Apr 18
Check out the latest episode of Gab-Fest! S2 Episode 4, New Gab-Fest host Jerry Desvarieux grills fellow paintball veteran Thomas Taylor about living out of a suitcase and travelling abroad for the sport we love and the sacrifices we make for our game
This is part of the larger series created by the folks at BuyPBL.
Apr 11
PBL Action Sports in Montreal Quebec would like to welcome Recon Paintball as the newest PBL Approved Store. Recon Paintball will open their doors to the public with a grand opening on Saturday April 14th 2012.
Recon Paintball will provide customers access to the finest paintball sporting products available and will bridge the East and West to provide full coast to coast Canadian coverage. In addition to the Kitchener Recon location, PBL and PBL approved facilities are located in British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario, as well as the Flagship warehouse location in Montreal Quebec.
At the helm this new venture is Nelson Fonseca, who brings more than 6 years of playing and coaching experience – both locally and internationally.
The demands of the discerning paintball enthusiast in Ontario means that the PBL family of stores needed a representative who themselves understands the trends and likes of the player. Robert Lee, CEO of PBL Action Sports, said “As a successful player in his own right, Nelson brings a unique view to the retail business. The
Kitchener area enjoys some of the most beautiful paintball fields in Ontario. For PBL, having a local area store to service the needs of both field owners and consumers seemed appropriate to accommodate the growth in the area.”
Nelson from Recon says “We aim to welcome all players - new-comers and veterans alike. We will cater to all facets of the sport from tactical woodsball to speedball. We will be big on individual customer service and have a large range of products available. We already feel a part of the family, as the Kitchener Recon CXBL paintball team has been a part of the PBL fold for a few years, and the relationship just gets stronger! We look forward to
developing the sport further in Canada and especially in Ontario.”
Recon Paintball is located at 201-1601 Victoria Street North. Kitchener, Ontario. N2B 3E6. Phone Number is 226.476.1845. Email sales@reconpaintball.ca and for more information the official website will be launched shortly, www.reconpaintball.ca.
BuyPBL is one of Canada’s largest paintball stores located in major cities across Canada. BuyPBL is the exclusive Canadian distributor for renowned Paintball brands such as G.I. Sportz Paintball Products, DXS Paintballs, VForce Goggle Systems and HK Army as well as a master distributor for popular brands such as Tippmann and Valken. PBL can be found online at www.buypbl.com, by phone 888.595.5993 or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/buypbl
Mar 29
Empire Battle Tested Paintball is excited to announce that they are sponsoring paintball team Fighting Five-Oh in 2012.
“The opportunity to draw on Fighting Five-Oh’s experiences and passion for our sport in a collaborative effort towards industry growth is exciting and completely consistent with our objectives”, says VP of Marketing, Jason A. Taitano and “we are totally stoked to have them help lead the charge for Empire Battle Tested.”
“Our love for the game, combined with our desire to give back to the sport that has helped us get to where we are today is a dream for our team members. We look forward to what the future has for us with Empire Battle Tested supporting our game,” says Roman Galloza, Captain of Fighting Five-Oh.
Co-Captain, Kevin “Hightower” Hoehl, says “the main objective for our team is to promote the positive image of the sport of paintball, while encouraging fair play and preaching safety on and off the paintball field.”
For more information about Fighting Five-Oh, visit them online at: www.fightingfiveoh.com
Connect with Empire Battle Tested Paintball on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date on the down low.
Empire Battle Tested Paintball is a brand of KEE Action Sports LLC.
Mar 13
Sewell, NJ, March 13, 2012, Empire Battle Tested Paintball. Empire Battle Tested Paintball is excited to announce that they are sponsoring the Empire Battle Tested Rangers team in 2012.
“We are thrilled to have the Empire Battle Tested Rangers from Canada, as part of our core family of sponsored teams”, says, VP of Marketing, Jason A. Taitano. “Over the past few years we have developed a solid relationship with the team and we look forward to many more years of growing the sport together.”
Chris “Canascar” Summers, Captain of the Empire Battle Tested Rangers said, “we are honored and humbled by being chosen to be brand ambassadors of Empire Battle Tested. By adhering to our core values of “Ethos, Not Ego” and “Lead by Example”, we have won the trust and respect of many players, competitors, organizations, and paintball fields alike and we will continue in our rich tradition of getting new players to participate in our sport.”
