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Regional games …… 7

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Region Update ……… 10

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Contents

Welcome to the first addition of the BC Tactical magazine. We here at BC Tactical HQ are excited about the release of the magazine as well as everything else that is in store for the 2OO8 season. This season will see the largest turnout at Boundary Paintball’s Operation Overlord their version of D-Day. BC Tactical will again be there enforce with the Allied and Axis commanders both being BC Tactical members. BC Tactical has made a great new friendship with our neighbours to the east. Alberta Bushball who is featured on our forum has returned the gesture and have given BC Tactical our own section on their forum. BC Tactical administration has been in discussions with key members of Alberta Bushball to try and organize an annual BC vs Alberta big game. Stay tuned for that. BC Tactical has also announced the creation of the first Bushball League

In the province, BCBL. The BCBL which is featured later on in this addition is the first and only Bushball league but the great part is that it is free for teams to join the league and if there is no division in your area you and your friends can get one started. The BCBL really is a revolutionary concept in paintball. There is so much more to talk about but if I did it here then there would be no reason for the magazine so please enjoy, post your comments on the forum and if you think you would like to help out then let us know. We will be looking for submissions on events, games, product reviews and of course we will always be looking for photos. The great thing about making this magazine as an online version we can do almost anything and at almost no cost to do it. Again enjoy and see you on the field. Spencer

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Your standing behind a thin metal door, your friends and teammates are beside you and behind you, the sound of hundreds of rounds are raining down on your location. Then the order comes, GO, GO, GO! Your door opens and you run for everything you have. Your friends and comrades are falling like flies as German rounds cut the invaders down like grass in a field. You thank God that it’s only a game and your going to walk away at the end of the day. This is Boundary Paintball’s Operation Overlord. 2OO8 will mark the 3rd anniversary of Operation Overlord. It will also be the largest event yet. This yesr Overlord will be 3 days of action packed events. Starting Friday

(june 27) the gate will open at llam and the first scenario game starting at 4pm followed by airborne

qualification and then another scenario game. Saturday will be packed with a number of mini scenario games, competitions and more. Sunday will be the big show

with the actual D-Day landings taking place lOam and running for 6 hours straight. D-Day is a mission based scenario

where teams need to achieve specific missions for points and to move on to the next

phase. For more on Operation Overlord visit www.boundarypaintball.ca

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Region 2 Squamish: game dates very check forum

for latest time and date.

Region 3

Kelowna: Every Sunday

Penticton/Summerland: Check Forum for

time and dates

Regional Game Summerland April 12 check forum for specifics.

Region 4 Fernie: Starting every Saturday

Provincial Operation Overlord June 27 to 29th Greenwood BC

Have you ever wanted to play competitive paintball but didn’t really have the time or the money to really commit to it? That’s the idea behind BC Tactical’s newest creation the BC Bushball League, BCBL. The idea behind the BCBL was to allow average rec players the ability to play competitive paintball in a rec setting. “Its like beer league paintball without the beer. I wanted to create a league for my friends and myself where we would play and unwind after a week of work, but make it competitive enough that it was more than just playing walk-on paintball at the local field” explains Spencer Coyne co-creator of the BCBL. The BCBL will begin this spring and has interest from all over the province. There are division currently being set up in Penticton (South Okanagan), Kelowna, Golden, Squamish, Nelson, and some interest on Vancouver Island. Unlike

other leagues the BCBL is a player driven league, so if there is no division in your area and there are enough players you can create a division. This allows everyone to participate in the league. The BCBL is completely volunteer at this stage but this does not mean that there is no infrastructure in place. The BCBL has its own website at www.bcbl.net and is in the process of creating a league stats page which will allow division managers to update game stats, and will allow players to see their team’s rankings. The BCBL also has a clear set of rules and field regulations that must be adhered to or the division will be shut down for the remainder of the season. “Safety of the players is our number one concern” says Coyne. So with no league fees and no game fees on non commercial fields the league is really about the players and getting teams into the game. www.bcbl.net.

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This has been a great season for

paintball. Region 3 has had regular

games all throughout the winter with the

exception of December where the crew

took a three week hiatus.

Region 3 has been

bustling with activity

since the end of the

regular season; we

had the Kelowna vs.

Penticton game as

well as the Winter

Contest.

