What: Day of the Dead 9

When: October 3rd, 2010, 10am-5:00pm

Where: Flagswipe Paintball Outdoor, Mossley, ON (15 minutes from London)

Tickets: $30 in advance, $40 at the door

Paint: $100 / case Marballizer – $80 / case basic (pre-order only) – Field Paint Only

Details:

Come be a part of a Flagswipe tradition. Day of the Dead 9 is gearing up to be the best installment ever! We would like nothing more than to give our customers the best big scenario game experience of their lives. With a brand new field, complete with usable props, a clean staging area, and friendly, helpful staff, we’re certain you will leave with unforgettable memories, and a hunger for more action that will bring you back again next year!

Visit www.flagswipepaintball.com for full game details.

Buy tickets in store, over the phone at 519-642-0908, or online at www.buypaintball.ca.

For immediate release Monday September 6th, 2010

Quick round up of forthcoming Shoreline events in the UK.

This is easily the busiest time of the year for UK paintball with events coming thick and fast and new events being planned for next season.

Firstly, we’d like to thank all those players who made the first ever Tippmann Challenge in the UK such a great success. For those who want to relive the weekend, we’ve put together the first part of a movie covering the Saturday and right up to game-on on the Sunday.

Also, the BraNewbs photoset from the event will be available shortly. All those who signed up at the event for the set by paying £3 will receive an email when the images are ready for you to view and download. Those who paid £10 for the DVD version will also receive an email requesting postal address details.

If you didn’t sign up for the photo’s at the event, it’s not too late. You can still purchase the set for £3 from the Corporate-Killers shop – link to the right. We’ve worked hard with Andy to bring the cost of the images down to just £3 which I’m sure everyone would agree is a complete bargain. We respectfully ask that you do not pass the images to anyone who has not paid this tiny fee – please also be aware that the images will have embedded tracking software. The fee is not per team – it is per person (come on guys – it’s only £3! and photographers give up their weekends and spend money to travel to events for your benefit – it’s not cool to pinch their photos!).

We are only days away from the UKPSF Big Game – Staargate. This game is a UK Scenario stalwart and the oldest game in the calendar. It’s always a great weekend of partying and paintball so get yourself booked in. Online bookings will close on Thursday. You can pay on the day but it will cost more and you may not have a choice which side you play for.

If kicking in doors and abseiling into paintball games is your thing, then you’ll want to take a look at Call To Duty. It’s a 200 player Urban paintball game played in an abandoned chemical munitions complex near Hereford. There are dozens of industrial buildings and hanger to play through as well as streets, bridges and all manner of other terrain. It promises to be a bit special. The Saturday is fully booked but there are still tickets available for the Sunday.

Lastly, a quick heads about a very exciting development for the 2011 season. In an unprecedented move, three of the UK’s biggest event organisers have joined forces to form a new series of scenario events called the Super6. The focus of the Super6 is to propel scenario paintball forward with the emphasis on value for money. Too many events of recent times in the UK have not given players the value they deserve, the Super6 aims to change that. Each Super6 leg will be a two day paintball festival and will be priced at the same level that most single day games currently cost and there will be some genuine innovations to breath new life into the scenario scene. It’s a very exciting development and full details will be announced at the franchise launch.

I’ll see many of you this weekend at Staargate.

For more on Shoreline Paintball please visit

http://www.shorelineoutdoor.com and for the video of the Tippmann Challenge recently held there see below

Top Paintball Sniper official event

(Toronto, ON – August 2010) On September 18th 2010, starting at 9:00am, the first Top Paintball Sniper event will be taking place at Ground Zero Paintball in Gananoque, ON.

Paintball series in the past have always been about how well a team can compete against other teams, usually on inflatable bunker fields or the scenario field. Snipers by nature however operate in teams of two or on their own; this is where the Top Paintball Sniper series will set itself apart from the other events. For years there have been discussions and debates as to the existence of true paintball snipers, now there is a medium to show those that don’t believe in the idea that there actually is a lone player on the field that can make all the difference.