For more information about the Empire Battle Tested Rangers from Canada, visit them online at: www.btrangerscanada.com
Mar 04
Pre-Registration will be opening in the next 24 hours for the VIPER produced CANADIAN CARNAGE. There has been alot of excitement building for what is being billed as the “GAME OF THE SUMMER.” During pre-reg you will have the opportunity to choose your side……fight along side of WOLF from the Wolf’s Den or run and gun with MIKE PHILIPS from TechPB.
To add to the excitement we have some very cool per-registration prizes.
Everyone who per-registers by Midnight on May 25th will automatically be entered into a drawing for a limited edition “Viper Series” T8.1 pistol from our friends at Tiberius Arms. These are numbered 1 of 11, 2 of 11, etc, but each will feature a different Duracoat snake scale pattern by Conlee Custom Camo so, while they will be part of a series, each will be one-of-a-kind!
For those who pre-reg by midnight March 31,2012 you will be entered to win a 32″ Flat Screen and an XBOX 360! One lucky winner will walk away with a brand new gaming system. Don’t worry, for those who were not so lucky, your name stay in the prize pool for the other pre-registration prizes that will be announced for April and May. Pre-registration will close JUNE 8,2012.
And to top it all off, we have all been talking about the VIP party. We have secured a very popular night club and bar located in downtown London that we will keep secret for now. Those lucky enough to get a VIP pass will be emailed 48 hours with directions to the venue. Everyone has an equal opportunity to attend and hang out with the
industry reps and stars of the paintball world. Wanna know how to get into the VIP party? Simple! When you pre reg for the game all you need to do is click on the VIP party pass as part of your event registration. This is the only way to get a pass and you will need a pass to get into the event so pre-reg ASAP. There will only be 100 passes available for purchase!
This is a game of many firsts for paintball in Canada, and this will be a game that will go down in history. Make your way to thepre-registration page found at www.canadiancarnage.com
Mar 02
Ninja Paintball is officially releasing the new 2012 PRO Regulator to the public today. The product has been debuted at Paintball Extravaganza and has been receiving a lot of positive feedback from ourdealer network. The 2012 version of our regulator now comes standard with a Belleville Spring Pack, which allows for slightly better consistency over the chronograph than what we had with our coil spring design. The PRO Regulator also comes with Twist Technology, a new feature for Ninja regulators. Twist Technology allows you to screw your air system into your marker and re-position the fill nipple and gauge wherever you want. By loosening 3 set screws, you can twist the back of the bottle which will allow you to relocate the fill nipple and gauge and then you can lock the position in by tightening 3 set screws in the adjustment collar. With this feature, you will never have to worry about your fill nipple digging into your wrist when you shoot.
Ninja is also introducing a new shorter-style fill nipple that comes standard with a hex-shaped head for easy removal. The PRO Regulator is available as an Adjustable, SLP, or SHP regulator. All of these features are backed by Ninja’s full warranty and industry-leading customer service. Like our other regulators, the new PRO Regulators are manufactured and assembled here in the United States, which we believe still matters.
Feb 29
Who said you cant have the best of both worlds?
Debuting at Paintball Extravaganza this week, empire released the new E-Flex. The E-Flex is a combination of the popular Empire E-Vent series goggles as well as the Jt ProFlex.
The Empire E-Flex Paintball mask includes the Empire E-Vents quick change lens system, beefed up the ear pieces from the original Proflex, reshaped Proflex bottom to hug the face more and decrease the side protruding. The Empire E-Flex foam is from the Spectra so it’s the most comfortable foam ever.
The bottoms of the Empire E-Flex paintball mask detach and are completely compatible with regular Flex skirts and Specta frames! This means plenty of customizing for everyone.
Some of the upgrades included with the E-Flex are:
*Vents™ system for rapid lens exchange
*Thermal, dual-pane clear lens with zero optical distortion
*Ultra soft and flexible face skirt creates bounces and offers maximum breathability
*New comfortable E-Flex™ thermo-foam ear pieces
Pro-style Empire strap with silicone bead to keep the strap in place
Feb 29
We all have shot paintballs, but have you ever wondered how they are made?
Paintballs are made entirely of non-toxic, food-grade ingredients. To make the hollow shell,they first pour water into a giant, heated mixing bowl.They add a sweetener, a preservative and a secret combination of food ingredients the company won’t divulge. No preservatives added.
Then, finally, the key ingredient that gives the shell its shape — gelatin. The same kind as used in gummy bears.
They melt and mix everything for about a half an hour. Then line it up for what they call “The Drop” – transferring the gel from the mixer into a heated vat called the “gel tote”.
They filter out any globs that didn’t melt. Once the gel is securely in the tote, they lower in a giant blender. They pour in food dye and blend for about 20 minutes.
