Paintball Gift Ideas for the Beginner and Experienced Paintballer

Looking for a great gift for the Paintball enthusiast inThe VS2 and VS3 are complete revisions of the
your family? Well, fall of 2006 marked the largestSpyder line but affordably priced. The VS2 starts at
debut of new products in Paintball's history. No matteronly $190 and includes high end features including low
what your budget; there is a hot new product to fit thepressure operation and anti chop eyes.
bill.Planet Eclipse completely redid their amazingly popular
Custom Products has always been known for their06 Ego in the newly release 07 Ego. The 07 Ego isn't
wide selection of "after-market" items for manyjust a revision; it's a complete redesign of the Ego
different paintball markers. This holiday season they'replatform. The paintball marker is nearly a half pound
released their new Air Systems. They will be availablelighter and has a new solenoid, grip frame, trigger, shaft
in both 48 and 68ci and in high or low pressure. Pricesbarrel, totally revamped internals, and much more. This
on the air systems start around $220. They also justis the "must have" marker for 2007. Prices start at
released 06 Ego Sling and Rake triggers as well as on$1250. They will begin shipping to dealers on December
off plugs for the DM6. With prices below $30, these8th.
will make great stocking stuffers.This year Empire released a full line of new paintball
As anticipated, Dye rolled out their entire 2007 arsenalclothing and most notably their new marker the Invert
at this year's World Cup. They didn't disappoint with aMini. The Invert is scheduled to begin shipping
redesigned C7 paintball clothing line, new C7 SlideDecember 1st and has a laundry list of features
Shorts, and their flagship marker the DM7. The DM7 isincluding a gas through grip frame (a first for paintball)
both smaller and lighter than last year's DM6 and nowthat allows the air in your bottom line to feed directly
includes a lever locking clamp feed neck. The newthrough your grip and into the marker. No more
DM7s are retailing for $1399.external hoses! It is both small and light and at only
Dye's daughter company, Proto, has also been hard at$400, it offers features comparable to markers double
work. Their answer to Smart Parts low end / highits cost!
performance Ion is the Proto Matrix Rail. The RailSmart Parts has astonished the Paintball world with a
retails at a mere $400 but includes BIG features suchcomplete revamp of their product line in the last 2
as anti chop eyes, a super light composite triggeryears. The introduction of the Ion in 2004 was their
frame, rate of fires in excess of 17 balls per second,first step into the high performance low cost market at
and a bolt assembly that can easily be removed andonly $285. Only 2 years later, they've released the
cleaned from the back of the marker. It will beEpiphany. The Epiphany is based off the Ion design but
available in Black only through the holidays andincludes a metal body, newly redesigned trigger frame,
additional colors will be available in early 2007.freak barrel, fire bolt, and a new adjustable firing
Kingman and Tippmann are both battling for the entrychamber for increased efficiency. At only $400 this will
level crowd. Tippmann's new X7 Marker is designed tobe one of the hottest sellers this holiday season.
be the most customizable marker ever. It hasEpiphanys begin shipping December 10th.
thousands of combinations possible including newOther notable releases include VForce's new Grillz
barrels, barrel shrouds, stocks, mock magazines, andsystem, Draxxus's new 30+ balls per second Pulse
many other accessories to fit any user's desires.Loader, and DerDer's Soldiers of Misfortune DVD.
Kingman dropped their new VS line in the 3rd quarter.