Based on concepts from the real world, the Top Paintball Sniper events are actual skills challenges, where targets are engaged and not another human. Decisions are made by the individual competitors and those decisions will not only impact their standings but also allow them to show off their individuality.

The first event will put the skills of the sniper to the challenge based on real world skill sets that are required of all Snipers. The skills evaluated include marksmanship, patience, observation skills, stealth and concealment.

Early bird registration for the event has ended on 20 August 2010, pre-registration however is still open to all that wish to compete and will end on 17 September 2010. Competitors can still register day of at the door if they so choose.

Although snipers by nature are lone wolves, the Top Paintball Sniper community will be coming together as a single entity to support the Wounded Warriors.ca charity. Through several different programs, the Wounded Warriors.ca charity supports members of the Canadian Forces who are injured while serving their country. Their different projects truly show the members of our Canadian Forces that even if they are injured, Canada still stands behind them.

Ground zero ev1 will be featuring the following stages:

For more information, or to register for the upcoming event, please visit www.toppaintballsniper.com

The core of Guerrilla Air’s success and popularity is based on the knowledge and experience gained throughout the years which dates back to our start as Air America and continues to evolve. Our goal is to explore new ways to innovate Paintball technology necessary to improve performance. We strive to enhance the player experience and improve existing technology to perform better and ensure safety is never sacrificed.

Guerrilla Air has always been and always will be focused on developing new designs that are more efficient, smaller, lighter and compact; yet offer increased performance without compromise.

This methodology of dynamic high performance design is fully realized in our line of MYTH regulators. Recognized by the Paintball community around the world as the most innovative regulator and air systems available today!

Packaging:

The first think you see is the packaging which is quite ingenious. A simple cardboard tube with two plastic caps is essentially what the bottle is shipped in but it is so much nicer than the simple supplies made to construct it. I popped off the top cap to the container to see the tank wrapped in a heavy mil plastic bag, and quickly removed this. The reg was shipped with a protective cap on it, a big bonus. Included is a little pamphlet for the tank.

First Impressions:

The tank is sleek, shiny, and light. Not all essentially needed to play but it is cool none the less. The regulator is tiny, and that is not a fair description as it is so small the cap on the threads almost hides the entirety of the regulator. The first thing I noticed is the tank was smaller than the average 68/4500 configuration. Shorter but slightly fatter than most but that is a plus for those that like to play tight to their markers. The design on the tank is that of a gorilla face, I like it. All of the needed information is on the tank like the size, hydro/born date.

Size:

I was a little worried about the size of the tank. It is a 68/4500 put it is not the average length you get with a standard 68/4500 tank from other manufacturers, it was shorter and slightly larger in diameter. My worries were soon squelched when I put the tank on my DP Rev-i and raised it to my shoulder for the first time. It put the marker in a very comfortable position resting in the crook of my shoulder. With the marker slightly closer to my face I thought it may be uncomfortable but was pleasantly wrong. This tank put the marker at about as perfect a position as you can get. A HUGE bonus is this thing is right around 2 pounds in weight, one of the lightest tanks out on the market today.

Regulator:

The Myth G2 regulator is a leap above in technology from what is out there on the market now. With the flush, dual burst disk system you will first notice or technically not notice the feeling we have all grown to know on your wrist when playing small. With the flat burst disks you do not get that little irritating rub from the burst disks on your wrist when playing. Another feature of the G3 regulator is the ability to line up the gauge and input fitting anywhere you want when you screw it into your markers ASA. I prefer the up and down configuration with the gauge on top and the input fitting on the bottom so there is no intrusive obstacles when playing.

Guerrilla took this simple idea and made it a reality from all of us.

The regulator itself is tiny, something we have all come to expect from Guerrilla Air now. With such a small regulator you might expect some drop off under high rates of fire. This just does not happen when I tested this tank. I normally play with a semi cap of 15 bps but I turned off the cap, turned the marker on uncapped ramping and put it through the ringer with not a single skip.

