J&J has been making barrels for paintball guns since cavemen threw rocks at each other and grumbled something that sounded like “paintball” for fun. Their top-line barrel, the Egde kit, offers light weight, ridiculous accuracy and the ability to tailor the player’s bore size to whatever paintball they might be shooting that day.
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Two of the most popular aftermarket barrel types in the world of paintball are barrel kits and carbon fiber barrels. Players love the barrel kits available from several manufacturers because they enable the user to tailor their barrel size to the paint available- a great concept for players who travel to events supplying different brands of paintballs that vary in size from one manufacturer to another.
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Paintball players generally like to look good when they play the game. Ironically a sport that started in the woods, that put a high value on blending in, now puts a high value on standing out.
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Taking Back Sunday- Liar Liar Miami Rage D2, Team Spraypiant, and Miami Devious practice.
The paintball goggle/mask marketplace has gotten a great deal more interesting lately with the release of the Sly Profit, an attractive, comfortable goggle that has already seen extensive use by professional players and teams. Comfortable thanks to improved face foam, safer as it is standard with two straps and attractive thanks to hot color combinations and a clean look, the Sly Profit is popping up everywhere!
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Empire has just released new videos for your viewing pleasure! Part 3 of the Ben Tippmann video series is now live, along with the final installment of the Infamous-Behind the Cup. Click HERE to check out these great new videos from one of the leading names in paintball!
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One of the best things about paintball companies that spend a great deal of time and money developing the next high performance, high dollar tournament paintball gun is that their technology quickly trickles down into their more affordable markers. A perfect example of this positive trickle-down of technology, engineering, performance and quality is the 2011 Proto Rail. A clear descendant of Dye’s continuous efforts to improve the performance of their NT and DM lines of professional-level makers, the Proto Rail has been updated and improved for 2011 to create an amazingly affordable yet feature-rich electronic marker. For players on a budget or anyone looking to pick up an affordable electronic marker that will enable them to successfully take on markers costing hundreds more, the 2011 Proto Rail is an outstanding choice!
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Everyone knows the awesomeness of Virtue Paintball’s marker and hopper circuit boards (more on these in December)—but did you know they also have a great line of supporting apparel called Virtue Wear? Some of Virtue Paintball’s line of apparel includes their practice jerseys, “Destroy the Competition” t-shirts, Ollie Lang “Shoot, Kill, Win” t-shirts, Russian Legion t-shirts, Competition Hoodies, Virtual Girl’s V t-shirt, Board Shorts, Belts, Hats, and more.
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GI Sportz is thrilled to announce the addition of a Chilean distributor! 2Nel, online at 2Nel.cl, a premiere Chilean paintball distributor and retailer and the host of the Chilean leg of the Latin American Professional Paintball League (LAPPL) for 2011, will stock and distribute the entire GI Sportz line of paintball products and .50 and .68 caliber paintballs. Click READ MORE for the Full Release from GI Sportz!
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November 22nd 2010 – Paintballers 4 Autism and Planet Eclipse Ltd are happy to announce that Planet Eclipse will be a proud supporter and sponsor of Paintballers 4 Autism. Planet Eclipse will be providing some great prizes for the inaugural Paintballers 4 Autism Winter Indoor 3-Man Event to be held on January 30th 2011 at D&D Paintball in East Hartford, CT. Click READ MORE for the full release!
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Dye recently released “Inked Series” versions of their impressive DM11 and NT11 flagship markers. Already attractive and well-appointed with Hyper3 regulators, Ultralite grip frames, Ultralite barrels, Ultralite Air Ports and eye pipe technology, the Inked Series DM11 and NT11 take their looks up yet another notch. The Inked NT is called the Ornate, while the DM will be called the Expendable. Anyone looking for a top-end marker even more rare than the regular production models should click READ MORE to see the photos!
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For the last several months, Pinokio Hoppers has evolved from a one-product, one-man show run by Evan Estrate to a robust company offering several products, run by someone new. That’s right, the day-to-day operations of the one-man show known as Pinokio are now handled by a woman; Jennifer Chapman, whose background in paintball is more extensive than people realize. From taking and fulfilling orders to tech work, product assembly, customer service and support and even bookkeeping, Jen does it all and has made Pinokio Hoppers a more efficient, nimble organization even as the company has grown and widened its product offering. After our last few phone calls and emails to Pinokio were answered by Jen, rather than Evan, we simply had to find out what was going on, and learned about one of the newest female additions to the paintball business world.
