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Battle for Berlin at Skirmish on 10/28/06

chugokujin — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 16:23:12 GMT

If anyone is in the Tri-State area (PA/NJ/NY), there will be a 7 hour scenario game at Skirmish. For more info, http://skirmish.com/scenario.html#battle%20for%20berlin

I'll be there playing my first scenario game.

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Any ballers in San Francisco Bay Area

Tim — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:33:40 GMT

Hello,
Im a 27 year old paintball in San Francisco. Life is good but I have no car to get to any woods fields. If anybody can help me get out to a woods field, I would be more than happy to pay gas,admission,and split a case of paint. If anyone can help me out that would be great.
Thanxs
Tim

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End of an era?

hungrywriter — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:44:58 GMT

Yes… end of an era.

Bye bye paintball. There’s no turning back now because my beautiful red Ton Ton Shocker is…

SOLD!

Okay… I’d only sell my Ton Ton for this price for a few people I know. The few people – close friends. And our little friend Ryan (14) was the right person to trust who’d take care of my ‘baby’. He’d also have two Shocker Geeks to watch over every little detail ready to ‘tech’ the gun at moments notice… Dale and Dean. I saw Dean at Dale’s birthday dinner. I go, “what’s up?” He replied with, “I’m not going to talk to you, I’m just going to give you bad looks.” He couldn’t believe I was quitting paintball.

Quitting hockey was hard. Really hard. Quitting paintball was not so hard. No regrets, no remorse, no denial. I still have hockey gear in the garage that I can sell but am keeping ‘just in case’. I loved my Ton Ton Shocker. It was awesome. We shot many players together.

In one memorable moment Dale and I were dealing with a guy who was snap shooting at us. Popping his head in different places and taking a shot. He was doing the right thing. His one mistake – timing. There’s a pattern to everything. And there was a pattern forming here. I picked my spot and right before he popped up I shot two shots. I nailed him right on his goggles as he came up to shoot. It was an amazing shot. The ref gave off an “OHHHH!” And in the middle of battle, Dale and I were cracking up. Oh the good old days…

So it sold. My beautiful Red Ton Ton Shocker that I paid $1100 for back in January 05.

The deal went to good old (or young) Ryan…

What did he get? My Red Ton Ton Shocker (originally $1100), a Freak Kit (originally $100) with all the inserts, two paintball jerseys (originally $20 each), a harness and five pods (originally $30), a throat protector (originally $10), a WGP tank (originally $210) and a Stiffe barrel (originally $70)…

What did I get in return?

A check for $760 + two $150 Clipper Tickets and as Ryan says – Free Food at the Clipper Game with his food “hook-up”. See, Ryan works as a towel boy for the Clipps. What an awesome job. Great kid, a great up and coming paintball player with a great dad that takes him to the field every Sunday to hang with us old guys.

So its gone. I officially do not have a 30 bps marker.

One thing I’ll miss from Paintball is those times in between games when Dean makes us laugh as we kick back under the tent. I’ll miss seeing Steve run up in front of me paving the path for me to fill in. I’ll miss seeing Ryan hanging back and yelling at me about who he sees and who he shot. I’ll miss wondering where the quiet Chip is on the field and realizing he’s filling in just like he’s supposed to. I’ll miss Dale telling me where to go and what to do in the heat of battle. I’ll miss wondering whether Sang will show or not. And I’ll miss running through the sidelines in speedball and wiping up the other team.

But I won’t miss those Sunday’s where I have to ‘gear up’. Or the cost of Paintball cases. Or cleaning my gear. Or cleaning my marker. Or leaving the kids on a Sunday for five or more hours. Or the welts, the dirt, the grime, the stupid refs and stupid players. Or even Dale shooting me as he’s shot me more than anyone else has on the team. (I got him back once shooting him in the back of the head by accident during a speedball game. Yikes.)

I won’t miss the yelling and my aggressive behavior either. I’ve done tons of yelling at stupid players and almost got into one fight with one on the field. He’s the one who charged me. It would have been fun to take the guy down but stupid at the same time. I doubt I’ll ever have a confrontation while racing in a Triathlon. At least I hope I don’t. And that’s good.

