The Automag is a venerable design, originally seen in the early 1990s and along with Autocockers, the kings of the tournament woodsball scene. Made by Air Gun Designs, it has been gaining new interest and respect today, especially with the increase of limited technology games and tournaments. RECON will be taking a look at what makes the Automag such an alluring marker for players today.

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The Stormer is one of four markers in the new lineup of .50 caliber paintball markers from Kingman being released in early 2010. RECON Magazine was fortunate to be given a first look at this marker, a blend of the new and the old. 

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Agitating hoppers are the middlemen of the paintball world. They sit somewhere in between shake-and-bake gravity hoppers (which are really just specially molded pieces of plastic) and force-fed hoppers which cram every ball into place with loving (or not so loving) care. To many players, agitating hoppers are less than ideal, but to many, they’re just the ticket. This article will delve into the pros and cons of agitating hoppers in general, as well as giving a brief review of many of the models on the market.

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Without a doubt, the mask is the most important piece of equipment you use on the paintball field. Not only is it a critical part of keeping the sport safe for you and those around you, it arguably controls your play more than any other piece of equipment, including your marker. It allows what you can see, what you can hear, how well you breathe, and how quickly you can turn around to get into that next game if you happen to take a few shots to the noggin.

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A-5 Hoppers

As woodsball players, we don’t mind crashing through heavy brush or crawl-stalking through muddy weed patches - as long as it means getting off some good shots and advancing on our objective. We’re modern-day warriors, and we want to kick butt and take names, while looking good in the process.

Unfortunately, many hoppers make ‘looking good’ a major challenge. The Tippmann A-5, SpecOps A-5A2 and other A-5 mods look and perform better than ever, but they all have one thing in common, they all need paintball loaders. Yes, the A-5A2 looks sweet, and the stock A-5 hopper looks better than most, but the question is, can a hopper on an A-5 look good?

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In ancient cultures, while the armament might have received all the glory and attention, there was a reason that a warrior’s armor was passed down from generation to generation. Having a set of armor that is molded to the warrior, designed to move where he needs it to move, breathe where he needs it to breathe, and able to meet every need he might have on the field of battle was essential, and that’s no less true today. The new Broadsword IX vest from Special Ops Paintball is meant to be that perfect set of armor for today’s paintball weekend warrior.

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With the ever-increasing number of mil-sim style markers which have been flooding the industry over the past few years, markers are looking more and more like actual military equipment. For many players looks aren’t everything--but they are still important. BT kept both looks and performance in mind when they created the TM-7.

The marker resembles the German assault rifle, the MP7. BT was not only extremely successful in recreating the look of the MP7, but they also took producing an “off-the-shelf” marker with great functionality to the next level. Borrowing the proven technology of the Invert Mini gave BT a fast-track to getting tournament performance into a Mil-Sim style marker. Take a look at the schematic in the TM-7 manual, and you’ll see most the guts of the Mini hiding out in the shell of the TM-7. A proven, high performance design inside a great looking body. What more could you ask?

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I’ve gotten to the point where when Brian “MOATI” Russell tells me something new is coming out of the soft goods department at SpecOps, I start giggling uncontrollably. Even as a fairly dedicated Pacman, I’ve got a deep appreciation for the amount of thought and design work that goes into the SpecOps soft goods lineup, and I’ve become a walking and talking poster child for their Fusion pants and Dagger vests. So when MOATI mentioned a new podpack coming out designed specifically for woodsball players, I knew I had to try it out.

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The newest product in the V-force line of goggles is the V-Force Grillz. Acting as the new flagship of a line of paintball masks long loved by woodsballers, I recently put the Grillz up against my trusty pair of Profilers to see which mask would make the cut. And much to my surprise, my Profilers have now taken the backseat in my gearbag. Here are a couple of reasons why.

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Why spend the dough on specialized paintball pants when a set of BDUs from the local thrift store or Army Navy Surplus are plentiful and cheap? What makes all the difference? As a recent convert, I’ll point out a few reasons why specific paintball pants might be the right purchase.

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