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Tippmann Launches Upgraded A-5 Marker
Ten product upgrades enhance marker’s reliability, accuracy and ease-of-modification
Fort Wayne, IN (November 19, 2010) – Since its launch back in 2002, more than a half-million players have turned to the Tippmann A-5 – one of the most popular scenario markers in the industry featuring the patented Cyclone Feed System and the ability to field strip in less than 60 seconds. Over this time, the A-5 has also developed into one of the most customizable paintball markers available with hundreds of upgrades and modifications to choose from. Today, Tippmann is excited to announce that this popular marker is even better. The newly redesigned A-5 incorporates ten new enhancements while maintaining the overall aesthetic appearance that paintball players have enjoyed for years.
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The rumor-mill on the west coast is spinning up in a big way as the season winds down and the holidays close in. Word from an informed source near the Pacific Ocean sent PaintballX3 Magazine a text message Sunday night (during football too, so this must be important) discussing the upcoming release of a new, ultra-efficient spool valve marker. Supposedly named the “Demon” and coming from a company that’s seen good success on the high-end marker market in the last few seasons, the new marker is rumored to offer excellent efficiency. Our source promises photos as well as more information to come so stay tuned to PaintballX3!
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The Georgia Field Owners Association is eager to announce their continued partnership with Valken Sports for their upcoming 2011 and 2012 seasons GFOA owners Dan Gladis (Dan’s-Land Paintball) and Joel Pfeil (On Target Paintball) have a few surprises in store for their teams next year; one of them is recognizing the valued partnership with Valken Sports and asking them back as their Hosting Sponsor for the 2011-2012 seasons. With this sponsorship package comes more prizes, end-of-year rings, and an abundant supply of Redemption Tournament paintballs. Also, when you play in the GFOA next year, it will be on brand new “Valkenized” Sup-Air ball fields!
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Click HERE to enter KEE’s Enter-To-Win an Empire AXE Promotion. At the conclusion of the contest, which runs through December 30, 2010, threee lucky winners will be chosen and will receive a new AXE marker.
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After being the first paintball brand to hit 100,000 fans on Facebook, Tippmann is once again expanding its interactive marketing efforts with a new iPhone app. The intuitive new app allows users to explore the company’s entire product line quickly and easily while on-the-go. Providing a level of detail far beyond a standard product catalog, the new app allows players to watch Tippmann products in action, view a variety of videos, click to see 360-degree views, and even purchase product from the Tippmann online store.
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Only 222 days until World Paintball Day 2011! Check out the Facebook page. The date for World Paintball Day is to honor the very first paintball game ever played. It was held on the first weekend after Father’s Day in June of 1981. (USA)
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The new issue is up and ready for your viewing pleasure. Check it out HERE.View full post on Paintball X3 Magazine | News on Paintball Gear, Scenarios, Tournaments
Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of Ben Tippmann would be? Well now you can know. Check out Ben in his natural environment. Watch as Ben makes easy work of all the daily tasks at the Empire Battle Tested paintball headquarters. It is a little known fact that if you listen closely while Ben is hard at work you can hear his personal theme music. For your viewing pleasure we enhanced that said theme so we all can enjoy…View full post on Paintball X3 Magazine | News on Paintball Gear, Scenarios, Tournaments
It’s no secret to most people who keep their fingers near the pulse of paintball that Pev and his family have constructed a remarkable paintball playing facility in Northern Virginia. Servicing the Washington, DC area, this outstanding park features turf and grass competition fields and a fully stocked pro-shop, and has hosted two NPPL professional seven-man tournaments, the DC Challenge, supported by such prestigious companies as Land Rover. READ MOREView full post on Paintball X3 Magazine | News on Paintball Gear, Scenarios, Tournaments
October 28, 2010- Paintballers 4 Autism and Furious Paintball are happy to announce that Furious Paintball will be a proud sponsor/supporter of Paintballers 4 Autism. Along with be a Sponsor of the PB4A 3Man Indoor Open, to be held January 30th, 2011 at D&D Paintball in East Hartford, Connecticut. Click READ MORE for the full release!
