RAP4 Paintball Photo Contest Winner

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 Real Action Paintball is proud to congratulate Nikos Kostakos of Piraeus, Greece, on winning the RAP4 Photo Contest! Nikos emerged the victor by racking up the most valid "Likes" for his paintball photo on RAP4's page during the contest period. For his dedication to spreading some paintball love, we're glad to send him a free set of RAP4 BDUs.

Nikos picked a set of MARPAT BDUs (called "cammies" by Marines) in the US Marine Corps camo pattern, and they're already in the mail! These awesome Marine Pattern cammies feature rip-stop construction, reinforced elbows, concealed buttons...and that unique MARPAT design that blends beautifully into wooded environments.

Do you know about the other cool thing about the MARPAT design, which the Marines actually engineered into this pattern? The bad guys can't see you in nature...but in person or against a solid color background, there is absolutely no mistaking MARPAT for any other camo pattern in use by any other service. When you want to disappear in the brush, and make a statement when you come back out, RAP4's MARPAT is the camo to choose.

Nikos's prize package includes a matching pair of MARPAT pants that feature reinforced knees, adjustable waist tabs, drawstring leg ties, and a reinforced seat that won't split as he crouches into a ready position! With six pockets, there is plenty of room...and plenty of life in those rip-stop, reinforced pants!

Want to check out all of the other paintball photos Nikos competed with? Perhaps see how yours stacked up in the rankings, or get some great ideas for accessories to drape on your marker? Be sure to check out RAP4's Facebook page, and "Like" us to get access to exclusive contests, information, and giveaways. We have two contests going right now, even...but you have to "Like" the Facebook page to learn more!

So congratulations, Nikos Kostakos of Piraeus, Greece. Now wherever you play in your RAP4 MARPAT cammies, you're going to stand out in the crowd before you disappear in the woods. Make us proud!

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Lok-Bolt with Box Mag Demo Video

 

  Check out the latest in magazine-fed paintball technology: our new Lok-Bolt system!

RAP4 Weapon of the Week

Real Action Paintball is proud to announce the Weapon of the Week program! Each week we'll announce a special marker package that is loaded with options that make it ready to dominate...straight out of the box!

As the recognized leader in mil-sim markers, with an impressive following in the law enforcement and military training communities, RAP4 has the experience - and engineering - to bring you a playing experience that is unparalleled. Our T68 series reproduce the look, feel, ergonomics, and handling of the M16 and M4 families of battle rifles and carbines. Our accessories are engineered to reproduce real-world accessories from sights to silencers, stocks to barrels...and we are the industry leading source for magazine-fed designs!

Some accessories featured in the Weapon of the Week program are engineered to adapt military designs to paintball, like the Socom Air Through Buttstock included with several of our exclusive packages. This stock reproduces the foam-padded, skeletonized stocks found on many Special Ops M4 carbines, but with a slight twist - the air-through design and male remote line quick disconnect allow you to get the HPA or CO2 bottle off of your marker, and run your air through the stock!

Clever features with real-world designs like this can be found throughout the packages we offer in the Weapon of the Week Program! Each package is put together by experienced engineers who are familiar with the real-world counterparts of our gear...and know exactly what accessories and configurations you need to triumph over every challenge!

Keep checking your email, visiting the RAP4 website, and haunting the forums, to see what special package will be unveiled each week...

...and keep your fingers crossed for some hot pricing and exclusive accessories as the Weapon of the Week program heats up!

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NEW Gen4 Box Magazine with Nautilus Drive

Real Action Paintball is proud to announce the Gen4 Box Magazine with Nautilus Drive! This revolutionary force-feed, high-capacity loader holds more than 250 paintballs, keeps up with high cyclic rates, takes 9v batteries for superior performance, and even features a built-in recharging station!

When you need to put a lot of paint downrange fast, you need the reliability of a force-feed loader...but you don't want to just put an ugly paintball hopper on your tricked-out mil-sim marker. That's why the RAP4 engineers hit the laboratory and developed the Nautilus Drive, and then put it inside a RAP4 Box Magazine patterned off of the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon's belt-fed polymer ammunition box. The result is a realistic bulk loader that mimics the M249's ammunition box and contains a motor that loads a constant stream of paint into your chamber as you manically pull the trigger.

RAP4 has extensively field tested the Box Magazine, worked with top players and amateurs alike to tune and refine the design, and is proud to introduce you now to the Fourth Generation of this technology: the RAP4 Gen4 Box Magazine.

