Kingman Spyder Advancer

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The Kingman Spyder Advancer is a step above the entry level Opus. It costs a bit more, but is worth the price because it comes with eyes. Eyes drastically cut the amount of chops, and for the cost-minded paintballer, it is a must have feature. You'll save your balls by making every shot count.

GI Milsim FM50

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For those looking for a military looking paintball marker, the GI FM50 is a must consider. It costs a little bit more than the Advancer, and while it does not come with eyes, it does offer a highly upgradeable platform. There are loads of accessories for it. CAR stocks, foregrips, grenade launcher, tactical rails, feed clips, you name it, the FM50 has the accessories a woodsballer dreams of.

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The Different Classes of Protection Available

Aside from there being gear that protects the different body parts, there usually is a target feature each padded accessory tries to accomplish. Some companies make protection for athletes that want to perform. To make their gear perform, they usually opt for lighter materials and less coverage to keep the player as cool as possible. If less restriction and keeping cool are 2 priorities of yours, then you should opt for protective gear made for performance.

The other option is to go for protection that emphasizes protection. Gear that esteems to be protective will offer complete coverage, and use tougher material. While it won't be as cool (temperature wise) -- you will have maximal coverage.

To get a good idea of what I am talking about, check out below as I cover the different types of protective accessories available.

Paintball Masks - Protection For Your Face

The most widely known accessory is of course the paintball mask. Over time, the paintball mask has evolved from a simple snowboard style goggle that only offered coverage of the eyes, to a full blown head-encasing mask. There are so many styles and feature rich masks available today that you could easily get caught up for weeks trying to find the right one for you. Knowing whether you want protection or performance is the first step, and you can see what that looks like below.

Link: Find Used & New Masks For Sale on eBay

A performance style paintball mask will have a small profile, be lightweight, keep you cool, and offer maximum visibility. The Dye I4 is a perfect example of a mask made for performance as it encapsulates all of these features. It has a huge lens that nearly goes ear to ear of the mask itself. It offers coverage of the bottom of the forehead down to the tip of the chin, which is more than enough for the professional paintball athletes, and because it is so small, it won't feel like an oven is on your face.

A highly protective paintball mask will cover the entire head. It will cover all parts of the ears, chin, parts of the neck, top of the head, and forehead. Unlike the Dye I4, this type of mask leaves no areas of the head exposed, including the ears. The material used in this kind of mask is tougher, and will not fold in on itself from the impact of a paintball as some of the more flexible masks tend to do.

Paintball Gloves - Coverage For Your Hands

Like the mask, paintball gloves too have evolved from hard shelled biker style gloves, to full fingered protection. Those that have been shot in the hand undeniably understand why gloves are necessary. The hand doesn't have as much tissue as other parts of the body, which means tendons, joints, and bare bone are all left to absorb the impact. Not only can your hand get seriously bruised from a direct shot, it can also get quite cut up from fragments of the paintball shell.

Link: Find Used & New Gloves For Sale on eBay

For the performance minded player, gloves can come entirely fingerless or fingerless only on the middle and pointer fingers. They offer this because many players feel having their trigger fingers covered slows down their rate of fire, which a stiff glove seemingly can do.

Valken, a new leader in paintball, has become well known for creating and selling high-quality paintball products. For superior performance, I'd look no further than the products they offer, especially their 2 finger gloves they are currently selling. This glove has one hole for both your index and middle finger, allowing them to move about freely and let you easily strum away on your marker's trigger. They only cost 27 bucks, which is a decent price for the quality and style Valken offers.

On the other hand, a highly protective glove will offer superior coverage, and supply quality padding on the backside of the hand, from the tips of the fingers to the wrist. The best ones for protection have a hard shell on the outside. If you take a shot to hand with one of these, you won't feel a thing. The price isn't that bad too. These gloves offer superior protection and affordability, and can be yours for around $17.

Coverage For Your Neck - Paintball Neck Protectors

The neck is filled with soft tissue, nerves, glands, and the ever important larynx, all this makes for one of the weirdest feeling areas to get shot in. If you have ever been fortunate enough to get blasted in the throat you know what I mean. It is in the least sense uncomfortable. Not only do you feel like your throat could close (which realistically can happen), you get the pleasure of hosting a nice ring that resembles that of ringworm. Awesome.

Link: Find Used & New Neck Protectors on eBay

The JT Cool Max neck protector is about as simple as a neck protector can get. It has a velcro strap so you can easily take it off and put it on. With holes for breath-ability, you'll be cooler than you would be with an all-neoprene neck protector. Simple and cheap. What more could you ask for?