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Lindsay playing w Miami Rage – lending fun and getting ‘Paxson’d!MSXL Events, Americas #1 Regional “XBall/Race to Series”, is proud to announce our new partnership with Procaps for the 2011 season and beyond. Procaps/DXS will be the exclusive paint provider for all MSXL events in 2011. Procaps will be manufacturing an exclusive custom tournament grade ball for the MSXL of the highest grade available for only $40 a case. Also an MSXL exclusive special event only price of $50 a case for DXS Gold Hellfire® Control the Game and win with Procaps!
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Get Your Edge and KEEP Your EdgeNew products and product updates from J&J Performance
Every ‘baller needs an Edge if they’re going to rock. J&J Performance, one of the industry’s most highly respected barrel manufacturers makes it easy with their EDGE Barrel System. Known to many top players as the go-to solution, J&J has now upped the ante, stepped into the arena, planted their flag and staked their claim with two new sizes for their legendary Control Bores with a sweet .676 and a phenomenal .679 diameter.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DARK SPORTS PAINT TAKES CONTROL!
Teams shooting Dark Sports Paintballs Sweep the Millennium Cup 2010 Event!
London, England - October 26, 2010 – Launched in April this year, October saw the culmination of most successful debut season for a new tournament paintballs in memory as teams shooting Dark Sports paintballs populated the top podium spots at the Millennium Cup event in Paris, ending a season of dramatic growth. CLICK READ MORE for the full release from Dark Sports!
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GI Milsim/GI Sportz, the latest company to throw their hat into the paintball manufacturing business, had a heck of a showing at the 2010 PSP World Cup, with both the Boston Red Legion and Aftershock switching to their paint and proceeding to finish first and second at the event in the pro division! We were impressed and so was GI Milsim/GI Sportz, as they sent out a press release today congratulating them and letting the world know about the rest of the winning and podium teams that shot their new paintballs at the event. READ MORE for the full list and official release from GI Milsim/GI Sportz.View full post on Paintball X3 Magazine | News on Paintball Gear, Scenarios, Tournaments
San Diego, California (November 2, 2010) – For 2011 Dye Precision has taken their flagship NT marker and improved it, yet again. This was not a simple task with the existing NT performance, but that was the bar DYE engineers set for themselves: to make the best even better. In a word: refinement. The result: The superior 2011 NT. Refined to give the user higher performance, even better reliability, and greater range of adjustability.View full post on Paintball X3 Magazine | News on Paintball Gear, Scenarios, Tournaments
Tippmann Launches Gryphon Brand Targeted to New Players
‘Starter Kit’ featuring .68 Caliber Gryphon Marker, Goggles, and Tank will Retail for Under $100BUFFALO GROVE, IL (November 1, 2010) – Three years ago, Tippmann Sports launched the U.S. Army Paintball brand, which provided players at all experience levels with a true military look right out-of-the-box at a great value. This brand quickly became a big success and is now one of the most popular brands in paintball. Due in part to the strong response to its US Army Paintball products – and the reality that there are few good marker options available for less than $100 – Tippmann is once again launching an exciting new marker brand: introducing Gryphon™ Paintball. The Gryphon marker is targeted to new paintball players and will be sold as part of a ‘Starter Kit,’ which will include the marker, goggles, 200-round hopper, and a tank – all for less than $100.
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Ninja Paintball, one of the top tier compressed air bottle and regulator manufacturers in paintball and proudly making their products in the USA, has released yet another new regulator, this time for the Bob Long Victory and G6R markers! Designed to lower output pressures to unheard-of levels to allow players using Bob Long markers to shoot at lower pressures with greater air efficiency than ever before, the new Ninja SLP is sure to be yet another excellent product from a company dedicated to quality and customer service. Click READ MORE to see the official release and product image from Ninja!View full post on Paintball X3 Magazine | News on Paintball Gear, Scenarios, Tournaments
The Canadian Professional Paintball League (CPPL), the long time benchmark for quality paintball tournaments in Canada, has recently signed a landmark feeder deal with the NPPL. The CPPL will offer a range of unique event options for all tournament player’s across Canada, all under the world famous NPPL banner. Click READ MORE for the official release from the NPPL.View full post on Paintball X3 Magazine | News on Paintball Gear, Scenarios, Tournaments
BUFFALO GROVE, IL (October 27, 2010) – Tippmann Sports is offering a FREE collapsible stock to anyone who purchases an eligible marker between November 1, 2010 and January 15, 2011. As an added benefit, Tippmann is implementing a new ‘fast-track’ redemption system, which will help deliver the free stock to participating consumers around the globe in as little as three weeks.View full post on Paintball X3 Magazine | News on Paintball Gear, Scenarios, Tournaments
Paintballers 4 Autism is pleased to announce that it has formed a partnership with Kohn Sports to design Jersey’s, Kohn 360 headband along with a Kohn 360 shirt. Kohn Sports is an innovator in the field of paintball apparel. Along with producing top quality Jerseys, head wraps and other apparel, Kohn’s talented artists have created a look for PB4A that is a change from the norm of a non-profit.