Dale is a pretty non-aggressive guy. He’s not confrontational at all. So another thing I’ll miss is Dale getting into all these arguments with refs and other players. One, because its funny to see him get all mad at someone. Two, if he gets into a fight at least its not my fault and it’ll give me an excuse to get a couple of punches in to protect my best friend. LOL.

Two things I regret not doing in Paintball…

One, winning a big money tournament. Two, shooting “Roger the Ref” a couple of times ‘by accident.’

So that’s an end of an era… That is until Jake is ready to play. Well, I guess I can just have Uncle Dale take him since Dale expects to play this game as an old man. I can see it now - Dale shooting ropes as Jake runs down as far as he can and Dale saying, “You’re just like your dad. He liked running down the middle and getting shot at.” Until then it’ll just be Jake and me playing paintball on the XBox.

And that, as they say is, that.

Anyone want to buy my Blue Nasty Impulse???

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WGP Trilogy Sport Autococker

FAUST — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 05:20:54 GMT

Hi, I'm new to the tribe and the sport. I have the marker listed and noticed a significant number of misfires this weekend during play.

I'm using a standard gravity feed hopper and read something about autocockers having a 'timing' adjustment that needs to be made.

Any thoughts?

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I’m retiring from paintball.

hungrywriter — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:28:08 GMT

Yes, its sad.

But I am.

So I’m selling EVERYTHING.

Ton Ton Shocker with Freak Kit, WGP tank, new hopper with a Nxe backpack. $800
http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/49a/a4c/49aa4c68-575d-4e37-8626-013388b591eb

Nasty Impulse, DYE Tank, Halo Hopper. $500
http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/fda/9da/fda9dae2-049e-4637-a390-781d684dec45

More info if you need it… glenn@ripfactor.com

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paintball in los angeles

nymlet — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 04:41:26 GMT

i'm looking for others to do senario / woodsball in los angeles.

been to scvillage a few times, and tired of 200 people on one small field.

what else is out there?

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Down goes Frazier!

hungrywriter — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:55:28 GMT

Well... not frazier... But my TonTonShocker.

I've owned it exactly a year. It felt like bolt stick so I took the bolt out and greased it. Well, when I took the bolt off it was very difficult to unscrew with the allen wrench. When I put it back on, it was difficult to screw back in as well. Then it didn't go all the way and I desparately tried to lock it in when... I STRIPPED IT! So its stuck in a position that I can't get in or out. So there goes my Ton Ton till I get the bolt out. It's a good excuse to get a new HE bolt anyway.

So I went with my backup... A Nasty Impulse. I put my Reloader B on it and my tank. Mind you, I haven't done ANYTHING with this marker for 12 months. ANd my first shot was 280fps. Perfect. It ranged from 278 to 282. This marker is so fricken consistent its unbelievable. Unfortunately, my board is capped at 15bps. The vision wasn't working so I think the strip is broken which is a $30 fix. I still was able to play front and pick my shots nailing some guys with some nice snap shooting.

I had to readust my snap shots before going out. The profile of the marker is a little taller than the Shocker which meant I had to raise my barrel higher for snap shooting. It was weird at first but my old muscle retention came back and I was hitting targets with tons of accuracy.

I'll be spending about $120 on the HE bolt for my Ton Ton Shocker and the vision for my Nasty Impulse.

Today was the first time in two years that I've had to go to a backup marker.

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Timmy

thedreadpirateroberts — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 04:41:17 GMT

i was curious if anyone had any input on the newer timmies. alias, ripper, or any of the alias team guns. such as russian legion, naughty god.... i'm looking at getting a timmy, but i haven't heard too much about them from people that aren't sponsored.

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Tippmann A-5

Jon — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 03:24:44 GMT

Hey , Ive had a Tippmann A-5 for around 2 years now and i just started upgradeing in for the ultimate woodsball gun. I have a saw stock and a m-16 mag and a grip, a silencer, a scope, a pro cap, and a remoteline. I will be trying to post some pics soon but i was just wondering what jacked up guns you guys would like to talk about.

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Anyone want to sell this stuff?

historyteller — Sat, 22 Oct 2005 03:11:06 GMT

I was just down at I&I Sports in San Jose, they're looking for more people.

Talk to Sol or Brandon ... very cool, laid-back place. :)

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looking for my first marker

NickET — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 18:29:36 GMT

i have been told the tippman 98 is the way to go for my first steps into the world of paint ball. . . . any thoughts would be much appreciated.