Looks:

This is such a marginal part of a product so I will not go into a lot here. You will either like the looks of the tank or you will not. I personally think the simple black with a ape face added to the design is simple, yet very cool at the same time. A plus in my book on the design side.

I put this tank through the ringer, threw every firing mode at it from PSP, Millennium and full auto without so much as a hiccup or stall on air provision to the marker. The price is low, the tank is light, the regulator is adjustable…

What is there not to like about this?

www.guerrillaair.com

The Catshack Reports: When, where and how did you get your beginnings in the game of paintball?

The first time I played paintball was in 1995. I started playing a couple of times a year with rental stuff at local fields here in Utah. In 1999 I met Jayson Orvis. My mother worked at a Law Firm that he owns. In 2004, Jayson started Special Ops Paintball in his garage in North Salt Lake. At the time I was running an entertainment company and played with the early Spec Ops guys locally when I could. I remember getting one of the first A5A2’s and how excited I was that Jayson was moving this paintball business to a new big building! I had an outsiders view as Special Ops grew into a huge force in the paintball industry. My friends and some family worked for Special Ops and in 2006 I met Brian “MOATI” Russell and we began hanging out all the time. In early 2009, I started taking paintball a LOT more seriously and started really working on my skills as a player. Then MOATI took me to Living Legends 2 in Joliet, IL. That did it!! I was COMPLETELY HOOKED!! I started playing paintball EVERY time I had the chance!! When we got back from LL2, I took a job with Special Ops Paintball. I have a marketing background and I started out doing Dealer/Event Sales for them. I’ve been there ever since and have worn MANY hats through the transitions in the last little while. Currently, I am over Sales/Marketing/Customer Service for the company. We really are a company OF players FOR players. I work about 50-60 hours a week at Spec Ops, and do my webshow Spec Ops Life: w/ B-Dazl in mostly my own time. I love paintball and I love my job.

The Catshack Reports: What would be some of your most favorite moments, you know the ones, we all have them

One of my favorite moments was this year at Living Legends 3 at CPX in Joliet. The dinner battle and final battle of Living Legends are CRAZY. You fight over this hill. The hill is in the middle of their two cities, Armageddon and Bedlam. The top of the hill is lined with a series of “slap-sticks”. They have a scoring system that relies on the position of the “slap-sticks” at certain time intervals. With 1200 players, all shooting at the top of this hill, there is a LOT of paint flying!!

So our team decided to play the dinner battle with 1 hopper of paint each… We were kind of tired and had already shot a BUNCH of paint and it was only day 1. We knew we were going to shoot a lot of paint on Day 2 as well. So we thought, “what the hell, let’s see what we can do!” We made our advances and actually used the limited paint to get a lot of kills between us. A couple of our guys were shot out. I was still in!! Then, I ran out of paint. What to do now?? Well, they were about to call time on the slap-sticks. So I set my gun down and a crept up to the hill. (By the way, I’m 6′6″ and a little over 300 lbs.) The second you stand up on that hill, you’re getting hundreds of barrels aimed RIGHT AT YOU!! I crept to the top, stood up, and started running towards the slap-stick. I hit it!! Then jumped forward, down the other side of the hill as I got lit up like crazy!! I scored the slap-stick!!! Everyone was cheering!!! It was sweet!! I got a lot of welts, but they were worth it!!

The Catshack Reports: Where have you been in 2010 and where are you still planning on being this year?

We started the year going undefeated at the OPERATION BAD KARMA: Urban Assault 5 Man Tournament. Then we had our field home-opener. Then it was off to SUPERGAME 39. After that was Living Legends 3. Then a WAGING WAR on CANCER GAME Then DESERT EDGE’s Hell’s Assault. Then SUPERGAME 40. Plus a LOT of weekend rec ball at our home-field and an invitation only game with the guys of Desert Tactical Arms.

Upcoming; ALIENS IN THE ROCKIES at the end of this month. We have been invited to numerous games around the country and one in southern Utah that involves training for the ROTC that sounds like it will be a great time.

