Fresh off the heels of releasing the VIO XS, Virtue just debuted the VIO Ascend. The Ascend will be Virtue’s first venture into the mid-range mask market or anything mid-range for that matter. The Ascend will retail for $84.95 and at release come in 6 colors: Black, Charcoal, Red, Blue, Olive and FDE (tan). Look for the Ascend to hit store mid November. Unlike its counter parts the VIO Contour, XS and Extends the Ascend…
Over the last 8 years, Proto has been one of the leaders in entry-level tournament paintball guns. There have been the Proto PMR, Proto SLG, Proto Rail and now most recently the Proto Rize and Maxxed Rize. This review is going to primarily focus on the Maxxed version of the Rize. However, if you are looking at buying either the Rize or the Rize Maxxed this review should suit you, as I’ll point out the…
Much as expected the Planet Eclipse Gtek 160R was released today and much of what we expected came to fruition. In short the Gtek 160R is a supped up version of the Gtek. The Gtek 160R uses the same bolt system, regulator and solenoid as the Gtek, so the shot quality and reliability should be very similar. The Gtek 160R is now made completely from aluminum, wheres the Gtek uses glass reenforced nylon for the…
About two weeks ago the rumors started hitting the internet about GI Sportz new hopper the LVL. The LVL Is GI Sportz most recent attempt a high-end paintball hopper, the LVL is coming on the heels of the utter failure of the Pulse RDR. The Pulse RDR never got off the ground, it was hard to get a hold of and was never manufactured in numbers that made it obtainable by the average player. Yesterday we…
Trevor Resar and Chris Lloyd meet face to face at the wall. Word is that Reser will be ok, as the ball missed his eye and broke on his cheek. He was taken to the hospital but should to be ok. His vision is a bit blurry from swelling but should make a full recovery. Infamous went on to win the Match  7-4. Update: It looks like initial reports that Resar was shot under the eye…
It’s Back. The Shocker. The Shocker brand has been in paintball, longer than most of you reading this (myself included). The Shocker was one of the guns that started the electronic low-pressure movement in the mid-90s. The Shocker has morphed along the way, from the SFT to the NXT and now SP is brought us the RSX short for resurrection (not to be confused with the Empire Resurrection). First, let’s start with SP Paintball. SP…
We don’t know a ton about the Virtue Vio XS yet. The Vio XS looks like a combination of the Virtue Vio Extends and the VIO Contour. They will sell for $140 and at the time of release will only be available in the the crystal colors shown above. We have also been told they are sized in-between the Vio Extend and the Vio Contour. I’m not to keen on the look of the clear-ish style…
