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**tmaxx_2.5** · July 25th, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by big_balla89

What channel is 'Tactical to Practical' on?

History Channel, where the past comes alive!

**Mooseman1710** · July 25th, 11:55 PM

well yeh they were jus shooting this guy... hte commercial was gay... but it didnt really demote paintball other than the fact that they were shooting hte ref like a hundred million times and he didnt havea mask...hollywood fags..well it jus loooked gay they were shooting like semi with pump guns... and they were all using like gay white hoppers.. lol im out

Alpha · July 26th, 12:10 AM

Moose, it was a TIppmann Pro/CArbine. Not a pump... And I think that was a PtExtreme pistol.

Hunter: These guns are like normal paintball guns, but they shoot powder filled paintballs, and at a velocity of over 300 (yes) 300 FPS!

**Javaman** · July 26th, 07:32 AM

Fortunatelly they don't aim those prop PB guns at the actors. They use the powder filled ones to simulate bullet ricoches (sp?). There was a tiny bit about them in the extras for the DVD version of "Paycheck"

**Killerz_prodigy** · July 27th, 07:53 AM

Just so you all know theres gonna be paintball on TV today from 11-12 Central time (dunno what that is for the rest of you). Its gonna be on OLN the Outdoor Life Network. It was on yesterday to but i could only watch a couple minutes of it cause i had to work, but it looked pretty good.

**rockdude14** · July 27th, 08:50 AM

sweet 12 est
i hope this isnt the once they showed before

**Ryan_Page** · July 27th, 08:56 AM

12:30 newfoundland time.

SpYder craZy · July 27th, 12:43 PM

today at 12 -1 pm eastern they had the 10 man world cup championships on OLN. I watched it and it was ok, cartel ended up winning, then shockwave, then smoke then addicted

**Killerz_prodigy** · July 28th, 01:27 AM

ya i watched it to. It was good to see pb on tv and they really didnt do a to bad of job either. They explained it and everything to teach the ppl that dont know about paintball or bout the psp event. I didnt like the anouncers that much but cant be picky bout it.

**Killerz_prodigy** · July 28th, 08:38 AM

Paintball on OLN again today! 11-12 central time! I dunno for sure but im thinking it might be the same as it was on monday and tuesday.

**pAiNtInYoUrFaCe** · August 1st, 06:59 PM

On the front page of the paper this morning was paintball! It was about this charity thing raising money for abused children. You could tell whoever wrote it didn't know much about paintball, but hey, any positive publicity helps. It had a whole paragraph about safety and showed pictures of people with barrel plugs and masks at all times. Our beloved sport gets bigger and bigger every day

**pAiNtInYoUrFaCe** · August 1st, 07:08 PM

Heres the above story without pics (no I definately did not type it all lol, they have all their stories on their site):

Rachel hunkered down behind the yellow barrel, wincing a bit as several paintballs smacked into its far side.

Several yards away, men dressed in dark blue and camouflage fatigues crouched low, hopscotching from barrel to barrel, always moving closer.

Rachel fired her paintball gun twice, then suddenly jumped up and ran. The enemy fired their guns, and the referee held up his arm.

Game over.

On the sidelines, Rachel tugged the black protective mask off of her head, which until now had hidden the smile on her face.

"That was my first time at paintball," the 17-year-old said. "It's wicked, but - she paused, twisting around to look at the back of her thigh, "They shot me in the butt."

"They" were seven members of area law enforcement agencies, all of whom came to Blister Park to shoot people for charity.

This was a good thing. Really.

The event, "Battle for Kids' Sake!" was organized by Blister Park owner Chris Stevens, with proceeds from the day-long paint ball battle benefiting the Ian B. Wheeler Children's Center, a division of Ashtabula County Children's Services located at the Donahoe Center in Ashtabula Township.

"We'd given this a lot of thought," Stevens said, thick mud squishing under his boots. Rainy weather had cut into the expected turnout of more than 100 people, but organizers said they were determined to press on with the inaugural event.

"I hate child abuse. It burns me up when I see or read something in the news," he said. "We thought about what we could do, and a benefit seemed like a good idea."

Money raised at the event will be used at the center's therapeutic recreation program, according to center officials.