October was a great

month in Kelowna the

weather was good and

the play was even

better. The Kelowna

vs. Penticton game in

Summerland was a

great success and I

would like to thank

Scott Dearin and

Keith Bird for helping to get that going

as well as Chet for the help with the field

setup. There were roughly twenty

players on each team and most games

we played were elimination with a few

objective styled games. Capture the

enemy tower, and storm tower hill. We

had representatives from many of the

Kelowna teams. Brent from Kelowna

Assassins was there Kyle and the rest of

Kelowna Hustle, as well as Mark and his

team D.N.E.. Pentiction also had a

strong team showing from the Angry

Pacifists with Keith leading the charge.

Kyle Morosse was the winner of the

50/50 draw and I believe Henry was the

winner of the secondary draw for a pod

of paint. A member of DNE won another

draw for a Dye sticker. All in all the day

was wonderful, no serious injuries (with

the exception of a

cactus buried in a hand)

and everybody had a

great time.

October saw regular

weekend games at both

the Postil and June

Springs field. The

competition was fierce

as usual and spirits

were high with

everyone having a great

time. October also saw

the end of the large

crowds as players

began their long winter

hibernation with a few

exceptions.

November saw the snow and cold but

that didn’t stop the die hards and the

regular Sunday play. Numbers were a

little smaller but the smaller groups just

meant more strategic games with all the

intensity of the larger ones.

December was slow as everyone was

gearing up for the holidays but despite

the cold and the snow players still turned

out in force for the last game of 2007.

January started out slow with things

picking up as time went on, but the

slower days only encouraged players to

play more tactically. But what can you

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expect when temperatures drop below

minus 10. By the end of January and

beginning of February things began to

pick up and by the 17th players from

Savage Reaction, D.N.E., Kelowna

Hustle and many others showed up.

Meghan from the Westside showed and

though the gear we leant her kept

crapping out she was in god spirits and

we hope to see her next weekend as

well. We even had a nice get together

afterwards were we all talked about the

day and had a great time as players and

teammates.

February 24th was the

deadline for the winter

contest. Each member

of BC Tac who played

with us throughout the

winter got there name

into a draw for a new

JT Flex 8. As well as a

secondary draw for

1000 paintballs and ten,

100 round pods. The

winner of the Flex 8 was Nick a.k.a.

Dough on the BC Tac forum. The

second place winner of the paint was

John from D.N.E.. We also had a Winter

Picture contest with the person in the

best picture chosen as the winner. In this

first contest the winner was Alicia. She

won a 68/3000fibre wrapped tank, a 32

degrees pod pack, and two pods of paint.

I would like to thank Hardcore Paintball

(www.hardcorepaintball.ca) for their

sponsorship, helping with the contest by

supplying the paint and helping with the

costs of the mask. The draws throughout

the year help to cover the costs of the

other prizes and I hope we can continue

this into next year. I would also like to

thank everybody for their votes in the

picture contest. It’s nice to know the

cameraman can still walk around with

out getting too many shots.

More thanks goes to the members of

Kelowna Hustle for being out there just

about every weekend no matter what the

weather was like, you made this winter

season all the more enjoyable. Also I

would like to thank all those other new

players who showed up and to Scott with

his 10 shot mag for

showing people you

don’t have to have to

carry 400 rounds to

be deadly.

It was an amazing

wither season and

with snow as deep as

one or two feet and

weather dropping to -

15 its essential you

know how to prepare

yourself and your marker for such

playing conditions. Please feel free to

contact myself if you would like any

pointers play.

Lucas Zimmerman

Region 3 Coordinator

BC Tactical

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Snap shooting is when a player briefly

comes out from a bunker, shoots one or

two quick shots,

and goes back

into the bunker.

It is one of the

most common

and important

skills in

paintball. A

good snap shot

is quick and

accurate while

exposing as

little of the

shooter as

possible.

Players should

practice using

the same motion

every time they

snap shoot to

promote muscle

memory and

repeatability.

That way, during a game, you will be

able to snapshoot more accurately and

consistently. Before taking your first

snap shot, be sure to make a quick head

check to locate your target.

To snap shoot, the best motion is a roll

out motion using the abs and lower back

muscles. It is the fastest method because

it relies on muscle to return to the

original position instead of gravity.

Position your outer foot as close to the

edge of the bunker as possible without

exposing yourself by pretending there is

an imaginary line from your opponent to

the edge of the bunker. This line is

called the “magic line”. The outer foot

should be a couple

inches inside the

magic line. From the

basic stance, shift

your body weight so

that approximately

70% of your weight in

on your outside foot.