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Ice-T to star in paintball movie

Simidae — Mon, 06 Sep 2004 22:47:48 GMT

http://www.courtjestersmovie.com/home.htm this might be ok

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Paintball Expo in Southern California.

Shelly — Sat, 29 Jan 2005 16:52:40 GMT

Saturday and Sunday February 12th and 13th is the 4th annual Paintball Expo. The show is help at the Pamona Fairplex. The show is from 10:00 a.m to 4 p.m. on both days. there is a complete list of exhibitors at www.PaintballEcpo.com. They will have vendors with great deals also Tech classes on the Autococker, the Assassin, and also the Matrix DM4. There is even walk on games you can play, they supply all the equipment. It is always a great time!

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TON TON Shocker.

hungrywriter — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 22:54:30 GMT

I held it in my hands today. RED. With the new 'Nerve' board as some call it. Bounce is unbelievable. Extremely fast and can set it at 30BPS if you want. WOW!

I'm going to have to get this marker soon and rely on my Nasty Impulse as a backup.

Anyone here shoot Smart Parts markers?

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Advice on first marker

bishwa — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 20:22:15 GMT

Hey,
I'm looking to buy my first marker. I want something fast and efficent. I'm curious what everyone in this tribe has. What are the bonuses of the Electronic triggers and auto cockers? And any recomendations on the newest phatest models....

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is this the future?

Simidae — Wed, 15 Dec 2004 06:35:40 GMT

I don't want to piss off any purists but I'v been watching airsoft for years & it looks like viable hybrid solution is upon us http://www.rap4.com/pursuit/#open_new_window IMHO this is close to what I always wanted paintball to be..............close...think I'll wait before I invest the coin, but I'm kinda exited.

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24 Hour Scenario Event

Shelly — Wed, 22 Dec 2004 03:54:37 GMT

T.A.W Paintball California Scenario Paintball Production Company is now taking registrations for their January 24 hour Scenario Event to be held at Jungle Island Paintball in Lake Elsinore California. January 22nd and 23rd. It will be an event to remember, paintball tanks, morters and much much more. For Information go to tawpaintball.com. Also look for information on Northern Californian game coming in February.

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My PTextreme leaks.. help

evmyers — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 23:36:04 GMT

Okay here is the deal, put cartrige in, leaks upon puncture of cartrige. Like it isnt seating well, i got it used a few days ago and he said he replaced the o ring, any clue to what i can do to fix this problem??

oh and i just picked up a Spyder Rodeo, the camo is a sweet as paint job...

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24 hour Scenario Fort Ord

Andre — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 21:35:17 GMT

December 3-4, 2004 Black Cat Paintball in hosting a 24 Hour Scenario game at Fort Ord in Monterey, California. So far there are about 350 players registered and it will top at 600.
This game will be played on 5 square blocks of military barracs.
Hope to see everyone there.
Andre

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Fastback 'cocker

Caleb — Wed, 09 Jun 2004 07:09:22 GMT

this is my new cocker and i just cant keep the joy inside... must share.. enjoy and envy.
(the black and silver one.)

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My PTextreme leaks.. help

evmyers — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 23:35:59 GMT

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remote feeder question

dace — Tue, 30 Mar 2004 04:51:30 GMT

I was wondering if anyone has a remote paint-feeder? I'm going to make my own and i'm not quite sure how i'm going to set up the co2 to propel the paint through the tube. anybody know of any good websites where I can find more info on co2 valves?

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Hello From Team Lockdown California

Andre — Sat, 21 Aug 2004 04:15:05 GMT

We are all going out to play a Black Cat scenario game at woodstock, california sept 4-5, 2004....

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Bulk CO2 tank

DrewBohm — Mon, 21 Jun 2004 01:23:21 GMT

i want to get a bulk co2 tank and fill station and i was just wondering if a nyone has one and could talk to me about it

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New York Paintball

DrewBohm — Sun, 20 Jun 2004 00:07:01 GMT

I live on long island new york and i was wondering who else playes paint ball that lives by there because i want to find new people to play with and mabye a team (we could even get a sponsorship for cusins paintball) but yea, anyone who lives near or on long island NY and plays paintball, please add me to your friends and send me an e-mail because i realy want to find new people to play with, also i am starting a new tribe, New York Paintball and i would like to get people to join this tribe. so if anything in this e-mail pretains to you, please add me to your friends and send me a message, Thanx -Signed -Drew

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Just a few question.

