, I was simply getting tired of hearing about Dye Matrices. As a paintballer, you would never hear: “What kind of Dye gun do you have?” It was always: “What year Matrix do you have?” Thanks for keeping it fresh, Dye.

Oh, and you wanted a price right? Rumor has it, $1500-$1600 MSRP. What did you expect…?

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Hey guys, PaintballGuns.net decided to go out and find the best deals floating around the web.

We searched the internet for what we feel is the best value out there for paintballers like you, and this post’s winner is…the Syndicate Misfit paintball gun. We based our decision off of the gun’s features and price (only $85 shipped). The Misfit has them both hands down. Our spokes-lady Claire explains more, showing you its features and available upgrades.

Click to view the Solid Black Misfit

Step 1: Watch the Kingman Training 30 sec “ADRENALINE” Commercial.

Step 2: Fill out the contest form below. You will be asked the question to enter the contest, “What KT Marker is the Hero using in the last scene of the Kingman Training “ADRENALINE” Commercial”? We have also included a field where you can enter one other email address (Friend, Colleague, Family). We will forward the Giveaway link to that person and they will also be eligible to enter and win!

Prizes: Ten (10) randomly selected entrants will win the all new Chaser™ Player’s Pack complete with a KT Chaser™ Paintball Marker, Avant Goggles, 200 Round 11mm Paintballs, Four 12g CO2 Cartridges, KT Neck Protector, KT Barrel Blocking Device & Squeegee.

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Dick’s Sporting Goods is hosting a 50 day giveaway, giving away a $100 gift card every day. To enter, you need to go to their Twitter page and post what you would buy with the gift card, if you had it. The answer is simple, I’ll answer it for you: beef jerkey.

What should you buy at Dick’s?

Up next on our video review list is a unique money saver for most paintball gun owners. One of the biggest constraints for paintballers today is money for buying paintballs. You buy paint not only to play, but for every other reason you want to shoot your gun at home or at the field. Buying your gear is one thing, because it’s a one-time cost. But once you shoot your paint, it’s long gone. Reball eliminated this problem by creating a synthetic reusable paintball. This is probably a smarter move for players who shoot a lot of paint at home, for teching and practice. Since they’re reusable, they come in a box of 500 for $134.99, or a you can buy a tube of 140 for $49.99. Sara does a better job explaining it.

Reball Tube, 140 ct

Reball Box, 500ct

Is your last name Wallace? If so, you should probably check your email. If you don’t in 48 hours, God help you. Another winner will be drawn.

Congratulations to whomever actually gets this Dye DM9. Special thanks to Brian over at Paintball Online for organizing this DM9 giveaway.

Ohio U vs. Purdue

As the title suggests, FOX College Sports is returning paintball to their lineup. Over 30+ episodes are scheduled to air.

The Championship premieres on Fox College Sports Atlantic at 7 PM Eastern on Sunday, July 19th. Don’t worry if you miss it though, there will be several rebroadcasts all summer long on Fox College Sports Atlantic, Fox College Sports Central, and Fox College Sports Pacific. Check out the NCPA website for a complete schedule.

Additional Showtimes:
Sun, July 19, 7 PM – FCS Atlantic
Tue, July 21, 11 AM – FCS Atlantic
Wed, July 22, 7 PM – FCS Central
Thu, July 23, 6 AM – FCS Atlantic
Sat, July 25, 8 AM – FCS Central
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The 2009 Chicago PSP is quickly coming around the corner. With registration closing Monday (June 15th, 2009), and over 200 teams already registered, this years chi-town event is sure to be a blast. Once again, this PSP event will be hosted at Bolingbrook Recreation & Aquatic Center in Bolingbrook, IL June 24th-28th. Teams come from all over the world to play at the Chicago PSP event since it is the second largest event in the nation. You can view a complete list of the 200+ teams here.

Russian Legion

Admission into the event is free, granting access to the intense competition on seven fields as well as the event’s tradeshow featuring the leading companies in the industry. Food is always good and not too expensive. If you get too hot, just go to the water park right next to the event. There’s really no reason you shouldn’t be there, but you can also watch it from your computer on their site, pspevents.com.

Grandstand tickets will be required for seating on their showcase field Thursday – Sunday. The field will host all of the Pro games as the best teams in the world battle it out for big cash prizes. In addition, this field will also host many of the Semi-Pro games with some of the top up-and-coming teams and players in the sport. Grandstand Tickets are $15 each day or $50 for the event. Purchase tickets here.

WINNER ANNOUNCED

No joke, summer is just around the corner. Thanks to a generous donation from Paintball Online, PaintballGuns.net is hosting our first Dye DM9 paintball gun giveaway.

Currently the DM9 retails for $1,349.95. To enter (yes it’s free), simply enter your e-mail address in the form below. Once entered, you will receive an email confirmation. That’s it – Good luck!

Winner will be contacted via e-mail and announced on July 15th, 2009.

Rules: Must be at least 18 years old to enter. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. United States residents only.

Here’s your worst enemy … or friend: a Paintball gun mounted on an Autonomous Turret Sentry. Its purpose… well, after watching the video above I hope you can see the capabilities of this… masterpiece. The Sentry Project was started in a garage by an avid backyard paintballer. After over a year of tedious revisions, it has developed through 9 prototypes and is the most evolved Autonomous Sentry on the web. The paintball sentry uses software that is specifically written for a custom servo controller, a device that sends commands to servos to aim and fire the paintball gun. The software was written by the designer to enable the turret to rapidly track, anticipate and engage multiple targets – and is very customizable.

If you’ve already had your eye on this project, you should know that recently more videos were released by its creator. They’re all worth a watch, the creator updates his website and youtube page with videos all the time. It’s very cool to see such an advanced paintball project unfold.

Cost
The designer claims that you can build one of these paintball sentrys for under $500. He sells software kits directly through his eBay store. The software kit is the most inexpensive solution for owning your own Automated Sentry. It is ideal for those of you who are mechanically inclined or have custom applications in mind. He plans to sell completed turrets in the future after he simplifies its construction.

I had the pleasure to ask the designer and founder of The Sentry Project, David, some questions about his work:
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