Yes that's right, time for the November issue!  The paintball season is slowly coming to an end; another great year of paintball both within the game and the industry.  With the end of the major tourney brackets, time for companies to start releasing new info, guns, and products.  Time to start saving your money!
Sorry for this issue being a little late.  I actually finished it a while ago, but lost half of it when my computer crashed!  Need to start saving it more often!

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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!!

Congratulations to all the teams which participated in the final 97 Great Western Event down at Camp Pendelton Marine Base in San Diego.  The final series event was held last weekend (21-23), and included both 5 and 10 man teams in the rookie, novice, and amateur levels. Some of the teams present included: Subzero, Hostile Takeover, Apache, Jesters, Shockwave, Area 51, Hammerheads, Lofty II, Tsunami, Ground Zero, Sitting Ducks (home team), Warlords, Sick & Twisted, Genesis, and Marine Team, just to name a few.  I will post the results in the December issue of MPN.  Special Thanks to Hostile Takeover and Tsunami for doing a great ref job!

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Things covered in this issue:

~ New Items
~ The Check It Custom Spyder - Awesome!
~ High Pressure Systems (Nitrogen & Compressed Air) - the new PMS 4500 systems
~ Upcoming Events
~ Tricks and Tips
~ Q&A for the Warlock
 

New from Check-It Products:

-Automag S/S Turbo Valve - replaces brass valve.  Increases flow of gas through your reg and improve consistency.  Helps eliminate "choking" gun.  Sugg. Retail $12.95
-Spyder S/S Turbo Valve - Larger ported hole provides more gas flow for your Spyder.  Increases performance and shots per tank! sugg. retail $29.95
-S/S PowerStation (reg body) for Automag - Replaces front body of reg.  9-hole port improves gas flow, and reduces charge time.  sugg. retail ~$85
-Autococker S/S Ultimate Seal - has rubber o-ring attached, which allows a "complete" seal of the valve system. Sugg. Retail $12.95
-HOT!! - New S/S Autococker Turbo Valve - replaces screw on front block (big screw in center).  Has 3-hole port, which allows gas to remain, charged in the block.  Increases consistency and shots per bottle.  Gun will operate >300 PSI on a High Pressure System, shooting 285 fps!!  sugg retail $50.

** Check out their Full Page add in the Jan 98' issue of Action Pursuit Games!  All of there products are available at I&I sports locations.  Check-It is located at 13340 E. Firestone Blvd. #P,  Santa Fe Springs, CA.  You can also call them direct at 562-404-9844
If you are interested in any of these parts, (especially in large quantities :) ) please send me an email...I'm also a Check-It rep here in northern CA!

For all of you who thought you had tricked out your Spyder to the Max, Check-It Products has come out with a new level of custom work.  Check-It has come out with a modification package, which not only changes its appearance, but also enhances performance dramatically!
Some have thought it looks like an Autococker, others an Automag.  See it for yourself in the Jan 98' issue of Action Pursuit Games on Check-Its full page add!  I will also be putting it on my web page @ www.jps.net/warlock1/subzero.html.  Now on to the details!

Check-it takes your existing Spyder and adds the following modifications:

- Custom Slotting, Milling, and Anodizing (one color, splash available) of the existing body.
- Precision polished aftermarket internals (bolt, hammer, etc.) for smooth, consistent, performance
- Check-It SS Armageddon Barrel for the ultimate in Accuracy!
- Custom Vertical Adapter, which allows for vertical bottle, streamline adapter, gas through handle, or reg.
- Rear Cocking modification (with SS Cocking Rod), which allows you to cock the gun with a simply pull of the rod.
- Custom Quick Release Push-Pin mod, which allows you to remove all internals by simply removing the push-pin
- Tourney Beaver Tail
- Custom 45 Trigger frame, with double trigger.  Single also available.
- Custom rear velocity adjuster with tourney set screw.

Currently, this Custom Modification package runs about $300.  If you would like more or less work done, Check-It can accommodate your needs.  Call today!
 

 Paintball Mania has finally released their new PMS 4500 systems.  These new systems feature a SS PMS 4500 psi reg and new "carbon fiber" wrapped bottle.  The reg uses PMS' Pressure Consistent Technology, which allows the "high", pressure and "low" (output) pressure to remain consistent.
 The new reg also features "on the reg" filling (like the Air America Apocalypse system) which allows you to fill the bottle without taking it off the gun.  The 4500 fill nipples are rated at 9000 psi, and are also a different size than the 3000 psi systems, which eliminates chances of accidentally using the wrong fill adapter.
 The reg also comes in both "low" pressure and "high" pressure types.  The low-pressure reg was designed for low-pressure guns, and has an output pressure ranging from 10-400 psi.  The high-pressure reg allows for ranges above 400 to 900 psi.
 The new bottle is much stronger and lighter than the previous 3000 version.  The 68-ci bottle is much skinnier and longer than the 3000 version as well.  When attached to the gun, it feels comfortable, and fits the arm, a little more snugly than the 3000 (in my opinion).
 As for price, I believe that the MSRP is about $459 for the 68-ci version.
 