Next year, EMR Spring Castle Conquest added to the schedule and I REALLY want to get up into Canada next year!!

The Catshack Reports: Your thoughts on the future of paintball as a whole?

As long as people continue to try paintball, they will love it! And paintball will be here to stay!! As long as we keep reaching out and getting new players involved, playing with honor and a high-level of sportsmanship, and as long as we keep having fun!!! How great is that??

The Catshack Reports: Which teams do you play with and what are they all about?

Special Ops Paintball Factory Team:

And the NEW Special Ops Coalition with the members of:

BAD KARMA & FEEL THE PAINT – We are all one big happy family!!!

The Catshack Reports: Whats your current setup equipment wise?

Current set up is:

Primary Marker:

Secondary:

CCM T2 Pump – coming soon!

Gear:

The Catshack Reports: What council would you give a young one just entering the game on a serious level?

Play with honor and have fun!! Play with a LOT of different equipment. Play with what works the best for you. Try new stuff. Play a LOT! Play as much as you can. If you’ve never gone to a big/scenario game – GO!!!

You can find B-Dazl on the SpecOps forum or watch his live show segment on PBLive on Wednesday nights

Enter your team or squad to take on Event #1 Champs The Devil Dogs see if you can take the title from them in their home town.

You can register online at www.buypaintball.ca or by phoning Flagswipe paintball at 519-642-0908, make sure you visit www.btseries.com for all the info.

Also at Event #2 there will be a retail tent set-up selling all the latest BT gear for the 2010 season should anyone require the latest upgrades and equipment available . We are also pleased to announce that Dirt Apparel will also be on hand selling hats and t-shirts so be sure you pick yours up today.

Stay tuned for the Aftermath report and find out who is on top for the finals on November 7 @ Flagswipe Paintball.

Make sure you get your tickets for Day Of The Dead 9 @ Flagswipe Paintball on Oct 3rd for all the info vist www.flagswipepaintball.com or www.buypaintball.ca

VALKEN SPORTS PARTNERS WITH MINOR LEAGUE PAINTBALL

Chattanooga, TN  –  Sewell NJ     August 30, 2010 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Minor League Paintball is pleased to announce its selection of Valken Sports as the exclusive provider of paintballs to its events. “As a Platinum level sponsor Valken will have a positive and substantial presence at our events”, said Robbie Goldsmith, League Director for the MiLP.

Goldsmith added, “It is important to us to provide our teams with best experience we can. To compete at the highest levels, teams need affordable high-quality tournament grade paint. Valken’s Redemption paintballs shoot straight, break where they’re supposed to, and mark very well.”

Valken Manager, Greg Muller stated, “The MiLP is an excellent feeder series bringing players and teams together that otherwise might not have a chance to experience paintball at this level.  We look forward to providing the MiLP and its players with Redemption; the highest quality, best value tournament paintballs on the market”.

Minor League Paintball is dedicated to providing a national level experience at a fraction of the cost. The MiLP’s first event, the World Cup Challenge is on October 2^nd and 3^rd, 2010. Winners receive entry into the PSP World Cup event and 10 cases of paint. For more information, visit www.milp.tv or join us on Facebook (search for Minor League Paintball).

Along with over 47 brands and thousands of items, Valken is the exclusive distributor of Redemption, Crusade, Fate, Exile, Sly, Worthington, Dark Sports and GIMilsim branded paintball products.  For more information, to become a dealer or part of the Valken Distribution Network, please visit www.valken.com or send an email to debbie@valken.com

Brian MOATI Russell made it official as he announced last night via his website that SpecOps is officially reborn and many changes are in the works including a full revamping of areas of the website to include brand new sections for both PBLive and the Catshack Reports. As mentioned on MOATI’s corner the physical move is pretty much completed and the staff at SpecOps fully prepared to once again take any and all product orders from the paintball community.

