30 July 2010
Paintball players have got to be one of the greatest bunch of tall-tale-tellers on the face of the planet. When we’re not shooting someone or getting shot, we’re telling someone else about ‘that time we shot someone’. When I paid a visit to the Chicago UWL event I had a really good chance to be reminded [...]
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29 July 2010
The Livingston Daily website of Michigan has some fantastic coverage of this past weekend’s Michigan Monster Game (a four page spread with pics!). Check it out.
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29 July 2010
CW Channel 57 in Philadelphia is reporting that someone in a black Honda Accord of Civic shot into another car, striking a child in the forehead. The Somers Point NJ Police Department (where the incident took place) have made apprehending the idiots a priority and plan on bringing aggravated assault charges against them. Check out the original [...]
29 July 2010
BLUE, DEUCE, and DRAXXUS bring PAINTBALL BACK TO BLANDING! “BLANDING CONQUEST” The date is set for February 19th ands 20th of 2011 and BLUE and DEUCE are bringing south the “Pure Paintball Insanity” of CASTLE CONQUEST and using BLANDING for a true Town Assault and Defend. Anyone that has played this [...]
29 July 2010
Jim Lively, creator of the Music City Open tournament (Tennessee) and creator of the Lively Series (along with the late Sam Caldwell) has posted some of his impressive patch collection to Facebook. It’s well worth the look! HERE
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29 July 2010
Well, now that the dust is somewhat beginning to settle following 68Caliber’s breaking of the news that SP has petitioned to convert their bankruptcy filing from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7, it’s time to take a look at a few things. First – the filing is a public record and does contain all kinds of juicy [...]
28 July 2010
Earlier this year (May) the distressed paintball manufacturing company Smart Parts of Latrobe, PA, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Information filed with the bankruptcy application seem to indicate that the company had been in trouble since as early as October of 2009. Chapter 11 Bankruptcy allows the debtor (Smart Parts in this case) to attempt [...]
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28 July 2010
I wanted to take a moment to share with you an update from the 2010 Boy Scout Jamboree where Empire Paintball is educating Boy Scouts and their parents about the sport of paintball at Fort AP Hill in Virginia where the event is taking place from 7/26 thru 8/4. By the time the event is [...]
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28 July 2010
SEWELL New Jersey – July 28, 2010. Valken Sports increases their mobile fleet and event support Valken Sports has added to their mobile fleet with the addition of a new show trailer. This gives Valken the opportunity to support more events, bringing the hottest gear and paint to the players. Valken [...]
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28 July 2010
Three teams made up mostly of former world championship players are taking shape to compete in the first Woodsball World Cup. Frank Connell, Chuck Hendsch and Darryl Trent, members of World Cup Champion All American teams and dominant in the SPPL, form its nucleus. Robert “Rosie” Rose, Dennis “Mooner” Mood, Master Blasters and world champion Ground Zero [...]
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27 July 2010
The Collider website is reporting that the latest Jackass movie (you know, the guys that do stupid stuff for laughs, like punching each other in the groinal area) which was filmed in 3D, was premiered during the San Diego Comic Con. Collider’s article goes on to mention that - One of the scenes had someone getting hit [...]
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23 July 2010
Area51 on Youtube has posted a video of Valken’s climate controlled paintball storage facility in Portugal for shipment to all points Europe!
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23 July 2010
Empire Paintball will be attending the ten day long 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Fort AP Hill in Virginia. The National Scout Jamboree event hosts approximately 50,000 Scouts and leaders. With numerous activities, Scouts will experience kayaking, fly fishing, archery, scuba diving, and buckskin games to name a few. This year will [...]
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23 July 2010
Wayne of BRWP Podcast interviewed me the other day about the first paintball field, the NPL and the Woodsball World Cup. Hey – I think it was a great interview. Why not check it out and decide for yourself? Listen HERE
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22 July 2010
NPPL All Star Voting ends tonight! Get your vote in now for the game of the year! The 2010 NPPL All Star vote ends tonight at 11:59 (Pacific Standard Time). Come join the best in the sport, as we celebrate the new “Paintball Hall of Fame”, giant PRO player’s BBQ, and the 2010 All Star Game! Don’t miss your [...]
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22 July 2010
Sewell, New Jersey USA July 22, 2010 – G.I. Milsim is proud to announce they have reached an agreement with Valken Sports for distribution of G.I. Milsim branded paintball products in the United States. Richmond Italia, President of G.I. Milsim said, “Valken has set the bar even higher and with [...]
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22 July 2010
Ever see something and think, why didn’t I think of that? Well, that’s exactly what I thought when I ran across this particular product. Its such a simple idea that it’s brilliant. I ran across this little item in the back room of my local paintball shop while I was talking with the [...]
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22 July 2010
Successful scenario team to shoot the Vanguard Creed marker in 2010! Long Beach, California – July 20, 2010 – Aggressive Sports, the exclusive American distributor for the high-performance Vanguard Creed top-level paintball marker, has completed a sponsorship agreement with one of the most successful and well-known scenario teams in paintball, the Able Company Immortals, for the [...]
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21 July 2010
(The conclusion of Thomas Barnes introduction to the world of pump paintball) by Thomas Barnes Communicating with your teammates is essential to winning a paintball game. The most important part of teamwork and communication is knowing the number and position of the other team’s players. Your semi-automatic-marker-wielding friends on your team can also be of more [...]
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21 July 2010
by william garrison I’m sure that the old timers in paintball or anyone who was playing as far back as the mid 90s will remember how everything seemed to be more individual. A player’s gun and gear were unique to that player. You could have ten different players, and even if they had the same model [...]
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20 July 2010
(Yesterday, Thomas Barnes took us along as he began to experience the joys of pump paintball. Today we continue his saga:) by Thomas Barnes During a game several months ago, an opposing player ran up and took cover behind my bunker. We heard each other and saw each other through several cracks. We simultaneously screamed “SURRENDER!” [...]
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20 July 2010
Steve over at SplattRak – makers of one of the industry’s most popular gun stands – recently offered a 15% discount for his product on Facebook. 68Caliber asked him if we could send folks to his Facebook page and Steve went one better: 68Caliber can now offer its readers their own 15% discount! Retailing now at $43.95, [...]
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