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Nov 30, 2009

Paintball popularity contests...

It’s hard to be a “popular” paintball blog writer when I have so many bones to pick with paintball in general. It’s no secret that I’m not real happy with the tournament scene and I cringe at the mere mention of mil-sim. I’ve accused certain leading manufacturers of being bottom feeders and I do whatever I can to bring to light some of the “shoot ourselves in the foot” absurdities that occur way to often in this game.

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Nov 29, 2009

Gobble. Gobble...


Everyone has been kind of quiet.  I hope you all survived your tryptophan induced comas and are ready for the week.  Anyone score any great Black Friday stuff.

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Sunday Paintball Funnies...

Military cutbacks?
It would be much more believable if he was
holding a Tippmann!



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Nov 28, 2009

Saturday Paintball Reruns...

From March 11, 2005

YUP! YUP!

From a comment in the Suggestion Box...

"I have even been lit up on your field on the speed ball area even when I raised my marker and called "HIT"."

Yup. That makes me mean and grumpy.

Tell ya what makes me crazy...

Players that yell "HIT" and then stand straight up in a bunker or step around a spool with no regard for the player that didn't hear "HIT", or the player who is shooting past or over the bunker trying to hit someone behind them.  And how about the three or four more balls that are already in the air?  STAY DOWN!

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Nov 27, 2009

Custom Products Paintball,,,

Awhile back I posted a mystery pic and asked folks to identify it. The pic was properly identified as removable tactical barrel tips. At the time I could not remember who was responsible for them. I have since remembered that Custom Products, a great after market parts manufacturer, makes these for their Tactical Barrel System. Hope that clears that up.  Let me know if you see something on their site you might want me to order for you.

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You must have something to say...


Hey! It's "Open Mike Friday!" Drop a comment on anything that might be on your mind. Paintball topics would be good but anything PG rated will work. I censor comments so don't expect any other rating to get through.

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DYE Products

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Nov 26, 2009

Giving thanks...


 
I am thankful for God, country, family and all of you. Have a safe and happy holiday.

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Nov 25, 2009

Gotta vent...

Because this is a paintball blog there are some things on my mind that I don't include here. For instance, today I'm not going to include my thoughts on the capture of Ahmed Hashim Abed who is the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four U.S. Blackwater security guards in Fallujah in 2004 and that three of the Spec Op Navy Seals involved in the capture are now facing criminal charges.

This probably isn't the place to report that after Abed was turned over to Iraqi authorities he was released back into U.S. custody complaining that he had a "bloody lip." Now the three Navy Seals face court martial proceedings.

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Nov 24, 2009

Comments. Thank you?

I like comments. It only takes one or two every now and then to make me happy. Sometimes I hit the comment jackpot.  Like I did when I invited my Facebook friends to read this.  Fifty four comments resulted on Facebook. Comments can be good for a writer's ego. They can also be distressing.  I deleted seven due to dirty language my sailor friend informed me had not been documented yet.  Half took the, "I wouldn't touch an 'effing' rental gun ever," direction while the others defended the lowly shooter.  I'd show a sample of the comments but they were lost when Facebook disabled my account.

Another time I hit the comment jackpot was on PBNation when I suggested there was no such thing as an "accidental" marker discharge. I suggested you could not pull the trigger by accident and explained how a gun going off when bumped was not an accident but rather a result of someone setting the trigger ridiculously tight.  Fourteen forum pages later it was a toss up as to whether I was a moron or a genius.

Comment if you get a chance.  I don't think there is a Mom out there who hasn't used the line, "If you can't say something nice don't say anything at all."  In the case of paintball comments - anything goes!

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Nov 23, 2009

Bunker business...


Setting up a bunker is more than just throwing up some pallets or staking down an air ball can. It's an art as well as a science. There's even a bit of psychology involved. Building a safe bunker is most important but you don't want to make a bunker to comfortable. A bunker isn't a place where you want players camping out. A bunker should be a stopping off point on the way to the next one.