From here, you start

to roll out about an

imaginary axis

through the center of

your tank or stock.

The roll uses your

torso muscles. The

head rolls out keeping

your nose lines up

with the gun feedneck.

Your hips and legs

should be stationary.

Once the barrel clears

the edge of the bunker, only your

marker, hopper, and aiming eye will be

exposed. Take one or two quick shots

and roll back in to your original position

before the opponent can return fire. This

technique can be used from a standing

position as well as a kneeling position.

When snap shooting over the top of a

bunker, you want to take your shot as

soon as the barrel clears the bunker and

quickly get down. It takes longer to

return to the bunker in this situation

because you are relying on gravity to do

the work instead of muscles. Tilt the

gun so that it has the lowest profile

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By Scott Dearin

possible and doesn’t take as long for the

hopper to return back inside the bunker.

1) How and when did you get

into paintball?

A group of us (Keith Bird,

Darren Filipenko, Jody

Turner, Aaron Hall, Sean

Lewko, Mike Kline, Kyle

Hocking, Travis Stevenson,

Derek and Brent Whitehead)

from McNicoll Park started

playing capture the flag and

flashlight wars in grade 8

(1989). These games took

place in Darren’s orchard,

half way to Naramata.

Paintball guns were unknown

to us at the time. We

eliminated each other by

tagging attackers once they

crossed into our territory or

flashed our light on them at

night. One of our friends

heard something about

paintball and found a

paintball magazine. This is

when the dream began. We

used to fantasize about

paintball during wood work

class and became quite

skilled at hiding our

magazine when the teacher was

watching.

Our first obstacle was to

persuade our parents that

paintball was safe and not

just another passing fad.

After many months of

negotiations and phone calls

between our parents we

finally made some progress.

We now had the green light to

order some gear. We started

off with a small purchase of

paintballs. Before spending

money on equipment we wanted

to see how much a paintball

would actually hurt. One of

us volunteered to be shot

with a paintball and evaluate

the pain. We covered the

person with towels and got

them to turn their back

towards us. We then loaded

up a slingshot and fired

away. The paintball hit the

target's shoulder and broke

nicely. We discussed the

test extensively and decided

that it didn't hurt too badly

and we were ready to place

our next order. We then

equipped ourselves with masks

and slingshots and ordered

more paintballs. We were all

poor students with only the

odd lawn mowing job so we

couldn't afford guns yet.

And so began paintball games

with slingshots in the

orchard. Some of our best

memories come from those

early days. Shortly after,

the arms race began and we

purchased some pumps guns.

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By Scott Dearin

2) How did Angry Pacifists

start?

We finally decided that we

needed to get a little more

organized as we wanted to

start playing more

competitively. We started

brainstorming for a team name

and agreed on the Angry

Pacifists. Rob Airey thought

of the name. At the time we

often referred to ourselves

as T.A.P. (The Angry

Pacifists).

Once the team name was

officially born the team

consisted of: Keith Bird,

Darren Filipenko, Jody

Turner, Aaron Hall, Sean

Lewko, Mike Kline, Kyle

Hocking, Tavis Stevenson,

Derek and Brent Whitehead,

Rob Airey, Chad Quail – sorry

if I forgot anyone.

As far as I know, myself and

Darren Filipenko are the only

original players that still

play. Darren still has his

original PMI 1 DF. He loves

the old school style of

paintball and is hesitant to

upgrade to a semi. Chad

Quail eventually switch to

Airsoft.

3) What was it like being a

team playing a sport that was

hardly even recognized when

the team started?

It was fun explaining the

game to people and trying to

get them to try it. It was

very rewarding when a new

player loved the game so much

that they bought their own

gear and became a regular.

However, this could also be

very frustrating. It was

tough to keep the game alive

as new people were concerned

about the pain from a

paintball and hesitant to

make an investment in

equipment. I’m happy to see

what paintball has become in

Penticton and like to think

that we played a small part

in its success.

4) How has the team done in

competition? Any particular

highlights?

The team has had lots of fun

playing in tournaments over

the years.

Our first competitive

tournament was in Kelowna in

1996. It was one of the

first big tournaments that we

played in. We played a team

called Nemesis from the

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coast. Our entire team was

shot in 30 seconds. We never

forgot that game. We didn’t

even think it was possible to

run across the field in 30

seconds (back then most

tournaments were played on

bushball fields).

