Date: September 5th 2007

Carter's Weekly Paintball Update Edition 3 - 09/05/07

Wednesday came fast for this short work week. Here's what I've got for you:


HEADLINES
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1. Vintagerex.com is going through some major updates and changes. The age restriction has been dropped and plans to cover all manufacturers and guns are now in effect. Drop by and see what's been added. Also, if you have any information you want to add, or wish to help out, drop me a line at: painthappy@gmail.com

2. Real Action Paintball (online Real Action Paintball) announces the release of their Tippmann X7 series paintball markers.

3. Chauncey E. Toombs II, of the Cooper-T fame, has passed away recently at the age of 65. Known for his "If it's not red, it's not right" saying, and all his upgraded parts being anodized red. His undershot bolts will always be wanted. Chauncey Toombs Jr, will be keeping the Cooper T website up and running.

4. Spyder Cup 2007 is being hosted at Boston Paintball. Cash prizes. Register online at www.thenepl.com - 3 man teams, $99.00 to register.

5. World Championship Paintball 2 for the Playstation 2 is being released September 24th. Play online with your friends when you can't make the field.

6. Adventure Games of NH is under new management. Looks like there's going to be a big brawl there on Sunday, Oct. 14th. BYOP, or $35 a case and up. I'll be there in style... Just get there early. Parking is at a premium.

7. File under the: it's worth re-mentioning section... Palmers is making Phantom barrels. You can get them in just about any length with bores of .690 and .685. The available finish is; nickel, black powder coat, or plain brass.

8. Real Action Paintball (RAP4) announced their release of the Tippmann X7 series paintball markers. These Tippmann X7s come in three different Real Action Paintball configurations designed especially for your style of play: the CQB model, Carbine and Sniper.

9. Paintballnews.com has just posted their NEW site. Stop by and check it out.


MCB NOTES
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1. Where have all the truly rare paintball guns gone? When was the last time you saw even a double action Line SI advantage? With the days of new $150.00 stock Ions on Ebay... Are these guns just being thrown out?

2. Picked up my Dangerous Power Threshold. What an amazing gun. Under disassembly and review as we speak. Field test will be this upcoming weekend.

3. Team Carter's Commando will be gathering September 29th at EMR in PA for the Fall Castle game. We are also hosting the EMR Paintball Museum and will be hosting the Open House for the museum that weekend also. Stop by, ask some questions, or bring a donation!

4. MCB has added a new section: The Hall of Shame. Found under the "Feedback" section, this is for traders people should be staying away from. So far this has been a rousing success. While only 3 people have made this list... Since the creation and moving, 1 of the 3 was immediately cleared up. Here's to hoping the other two will be resolved shortly also.

5. The Weekly Paintball Update has been a rousing success, and I want to thank everyone for helping make this possible, and those who don't mind reading my dribble. As always, send any new news and updates to painthappy@gmail.com

6. My office is under major reconstruction this week, and we're upgrading our shop computers and servers. I'll be semi-MIA, but I should be able to get info via my blackberry still. My thumb typing is slow so please bear with my response times this week.

7. The MCB Ebay Sniping program has been fully funded, and will be making its debut sometime next month.


GUN OF THE WEEK
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The Legend Limited Edition by AIR-TECH. Many of us remember the ads in APG, of the 24-Karat Gold Plated pump gun. Personally, I've never seen one of these guns, and would LOVE to own one. Even if I can't buy it, drop us a line at mcarterbrown.com and post the pictures. Please!
See the gun at vintagerex.com: http://www.vintagerex.com/pics/gunpics/Air%20Tech/Legend/ads/1988-07%20-%20APG%20-%20Legend%20Ad%20Scan.JPG


BETCHA DIDN'T KNOW???
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Probably the first paintball magazine ever printed was called "Adventure", first published in 1985. Their tag line was: "The Magazine for Survival Game Players".
This was probably not to be the official name, as they were holding a Name the Magazine contest. Covering mostly Northern California, it's a very interesting piece. I'll post the PDF file at Vintagerex.com shortly along with our new "Literature" section.


POTENT QUOTABLE
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"I just love these mean little pieces of brass!" - Luke


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