12/6
- Memphis Big Game V @ Challenge Park, Memphis TN.  901-795-4206
- Toys for Tots @ Westworld Paintball Town, Lubbock, TX.  806-767-0945
- Big Game & Paintball Auction @ Enchanted Acres Paintball Park, Scappoose, OR.  503-543-3880
12/7
- Last Mega Game @ Fort Splat Paintball Field, Greenburg, PA.  412-838-1145
- Big Game @ NJ Paintball Club, Butler, NJ 873-838-7493

12/13 - 12/14
- Open Play Weekend @ EMR Paintball Park, New Milford, PA.  717-465-9622
- Player Appreciation Weekend @ Skirmish, Jim Thorpe, PA.  800-SKIRMISH or 717-325-3654
12/14
- Xmas Charity Game @ Splat Zone, Hopewell, VA.  804-452-2566
- Patch Day @ Paintball Sam's Paintball Park, Sacramento, CA.  916-482-GAME

12/19 - 12/21
- Toys 4 Tots @ Weekend Warriors, Alpine, CA.  619-445-1217 or email at
paintball@swiftweb.com

12/26
- Day after Xmas @ SC Village, Corona, CA.  Only $12.50  714-489-9000

12/28
- Kids Day @ SC Village, Corona, CA  Kids 10-15 $20. 714-489-9000
- Olympic Open Novice & Am. @ Olympic Paintball Sports, Austin, TX.  512-834-9290 or 713-680-3300

12-29 - 12/31
 - Holiday Special @ SC Village, Corona, CA.  $15 all day. 714-489-9000
 

 This section is dedicated to all players, with an emphasis on "newbies".  For those of us who have been around in the paintball industry for a while, we have all been newbies at one point in our career.  Hopefully these tips and tricks will help you have a more enjoyable and fun time at the field playing, not venting or something, which went wrong.

- For those screws that come loose, use a dab of "removable" locktite to keep it in place.
- Put your oil container in a ziplock to prevent it from getting every else except your gun.
- Put a disposable chopstick in your toolbox to help push those paper towels through your barrel.
- Dental picks work great at taking off old o-rings
- Those old paintball tubes are great for not loosing those smaller parts
- If you have a barrel plug with a hole, place a looped string through it, and attach a belt or key ring on it.  This way you won't loose it on the field.
- Unplug and reverse your 9V battery in your Viewloader when finished.  This way your battery won't die when your loader accidentally turns "on" going home.
- For a temporary solution to the "leaky backbottle in the adapter" (and the o-ring on the bottle is still good), place an o-ring inside the adapter, then screw in the bottle.

If you have any Tips or Tricks, which you know of, please send it to me.  I will use it in a future MPN, giving you full credit of course!
 

This is my section where I take the question ya send me, and TRY and answer them.  If I can't, I will ask around until I have an answer for you.

Kirby201@aol.com writes:
Q:  I would like to learn more about the ULTIMATE GAME.
A:  I'm not sure exactly what the "Ultimate Game" is.  I will look into it for you though.

weber@scvnet.com writes:
Q:  My friend and I have had several extensive arguments about what truly
is the best barrel for the mini-mag.  He tells me the best barrel is an ACI
Barrel and I think Smart Parts Barrel is better.  Could you help us settle
this argument please.

                               Thanks,
                                       Nick W.

A:   To tell you the truth, I don't know too much about the ACI Barrel.  I have heard of the Smart Parts barrel however.  I know that they are both decent barrels.  It all depends on how the barrel shoots for you on your gun.  One barrel might shoot awesome on one gun, and horrible on another.  As long as the balls aren't rolling out of your barrel, and they are shooting somewhat consistently and accurately, there's not much more you can ask for.  Unfortunately, many manufacturers don't tell you whether the bore of the barrel is large or small, or what kinda paint you should be shooting.  On the flip side, paintball sizes (the hundredth .68x) are always changing.  If the bore is too small, and the ball is too big, the ball will explode.  If the bore is too big, and the ball is too small, it will roll out.
         On Target Products (OTP) offers a new barrel which comes with actual inserts which you can put in the bore to compensate any gap if the ball is too small, or can be removed if the ball is too large.  In my opinion, many industries will be following this concept because of the variance in paintball sizes.
 Most importantly, make sure that your barrel and paintballs are clean and dry.  Any oil or condensation in your barrel will cause the paintball to do the "twilight zone" effect.

mjones@pivot.net writes:
Q: Hello,
    My name is Matt J. My friends and I have started a Paintball team. How
do we get sponsors? And how do we get started off on the right foot?
Thanks!
----------------------------------------------------------
-Matt

A:  To get sponsors, you have to make a presence.  Play in local tournaments.  Talk to people in your local paintball store and fields.  Sponsors are looking for good people to represent their product.  They are not necessarily looking for people who win all of the tournaments.  Basically, play hard, fair, and with good sportsmanship.  This is what they are looking for.
         One last word of advice would be to go after them.  If there is a product that you are using of someone who you think might be interested in sponsoring you, give them a call.  You want to make yourselves known to them.  I mean, what's the worst that could happen...they would just say that they are not interested.
Good Luck!
 

Well that's it for now.  Remember, if you have anything that you would like to contribute to the MPN (which includes questions, comments, stories, or even an article which you would like posted, send it on in!  I would be glad to post it for you.  Until the next issue....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!