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Anyone else free May 1st and/or 2nd? I think you can attend and play on just one day if that's what you prefer.
I'm probably free both of those days. The only thing turning me off is the field paint only/$76 a case specification. Couple that with the $40 entry fee and that's $116 bucks--pretty steep for a weekend's entertainment.
I'll know by days end if I'll be attending. In other news, I'm buying a Spyder Xtra. http://www.kingman.com/section/semi_auto/guns/xtra.html It should be ready for this weekend.
Do you need to use their paint if you bring your own gun? It might be cheaper to go and buy a cheapo package gun for $50 rather than pay those steep paint fees.
Here's a field to consider in the future:
http://www.pbreview.com/fields/reviews/472/
Located in Poughkeepsie it would make a convenient day-trip for the Albany AK crew and Squid you could work it into a weekend with the in-laws since they live fairly close to Poughkeepsie if I recall correctly.
Something to think about.
Nice choice!Quote:
Originally posted by [AK]Faxman
I'll know by days end if I'll be attending. In other news, I'm buying a Spyder Xtra.
Several thoughts, congealed into one post:
Scenarios cost more than ordinary rec-play. Unfortunately that seems
to always be the case. The upside is that there are prizes, a plot, and 300-500 players per side.
Field paint is manditory at Top Gun, regardless of whether or not
you bring your own gun. You will save rental charges if you bring your own.
Primarily, Top Gun makes their money on paint.
You can buy less than 2000 balls of paint... just an observation. If you rent a pump gun or simply avoid spraying you should be able to get by using a lesser amount.
Fax - Awesome news about the gun. Kingmans are very popular guns, and you can upgrade like the wind if you want down the road. Post pictures!
Pick a date and I'm there. Scope out the other area fields for comparison purposes too.Quote:
Originally posted by [AK]Bribo
Here's a field to consider in the future:
http://www.pbreview.com/fields/reviews/472/
Located in Poughkeepsie it would make a convenient day-trip for the Albany AK crew and Squid you could work it into a weekend with the in-laws since they live fairly close to Poughkeepsie if I recall correctly.
Something to think about.
Fax, the reviews on the Xtra seem fairly glowing...
Ah--that wasn't made clear on the event website. It looked like 2000 was the only quantity for purchase. That's a bit easier to swallow.Quote:
Originally posted by [AK]Squidly
You can buy less than 2000 balls of paint... just an observation. If you rent a pump gun or simply avoid spraying you should be able to get by using a lesser amount.
In for a penny, in for a pound. I didn't want to be the only one stuck with craptastic rental equipment and overpriced field paint.
I just placed my order for the Kingman Spyder Victor, along with most of the fixin's that go along with it (squeegee, plug, tank, etc.) as well as a mask, a carton of paintballs, and a butt plate to convert the tank into a shoulder stock for those long-range shots. Just need to go get some camos and I'm good to go!
The other thought is that if there are 4 or 5 of us there we all chip in and by 2000 balls and split them up spreading out the cost.
Hehe, "Craptastic"... Nice gun, Beast! You order it online? If it comes in this week you'll be able to use your own paint (one nice perk of On-Target.)Quote:
Originally posted by [AK]The Beast
In for a penny, in for a pound. I didn't want to be the only one stuck with craptastic rental equipment and overpriced field paint.
I just placed my order for the Kingman Spyder Victor, along with most of the fixin's that go along with it (squeegee, plug, tank, etc.) as well as a mask, a carton of paintballs, and a butt plate to convert the tank into a shoulder stock for those long-range shots. Just need to go get some camos and I'm good to go!
Bribo - I don't think woodsball requires as much "paint spray" as speedball so the requirements will probably be less. In speedball they pretty much fire non stop from the minute the game starts.
PBreview.com has really helped me make some critical decisions about my marker, and setup. Thanks to Squid for the link at the beginning of the paintball discussion. I've ordered everything offline from www.actionvillage.com. They really have the best prices from any place I've looked. I need to pickup a hopper and some ammo tubes before the weekend, but other than that I should have a full setup by Wed./Thurs. Plenty of time to do some shooting. Here's my setup:
Spyder Xtra
V-Force Shield Mask (sorry to copy you Squid, but the reviews were great, and it was on sale for 29 bucks)
20 oz tank w/butt stock
barrell plug
squeegee
2000 rounds of paintballs
The Shield is sweet...it's got a built in neck protector, which I'm sure my jugular will thank me for before the weekend is over.
What brand of paint did you opt for?
I picked up a Redz "Flex-Tech" 4.3 harness. You can see it here . The Redz warehouse is right down the road from me, so I was able to stop by and avoid shipping costs (as well as get it the same day.) Very comfortable and it includes a key pocket.