Well now that the holidays are over and all of you got the new paintguns that you were asking for : ), its time for Spring, and the new season!  I know for a lot of you back east you still have all the snow and rain, and are probably going to use your money for snowboarding, but for those of you who out west, the weather has been just perfect.
       Finally the January issue is here.  Many of you have been sending your emails to me with questions to answer, wanting to know about new guns, products, as well as info on joining teams.  I have been basing my issues around email that you the players send me.  Just wanted to say, keep the mail coming...!

    Thanks,
       The Warlock

       If you have a Paintball team and a home page, get them on the web!  You can do this by visiting the Paintball Web Ring @ http://www.jps.net/ants/index.html.  With the Web Ring, you can get your team advertised to other teams, players, sponsors, and others on the web. You also get a web ring logo to put on your web page, which allows for easy access to other sites.  It also gives you full credit for you Paintball site.  Join today!!

~New Additionz~

Paint Devils
http://www.public.asu.edu/~gkrim/index.html

Killer Bees
http://www.fullnet.com/u/dilbilly/killer.htm

Good News!

       A link to our site has been included in @LA (http://www.at-la.com), the most complete and up-to-date guide to sites relating to the greater Los Angeles area.  Congrats to Team Apache for being the other team to be added to @LA as well.

*****   If you have received this newsletter and don't wish to receive any more issues, please send me an email with "unsubscribe" for the subject. I will promptly remove you from the list. On the flip side, if you know of people who would like to receive this newsletter, please have them email me with "subscribe" in the subject, and I will be glad to add them.

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Things covered in this issue:

~ The Shocker
~ Upcoming Events
~ Tricks and Tips
~ Q&A for the Warlock
~ For Sale - New!
~ Paintball Chatroom
~ Coming Soon

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I haven't heard too much about this gun but I'll fill you in with the details that I know about.

The Shocker has actually been around a while.  Its been through some modification and is now Smart Parts alternative for the new WDP Angel.  It features:

-a rifled barrel, for flat trajectory
-max flow regulator, for low pressure operation
-Gadget GTS (don't know what this is for)
-remote hoses
-supposedly lighter recoil than the Angel
-cost is around $695.

My friend Steve is getting one of these bad boys and hopefully I will be able to provide more nfo after I get to field test it, right Steve : )

You can learn more about it from the Smartparts website at www.smartparts.com

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February 14-16
Great Western Series President's Day Weekend Event
5 & 10 man Rookie (A), Novice (AA), and Amateur (AAA) divisions
Los Angeles, CA (619) 689-9720 or (503) 370-8749

HERE IS AMERICAN PAINTBALL LEAGUE 1998 SCHEDULE Courtesy of "Bob McGuire" bmcguire@thewebcorp.com

EIGHT YEARS OF PROVIDING QUALITY AMATEUR PAINTBALL TOURNAMENTS

Rental high pressure systems and automags are available for APL tournaments!!!!!!!

1998 APL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

For more information, call 1-800-541-9169 or visit the APL website at: www.Paintball-apl.com/tourn.htm

Sunday, April 5, 1998... HOUSTON, TEXAS
PLANET PAINTBALL, P.O. Box 90985, Houston, TX 77290
(281) 631-9525

Sunday, April 26, 1998... OCALA, FLORIDA
WAYNES WORLD OF PAINTBALL, P.O. Box 669, Sparr, FL 32192
(352) 591-4330

Sunday, June 14, 1998... PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
URBAN ASSAULT, 447 Washington Ave, Bridgeville, PA 15017
(412) 926-9000

Sunday, July 19, 1998... ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
WACKY WARRIORS, 4951 Sean Drive, Imperial, MO 63052
(314) 296-0964

Sunday, July 26, 1998... PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
PHILLIPS PAINTBALL ARENA, Rt 3 Box 1A, Washington, WV 26181
(304) 863-3174

Sunday, August 16, 1998... ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
SECTOR 7G PAINTBALL, 21-354A Orange Ave, Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506
(907) 753-0431

