Deadlywind Reskin Apex2 Carbon Fiber Cover and Fusion adapter - Mount an Apex2 tip

Field tested the Deadlywind Reskin Apex2 Carbon Fiber Cover adapter and Deadlywind Apex2 tip Mount. Was looking for a fast and light solution for mounting the Apex2 tip to my ETEK3 AM barrel. Found the Deadlywind apex2 adapter mount to be the perfect solution for what I was looking for but just mounting the apex tip to the adapter prooved to be too heavy and made the marker too front heavy due to the weight of the aluminum apex2 skin. Hence I procured the deadlywind StinkOps Reskin. Made of real carbon fiber, it is approx 1.5oz lighter than the stock aluminum one. The combination is really effective and light enough to serve my purpose

ZICK 2 upgrade for the ETEK 3

Upgraded the ETEK3 with the much sought after ZICK2 Rammer and the ZICK2 end cap.

Experienced noticable difference in the smoother operation and less kick as compared to the original ZICK rammer. Below is the picture taken with the ZICK & the ZICK 2 Rammer & end cap taken side by side. 

The ZICK2 has a 3-Stage damping effect on the rear stroke, utilizing an air cushion, a hollow-domed PU shock absorbing cushion and a solid final-stop PU bumper. You will notice less kick and a more efficient air when you switch to the ZICK2.

ZICK2 End Cap also has a taller profile and has a different contct surface which will make the marker more effiiant.

Planet Eclipse 2011 POPS (Push On Purge System) System On/Off ASA

Just Installed the Planet Eclipse 2011 POPS (Push On Purge System) System On/Off ASA - Dust Black on my ETEK3. Installation was easy, just had to remove the 2 Allen bolt at the bottom of the ETEK3 grip, detach the macro line and slide the old ASA off the rails. Subsequently the macro line needs to be shortened a few mm (I removed about 6-7mm) so that the hose will bend more smoothly to ensure better airflow. Cutting the macro line hose is rather tricky, I tried using a cable cutter but that proved to be a bad idea as it could not give a clean right angled cut for the end of the hose. Then I resorted to trying to cut the hose with my Cold Steel Kobun tactical knife but it did not yield the result I wanted as although the cut was clean but due to the grind of the Tanto blade, it yielded an angled cut which is not (90°) degrees which leaked when I tried to pressurize the marker. A normal scissors could not perform the job as well. Finally I had to use a Paper Cutter blade held at a perpendicular angle to the hose.

My next project is to retrofit a 45° fitting to the regulator so that the macro line will have an even smoother and shorter path from the ASA to the regulator. The main objective of doing this is to have a shortest & smoothest (less angled) path for the air to travel from the source of air which is the Celtic Carbon Fiber HPA tank to the ETEK3's regulator which will hopefully yield an even more consistent air pressure to power each shot.

ETEK 3 AM come with Dye Rotor, Critical 100G .688 2 piece barrel and a Cure4 Pooty modded bolt

First fray into speedball marker commenced with a lightly used Grey ETEK 3 AM which came with a Critical 100G .688 2 piece barrel and a Cure4 Pooty modded bolt. Initial outing with the marker was quite promising. I was quite impressed with the air efficiency and the range of the marker. shot 4 units of 140 round pods & a full 200 pellet hopper with only slightly more then 1000 from my Celtic Paintball 68/4500 CF Tank. Manage to get 2 opfor hits in 3 games.

Subsequently bought an High capacity Dye DyeCam Camo top shell to increase the capacity of the loader from 200 to 250 pellets

This is how the Dye Cubix Grey Rotor looks now ....

Field Tested Sly Valken Profit mask

Last Sunday was a great day in Tanamera Paintball field. Dropped 4 consecutive 'kills' in a game played in the field called Somalia Village which was a CQB scenario type of field. However having the adrenalin rush aster flanking and marking 3 opfor players consecutively only to falter and miss the fourth opfor and slipped resulting in a close exchange of fire. He was behind a bunker and after slipping I was out in the open. The SLY Profit manage to hold its defense and protected my face from being 'Painted'....from my picture you could see the evidence.

Valken SLY Profit V-Cam

Just received the Valken SLY Profit V-Cam delivered by DHL from ebay. been looking for a Multicam colored mask for some time now and the local pro shops do not carry the V-Cam colored model hence order needs to be placed from ebay through seller SportingEarth. Seen in the first & second picture below side by side with the Atlanco Tru-Spec BDU Pants which incidentally is part of my weekly Paintball load out.

First Impression or the Profit was good. Box came intact although it had traveled thousands of kilometers to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Being a user of the V-Force Grillz and the JT Carnivore. I can say that the Profit is a very light and well made mask, plus points are the internal padding around the lens and area surrounding the ears. Yet to field test the anti fogging capabilities of the lens but first contact, the lens seem to have good optic clarity.

Mechanix wear - M Pact

Mechanix wear M-Pact in da hous. Cant wait to field test the glive after wearing out the Oakley SI gloves for the past 3 years. Please note that the size is slightly bigger as compared to the Oakleys and Fox Gloves. I wear a M sized Oakley SI and a L sized Fox glove. During the field test, they stood up well against paintball hits. Good quality Velcro fasteners prevented straps slipping off during heated play as well.