The gel and the fill meet their maker in what’s known as “the feed room”. Here, the vats of gel and fill feed a softgel encapsulation machine one floor below. This machine is the same kind used by drug companies to make soft gel-cap medicines. Also used to make Bath Beads, and all oil soluble nutritional supplements:Elsewhere in the factory, they use the same method to dye what’s called “the fill” – that’s the “paint” that goes inside the shell of the paintball. It’s made of polyethylene glycol, the same inert liquid used for Cough Syrup, thickened with wax – the same wax as Crayola Crayons.
Vitamin A and E, garlic oil, fish oil, lecithin, etc. First, the machine spreads out the gel onto a cooled drum.
This creates a continuous, thin sheet of gel called a “gel ribbon”. This cooling cures the gelatin to the point where it can now be molded into the hollow shell of the ball. The machine presses the gel ribbon into a die with half-circle
pockets, each forming one-half of a ball shell. The machine does the next three steps in one shot. It aligns two half-shells together to form a hollow ball, injects the fill, then seals the two half-shells together.
These newly minted paintballs are still quite soft. If they’re not carefully dried, they’ll lose their shape. So they fall down onto a conveyer, then roll into a tumble-dryer to be pre-dried while airborne. From here they’ll go onto a bakery-style rack until they dry out to the carefully controlled amount. The exact drying protocol is a carefully guarded trade secret.
To make dual-coloured paintballs, they use the exact same process, but feed two colours of gel ribbon into the capsulation machine. One colour for each half of the shell.
The finished paintballs go through an precision automatic counting machine.
Manufacturing this messy ammunition is a “paint-staking” process… but well worth the effort to the millions who love the game of Paintball. Invented just 20 years ago, it’s caught on in more than 40 countries worldwide. That is how they make paintballs.
Feb 28
As we have mentioned in numerous emails about the Paintball Extravaganza, we are pleased to officially announce three major new products.
These new product introductions include two technologically advanced markers and a new goggle line, all offering patented or patent-pending features not currently available on the market.
On the marker side, we have the new Crossover marker with FlexValve technology. The Crossover is designed for the hybrid player looking for a lightweight, high-performance electro-pneumatic marker that can handle the rigors of woodsball, but can also Crossover to any style of play. And because it utilizes the FlexValve technology, it offers players the patented ability to switch from electronic to mechanical mode with the flip of a switch. To check out the Crossover, go to http://bit.ly/CrossoverLaunch
The second new marker we are introducing is the FT-12 Flip-Top Rental. Tippmann has dominated the rental market for years, and now we revolutionized it with a new patent-pending design. The FT-12 has the durability and reliability fields have come to expect from Tippmann, and takes maintenance to a whole new level, reducing maintenance time by as much as 75%. (It can be disassembled without tools in less than 60 seconds.) We think this marker provides a great new look for rental users, and field owners will love it since it will save them time and money. This marker will only be a rental item and not available for players to buy. To check out the new rental marker, go to http://bit.ly/FT-12Flip-TopLaunch
On the accessory side, we have a new goggle line designed by industry vet, Lester Broerfma, which includes several retail configurations and a rental version, which all feature a patent-pending quick-release lens system and high-performance Toroidal lens. These goggles provide a line that focuses on improved visibility, comfort and coverage. And the replacement foam system on the rental goggle is sure to save fields time and money. To check out the new goggles, go to http://bit.ly/GogglesLaunch
All the new products are currently projected to ship in late April to mid-May. Pricing has not been finalized for these items, but the new Crossover will be equal to or slightly above the X7 Phenom Electro version and the FT-12 Flip-Top Rental will be comparable to the current 98 Rental non ACT version.
All pictures and videos for these new products will soon be available on our new Tippmann Cloud Service. To see these new products in action, check out our new updated web site which will go live sometime today at www.tippmann.com.
Feb 24
Chattanooga CEP is excited to announce they will be joining the Empire family for 2012. They will be shooting Empire Paint with RPS Advanced Formula at all 2012 PSP events in the PRO division. “As the team captain, I can speak on the behalf of my teammates when I say that Empire Paintball makes premium products and top notch paint. CEP and Empire have a rich history together with capturing many national podium spots over the years. We are excited to be back with Empire and we will be bringing our drive and heart to the PSP PRO division this year starting at Galvelston”, says Robbie Goldsmith of CEP.
“With the tournament season just around the corner, we are very pleased to be working side by side with Chattanooga CEP for the 2012 season. We look forward to seeing their A-Game this year and being a part of their success. They have a great group of players with a lot of passion for the game,” says Johnny Postorivo, VP of US Sales at Empire Paintball.
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