Sunday, September 27, 1998... LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
S.C. VILLAGE, 638 Camino De Los Mares, C-240-618, San Clemente, CA 92673 (714)
489-9000

Sunday, November 15, 1998... ATLANTA, GEORGIA
WILDFIRE PAINTBALL GAMES, 1989 Tucker Industrial Blvd, Tucker, GA 30084
(770) 493-8978

APL 1998 TOURNAMENT PRIZES... OVER $10,000 IN PRIZES AT EVERY APL TOURNAMENT

SPONSOR PRIZES

wOrr Game Products
5-'98 Auto Cockers, custom engraved with lightened bolt & block, custom grips,
in-line regulator, 200 round Viewloader, and 20 oz. anti-siphon bottle.

Paintball Mania
5-PMS MICRO-68 3000 psi air systems with new featherweight carbon fiber bottles.
Smart Parts
5-Venturi barrels.

Unique Products
5-Harness systems.

Pro-Team Products
5-Pro-Team Value Kits, with lots of great paintgun cleaning and maintenance stuff.

Scott
10-$50 SCOTT BUCKS certificates + 10-$25 SCOTT BUCKS certificates.

CM Support
5-$30 certificates.

P & P Paintball
15-$100 certificates for custom gun work labor.

****MORE GUNS WILL BE ADDED AS PRIZES... TO BE ANNOUNCED****

INDIVIDUAL SPORTSMANSHIP WINNER RECEIVES SPECIAL APL COMMEMORATIVE '98 AUTO
COCKER

TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP WINNERS RECEIVE 5-$50 SCOTT BUCKS CERTIFICATES

Plaques to top six teams, Free Patches to all players, First place team wins first choice of prizes, second place gets second choice, etc...

After top 6 teams select prizes, remainder of prizes given out by drawing to teams who did not make finals!

REGISTRATION FORMS AND FEES FOR ALL APL REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS MUST BE SENT TO:  AMERICAN PAINTBALL LEAGUE, P.O. Box 3561-CRS, Johnson City, TN 37602...or call: 1-800-541-9169

AMERICAN PAINTBALL LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 1998 ZAP AMATEUR SERIES 5-MAN PAINTBALL
TOURNAMENTS
$250 TEAM ENTRY FEE
Entry cost has been reduced from $400 to $250.00 (for teams who register at least two weeks in advance), with up to seven persons permitted on the five-man roster. Entry cost after the early payment deadline is $300.00 Paint cost is $.04 per ball, and ZAP tournament paintballs must be used (no carry-on paint).

Compressed air and CO-2 prices have also been reduced. Instead of charging by the fill, a flat $10 per rostered player will be charged for unlimited fills at each tournament.

GAME FORMAT

WE HAVE ELIMINATED SPLAT TABLES AT APL TOURNAMENTS! We have also revised the pre-game chrono check. Instead of checking players during staging, a radar chrono will be set up for the players to check themselves. However, a field judge will spot check players on field at the goal prior to the start of a game.

Hot guns (over 300 FPS) will result in eliminated players, with eliminations being announced to the opposing team prior to the start of the game. Post-game chronograph procedures are the same as before, with a 300 FPS maximum after every game.  In the preliminary round, each team will play all of their games on one field.
There will be six to ten teams in each division, so every team will play from five to nine games in the preliminary round. The top six teams advance to the finals round in the following manner: Every tournament will have from two to four divisions of teams in the preliminary round. If there are two divisions, then the top three teams in each division go to the finals. If there are three divisions in the preliminary round, the top two teams in each division will go to the finals. If there are four divisions in the preliminary round, the winners of each division will advance to the finals, along with two wild card teams, determined by their total score in the preliminary round.

RULES ARE AVAILABLE FROM OUR WEB SITE: www.Paintball-apl.com/rules98.html

All games are center flag, with live flag rule. All bracketing is done by computer, and is statistically fair. There are no coin flips for goal selection. The computer guarantees that neither team will play from one end of a field a second time unless their opponent has played from the opposite end previously.

