I love paintball!

This week has been pretty exciting. I was able to buy a new paintball gun and took it out for a spin yesterday. The gun is an Autococker select fire with all kinds of upgrades including a black magic regulator, new bolt, drop forward and clamping feedneck (see pic). I also got a high pressure air system to keep up with the rapid fire and I had an electronic hopper to feed paintballs to the gun faster. The guns shoots amazing too. Even in semi-auto mode it shoots very fast and is pretty accurate. I'd like to buy a new barrel that is a little more quiet and accurate. It was a lot of fun playing though.

There is a new paintball company in Provo now called JT Paintball Rentals. They have pretty good prices for rental guns (as cheap as $10/day) and the owner organizes FREE paintball games and has on-site air fills. Every other Tuesday he hosts a free game across the street from the Provo Airport. It starts at 5:30pm and we usually play until about 8:00pm. The next time we play is July 1st, anyone who wants to play is invited. The owner will also help us host a game if we can get a group together.

If you are interested in playing on Tuesday's or want to set up a group game on a Saturday, post a comment and I'll let you know when we have something set up. Also, if you want to be added to an email list of local games you can email the owner at jtpaintballrentals@gmail.com and he’ll email you when games are planned. If you haven’t played paintball, give it a try. If nothing else, you’ll have some fun war stories to tell.

It's raining paintballs!

There's nothing quite as exciting as running around a paintball field trying to shoot your friends with a paintball gun. The mere thought of it brings a smile to my face as I remember the many times I duked it out with people on the battlefield. I used to be really into paintball in high school and even in college I played quite a bit. Then, to pay for an engagement ring, I sold my prized paintball gun (an Angel with all the perks plus compressed air and a portable fill station for those of you who are interested). Now that it's been a couple of years I am kind of in the market for a gun but am not willing (and don't have permission) to spend half of what I spent on my Angel. After much searching I think I've found the perfect compromise between price and performance. Without further ado, I give you the Trilogy Pro SF Autococker!
The SF Autococker has some very nice features. First, it has a full auto mode that shoots up to 18 balls per second! In order for this to be achieved it is equipped with an infrared eye that only shoots when a ball has been loaded into the chamber, thus effectively avoiding broken paintballs. You will need to have a good hopper to keep up with this gun. Here is a video of it shooting in full auto mode, so you can appreciate the magic.



The only thing I would add to this gun is a new barrel (16 inch boomstick) and a new delrin bolt. Other than that, it's combat ready out of the box. It retails for $300 but you can pick up a new one on eBay for less than $150. Here's to a summer full of fun and paint covered friends.