HUGEPENIS — Thu, 27 May 2004 05:03:04 GMT

Im still kinda new at the sport and wanted to find out some information about stuff i should get for my gun. I have an aggressor xt (yeah i know it sucks) with the only upgrade being a jj ceramic barrel. OK so now, my plans are to get a new venturi bolt, siphone my tank, a drop foward or maybe remote, Regulator, new internals and maybe some other stuff. Now my question is what products do you guys recommend? Im looking for the cheapest but good products for the price. Basically im not trying to do anything comp wise. Just some good old fashion woodsball. But i wanna be able to compete with some of my friends and e-makers. Actually one of thing i might add to my list is the spyder spirit frame but thats later on down the road when i have my gun upgraded nice. Any help would be awesome. Thanks!

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I LOVE cheaters....

evmyers — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 00:13:17 GMT

First of i want to say, that if you have ever wiped or even thought about wiping your a cheater, plain and simple.. and to all of those cheaters let me say. that i hope your vision fails soon so that we dont have to deal with your cheating asses.. and if you are gonna cheat, dont go bragging how blue paint is easier to hide on a black hopper and easy to wipe after that.. thank you to the cheaters of the world you made me realize I AM BETTER THAN ALL OF YOU, at least i have honor.

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anybody in the 925 besides me???

evmyers — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 05:18:44 GMT

holla if your close and maybe we can discuss local fields such as venture, i havent really been playing all that long so i want to find out where everybody recomends playing.

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The Spyder Imagine

§torm Heaven AKA The Quiet Storm — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 05:51:18 GMT

Hey guys,
Need some feedback on the Spyder Imagine e-marker. Does anyone think its a good buy for the money? Buying it for my little bro to start out in mildly competitive play. What do you think?
-Stormheaven

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8 hour scenerio in Concord on june 27th....

evmyers — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 00:49:32 GMT

Kind of late for me to be posting this but Venture games paintball field is hosting a scenerio on the 27th of june. NVA VS The USA. Hill 1338. already have 200 plus people registered and there is still room on the nva side.. go to www.venturegamespaintball.com, or www.diabloscenerios.com for more info..

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AMG upgrades?

KlausVB — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 23:13:37 GMT

Does anyone know of any AMG upgrades out there?

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Game in Northern California!

Shelly — Tue, 01 Jun 2004 15:59:41 GMT

Nfinte Edge Paintball Field outside of Sacramento California is hosting a T.A.W Extreme scenario paintball game. The Game "The Battle of Agincourt" will begin Friday June 18, and will conclude Sunday afternoon. There will be free camping and a free BBQ Friday night and plenty of "give aways". Also there is night play on Saturday night! For more information go to www.tawpaintball.com.

Shelly

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Fields in my area...

evmyers — Wed, 12 May 2004 17:41:33 GMT

Hey, is there anybody out there that lives in the contra costa county area that know where any fields are? I know they are around but i havent looked very hard. A friend i work with and I are going on the 29 so i guess i should be looking.. I want to know what are the good fields around this area and if they are a good price or not.. it can be more expensive if i have a great experience and the staff is pleasant.. anyways.. if you can help me out that would be greatl.

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Face masks

Winter — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:09:41 GMT

you will all probably think this is funny but really its not ;). I have very sensative skin (being a girl and all) and when I wear a face mask the heat and the rubber hurts my skin. It makes it all red and stingy like a sun burn :(. Do you guys have any suggestions on what to do? are there any masks that are less irritating than others?

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Hello, new to this

maroonbaboon — Sat, 03 Apr 2004 22:23:18 GMT

I've never played paintball, but I've been curious about it for a long time. I really don't know much about it at all, is the idea that you all pretend to go around killing each other, like a spy game? I noticed that the hardware stor on my corner carries paint balls.
what are the best sorts of clothes to where?
Does it wash out easily?
Please educate me!

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game in Sacramento area

asi — Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:03:25 GMT

Mar 27th, 9am will run untill 2-3pm, we have 10 plus so far, it will be held in a equipment yard, tractors, trucks, ets.. long range action.

msg me or call John 916-752-5179 if you would like to play.