Tucked away in the woods off of Cork-Cold Springs Road in Austinburg Township, Blister Park was once a Girl Scout camp. When the scouts no longer needed the property, it was sold to a church, Stevens said. Today, half of the camp acreage is leased to Blister Park, with the other half used as needed.

Stevens and his partners have made the most of the space. In a grassy field sits the speedball course - a rectangular-shaped playing area filled with barrels, walls and blocks made of thick plastic.

Two teams enter on opposite sides of the field with one simple goal - walk off without getting hit by a paintball.

"It's a great rush," said Glenn Montz, 21, of Perry Township. "It's a great way to relieve stress and have fun."

Montz cradles a shiny paint gun, a model obviously more powerful - and more expensive - than the rental model Rachel used. Montz has played paint ball for six years, partaking in several tournaments.

Does it worry him that the other team is made up of police officers, many of them trained in special weapons and tactics?

"Nah. It doesn't matter who you are," he said, adjusting a neoprene band around his neck. "Stick your head out the wrong way, and you'll get hit."

Those hits often sting.

Players wear special protective masks that cover the entire face, as well as chest protectors. Some players wear kneepads, shin guards and elbow pads for protection, since the paintball travels about 280 feet each second.

When action stops at the speedball course, the rapid thunk-thunk-thunk of paintball guns can be heard through the trees. More teams are battling it out in Blister City.

Standing behind a finely-woven mesh fence, observers watch two teams engage in urban warfare - checking their gear and formulating strategy.

They pause and watch one paintballer sprint for cover, a bandolier of paintball canisters rocking against his back. Paintballs smack wetly against a nearby tree trunk, but the player reaches cover, unscathed.

It's like cops and robbers, or cowboys and Indians, but without any arguing about someone getting shot.

"It's a great game," Stevens said. "My son, after years of trying to get me to go, finally dragged me out on a paintball course. After that, I was hooked."

**freakpizzaboy** · August 2nd, 01:40 PM

hey i was wondering, u guys talk abotu lots of those pb show on oln, is there any shows on at teh same time every week???

**JG.** · August 2nd, 02:12 PM

One time I was watchin room raiders on MTV and this dude had a pb gun in his room. The chick picked it up and acidentally(sp) shot it in his room. And In the paper there was one whole page of pics when our local field opened up. That had to help.

**Chaos Fire** · August 2nd, 06:42 PM

when does paintblal come on OLN? My friends have been watching it and no one knows when it come son. Anyone know? ( I need to improve...)

**Impy28190** · August 2nd, 06:46 PM

11-12 weekdays i believe.

**KidPaintball** · August 3rd, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JG.

One time I was watchin room raiders on MTV and this dude had a pb gun in his room. The chick picked it up and acidentally(sp) shot it in his room. And In the paper there was one whole page of pics when our local field opened up. That had to help.

I was going to post about that, I just saw it. She tied hin heart underwaer to a tree and shot the up lol.

**sNoW PIrAnHa** · August 3rd, 05:04 PM

It was also in the movie SWAT in the airplane training scene. They had like shop goggles but that was it. They fire like 6 shots and 4 of them hit and then there are suddenly 11 paintballs splattered on the walls.

**t33kyboy** · August 4th, 11:13 PM

Anyone watch "The next action Hero" Movie, not the show but the movie they made. It has a tippmann A-5 that shot out grenades!

themainevent · August 5th, 10:51 AM

Orriganly posted by gimmieopenroad at pbn:

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Sports Illustrated to Cover IAO

Pittsburgh, PA. – The upcoming Draxxus International Amateur Open and Paintball Festival presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods will be covered by Sports Illustrated in a feature article. Scheduled for July 21st – 25th teams and sponsors are gearing up to be a part of this 14th annual extravaganza.

According to event producer Debra Dion Krischke, “The IAO is the perfect venue to showcase the game of paintball to the world since we have the entire world of paintball all in one location. Not only do we have over 1300 tournament competitors but we’re expecting several hundred scenario game devotees as well. And all this is in addition to the largest trade show in our industry._ In a few days, the writer and photographer will be able to access a terrific cross section of all the facets of paintball, and just how it has evolved over the past 22 years.”

Only 35 Days left until the fun begins! Don’t miss it!

For registration or information go to www.TeamEffortEvents.com or call 724-775-8299

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