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Paintball Masks

V-Force Pro-Vantage Thermal Paintball Goggles: V-Force Pro-Vantage paintball masks range from $19 to $25 according to color and design. This one features ProGrille bounce area (bounces without jawbone slap); thermo-Cured, anti-Fog and anti scratch lens; and a Goof-Proof lens/strap retention system for safety lock.

Proto Switch EL Mask: The Switch EL paintball mask is constructed with a 1/4-turn, twist-lock technology. The lens is built from advanced anti-fog materials and is capable of quick-change. Other features include multi-directional venting and 250-degree of peripheral vision. The Proto Switch EL Mask costs around $25 to $30.

JT USA Headshield Mask: This is an entry-level paintball mask that provides full-coverage protection. The main feature is the fully-adjustable rear occipital plate designed to protect the head against possible random paintballs striking from behind, or from on top. The Headshield costs around $30.

Paintball Barrels:

Tippmann Pathfinder: This is a 14″ long-range barrel, designed to provide long-range accuracy. It is honed and ported, and constructed from lightweight aluminum. It is specially designed for 98 Custom and Custom Pro paintball markers but also fits with most markers. Price starts from $30.

32 Degrees Ice Cold: This paintball barrel is constructed from two-piece nickel-plated aluminum. It is air-rifled ported and available in 12″, 14″, and 16″, and supports paintball markers such as Autococker, Automag, Spyder/Piranha, Tippmann 98 Custom/Model 98, ProCarbine/Pro Lite, and the BE Raptor. It costs around $35.

PMI Razzor 14″ Barrel: This is one of the cheapest paintball barrels available, costing around $29 only. It is constructed with lightweight aluminum design and roller burnished interior finish. The PMI Razzor supports Piranha/Spyder and Model 98 paintball markers.

Empire Twister Barrel: The Twister is made from polished 6061 composite aluminum. Main feature is the Twist system that creates a spin on the ball as it leaves the barrel for more predictable ball trajectory. The Empire Twister paintball barrel costs around $50.

Hoppers:

Viewloader 12-volt Revolution: This paintball hopper features a 12-volt electronic agitating system, sun-proof electronics, moisture-resistant protection, internal anti-jam mechanism and a spring-loaded flip cap. Variable feed rate is 10-12 balls per second, and costs around $60.

Tippmann 200 Round Hopper: This 200-count feed hopper is designed to be used with the Tippmann A-5 paintball marker. It features a spring-loaded flip cap, and cots around $8.

Extreme Rage Overdrive Motorized Hopper: This is an overdrive motorized paintball hopper with a 190-round capacity that costs around $25. The Vortex feed system uses a cyclonic action allowing rapid flush of paint into the chamber. It can feed 7-9 balls per second.

Empire Reload Hopper II: This hopper features a magnetized lid and contained battery door. The optical loader basically acts like a regular gravity fed loader, but when it senses a “misfeed”, it then rotates the paddle. The Reload Hopper costs around $60.

Drop Forwards:

Psycho Ballistic Drop Forward with UFA: This drop forward has on/off switch that is compatible with any screw in tank such as those in nitro tanks or standard CO2 tanks. Features precision milling for looks, and costs around $40.

32 Degrees Flame Drop Forward: Made in a flame-shaped design, this drop forward is constructed from machined aluminum, and costs around $30 only.

Tippmann Drop Forward: This $50 drop forward is designed for the Custom 98 and Custom Pro paintball markers. It features an angles tank to shorten the length of the marker set-up.

Maintenance:

Tippmann Rear Cocking System: This cocking system allows you to cock the marker from the back instead of the side, and features a side plate that covers the cocking handle to protect the marker from the elements. It’s designed to be used with use with the Tippmann Custom Pro and Model 98 markers, and costs around $50.

Hoppe’s Deluxe Paintball Gun Cleaning Kit: This kit comes in a soft - sided pouch with belt loop for ease of use during play. It includes a 4-oz spray container of anti-fog solution for face mask, a cleaning cloth, lubricating oil, cleaning rods, squeegee, swab and slotted end, tank o - rings and cleaning patches. The cleaning kit is available for $20.

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That most energizing and bold sport - snowboarding! Have
you ever tried it?