TEAMS CHOOSE PRIZES

We received a great response two years ago when we allowed the teams to select their own prizes, and we are again going to allow prize selection in 1998. As before, the top six teams (those making it into the finals) will choose their prizes in order of their finish, then all of the other prizes will be awarded on a drawing basis. After the top six teams select their prizes, all of the teams who did not make it into the finals will automatically be entered into a general drawing to distribute the remainder of the prizes. This means that even the last place team might take home some great prizes! As before, a team may pick any five remaining prizes. They are not required to take five of the same
item.

SCOTT BUCKS

We are proud to have been selected by SCOTT to participate in their new SCOTT BUCKS program. Certificates in denominations of $50 or $25 will be given out, enabling winners to redeem directly with SCOTT for lots of fabulous products. A total of $1000 in SCOTT BUCKS will be given away at every APL tournament.

SPORTSMANSHIP PRIZES

We are pleased to increase the sportsmanship prizes in 1998. In addition to the special APL Commemorative '98 cocker for the INDIVIDUAL sportsmanship winner, the top sportsmanship TEAM will receive five $50 SCOTT BUCKS certificates.

APL 1998 TOURNAMENT FEES

ENTRY FEE PER TEAM .................................... $250
(If RECEIVED by APL at least two weeks prior to tournament date)
LATE ENTRY FEE $300 IF SPACE AVAILABLE...

40 TEAM MAXIMUM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED...

WALK-ON TEAMS NOT ACCEPTED...

PAINTBALLS $.04 EACH (2000 PER BOX)................ $80

TOURNAMENT PAINT MUST BE USED

HP AIR FILLS (FLAT RATE) ....... $10/player

CO2 FILLS (FLAT RATE) ............ $10/player

NO PERSONAL CHECKS AT TOURNAMENT
WE ACCEPT M/C, VISA, & DISCOVER CARDS
FOR TOURNAMENT INFO, CALL: 1-800-541-9169
After 6:00 PM EDT Call (423) 282-6834

Thanks for the Nfo Bob!

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Many of you have been asking about how to form or get on a team.  You have also been asking about how to get sponsors.  Here a couple of tips to get you started on your ventures.

Q: How do you get on a team?
A: The first thing I would recommend is to ask players on existing teams if they are looking for players.  If they are a pro or amateur team, you might want to ask them how you can get started with your own team.  Ask people at local stores where you play.  If you can't find a team to join, get some of your close friends that you play with and form your own team.  You can build from there once you have established as base team.  You can start recruiting other players that you would like to play with your team.  Just remember, the ultimate key to forming a team is organization.  Without it, don't expect your team to last for long.

Q: How do you get sponsors?
A: After you have established your team, and are ready for the tourney, you can start looking for sponsors.  The easiest way to start out is to start asking at local Paintball stores.  They are usually looking for local teams to help them promote their stores.  You can also ask local field owners.  They are usually willing to help out in exchange for you helping out on their fields every once in a while.
Not too many other questions this past month.  Whew!  We will see about February.

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This is a new section that I have created to post Paintball guns and accessories that you the players have to sell or would like to get rid of.  You can send me a detailed e-mail of what you would like to sell and a brief description, and I would be glad to post it for you.  I will be creating a "pictured" version of this on my web page as well if you would like to submit a scanned picture.  Just make sure that the picture is not too big!