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wet paintballs

dace — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 06:11:47 GMT

I recently got some paintballs in the mail. some have broken in the bag, what is the best way to clean the rest? is water safe? should I take them out of the bags?

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SF bay game on sun

sid — Sat, 06 Mar 2004 03:26:24 GMT

if you live in the bay area hit me up. big game on sunday on privit property in pediluma. i also started a "paintballers!" group on myspace.com

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Cleaning Instructions

Captain — Tue, 16 Sep 2003 04:33:55 GMT

Please type in instructions on cleaning various models of markers...

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Newbie seeks equipment advice

Robert — Sat, 11 Oct 2003 20:02:56 GMT

I played a bit last fall and winter, but I think I am going to get a little more serious this cool season. I'm thinking about purchasing myself a marker, and I already own my own set of protective gear. What should I look for? Any advice or pointers to good resources is welcomed.

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Palmer 's guns OWN all

G_eno — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 00:51:39 GMT

Hey y'all,
Just couldnt resist chiming in when I saw people talking about other guns and asking which is better. Glenn Palmer's (Palmer's Pursuit) guns own the competition in my humble opinion. My opinion is a bit biased, I know him and have played alongside him in the past. Sooo.. i'll just let his record speak for itself: Invented the first quick change device for 12 gram CO2 cartridges (old school), invented the first workable, closed bolt semi auto paintball gun, invented first multi barrel paintball gun, invented first multi barrel semi auto paintball gun, invented first paintball Gatling gun(not kidding). I have 1 shot people right between the eyes hiding behind a pallet at 60 yards plus with my Old PMI Piranha long barrel that palmer's customized for me (stolen long ago =[ ) Every single gun that palmer's makes or modifies for you is custom made. There is no mass production of guns period. In all fairness each gun this guy makes is a work of art. So if you are serious about paintball I would HIGHLY recommend a palmer gun. Its ridiculous to buy a gun then spend hundreds more on it to get it to tourny level. Palmer guns are top tourny grade when you buy them. I personally would never walk onto a paintball field without my palmer gun (theres no name for mine it's totally custom made for what I asked for hehe)... Also I've never worked for him or anything like that, I havent even seen him for a long time... this is just how highly I think of his work. And a good paintballer with one of his guns totally kicks ass on the field.
Good luck on the field all!
Geno

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Tourney or recreational?

erikkorhonen — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 02:02:38 GMT

so what do you guy's play? I play tournaments for a team based in British columbia, cananda ... we're sponsored by dye precision.

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How do paintballs differ?

Aqua — Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:07:13 GMT

What makes a paintball better than the next or what should I look for when buying paint. Some paint is Tournement grade but how does that differ from the non-tournement grade? Also, from my understanding paintballs will expire. How can you tell?

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Your Marker

Aqua — Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:13:52 GMT

What are you shooting? I might have a question when I shop for another marker.

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Night Games

Dustin — Wed, 21 Jan 2004 02:22:20 GMT

Hey, I was wondering what you thought about night games? I have a WG-65 RIS Elite and me and some friends play everyother weekend at night and I was wondering if its better then playing during the day?

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My Gun leaks

Rick — Tue, 09 Dec 2003 02:45:20 GMT

My gun leaks, i changed all the o rings on it and it still leaks. It sounds like it is coming from my barrel?? what should i check on this to fix it?? any tips would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Rick

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Brand spaking new...

I am Robyne — Tue, 09 Dec 2003 23:29:21 GMT

This is my dream to play or at the very least try Paintball this coming year 2004. It seems like such rush. I love to duck.. hide.. and attack!!! Must be my evil gemini twim coming out.

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Introduction

historyteller — Thu, 13 Nov 2003 06:28:18 GMT

Hey All, just joined the tribe ... anything goin' on?

BTW, I sell markers (and other stuff) for a living, so beware my not-so-secret agenda. :D AND I'm a Woodballer, so flame away! lol

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Which is better Tippman or Spyder?

Greg — Wed, 10 Sep 2003 14:12:15 GMT

Which are better Tippman markers or Spyder markers? I use a Tippman so my opinion is a little biased but I'd like to hear what others have to say.

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