Take a mountain of snow, a big flat curved board, step on,
and whoosh! Off you go! You’re surfing the Earth! It’s
exhilarating to the max.

I really got into it when I moved to Colorado. I used to
live in Michigan. Yeah, there’s some skiing and
snowboarding in Michigan, and most of the northern states.
But when you’ve got real mountains, there’s just nothing
like it. Nothing I ever skiied in Michigan compared to the
slopes of Colorado. Nothing.

I’m pretty agile and I’ve got the balance thing down, so
it was easy for me to get the knack of moving my weight
from heel to toe and maneuvering the board against the snow
and gravity. I fell off plenty of times while I was
learning. And I still do it sometimes, but then, that’s
part of the fun.

Just like any sport, you can’t read about it and just do
it. You have to get out there and strap your feet onto the
board. But if you’re really new to the idea, you can get
some information off web sites like www.abc-of-
snowboarding.com.

But what really works is watching the other people on the
slopes and then playing with the techniques yourself.
Experiment. And definitely don’t worry about it when you
crash. In fact, expect it. Wipeouts are going to happen.
It’s inevitable. If you’re not crashing, you’re not
learning. Push your limits and test your skills.

Oh, and if it’s the middle of summer and you’re just
craving that surfing feel, and you’re like, totally bored
out of your gourd, you can go find some online snowboarding
games. Yeah, I know. It’s tough when there’s no snow, but
if you’re into games, you can do the moves in your head for
a couple of months till it snows again.

But right now, it’s early in the season yet and the snow
is just beginning, so get out there and play!

Kathryn Mosely has written extensively on subjects related to sports and fitness. Her articles can be found at Snowboard Max
She also contributes Acer Bike

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A paintball gun is a device, or a replica of an actual firearm used to mark an opposing player with paint in the popular game of paintball. It uses different types of propellants such as expanding gases to propel a paintball through a barrel with a muzzle velocity of approximately 300 ft/s to break upon impact.

Firing Systems in Paintball Guns:

In the Electro-pneumatic firing system, electrical power from an onboard battery is used to drive a motor that turns gears inside the gun to compress and release a piston, which creates a blast of air that propels the paintball. These guns are capable of multiple firing modes, such as three-shot bursts, six-shot bursts or fully automatic. Most of them are capable of firing 300 to 900 rounds per minute (RPM) and their muzzle velocities range from 200 to 400 feet per second (FPS).

In mechanical or spring-powered firing system, the paintball guns are mostly single-shot or spring-cocked devices the spring has to be cocked by pulling back the slide or bolt before firing each shot. In some devices, excess air not used to propel the ball is then used to re-cock the hammer which is known as a blowback system. Mechanical paintball guns are able to fire at a rate of 200 to 275 FPS.

Gas-powered firing systems use pressurized gases like propane and HFC134a refrigerant to propel paintballs. They are also capable of using blowback mechanism, in which on-board or magazine-stored gas storage system is used to propel the paintballs and the same compressed air that propels the paintball is used to pull back the slide. So they are also capable of automatic or semi-automatic fire.

Types of paintball Guns:

There are various types of paintball guns which come in different sizes, configurations, styles and designs. Pistols are the smallest, running off of twelve gram CO2 cartridges. They have to be reloaded after ten shoots. Since pistols are less powerful with smaller paintball capacity, they are normally used for back-ups.

With pump guns, the user has to manually load the paintballs into the chamber, they cannot be automatic. They are much cheaper, very accurate and powerful in comparison to other paintball guns. Some of them come with a constant trigger so you can hold the trigger down and just pump it to shoot.

Semi-automatic paintball guns are quite expensive and may even cost you up to a $1000. They are capable of semi-automatic and automatic fire. The trigger is considerably sensitive and most models have shorter trigger pulls.

Specially configured paintball guns such as stock guns can only hold about 10 paintballs, and must be parallel to the breech, which requires tilting to load a paintball. A stock class paintball gun is powered by a single 12 gram CO2 powerlet. The knob that holds the powerlet has to be removed in order to change it. They are mostly used for stock only games. Regular pump paintball guns can also be modified to fit stock class specifications.

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