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GI Milsim/GI Sportz, the newest but already on track to be the most successful paintball manufacturer in the industry, is proud to announce an exciting addition to the company’s rapidly growing family, Alex Reed! View full post on Paintball X3 Magazine | News on Paintball Gear, Scenarios, Tournaments
Empire officially released the new incarnation of the Trracer pump marker at the PSP World Cup after showing it off to dealers at the last Paintball Extravaganza. This simple yet sturdy .68 caliber pump marker picks up where the old Trracer left off, with compatible internals but a completely new external design for today’s paintball environment. READ MORE to see the new Empire Trracer pump and its specifications!View full post on Paintball X3 Magazine | News on Paintball Gear, Scenarios, Tournaments
florida ballers vs miami rage may7,2009 floridaballers home court gameThe recent and unexpected departure of Mike Michaud from his position as a Facility Manager in Tampa / St. Petersburg FL. provided Valken Sports with the perfect opportunity to further enhance their distribution network by hiring Mike as Valken’s Distribution Manager.View full post on Paintball X3 Magazine | News on Paintball Gear, Scenarios, Tournaments
The NPPL seven-man professional paintball league is in the middle of their 2010 Championships in Las Vegas! Over a dozen of the top seven-man professional teams in the world have converged on America’s playground oasis in the desert to decide the year’s title, along with dozens of divisional and pump teams! In the professional division, the usual suspects have advanced to play on Sunday, while at least one surprise is going home early.
Pro Qualifiers
1. Tampa Bay Damage
2. Oakland BLAST
3. Portland Naughty Dogs
4. LA Infamous
5. St. Louis Avalanche
6. DC Arsenal
7. Edmonton Impact
8. SF ExplicitKeep an eye here on PaintballX3 tomorrow as the pros and top divisional and pump teams battle it out! We’ll bring you the results as they come in!
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Check out Meagan Foster’s Friday World Cup Gallery. Much more coming as the week progresses.
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The 2010 World Cup is, as it has been for years, the place where professional paintball’s champions are crowned and hundreds of teams and dozens of vendors come together. However, that’s not all the 2010 PSP World Cup will be famous for, as this year seems to have become the year World Cup will stand for Paintball’s fight against Breast Cancer! View full post on Paintball X3 Magazine | News on Paintball Gear, Scenarios, Tournaments
Friday 8:30AM: Another perfect day in paintball paradise. We’ll be at the field all day today with 5 photographers, covering all divisions. Look for a large photo gallery tonight and an update this afternoon.
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Check out our very first (of many) PSP World Cup photo galleries HERE. We’ll have another update with news and scores this evening. Oh, and we haven’t actually seen a snake anywhere.View full post on Paintball X3 Magazine | News on Paintball Gear, Scenarios, Tournaments
San Diego Dynasty would like to thank all of our fans and sponsors for your support during the 2010 season. Without all of you we wouldn’t be able to do what we do, and we realize we are very fortunate to be able to do what we love. So to each and every one of you, thank you.
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We told you recently that Tippmann had reached the 90,000 Facebook Fan mark and predicted they would pass 100,000 by November. Well, they did it almost two weeks early.
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Have your tickets purchased for the Pro Grandstands? Competing in the event? Below is a schedule of all next week’s games as well as an event itinerary.
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The NPPL Vegas event is over and Tampa Bay Damage, once again, has come out on top in the world of seven-man professional paintball. Congratulations to Damage for yet another seven-man pro win!NPPL Las Vegas Pro Results
1. Tampa Bay Damage
2. Oakland BLAST
3. Edmonton Impact
4. St. Louis AvalanchePump Winner: LA Hitmen
D4 5-man Winner: Tropix Hawaii Tradition
D3 5-man Winner: 406′s Finest
D3 7-man Winner: Noobies
D2 7-man Winner: Paradox
D1 7-man Winner: Off in the Woods
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