Sometimes you can get the best of both worlds. This neck protector, along with the above one, happens to be pretty darn breathable. Because of its innovative design, it also offers great protection. In fact, If you have the money, I'd grab this one before any of the others. However, if $25 bucks for a cool and safe neck isn't worth it, the opt for a simple protector like the above one.

Coverage For Your Chest - Paintball Chest Protectors

The chest tends to be one of the most common places to take a hit to, as it represents a large section of the human body (go figure!). Protection for this area comes in a couple forms. It used to be that chest protectors only protected your... chest. Today's version is more vest-like, and offers coverage of the back and sides. You can find them integrated into one entire shirt/unit, or as a vest. I personally would only recommend the ones that are integrated into a shirt. The vests are uncomfortable and tend to slide up around the neck. This is based on my own personal experience.

Link: Find Used & New Chest Protectors on eBay

Empire makes great apparel for paintball. Among their excellent line of products, lies the Ground Pounder chest protector. It has sold pretty well because of the price, which is even lower now because it has been out for a while. You can get it for $20, making it cheaper than the Dye neck protector you saw above! The padding isn't the thickest, but that's because this vest was made to endure long day's of hot summer paintball.

This is one of the thickest protective shirt vests available, and can be worn underneath a regular shirt or jersey. BT released this vest a couple years ago, and it has been received pretty well among the recreational paintball community. It gives them everything they are looking for -- complete protection of the chest, back, shoulders and sides.

Coverage For Arms - Paintball Arm Pads

Also known as elbow pads, these arm sleeves offer protection for both the elbow and forearm. I can't even count how many times I've take a bounce off of my arm pads. They have been responsible for keeping me in the game longer, and protecting my elbows while crawling. If you are a competitive player, you shouldn't be without these pads. For one, as you get better, you reveal less of your profile as you snap shoot. Your arms/elbow become one of the more prevalent targets as they can catch a hit on your way back into the bunker after snapping. Because of this reason, you should invest in a soft set of arm pads. Trust me, you'll be glad you did.

Link: Find Used & New Elbow Pads on eBay

Planet eclipse makes a highly breathable elbow pad. They are soft and fit the arm nicely -- lose enough to get some air in, yet they don't move because of the added thumb hook (a nice addition I must say). I have a friend who owns a pair of these, so I got to try them on. They are superb. Much more breathable than the ones I own.

If you are looking for a thicker padded one, then take a look at the Proto Defender. The padding on these suckers are thick. In fact, these are the ones I use. I can honestly say they offer superior protection and bounce-ability. I've beaten these things to a pulp. From crawling over jagged rocks and gravel, to taking multiple shots to the forearm. The best thing is, I can't remember one instance where a paintball actually broke on my arm pads. From what I remember most hits bounced.

Coverage For Your Thighs & Special Parts - Paintball Slider Shorts

Not too long ago I took a shot to the corn-hole. Needless to say I felt violated, it was almost as if I had experienced a form of rape. You however, don't need to go through that, in fact, I hope you never experience it. One way you can void yourself of this experience is to grab a pair of padded slider shorts, preferably one that protects the back of legs and your crown jewels.

Link: Find Used & New Slider Shorts For Sale on eBay

This sliding short is specially formulated to be flexible and breathable, yet still offer enough protection where needed. Dye has been known to make quality products at a premium price. In short, you get what you pay for.

Another great option is these sliding shorts made by Empire. They happen to have thicker padding than others, but also retain a good amount of flexibility. They also are pretty affordable.

Coverage For Your Legs/Knees - Paintball Knee & Shin Pads

Players that tend to move a lot, and take all kinds of positions while playing paintball, will find that it doesn't take much to get banged up knees. This is especially the case if you are playing outside on rough terrain. I invested in a pair because I often find myself shooting in the prone position on all kinds of terrain. I also tend to rest on my knees and shins alone. Doing that on a rocky surface isn't the most comfortable thing. In fact, just ask a friend of mine. During Oklahoma D-Day he tried to slide on the hellish Oklahoma terrain, and ended up bruising a ligament in his knee, which put him through some pain for the rest of the week. Much like a neck protector, knee pads are just one of those things you don't consider getting until you've had one of those experiences.

Link: Find Used & New Knee Pads For Sale on eBay

Some players will only need straight up protection for their knees. I can understand this, as my knee and shin protectors do get pretty hot in the summer. Valken makes a quality knee protector for players that just want to comfortably kneel and cushion their knees.