News hit their website at the end of July that Brian’s new company Extreme Stitchworks was to be discontinued having purchased his first love, SpecOps, so it could be re opened once more. SpecOps is all set to build momentum back to its former glory with MOATI and his staff dedicated to once again providing quality products. That’s not all as Brian further mentions his intent to once again appear at events all over the US, create new and innovative products AND return to filming all those great videos as before.

The Catshack fired off a few questions of MOATI regarding this latest news

Catshack – What happened that saw Extreme Stitchworks closing and SpecOps re opening?

MOATI – At about the same time I was considering shutting down, Special Ops Paintball actually became for sale. I sought some last ditch financing that came through and worked out a deal. I purchased the website (and it’s related websites such as the forum), the name/brand, the sewing machinery, and certain inventory. I was then able to make a later deal to obtain the Razorback Paintball Tank.

Catshack – What can we expect from the new SpecOps?

MOATI – We want to bring back the best things from the old Spec Ops (community, cutting edge products, informative media, and to be a resource for players) and expand them to encompass initiatives designed to grow the sport. We will be media and information rich.

Will much of the products that used to be SpecOps be found once more?

MOATI – Some of the old products will become available again. In other cases, new versions or simply brand new items to meet new needs will be developed and produced. We’ve already got some great ideas that will become reality in the near future. Some of the most exciting news would be that we plan to return to the “Mods That Make Sense” approach to hard goods and for soft goods, watch for the long awaited return of OmniPat Camo.

Catshack – Any long range plans?

MOATI – Long range plans are still a little unsure so I don’t want to give too many details…but I’m looking at the possibility of doing some kind of “Really Cool” weekend

Catshack – Will there be a renewed Tippmann/SpecOps relationship?

MOATI – There are no immediate plans since Tippmann has made other arrangements since the original closure of Spec Ops. We will however be looking at some other potential distribution agreements.

Welcome Back SpecOps!

As MOATI himself put it:

The Phoenix Rises!

Extreme Stitchworks is dead…long live Special Ops Paintball!

PRESS RELEASE

RE – OFFICIAL LAUNCH : GRENADE LAUNCHER – PISTOL GRIP COMPOSITE VERSION & KIT FROM S-THUNDER

S-Thunder (www.s-thunder.com) is pleased to announce the launch the first in a new series of grenade launchers.

S-Thunder’s “short barrel” Pistol Grip Composite Grenade Launcher (Item ref # ASG-SB01) is the first entry level release from this new product line. Highlights of the new grenade launcher are as follows,

- Entry level unit (Item ref # ASG-SB01) of a new line of single barrel grenade launchers from S-Thunder

S-Thunder is also launching its Pistol Grip Composite Grenade Launcher Kits. These are affordable grenade launcher kits for players and S-Thunder will offer two (2) styles of kits as follows,

- Grenade Launcher Kit #1 – Item ref # AGL-SB21 includes,

- Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of US$149.99 (*)

- Grenade Launcher Kit #2 - Item ref # AGL-SB21-A includes,

- Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of US$149.99 (*)

Videos and internet media reviews of the Composite Grenade Launcher from the USA can be seen here,

- Airsoft Retreat (www.airsoftretreat.com)

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4XdBCbVpww

- http://www.airsoftretreat.com/forums/index.php?topic=95468.0

- CQB Radio (www.cqbradio.com)

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USEyO3f63EI

Booligan of Airsoft Retreat has reviewed S-Thunder’s Composite Grenade Launcher mentioning the interchangeability pistol grips and they “mounted up a .45 style grip adaptor for a paintball gun, however it is the same design as real steel ARs, so your options are limitless” and in his conclusion, Booligan states that “I am very pleased with this launcher, namely because it is so incredibly compact, and it gives you impressive firepower.”.