The Gen4 Box Magazine takes 9volt batteries for more power, and longer life, than many force-feed loaders. Use one battery when that's all you have left, or insert two and extend your operating time...the Box Magazine works either way. Use the onboard recharging station to charge your batteries overnight, and in the morning, be on your way. Be sure to pack spares of RAP4's own 9volt rechargeable batteries, which pack 200mAh of life into each battery - more battery life than in many common rechargeable batteries, because RAP4 wants you to dominate your game all weekend long.

Reload the Gen4 Box Magazine from either side with the Dual Side Feeding Door. Set the Nautilus Drive to the best choice between three speed settings for fine control over your cyclic rate. Use the level window to instantly tell how much paint is left in the loader...but only the shooter can see the window, so opponents can't tell when you're running low. Easily change batteries when it's time to replace them...and always have a ball seated securely in the chamber when you pull the trigger.

The Gen4 Box Magazine requires a Magazine Fed Conversion Kit to interface with your marker. Users of the Gen7 T68 mag-fed markers are good to go - just follow the simple instructions for inserting the Gen4 Box Magazine to your marker! Tippmann, BT, and US Army marker owners are in luck - with the exclusive Tacamo Magazine Fed Conversion Kit, you can use the internals from your favorite marker to quickly and easily build a mag-fed marker from the replacement body panels. Then, attach the Gen4 Box Magazine, and you'll have a Tippmann that shoots 250 paintballs without reloading, or pausing, or rate of fire drop off! Plus, you won't have that sight-obscuring, ugly hopper in the way...you'll have the ergonomic, mil-styled Gen4 Box Magazine turning heads all weekend long!

With the Gen4 Box Magazine, the awesome power of force-feed technology and ultra high capacity is available to mil-sim players!

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Tacamo Mag-Fed Conversion Kits Are Now In Stock

 
RAP4 is proud to announce that the Tacamo Mag-Fed Conversion Kits are now back in stock! After filling all pre-orders, the third batch of Tacamo Mag-Fed Conversion Kits are now in stock...but already they're going fast!

These Tacamo Mag-Fed Conversion Kits are the hottest, most innovative scenario and woodsball upgrade on the market this season. Players around the country and across the globe are discovering the ultra realism of mag-fed-only paintball, where players use detachable 20 round magazines that have the authentic look, feel, and ammunition capacity of the real deal...instead of bulky, noise, heavy hoppers that obscure your line of sight.

With the Tacamo Mag-Fed Conversion Kits, players who depend on a Tippmann, BT, or US Army marker can quickly and easily convert their marker from standard configuration to an intensely realistic mil-sim configuration that accepts detachable magazines just by swapping out the clamshell body halves and replacing them with those in the kit.

Thousands of players are working right now to remove the internal parts from their marker and install them in the Tacamo Mag-Fed Conversion Kit. Once the parts are installed - about a five minute procedure - the marker works exactly like the original Tippmann, BT, or US Army marker worked...

...but it's now in a sleek, hopper-less body that accepts realistic detachable magazines!

When you absolutely have to carry a hopper's worth of paint, you still don't have to resort to an ugly, clumsy hopper - you can dig the M249 SAW styling of the Gen4 Box Magazine! With a capacity over 250 balls, this polymer box magazine features the Nautilus Drive that stacks paint outside the chamber and then forces it inside under constant pressure so that you have a ball ready for every shot, every time, from every angle...all while holding more bulk paint than a hopper. Since it's patterned after the M249 SAW's linked-ammo box, it has the realistic size and shape you demand...and feeds through the magazine port on your Tacamo Mag-Fed Conversion Kit!

Certain Tacamo Mag-Fed Conversion Kits - like those for the X7, Alpha Black, and BT markers - even come with full-length RIS rails atop the receiver so you can add your favorite optic, laser, light, or other RIS interface accessory!

These kits have sold out twice already. This third batch has arrived just in time for players preparing for the kind of winter weather where their Tippmann and similar markers excel...and with the Tacamo Mag-Fed Conversion Kits, their markers will rule the field.

Get in on the cutting edge before this batch sells out, too...and if you're planning to give one as a gift during the upcoming holiday season, you'd better get on it while we still have them in stock!

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RAP4 Air Through Stock Solutions

Real Action Paintball is proud to announce a wide selection of Air Through Stock solutions that give you the choice of military-pattern stocks with the functional boost of running your air system right through the stock! Tipmmann X7 and X7 Phenom owners can now pick from Air Through Stock configurations that include M4-style collapsible stocks, a SOCOM-style stock with padded cheek piece, lightweight tube-style T-stock, H&K-style UMP stock, and even a universal skeleton stock. The kits come with all the parts you need to run the air through your stock, so you can attach a remote line and carry that heavy, ugly air tank securely out of the way - and out of sight - on your back.

