Frank Connell brings years of sales and customer service in the paintball industry to Vanguard that we need to bring the Demon to the next level.Frank and his sales team will be heading up all USA & Canadian business going forward.Vanguard will be setting up Service Centers located all over the USA & Canada, there will be a distribution network on the east coast and also a full warranty center, so there won’t be any need to send anything back to the UK for repair.

We feel that having a network of Service Centers and trained Dealers all over, will only help and support all of the Vanguard users out there.  Over the next couple weeks Vanguard will be signing contracts with paintball businesses for service centers. Vanguard’s goal is to have a service center within a one day ship to everyone in the USA. Vanguard’s new business direction is going to take some time to form so we ask for your patience. If there is anything that is needed please contact Frank@Vanguardpaintball.com

What this means for our customers and Dealers:

Effective immediately the US customer service and warranty center is closed. Any guns that are currently in for basic repair will processed as normal and you should expect to be getting a call or email from Kat in the next few days. If your gun is in for Warranty repair you will need to contact the UK office of Vanguard directly for more information as to what is going to happen with your warranty claim and when to expect your gun back. All markers currently in the US warranty center or on their way in are being shipped to the United Kingdom immediately If you have recently placed an order with vanguardus.com you will be receiving your products as normal and our online store will remain open for any parts you need. The business line will remain open as we use it for other parts of our company and all vanguardus.com emails will be active for the time being but any/all questions about customer service or warranty issues need to be sent directly to Vanguard Paintball UK.

Both Eric and I have thoroughly enjoyed running the customer service and warranty center for the past 2 years and all of the interactions that we have had with our customers. We will now be focusing more on our custom gun anodizing business as well as looking for lots of new products for our online store at aggressivesports.net. We look forward to providing the same great customer service as we’ve always offered, just in a brand new way!

Kathlynn & Eric Roysdon

Owners

Aggressive Sports Distribution

Vanguard US

Contact:

951-427-5046

customerservice@vanguardus.com

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The TECHT Lo-Pro Bolt Pin for the Bob Long G6R allows players to replace their stock bolt pin with one that has a much lower profile. Players had expressed to us at TECHT that they would like a replacement that would not obstruct the view down their line of sight to the degree that the stock pin does. The other request was that we make it black. Done. The TECHT Lo-Pro Pin is made of 100% Stainless Steel. It is available in both Ninja Black and Silver. Pair the Lo-Pro Bolt up with our Hush Bolt and our Zero Ping Ram for a Silent Ninja Killing Machine.

Valken has selected the MilSim Paintball League as the competitive venue to offer its pro-level sponsorship. The MilSim Paintball League provides team on team competition that is accessible and affordable to everyone who wants to participate while offering the most exciting competitive format to hit scenario paintball! Teams play in a unique mission style games with multiple objectives where each player on the team has their own role. One of the most exciting features of the format is that every game is a different mission, so teams never play the same game twice!

“The MilSim Paintball League has been working to develop the high level organization necessary to take scenario paintball to the next level of competition and professional sponsorships” says James Brea, the League’s Executive Commissioner.

Will Bourgault, Valken Brand Manager, adds, “Valken is committed to growing and supporting scenario paintball and the MilSim Paintball League offers the opportunity for us to recognize and financially assist scenario players.”

Sponsored Team Support

Valken will be offering a “Competition Team” sponsorship to teams that win at the Regional and National level in the league. Depending on your teams’ level of success, Valken will pay 100% of the league membership fees, 100% of the field entry fees for all events and provide enough paint to compete in the events. “We pay you to play!” Oh, and we’d also like you to win, after all, you’re representing one of the biggest names in paintball – Valken!

Valken Corps Benefits

As an added benefits, any teams that win the sponsorship that are also registered with the Valken Corps, will receive an additional $500 and $1000 vouchers to purchase Valken gear. This is in addition to covering the costs of your membership fees, field fees and paint, just for being a registered member of the Valken Corps.

Qualifying for Sponsorship

The Valken Pro-Level Sponsorships are open to all teams that play in the MilSim Paintball League in the United States. Whether you’re a newly formed team or have been around for years, if you win a championship, you win the Valken pro-level sponsorship.

To find out more about how to get in on the action, visit www.milsimleague.com

If you’re not already a part of the Valken Corps, you can also sign up for a free at the MilSim Paintball League website to start enjoying the exclusive benefits offered to Valken Corps members. And if you want to play but don’t have a team, fill out the Recruiting Form on the league website to get placed with a local team looking for players

