New Paintball Guns, Gear & Rumors for World Cup, Pt. 3

In part 3 of our New paintball gear report, we take an exclusive first look at the new RIPPER Victory, the Aurora Mokal, and DYE’s new tactical marker. In case you missed out, be sure to check out part 1 and part 2.

Ripper Victory

Bob Long has done it again. Bringing back the “Ripper” legacy that dates back to 2001, our friends at BLAST were kind enough to give ProPaintball an exclusive look at this all new, 3D-milled Ripper Victory. With nearly 3 hours of time invested in each body on the CNC mill, these guns will demand a premium price, be limited in number, and come with some special accessories.

• Only 500 made total
• Available in all custom colors (BLAST will also stock standard colors)
• Contrast parts will be: Frame, eye cover, Engine, feedneck, trigger, asa, and barre
• Tadao board
• Includes barrel kit, carrying case
• Retail MSRP: $1500

3 of these will be available for purchase at World Cup, through FirstCall Paintball. We hear one was already sold! Reserve yours by calling BLAST today! 209-293-4440

Auroa by Mokai

Sources tell us this gun weighs in at about 1.6 pounds and has an MSRP of $500.00. Beyond that there is not much that we know.

For additional information check out these photos (photo 1 of packaging, photo 2 of bolt, photo 3 of tear down, photo 4 of board and frame, photo 5 of unboxing) and this thread on pbnation. Credit to Jonas!

DYE C11 Jersey
As reported in part 1 of our New Paintball Gear Report, DYE is slated to release their 2011 paintball gear this week. This is the first look at the C11 jersey, courtesy of South American paintball team WAY OUT.

DYE Tactical Paintball Marker

PRO Paintball insiders suggest that DYE will be unveiling their new tactical paintball gear at the PSP World Cup. In conjunction with the head to toe camoflauge gear, they will be launching a tactical paintball gun. The marker, code named “REFLEX”, is rumored to be based off the Proto PMR, utilizes a more militaristic body type and includes picatany rail system for all of your lights, optics, and whatever other gadgets you can dream up.

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The Millennium Series 2010

19 of October, 2010
The Millennium Series would like to send our thanks to all the teams, sponsors and fans that have supported us throughout the 2010 season!

On October 1st - 3rd The Millennium Cup took place in Paris and Series Champions were crowned across 5 divisions! Congratulations to the following teams who placed in their respective divisions:

Champions Paintball League

The US team, San Diego Dynasty Impact , were crowned winners of the 2010 Champions Paintball League following an extremely impressive season in which they won both The Fuengirola Beach Cup and The Maxs European Masters.

2nd Place went to last year's champions, SK Moscow from Russia who finished the season in style by taking 1st place in Paris. The German team, Frankfurt Syndicate , took overall 3rd place, just missing out on 2nd place!


Semi Professional Paintball League
1st place honours in the Semi Pro League went to the Russian team Art Chaos Moscow who won 2 events along the way to help them secure the top spot for the 2010 season and promotion to the CPL for 2011!
Joining them in the CPL next year will be Outrage Valence from France, after narrowly missing out on promotion in 2009. 3rd Place was taken by a fellow French team, Vision PPC Grenoble .

Division 1
Five Star Lleida, from Spain, finished in the top spot following an impressive season which included two 1st places at the Fuengirola Beach Cup and The Campaign Cup.

2nd place was awarded to Marseille Taz from France. The Greek team Dogs D'Amour Thessaloniki took overall 3rd place for the division.

Division 2
A very closely contested league saw the Swedish team of DOW Warberg take the top spot by the smallest of margins from Desperados Moscow of Russia! Both teams gained top 3 places at three of the 2010 events, DOW Warberg take the title by 1 point following the final event.

3rd place is taken by EXK from France who did not finish out of the top 5 spots throughout the season.

Division 3
The first winners of this new Division 3 format are Cologne Hurricanes from Germany!

The French team, Truands, finished in 2nd place with Russian team Volgograd Flying Circus taking 3rd place after competing in just 2 events; finishing 1st in both!!

2010 Chicago Open Mix

New Paintball Guns, Gear & Rumors for World Cup, Pt. 2

Part 2 of our New Paintball Guns, Gear & Rumors for World Cup features an update on the Luxe 1.5 and the EMPIRE AXE paintball guns. Check out Part 1 here.

Luxe 1.5 Paintball Gun

The DLX “Luxe 1.5″ is set for release at PSP World Cup. This is a revision release based on feedback Darryl Trent collected from Luxe owners throughout the season.

The changes include new eye covers with a screw to securely fasten them to the paintball gun. A second and more minor change is the new milling on the front of the gun removing the Luxe emblem. We anticipate that Darryl will have several unique splash anodizations and color schemes available. For a hands on look, be sure to check out the CP Booth at PSP World Cup

EMPIRE AXE Paintball Gun

KEE Action Sports will be launching the new EMPIRE AXE paintball gun. We had the opportunity to check this gun out in person at the Paintball Extravaganza in September and were very impressed. The AXE is the 2nd generation of the Invert Mini and features numerous upgrades and improvements from its predecessor.

Photo Credit: PimpMini.net, a Mini Owners Group

Based on customer feedback, EMPIRE has equipped the AXE with an ASA (under the grip), tool-less bolt removal, and a larger area around the trigger and a quick change auto-cocker barrel. The EMPIRE Axe will have an MSRP of under $500.00. Stay tuned as PRO Paintball will be making a full review and evaluation of the new EMPIRE AXE paintball gun in the coming weeks.

MacDev Clone VX
MacDev has refined their popular MacDev Clone paintball gun. The Clone VX features re-designed VX Drive, Feed system, Software, and Regulator.

Photo Credit: Paintballboerse.ch

MacDev are pleased to announce the impending release of the new Clone VX marker. The Clone VX is a highly refined version of the successful Clone marker of 2009. MacDev design engineers have revised many aspects of the marker, making it even better than the original Clone model.

Quote from James Grundy of MacDev:
“The Clone VX isn’t a crazy new invention. We haven’t reinvented the wheel. Just made it better, in essence the Clone VX is a revision giving the players what they have asked for after applying feedback for some of the top players in the world (Russian Legion, Syndicate, RNT etc).

What we wanted to do this season was take the Clone Platform and simplify/ refine parts that could have proven to be annoying to some players. We believe we have achieved this delivering our most polished gun yet.”

DYNASTY Paintball News & Rumors

New Direction

San Diego Dynasty spent the weekend practicing the PSP World Cup layout and trying different plays out. Leading them in this endeavor was Mike Hinman, both a former Dynasty player and owner of SD Aftermath. Earlier this morning PRO Paintball sources confirmed that Mike will be coaching DYNASTY’s Xball squad starting at PSP World Cup.

Roster Adjustments

Alex Fraige will not be playing in the 2010 PSP World Cup. Alex will be out due to a conflict with his schedule that was both unavoidable and unchangeable. According to PRO Paintball insiders, Fraige made every effort to find a way to make it to World Cup but ultimately just wasn’t able to happen. Rumors indicate that Steven Pitts (formerly of SD Aftermath) will be playing is his place.

New Paintball Gear

PRO Paintball insiders also learned that DYNASTY will be debuting the new EMPIRE LTD ZE Paintball Pants at the 2010 PSP World Cup. The new EMPIRE LTD Paintball Pants feature a new hip & groin protection system, a redesigned waist adjustment system, kevlar lined knee pads and adjustable cuffs. Be sure to stop by the EMPIRE booth at the 2010 PSP World Cup (this weekend!) and check the new paintball gear out for yourself.