Other players (including me), don't mind the heat, and want padding that covers the shins as well as the knees. Getting a set of pads that offer this is a must if you crawl, kneel or sit on your heels a lot while playing. I tend to do all of that, so my legs took a massive beating before I invested in a pair of knee and shin pads.

Total Body Protection For Every Paintball Player

Paintball players have a unique ability to customize their paintball experience to whatever they wish. No other sport offers that to the level of which our great sport does. Guns, masks, tanks, hoppers, and other gear have accessories upon accessories available for players to chose from. Among the slew of products available to this hungry crowd is protective apparel. Giving you the player the ability to achieve a level of comfortably that best suits you.

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S-Thunder 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
- Pistol type grip grenade launcher
- Easy to use and comfortable to hold
- Body is made of a durable engineered composite material allowing the grenade launcher to be durable, light weight and easy to carry
- Trigger pull and hammer force are ideal for use with CO2 powered grenades as well as grenades charged with HPA/Top Gas/Green Gas/Red Gas/R134A etc. Trigger is not excessively "tight" and the lighter trigger force will significantly "reduce" a player's reaction time when firing at stationary or moving targets
- Accommodates all 40mm diameter paintball / airsoft grenade shells including S-Thunder's 40mm Shocker M203 style grenade shells and CO2 powered foam ball grenades
- Breech loading allows for fast reloading
- Safety and release switch is included in unit as an added safety precaution
- Interchangeable pistol AR grip - users can customize the grenade launcher grip by changing the standard M4 / M16 style pistol grip with other AR grips available in the marketplace

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,
- "short barrel" Composite Grenade Launcher (Item ref # ASG-SB01)
- one (1) Gas Powered Foam Ball Grenade Shell
- one (1) Single Cartridge CO2 Cylinder
- one (1) CO2 Cylinder Adaptor nozzle

- Grenade Launcher Kit #2 - Item ref # AGL-SB21-A includes,
- "short barrel" Composite Grenade Launcher (Item ref # ASG-SB01)
- one (1) Gas Powered Grenade Shell (short M203 style)
- one (1) Single Cartridge CO2 Cylinder
- one (1) CO2 Cylinder Adaptor nozzle

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

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,

- 'not strong enough' to properly trigger the CO2 powered grenades when needed
- had very 'tight' triggers and required excessive trigger force to activate CO2 powered grenades

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,

- a trigger mechanism that is slightly lighter to the touch allowing for a "more comfortable and smooth" trigger control
- a hammer mechanism that has enough "force" to quickly activate CO2 powered grenades when required

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 speciality 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 todays 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

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The wait is over for the new grips from Bob Long. The grips are available and ready to ship today. The price is similar to previous offerings from Bob and company. These grips will not fit older style Marq's and Victory's without some slight modifications. In preparation for the release of this grip, some recently purchased Victory's will have the required third grip screw hole drilled and tapped already. If you want to send in your gun and have Bob and crew drill, tap and install a set of these grips on your Marq style gun then please contact Bob Long Technologies.

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Features:
-CNC Precision Machined
-Anodized Aluminum
-Roller Bearing for Smooth Trigger Pull
-Increased BPS
-HE Magnet Included
-Double Trigger Guard Included (Guard only included with double trigger)

Single Trigger

Double Trigger

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(August 13th, 2010)- After 8 years of research and development, HydroTec, has made a breakthrough in paintball manufacturing technology. This new technology is a paintball, precision engineered specifically for the game and the environment in which it is played.

If you are a business owner in the sport, you cannot afford to miss Paintball Extravaganza International in Anaheim, California this September.

HydroTec is poised to change the industry forever. One of the creators and

President of HydroTec, Paul Ciesiun, will be giving a keynote speech on

September 14, 2010 to reveal his groundbreaking advancements in paintball

manufacturing.

This product is going to change the game of paintball, said Chuck Hendsch, VP of Sales and Marketing for HydroTec. It will give field owners and players a far greater experience over any other paintball out there. I am very excited to introduce HydroTec to the paintball industry.

HydroTec is not only just groundbreaking technology, but also a paintball company that aims to help grow the sport. With the features and benefits of this new technology, we have a unique opportunity to reinvigorate the industry and the game we all have come to love, said Paul Ciesiun, President of HydroTec.

Be one of the first to hear why HydroTec is the future of paintball. For details sign up for Paul Ciesiuns presentation of HydroTec on September 14th at Paintball Extravaganza International in Anaheim, California.

For more information on the event or on how to sign up for the keynote presentation please visit www.pb-events.com or email us at media@hydrotecpaintball.com.

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