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STaN · 28-12-2002 01:33AM

i could/would ... but em... maybe some1 who knows allot of ye?

GoneShootin · 28-12-2002 04:46AM

and you'll go through about four or five hundred when you're having fun, so bring plenty of cash.

pffft, the true marksman will strike with deadly accuracy, using the legendary double-tap as described in so many half-baked SAS novels.

Gone Shootin, by name - by nature - by coincidence

to "quote" a GTA3 CHATTERBOX radio session

"...I feel the best defence is to run away. That way, you can swoop on your enemy from the rafters, LIKE A BAT. I cover this early on in my book, in chapter 45....."

PiE · 28-12-2002 05:08AM

pffft, the true marksman will strike with deadly accuracy, using the legendary double-tap as described in so many half-baked SAS novels.

Yea I know... I killed 250 enemies ;]

Seriously though, the pellets swerve with the wind, so it is pretty hard to hit tbh :[

ThrAx · 29-12-2002 12:08AM

Sounds deadly.

I went paintballing with a load of ppl from college at Crossfire Painball Games. It was great craic.

Im well up for it.

ThrAx · 29-12-2002 12:10AM

tbh bring your own balls

its way cheaper.

U can buy thousands off the internet for a fraction of the price you pay at the paintballing place. Just browse around, use google. Approx $20 for 1000 rounds

<edit> Found some: http://www.paintball-online.com/departments.asp?dept=41&last=41 </edit>

ThrAx · 29-12-2002 12:19AM

Originally posted by PiE
The one in Wicklow is called Crossfire

Eh, no. Crossfire is in Kilternan Co. Dublin, look at the URL. I was there too remember, you red bastards bet us!

kamobe · 29-12-2002 12:21AM

And there's definitely no problem bringing your own?

po0k · 29-12-2002 02:14AM

I'd be on for buying into about 4-500 balls for €10

Whatever I don't use i'll take home and use on the neighbours pets/small children.
The only thing I'd wonder about is the hoppers. Twould be a bit of a bollix to ahve to go reloading your hopper froma big bag of pellets in your pocket when you're being targeted from every side.....

Also, the skinny weedy nerd types will have a severe advantage over the larger lads

...... until the braveheat-style brute rush that is..oh-ho yeah!

PiE · 29-12-2002 02:20AM

Originally posted by ThrAx
Eh, no. Crossfire is in Kilternan Co. Dublin, look at the URL. I was there too remember, you red bastards bet us!

Pah, sure it's right next to Wicklow and we had to walk up a blood mountain to get to it! ;]

Yea we beat you lot.. not that we like to gloat or anything :]

Number6 · 29-12-2002 10:33PM

I'm in. I've also set up #paintball.ie on quakenet.

Summer is the only time to have it. If theirs a lot of people coming from galway/ da west, i can organise a bus.

Well €10 for 100 round's is cheap tbh. I paid €13 per each 100 round's refill in westport.

ThrAx · 30-12-2002 01:25AM

Hey Syx, u have a paintball gun at home? Cool!

As regards the hoppers. As soon as you get into the shooting area pick up some empty containers off the ground (there's always loads of them, assuming ur not the first group to play that day) and fill a good few with your own shots and stick them in your pockets. It will make it easier to load.

Bard · 30-12-2002 01:41AM

This is "the one in Wicklow".

I've been there twice, and I'd highly recommend it.

po0k · 30-12-2002 06:46AM

Seadna, I don't have a paintball gun. When did I say or even imply I did? I was just saying (if we're allowed by the owners) we could bring/sneak in our own paintballs having bought tubs of em for cheap

I'm thinking urely of the money we could save for more beer and shennanigans later on.

aside:
I was thinking of getting my own, might yet do it if I get the cash together, Maybe just a semi-auto. Myself and a mate of mine didia small bit of research back in September, was looking at ~€150 to start of with a decent gun, face mask, some padding/accessories and a few hundred/thousand balls.