Building an impenetrable bunker is not good. A bunker that can not be taken will create a stalemate and will frustrate attackers. Building a bunker a player will get slaughtered in is not good either because, well... it's not a bunker at all.  When you build a tournament field you have to consider symetry and mirrors.  Too sanitary and boring in my mind.

The one thing I miss here at T-Square is terrain.  A flood plain tends to be pretty flat.  Digging trenches and piling up dirt helps till it rains and the dirt turns into mud and the ditches fill up with water. I once had a group talk me into taking them out when there was 6 inches of water standing on the entire 40 acres.  I watched a running player suddenly disappear. A split second later he came up out of a ditch/bunker that was hidden by the water, splashing and yelling and fortunately, laughing.

A bunker can be as elaborate as an EMR castle or as simple as a brush pile. What's your favorite kind of bunker?

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IPod deals

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Nov 22, 2009

Sunday Paintball Funnies...



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Nov 21, 2009

Saturday Paintball Reruns...

From March 17, 2005

RING! RING!

"Hello. T-Square Paintball. Can I help you?"

(young voice) "Yeah. How do I get there?"

"Umm, you need directions?"

"Yeah. Yeah, how do I get there?"

"What direction are you coming from?"

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Nov 20, 2009

Speak up!


Hey! It's "Open Mike Friday!" Drop a comment on anything that might be on your mind. Paintball topics would be good but anything PG rated will work. I censor comments so don't expect any other rating to get through.



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DYE Products

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Paintball S.O.S. Part 2...

Want to know what's really killing paintball? CLICK HERE

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Video Games

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Nov 19, 2009

Really?

What the hell is wrong with these people??

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Paintball S.O.S.


SavePaintball.org has been a big topic of conversation around the net. Interviews. Statistics. A call to arms - JOIN NOW! I wonder, if we didn't have a site like this for all the Chicken Littles to gather around would the average player even now that paintball is in a decline? How about you? Has your paintball been affected?





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Tippmann Products

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Nov 18, 2009

USA! USA! USA!


So, yesterday's post was a total bust. I thought I had dug up some interesting information on where a lot of our paintball gear is manufactured. I found a bunch of Taiwan, China, Pakistan and India companies that claimed some such connection with some pretty high end products. I got called out on a couple of my finds so I went back to do some fact checking and I could not find my way back to any of the sites I found just the night before. That'll teach me not to link my sources.

Come to think of it it wasn't a very interesting post anyway. These days it's no surprise given our so called global economy and marketing and manufacturing that everything is made everywhere. It's not like the old days when I was shocked to find "Made in Korea" stamped on the inside of one of my metal toy trucks. And would you believe it?  It still had "Maxwell House Coffee" printed on the back side of the metal.  Just a few years earlier my Dad nearly had his ass blown off in a country that was now rebuilding itself by selling us back our scraps.

I'm not sure about my TV or microwave or electric toothbrush but I know I was made in the USA. In fact, if I'm not mistaken, it was in the back seat of a 1948, Made in the USA, Chevy coupe.

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Nov 17, 2009

Where is your paintball stuff made?

Let me double check a few sources,,,,

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Wii

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Nov 16, 2009

Hello

Greetings to my latest follower - Jokella. Thanks for joining the zoo.

To passerbys - why not scroll down and hit the follow me link.

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Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6

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Moms...


I have to remind myself to be patient with urban Moms.


Quite often I'm asked, "Do you do birthday parties?"  Fact is I don't "do" birthday parties.  What I do offer is a great place to bring a birthday party and play paintball.  Maybe I could get some cupcakes and balloons and offer a party package but somehow I see that leading to clown suits and balloon animals and that's just not how I roll.


I also get phone calls from them:

"I'm driving to your place and I'm way out in the woods and I think I might have passed you."

"No, ma'am. Stay on the road you are on. You will see our sign soon."

"Can you give me a landmark. A shopping mall or a restaurant? You must be near something!"

Heavy sigh. I guess forty acres of wooded playing fields doesn't register for everyone.

Patience.

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Dremel Tools and Accessories

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Nov 15, 2009

FACEBOOK

...just disabled my account. Thousands of contacts and links and pictures and months of networking gone. I feel ill.