For fans of true tactical gear, the M4-style Internal Flexi-Air Kit and Collapsible Buttstock Package puts a multi-position, military-pattern collapsible stock on either a Tippmann X7 or X7 Phenom. This complete kit includes everything you need to reconfigure the air system to run through a standard remote line fitting cleverly engineered into the stock...which gets the hoses off of your marker, and allows you the freedom of putting your tank in your harness!

Players who want to create the look and feel of real SOCOM-issue gear should turn to the Tacamo SOCOM Air Through Buttstock that attaches directly to the rear ASA on your X7 Phenom. With a foam-padded cheek piece, authentic SOCOM styling, and a discreet remote line attachment point, you can get the SOCOM experience while improving the performance of your marker by getting that tank out of the way and running your remote line directly through the stock!

For players who need a straightforward, minimal weight, adjustable-length stock, the Tacamo T-Stock Air Through Buttstock is the light, convenient, low-cost solution. Featuring tubular construction with a gently-sloped T-style stock that curves to fit your shoulder, this stock is adjustable with a thumb-tightened tension screw for a custom fit that's easily adapted to your layers, tactical vest, or other bulk. Run your remote line through the integral adapter, and you're set!

The Air Through UMP Adapter & Stock with Remote Line Adapter is designed for players who want to take advantage of the ergonomic, modern military styling of the X7 and X7 Phenom markers by adding a UMP stock. Named for the Universal Military Pistol (UMP) arm designed by Heckler & Koch, the RAP4 UMP Stock takes the UMP's military-grade folding stock and adapts it directly to paintball. It looks sharp on your Tippmann, and with this kit, you can install it on your X7 or X7 Phenom in moments and then hook it straight up to your remote line!

Does a skeletonized stock fit your design aesthetic best? The RAP4 Air Through Skeleton Adapter and Stock is your all-in-one solution for putting a stock on your X7 or X7 Phenom...and running your remote line discreetly into your marker to get that tank safely out of your way! With cosmetic lines that evoke the skeletonized stocks found on some carbines and AK-pattern rifles, this Skeleton Adapter and Stock takes real-world lightweight functionality and applies it directly to paintball...with the RAP4 innovation of running a remote line directly through the stock adapter! All you need now is the Flexi-Air Hose (and Tombstone Adapter for the X7) to get your X7 Phenom decked out!

These stocks augment RAP4's already wide line of stocks that include Magpul PTS MOE stocks, the SMG Retractable Buttstock, H&K-inspired Air-Through Commando Stock, SCAR-Inspired Assault Stock, and many others. When you need to upgrade the ergonomics of your Tippmann, fundamentally change its look, or add the revolutionary Air Through Stock advantage, you need RAP4's innovative solutions.

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NEW RAP4 Israel

Real Action Paintball is proud to announce the launch of RAP4 Israel! With the increasing global demand for RAP4 products at paintball fields, military training sites, and police facilities, RAP4 has expanded its global distribution with a new presence in Israel and a new website dedicated to Israeli customers. RAP4 is currently working to promote the sport and develop a physical presence in Israel, and already the new RAP4 Israel website is up and running!

Products ordered through www.RAP4Israel.com will ship from within Israel, saving customers lots of money and time. With many police and military units throughout the region issuing M4/M16 - pattern rifles, the award-winning RAP4 T68 markers fit right in with force-on-force training and milsim paintball games! AK-pattern Tacamo markers, available through www.RAP4Israel.com, perfectly simulate the other popular arms afield in the region, allowing game operators to create the most realistic scenario paintball games ever...

...and allowing military and police units to train with, and against, exact reproductions of contemporary real world military hardware.

Check the website frequently for updates on games, special events, and promotions in Israel, as www.RAP4Israel.com becomes the thriving new hub of paintball in Israel!

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NEW T68 Lok Bolt Anti Chop

SEE THE LOK-BOLT IN ACTION

Real Action Paintball is proud to announce a bold new innovation in anti-chop technology: the T68 Lok Bolt Anti-Chop Adapter. Among the many strengths of the T68 marker platform are the utter reliability of the pure-mechanical operation, and the striking reproduction of M4/M16 rifle ergonomics, handling, and aesthetics. The T68 Lok Bolt Anti-Chop Adapter complements those strengths by using a purely mechanical function - meaning there are no batteries to replace, no lasers or wires to be gentle around - to introduce anti-chop protection like you find on high-end tourney markers...while preserving the RIS rail atop your receiver and maintaining the true-to-life aesthetics of your T68!

The genius of this system lies in a swinging arm contained inside the chamber. When a ball is pressed into the chamber atop the stack of paintballs fed by the magazine, the ball depresses the lever. When you pull the trigger, the bolt moves forward, gas is released, and the ball is propelled through the barrel and straight at your opponent...just like always. But should a ball be only partway into the chamber when you release the bolt, the T68 Lok Bolt Anti-Chop Adapter will save you from having a gooey mess to clean up.