Repli · 30-12-2002 07:54AM

Ill go along but i heard its very expensive
Theres a paintballing society in dit i hear its not as expensive i might try that out 1st

po0k · 30-12-2002 08:56PM

Aye, there's one in the works in NUIG too, if we get some funding we can go at it this year for certain

Thanx 4 The Fish · 08-01-2003 04:18PM

Originally posted by STaN
have it near the big smoke! theres 1 in wicklow thats ment to be good, a bus could be organised from the city center

The one in Wicklow is not too bad, is an all day affair and they cook a breakfast and lunch, will try and dig up some of the cost details from when we organised it before. They do a good deal depending on numbers..

There is one in Westport too if anybody outside of the Pale wants to run one but thinks Dublin is too far off.

ThrAx · 08-01-2003 05:18PM

Yeah that one in Wicklow looks better than the Crossfire one in Kilternan tbh. U can buy 60 rounds there rather than 100 which means you dont need to shell out as much money to play as you would in Crossfire.

Go Skirmish.

Kev · 08-01-2003 05:32PM

And how long do you think 60 rounds will last you ?

I spent about EUR 100 last time iirc.

does anyone know if any of the paintball sites let you bring your own ammo, i wouldn't think so as they must make most of their money on paint.

the fnj · 09-01-2003 12:26PM

I went paintballing here last week.

I'd recommend this as the place to go, I've used crossfire before and I don't like them.

po0k · 12-01-2003 12:34AM

Originally posted by Kev
And how long do you think 60 rounds will last you ?

I spent about EUR 100 last time iirc.

does anyone know if any of the paintball sites let you bring your own ammo, i wouldn't think so as they must make most of their money on paint.

We couls sneak in a few tbh

Carbiens · 16-01-2003 12:57PM

has someone started planning this?

monument · 16-01-2003 10:19PM

Originally posted by Carbine
has someone started planning this?

are you willing to?

s10 · 18-01-2003 05:39PM

ive got some old mortars i could bring make things a bit more exciting for me

Tusky · 19-01-2003 01:08AM

il go

summer would be best though

_sheep · 19-01-2003 01:16AM

I think Stan mentioned he'd plan it... ?

Still up for organising Stan ?

daveJAM · 21-01-2003 09:08PM

Mortars sound fun!

I'd go but we'd have to arrange a bus or lifts from Waterford.
And as said loads of times before, it has to be Summer.
Sounds like a really good laugh.

*NemesiS* · 22-01-2003 01:17AM

Im defo up for this, im sure all da waterford lads would be up for it we could arrange a mini-bus or whatever!!

[CALIBUR] · 24-01-2003 12:29AM

summer time well be the best time for this.

Michael Collins · 02-02-2003 05:35PM

From Skirmish's website:

St Patrick's Weekend Special

Full camouflage suit & head protection
* 5 to 6 Action packed Games
* 300 paintpellets
* Irish Stew
* Complimentary Hot Whiskey !!!!

Damn that last one is tempting, to bad it's only for Paddy's day...

Lemming · 02-02-2003 06:21PM

Originally posted by PiE
The one in Wicklow is called Crossfire (www.crossfire.ie) and it's bloody good fun, well organised and professional too.

I concur. It's FAR, FAR better organsied and run then the one in roundwood (Skirmish)

It's €40 per person or €35 if you book a group of 40 or more (for a full day). With that you get 160 rounds (I think) but tbh that won't last very long.

Only downside to it is the price of the paint rounds, €16.50 for 100... and you'll go through about four or five hundred when you're having fun, so bring plenty of cash.

If you book the full day they give a free lunch of burgers, beans and er... a potatoe (veggie available on request.:))

'Tis great fun, and the gloating rights for the winners is an added bonus :P

Guys, don't hold yer breath or anything, but I *may* be able to get a group discount for any excursion to crossfire too. A mate of mine worked up there for years. I'm not sure if he still does, but I'll see if he can get some sort of (extra)discount/more "complimentary" ammo/etc. if this goes ahead.

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