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From PBNation

Paintball Under Siege In Berlin!!!!!!!!

My friend who is playing a tournament in an big indoor hall in Berlin today just called me. SWAT teams just stormed the paintball hall and right now over 100 paintballers are trapped inside. The police are checking all their guns and the ones that can be adjusted over 220fps (something ) will be taken and destroyed. Might even be some arrests!!!
What kind of country would do this to people who only are out to have fun. Not hurt anyone or do any damage.
The police should be focusing on catching drug dealers, killers and crazy mob people instead.
Germany = free country??? Don´t think so!!!
This whole thing has been filmed and will come up on you tube later on this thread.
Thanks for your time.
Maximus Lundqvist
Stockholm JOY

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Sunday Paintball Funnies...

A paintball referee walks out on the field with a seeing-eye dog. When the blind ref reaches the center of the field, he snatches the dog up by his collar and starts swinging him around and around.

The head ref speaks up and says "Hey what the hell are you doing?"

The blind ref says, "Just taking a look around.."



This tournament player walks into a Cracker Barrel after a tournament with a frog on his head.

The waitress says, "Hey, what's that?"

To which the frog replies "I don't know. It started as a wart on my bum and this happened."


A paintballer shows up to practice and one of his team mates say, "Hey guy, you've got a steering wheel down your pants."

The guy replies "Yeah I know. Its driving me nuts!"


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Nov 14, 2009

Saturday Paintball Reruns...

From May 5, 2008

Multi-use Transmorgrifier...


Here is something I see a lot (The situation - not the marker!!). This hot little EBay item is described as "well maintained and would be great for a professional player or make a great kit for someone just starting out."

So which is it? Is this a marker for a professional player or a player just starting out?

Fact is, a professional player would not be caught dead with this thing and a new player wouldn't know which end the paintballs come out.

On the other hand I give it an A+ for "shock and awe." Anyone who has seen my "Tankinator" or "Frankenray" knows I have a soft spot for Rube Goldberg designs.

I think I'm going to bid on it just to get it off the market. It looks dangerous!


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Canon Powershot Deals

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Nov 13, 2009

It's your turn...


Hey! It's "Open Mike Friday!" Drop a comment on anything that might be on your mind. Paintball topics would be good but anything PG rated will work. I censor comments so don't expect any other rating to get through.


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Paintball Etiquette...

Read it here.

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Nov 12, 2009

Paintball hang outs...


You're here.  Thank you. I imagine you make other paintball stops as you wander the information highway (Remember when it was called that?  No you don't!).  Hit the comments and tell me your favorite paintball site, beside this one of course, or at least one you feel you need to check out on a regular basis.

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Nov 11, 2009

Paintball - Punk? Or player?

Did you take some new friends to play paintball this past weekend and show them a good time? Or was your weekend more like this:

Just got done pwning face at the paintball war.

Played paintball today...murdered the other team.

Just got back from putting the pain in paintball.

Rolled some kiddies at the paintball park today.

Kicked some ass at paintball!

Merc'ed some MF's at the field. Ya boy.


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Nov 10, 2009

A matter of taste...

I have no idea why some feel it necessary
to show off their welts




I prefer the more sophisticated view of smack downs.






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Nov 9, 2009

When you get tired of paintball being just a game...


Paintball/Airsoft M18A1 Claymore Mine is remote detonated. One remote can control up to 4 land mines. Mine features: 6mm BB or paintball bullets - 200 shots of BB bullets in one shoot - Shooting range is 20M - Suitable for repeated use.




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"A billion-dollar company tried to steal my identity, and I was able to fight and regain my identity. That's why I'm on cloud nine; I fought the giant and I'm a success story against Activision." (Greg Hastings)
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Yakity yak.... 3 shot rulz... take 3 shots at my field and take a break. what's the hurry? who ya tryin to impress? this aint no freak show! why waste paint? can't hit em with three? throw three more. can't hit em with them? go fishin~ (me, on Facebook)
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