Item #1) ***Brand New Bad Boyz Toyz Stage X***

-Once Used Stage X Minicocker from Bad Boyz Toyz
-ALL work done by Danny Love
-Only used once, have all receipts
-Minicocker serial # 4000+
-Anodized hard grey
-P-block
-Major milling without exposing any internal parts
-Milling includes fake pump arm, rounded front block, ovals milled into front block, sight rail shaved more than in half height-wise but it still takes a sight, ramped sight rail, large shallow sphere milled around fake pump arm slot, shallow lines milled below pump arm slot on both sides and above pump arm slot on both sides, rounded body, milled p-block
-Evolution style push-pin which uses ball bearing, but it goes through the block vertically like a Predator series cocker
-45 Grip frame
-Full trigger job with vertical guide screw, polished parts, and adjustable trigger pull
-BBT r.a.t. valve
-Stainless nelson internals with big lug
-Timing hole milled in top of body
-Chrome rock
-Chrome, polished stock style ram
-Chrome, polished stock style 3-way
-Stainless threaded timing rod
-Ball detent
-Custom BBT venturi bolt made specially for this gun
-Stainless pump arm
-Stainless cocking rod
-Hogue Grips
-Milled Mark-1 foregrip
-Stainless/Aluminum OTP G-1 barrel
-Minicocker is BRAND NEW, I just had the work done.  It is a stage X, and has WAY more work than a stage 3 which sells for 1300 dollars.  I know Danny will be very upset to see that I have to sell this gun because he really helped me out by making it for me.  I live in Southern Cal, and I would love to show you the gun if you are interested.  I know you can't be disappointed with this gun, as it is truly the nicest gun I have seen, and I have had an evolution.
-I will sell all of this for 1200 as it is BRAND NEW.  I am truly sad that I have to sell this, I am still trying to get money without selling this, but I may have to.  Let me know if you are interested.  Call me at (413) 772-8163 and ask for Al.  Or e-mail me at BOTH addresses: Novus6736@aol.com & Piznimp@hotmail.com

Thanks much and I cannot trade for anything.

I also have the following stuff for sale if you are interested:

Item #2) ***BRAND NEW just bought and NEVER used SPLASHED MAG PARTS!!!***

All parts are brand new and Never used.  I just bought them and I have the receipt to prove it.
I have a Base rail, powerfeed plug, tourney cap, gadget grip, and 12" SP barrel for sale.
All parts are splashed Midnight Blue.  Check www.smartparts.com if you want to see what they look like.  I wanted to build up a mag, but now I must sell much of my stuff.  I will sell these parts for 260 dollars, which a crazy bargain if you check the prices on the parts!

Al
Team Genesis
So. Cal
Novus6736@aol.com
Piznimp@hotmail.com

Item #3) >>>>> Fully tricked out Mini-Mag <<<<<

-Minimag powerfeed and custom machined slots through the body in the back
-Check-It 10" S/S barrel
-TASO 45 grip with, Viewloader hotswitch & plug, Hogue grips
-Custom fitted trigger pin
-Custom trigger rail with shark fin slots
-Custom sight rail
-Air America Unireg
-Custom ported reg. with modified seal (provide better gas flow)
-Microline hoses, setup streamline for C02.
-Custom Venturi bolt
-Check-it Tourney velocity adjuster

Asking $700 OBO.
This gun rocks!
Please send email to warlock1@jps.net
(Hey Mark, send me an email if I left anything out)

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If your computer can support Java, a friend of mine has an awesome site which he created called the E-Cafe (However, your computer doesn't support Java, you can use CRT or Telnet as well, instructions and the address are on the webpage).  It supports multiple chat room.  He created a room for me called the "Empty Room" which has been designated for Paintball chat.  Unlike ICQ, this chat forum supports actions to make the chats more exciting.  If you want to talk about Paintball or just want to say "hi", stop by the E-Cafe to see who's talking!

Instructions:
- Goto www.pseudoreality.com/e-Cafe/
- You will need to create a login and password.  It will ask you to fill in a small form (which basically asks you a few questions about yourself.)

That's it, you are ready to enter the e-Cafe.  Once you are in, select the "Empty Room" and you are ready to start chatting!  There is an action list.  Simply type a "." in front of the action like ".wave" and you are good to go.

See you there!
Thanks for the room Fred!

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- New products
- Circuit stats
- the February issue
- Pictured Classified @ www.jps.net/warlock1/subzero.html

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Well that's it for the January issue.  Remember to keep the emails coming!
Till the next issue...

Happy Paintball'n!

Sean Takeda <#23>