I was reading on TechPB web forums the other day, and TechPB mike was saying, that paintball is dying. I find this is not true, not any where close. The sport we all love is just having a little vacation. The 51.5 thousand players that have supposedly quit according to the Facebook page “Save Paintball” are short term players who came, saw, played and went. This has always been the way it ... more.

LAPCO Paintball has been around for years, quietly making high quality parts and accessories for the paintball world. Their work isn't considered 'sexy', but they're best known for making extremely high quality parts. BT Designs created the Apex barrel for scenario/woodsball players to give them added range and the ability to curve paintballs. It takes the concept of the Tippmann Flatline... more.

Vital Statistics: Age: 42 Marital Status: Married to Paula 19 years Children: Macy, 16, and "Bubba", 14 Vehicle: '96 Chevy Pickup Music: AC/DC, Motorhead, Colt Ford Billy Smith came on the paintball scene in a big way in 2004 with his Free Finale, which offered free entry, free camping, and extremely reasonable paint pricing for players. The scheduling of the event was se... more.

Proto Paintball is DYE's sister company, making products that are lower in price, but still meet DYE's demanding quality standards. They make clothing, masks, and other gear, including their own line of markers. As with DYE markers, all of Proto's markers are designed around their patented spool valve technology. Joining the PMR at the lower end of the price scale, the SLG is an entry-lev... more.

It has come to my attention recently that people are still sending emails to dale@68caliber.com. It has also come to my attention that rather than deleting that email account from 68Caliber.Com's server, it would appear that my business associates are possibly continuing to receive emails at that address to use my name by proxy to get content for 68Caliber.Com. Let this serve as public n... more.

The Angel 1 was a major step forward technologically for Angel aficionados, offering greater accuracy, smaller size and increased reliability over the A4-based A4 Fly and A4. As is tradition with Angel Paintball Sports, the ultimate expression of a current marker design is the Fly. So it is with the A1 Fly. Angel Paintball Sports' engineers and designers took the basic A1 platform and wen... more.

Since the dawn of the electronic age for paintball, the aftermarket has really attacked the marker market, designing boards, chips and other electronics that enhance the performance of a marker and give it more flexibility. As things evolved, it became obvious that hoppers would have to get upgrades to keep up. Enter the HALO V35 board, Gangstar, and now Hyperdrive PB. Janek Depczynski... more.

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The DYE Rotor "][/caption] DYE has been a mainstay in the sport of paintball almost from the beginning, providing high quality playing clothing, packs and other soft goods for players who wanted the best. As time went on, they started delving into the hard parts, mask, and marker market, with private label autocockers, and spool valved ... more.