• Still recovering from “Galaxy Wars” this past weekend…Waverly’s side won, but nobody really cared. The big news is that over $4600 for Peyton and her family. Well done! Check out the pictures here: http://thefordreport.com/2012/01/photos-from-galaxy-wars-the-pb-new-year-bash-are-up/
• In Quintana Roo, Mexico it’s being reported that Keith Idema has died: http://www.expedientequintanaroo.com/2012/01/expediente-idema-se-rego-el-sida-en.html
• My Spanish is crap, but from what I understand it appears to be a legit story. Davidson and Fast Eddie ought to be resting easier these days…
• Meanwhile TechPB’s Mike Phillips is learning all sorts of cool things about his FN 303: http://youtu.be/8qyLLSpDu-w
• Valken is stepping up to support the RPL: http://thefordreport.com/2012/01/valken-to-sponsor-the-rpl/ I thought I heard Shawn giggling….
• Empire Paintball re-signs with Dynasty: http://thefordreport.com/2012/01/empire-paintball-re-signs-san-diego-dynasty-for-2012/
• G.I. Sportz stepped up to sponsor The UWL: http://thefordreport.com/2012/01/g-i-sportz-to-support-the-uwl/
• The Critical Wrecking Crew went pro.
• No Jon-Paul, you can’t recruit my wife.
• Kreisman dropped by, petted the Death Kitties and mentioned that Empire was on CMT: http://www.cmt.com/show/sweet_home_alabama/season_3/series.jhtml
• Vinson Flores came by after Kreisman left, to announce the Saskia Burke Memorial Game at Jungle Island Paintball February 12^th, 2012. It’s a game to benefit a SoCal player who lost his daughter in a vicious home invasion.
• I wonder if they still have the real tanks out there….Ashley and I really need to hit up some SoCal ‘ball…
• The NPPL has brought Tony Mineo on as Commissioner: http://thefordreport.com/2012/01/nppl-announces-tony-mineo-as-commissioner/
• Houston Heat is making a comeback too!
• CPX is giving away a Black Card…check here for the details: http://thefordreport.com/2012/01/cpx-to-give-away-one-cpx-vip-card-to-a-lucky-winner/
• The UWL announced that you can pre-order your Valken paint any of this year’s UWL events and not only NOT have screw with shipping your event paint in, but you get special pricing!
• I get to finally experience what a UWL event is like in March, when they have an event at SouthEast SuperField Low Country Paintball.
• Yendall came through the house like a tornado, not only managing to avoid Bo The Happy Puppy and his wrath, but the Death Kitties and The Dark Child as well with this: “PBL sat down with Richmond Italia, CEO of GI Sportz and ProCaps, to explore his history in paintball, the most recent turn of events, and the future. Richmond has just re-claimed the helm of his creation; the ProCaps facility. In this episode, PBL explores the many reasons for the sale of ProCaps as well as its recent re-purchase. PBL also explores some of the major headlines in the industry with Richmond.” Check out the video here: http://thefordreport.com/2012/01/season-2-gab-fest-home-sweet-home-featuring-richmond-italia/
• McClain Motorsports and The Ford Report came to an agreement over this past weekend for McM to sponsor and support the Report. Houston McClain, the owner has this little Subaru that is absolutely frightening. He’s a genius with turbos. All I can say is if you want some forced induction in your life, he’s probably the guy you need to talk to!
• The 7^th and final installment in the “Harry Pottier” series is going off March 2-4 at Low Country Paintball. Http://www.locopaintball.com for all your info. Pre-Registration will start very soon!
• Speaking of scenario games, SBP Scenarios’ Mike Wilkins will have some spare time to write “4Real 2” as he had surgery this past week to remove an inflamed appendix. His wife informs me that the surgery went well, and he’s at home recovering comfortably. Sign up for the game at http://www.sbpscenarios.com
• The PSP wants to know if your team is registered for Galveston, since fees increase in 2 weeks.
• Team Vicious re-signs with Empire Paintball.
• TSSOC announces their upcoming scenario game “Rome 2045”. Get the details here: http://tristatespecops.com/rome.asp
• Empire announces the “Reactor 4” regulator for their Ultra bottles.
• For those of you who snow ski, DYE can hook you up now: http://thefordreport.com/2012/01/dye-snow-launches-new-website/
• I got a phone call from an industry leader today who wanted to know what was going on with me, since he’d heard that I’d given up on paintball, gotten rid of TFR and SHM, and was just doing the copier thing full time. He was a bit surprised to learn that I not only was still doing The Ford Report and editing Shooting Hot Magazine, but that I’d moved to Georgia and gotten remarried. Obviously someone’s speaking out of turn, but that’s okay. If it becomes necessary I’ll write a piece for TFR detailing my life during the course of 2011 and how much better things are now as compared to last year.

Don’t forget to check out the tours that are available while registering for the event. Bring your spouse and stay a couple extra days and enjoy the Nation’s Capitol.

“We’re excited to have reached the top tier of our sport and are glad that Empire Paintball has been with us throughout our climb. Empire Paintball has been supporting Fox 4 Teams since 2003 with unparallel products, paint, and support. There is simply no better paint on the planet.  We’re looking forward to putting our new Z2s and Ultra Tanks to the test in Galveston and hopefully we’ll be able to make our sponsors proud with a strong finish,” says, Dave Painter, Owner Upton 187 cRew.

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