Yu-Hon Li, Director of Business Development at S-Thunder mentions that “we will soon be releasing long barrel composite grenade launchers as well as metal versions. One of our goals is to offer a line of grenade launchers which grenadiers can easily set up and quickly fire at targets when needed. During our research, we found that many grenade launchers were not effective when firing M203 type grenade shells when filled with CO2. The trigger and hammer mechanism of several other grenade launchers we tested were either,

Both of these issues significantly increases the reaction time and reduces the performance of grenadiers. Our engineering team designed a simple, but effective mechanism to resolve this and S-Thunder now offers a line of grenade launchers that have,

S-Thunder’s enhanced trigger and hammer mechanisms will allow players to fire their grenades easier and faster. This is extremely important as it provides grenadiers an added edge by ‘reducing’ reaction time when firing upon a target and therefore increase an individual’s performance.

S-Thunder’s grenade launchers are compatible with all brands of 40mm M203 style paintball / airsoft grenade shells, including S-Thunder’s line of Gas Powered Grenades and its line of short & long barrel Gas Powered Foam Ball Grenades which can be used to launch paintballs, bbs, rubber pellets, colored water, smoke powder, confetti as well as 40mm foam rockets. S-Thunder will be introducing additional short and long barrel grenade launchers in the coming months to provide a wider range of choices to best suit each player’s individual needs.

Commenting on the use of composite materials, Yu-Hon states that “S-Thunder is taking full advantage of the wide range of specially engineered materials that are available today. Several years ago and due to the fact manufacturers were limited by the number of material choices available, metals were used for manufacturing many items. For example, several components in today’s modern automobiles utilize engineered composite materials, whereas up to a a few years ago, these same parts were made of more heavy and costly metals. Today, when the choice of materials available is so vast, S-Thunder is utilizing leading edge composite materials in our new line of grenade launchers that are as durable as metal, light weight and more cost effective to manufacture. In keeping with our mission, S-Thunder continues to offer customers functional, innovative, quality and durable products at affordable prices. Our engineering team found unique ways to reduce the manufacturing costs of S-Thunder’s new line of grenade launchers and we are happy to pass these savings directly to our customers. We feel that S-Thunder’s pistol type grenade launchers perform as well or better than most others and are among the lowest priced units available in the market, undercutting many others by 30 to over 50% in price. This will allow for a wider range of grenadiers to have access to these products for use in milsim, scenario, woodsball, CQB as well as for law enforcement and tactical / military training use.”.

The S-Thunder TEAM

www.s-thunder.com

www.youtube.com/sthundertv

Sport Smoke will be attending this year’s Paintball Extravaganza Trade show in Anaheim California, September 14th through the 16th. If you operate a store or field you MUST attend this event. This is a great opportunity to check out our new BATTLEFIELD GRENADE which has become must have equipment for serious scenario players and fields across the country.  The Paintball Extravaganza is exclusively for field and store operators. More information can be found at www.pb-events.com.

Featured Product: The BATTLEFIELD SMOKE GRENADE

Our Battlefield Smoke Grenade (BFG) is our largest smoke grenade for paintball and airsoft. These grenades are more than 3 TIMES the size of a TSG! The BFG features a recessed smoke port and a powerful 3 minute burn to cover a large area QUICKLY. If you want to smoke out an entire field this is the ultimate choice!

Cold Burning – Biodegradable – Pull Ring Igniter – Designed for Paintball

Sponsorship Opportunities!

Sport Smoke is dedicated to supporting the teams and players who play paintball with honesty and integrity. We are always on the lookout for teams who use our products and who can represent our company and the values that keep this sport great. If you would like to inquire about a team sponsorship please contact us through our website: www.sportsmoke.com!

NPPL at the Paintball Extravaganza!

The NPPL is excited to announce that the league will have a booth at the upcoming Paintball Extravaganza on September 14th – 16th at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Anaheim, CA. This is a “must attend event for anyone in the Paintball industry!

NPPL’s Director of Sponsorship & Vendors, Junior Brown, will be on hand to discuss the league and what to expect from the NPPL for the 2011 season.

Anyone interested in scheduling a special time to sit down with Junior should

shoot an email to Junior@NPPL.com

CLICK HERE to learn more about the Paintball Extravaganza.