Our most amazing moment was

taking 2nd place in B

division at the B.C.P.A. 4th

Annual Second Summer

Showdown. We entered the 5

man tourney with

three players

and picked up a

fourth a few

days before the

tourney. We

played well and

managed to make

it into B

division. The

finals were on

Sunday and we

found another

pickup to

complete our 5

man team. We played well on

Sunday and finished in 2nd

place in B division. We were

pretty exited. We received

some recognition from the

tournament organizers for our

efforts and were awarded a

case of paint for being the

most “amazing team” of the

weekend with the greatest

comeback.

One of the most fun

tournaments we played in was

in Salmon Arm. It was called

Warlords. There were several

teams on the field at once,

each with their own base and

treasure. Each teams

treasure was worth points and

there was bonus treasure on

the field for teams to fight

over. The objective was to

hold on to your treasure and

collect as many others from

other teams and get them back

to your base by the end of

the round. The tourney was

just for fun, but there were

some great battles.

We also played

in the Aliens

Scenario game

which was a

blast. I can’t

remember all the

details, but

teams had to

complete

objectives while

avoiding other

teams and

Aliens. Aliens

were dressed in

silver fire

suits and had thousands of

rounds of paint and could not

be killed. They shot at

anything that moved. Lucky

for us the suits were

cumbersome and hot so they

didn’t do any running.

5) How is the team doing

today?

Our team has more or less

turned into a club. We look

for players that we enjoying

playing with and invite them

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to join the team/club. The

members of the club have

various paintball interests;

some prefer speedball,

bushball, pumps or a

combination of the three.

We have two bushball fields

in Penticton and one in

Summerland. The primary

Penticton bushball field is

up Carmi approximately 1 km

past the Lost Moose Lodge.

The second field is on Carmi

at the city limits across

from the power station. This

field is much smaller and is

only used for pump games.

Our Summerland field is

slated to be a golf course so

we will soon have to find a

new one. We also enjoy

playing at Action & Adventure

Paintball.

Everyone in the club gets out

and plays when they can.

Some monthly, some weekly; it

all depends on their

availability and if there is

a game planned that suits

their style. We have an e-

mail list of over 70 players

between Oliver and Kelowna

that are invited to games.

Players contact us through

our website and signup to be

on either the pump, speedball

or bushball mailing list. If

other groups in town plan a

game they often send me the

details and I send it out to

all our paintball contacts.

6) Most teams specialize in

either speedball, bushball,

or pump games yet AP seems to

do it all. Why is that?

We appreciate the uniqueness

of all three styles of

paintball and try to enjoy

each of them. Some of our

members enjoy the

competitiveness of speedball

while others prefer the more

military fashion of

recreational bushball.

Others prefer to play “old

school” with pumps where

every shot and gram of air

counts. We welcome all types

of players.

7) Most players today want to

shoot streams of paint from

their electros but AP still

stays true to its roots with

stock class and pump games.

Why is that?

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I myself and some of our

members still enjoy the rush

from exchanging loads of

paint. The original AP

members started with pump

guns, not exactly stock class

but very close. Stock class

brings us back to our roots

and gives a unique element to

the game of paintball.

Players rely on marksmanship

and movement instead of

"accuracy by volume". Weapon

technology is very equal.

Even though guns may vary in

price, barrel length and

paintball capacity (15 balls

or less), each gun has to

"rock and cock" in order to

load each paintball. It is

very challenging when you

need to make every shot

count. It is easier for

everyone to move around the

field without being shot,

this makes for some hot

pursuits, quick getaways and

heated battles. I’ve been

playing paintball for 18

years and just got back into

stock class in the last 3

years. I find it a

refreshing change and am

thankful that a few of our

members feel the same. It’s

a classic game that is worth

a try.

8) Where is the future going

for the Angry Pacifists?

The future of AP is to

continue to find new

recruits, either new members

or just players from other

groups that want to join us

for a game. We’ve struggled

in the past finding players

to play competitive

paintball. I’m at the point

now where I’m more into the

rec play, but am happy to see

that a few of our members

have formed their own

competitive teams. Promoting

the sport and connecting

players has always been our

goal and I feel that things

have really taken off in the

last couple of years. There

were some rough years when

games were constantly

cancelled due to lack of

interest and poor attendance.

9) Finally, is there anyone

you would like to thank or

recognize?

We’d like to thank all the

past and present members of

AP that have supported us and

helped promote paintball.

I’d also like to thank Action

& Adventure paintball for

helping to keep paintball

alive in Penticton. A & A

has always been very

supportive of our team and is

a great place to network.

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