When paintballs are only partially inserted into the chamber, the lever is in its default position: its end points straight at the lip of the bolt. Pull the trigger, and the bolt hops forwards a few millimeters, but then stops fast against the lever before it can break your paint. Re-cock your marker with the charging handle, and you're ready to shoot again.

This also gives a true-to-life experience at the end of a magazine, when you pull the trigger and the marker just goes click on that empty chamber. That's when you slide in a new magazine, cock the bolt, and get blazing once again!

The T68 Lok Bolt Anti-Chop Adapter is so effective at reducing chopped paint, that RAP4 has a pending patent protecting the technology...and will shortly release a kit that introduces Lok Bolt technology for Tacamo Mag-Fed Adapter kits.

When you've invested so much time, money, and sweat into getting into the perfect position to destroy your opponents, you need to have absolute confidence in your equipment. Get that confidence with the T68 Lok Bolt Anti-Chop Adapter, and you'll know that even at high cyclic rates, at the end of your magazine, or with your marker canted over at an angle, you're not going to chop paint during your moment of glory.

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RAP4 Israel Signed 3 Years Training SWAT Operators

RAP4 Israel just signed an amazing deal with Israel SWAT operators: to be their official force-on-force training facility for the next three years. Israel Defense Forces and Israel SWAT operators come together at the RAP4 Israel facility in Beit Shemesh for dynamic training using the most realistic gear available - the industry-leading RAP4 T68, RAP4 AK, RAP4 Pistols and Tactical Gear! Word spreads fast in the tight-knit special forces and tactical law enforcement communities, and now operators from Tveriya to Eliat are inquiring about training at the premier RAP4 Israel facility. Paintball players are lined up too, of course, so that they can play at the same premier facility where IDF, SWAT, and other Israeli tactical forces train!

But what goes on at RAP4 Israel for these elite operators is anything but a game - it 's serious training, for deadly-serious jobs. Watch the video here. 

Many of these tactical operators deploy with M16 and M4 - pattern rifles, which are perfectly reproduced by RAP4 in the T68 series of paintball markers. These markers provide not only the look of battle-issue arms, but the same ergonomics, operation, and natural point of aim as well, meaning that SWAT and special forces personnel train on exact replicas of their primary weapon systems...and during drills and scenarios, get to focus on solving the challenges at hand.

Getting their minds in the game is what RAP4 Israel is all about, with the multi-story indoor facility that features rooms to clear, a central arena that is frequently set up like a street market - complete with character actors - and even vehicles to search and maneuver around! With the modular props and customizable spaces, training officers can organize hostage rescue scenarios and then segue immediately into counter-terrorist operations...just like their personnel face in the field.

They insist on training like they need to fight, and they insist on training at RAP4 Israel.

This is why Israel SWAT has signed on for their three year training contract...and why IDF personnel regularly visit the facility for advanced training and to provide intelligent opposing forces for SWAT training. When they need training, instruction, and tactical simulations that are truly as real as it gets, they turn to RAP4 Israel and the renowned RAP4 equipment.

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Alert From RAP4 and Tacamo Paintball

 

 

Real Action Paintball and Tacamo want to protect you from gray-market Mag Fed Conversion Kits that are of sub-standard quality, and can potentially break your power tube or other critical components. RAP4 and Tacamo quality control measures ensure that you get safe, reliable, top-end products when purchasing directly from RAP4.com, RAP4 retail locations, and official RAP4 dealers. But, a recent development suggests there are out-of-spec gray market Tacamo Mag Fed Conversion Kits circulating through peer-to-peer distribution and some shady sources. Here's what's going on, and how to protect yourself from out-of-specification gray market products.

Our quality control engineers recently inspected a batch of Tacamo Mag Fed Conversion Kits that were manufactured offsite. They were not up to our strict quality control standards, with problems including deep gouges, scratches, blemishes in the finish, and dimensions that were out of specification - sometimes, to the point where internal parts can be damaged. This is unacceptable, so we sent them back to be inventoried and destroyed while we sought proper replacement units to fill backorders.

But we've learned that several thousands of those units were not destroyed, and are now surfacing through unlicensed sources, in peer to peer trades, and the like. Here's what you can do to protect yourself from these defective units, as well as other grey market products in general.

The simplest measure is to buy directly from the source: RAP4.com, RAP4 retail locations, and RAP4-authorized dealers. Look for their "RAP4 Dealer" certification, banners, etc. Products we sell directly, and distribute to our trusted retailers, pass through the kind of strict quality control that weeds out problems like those found in these gray market kits. Also, these retailers and factory showrooms can service your markers, repair them, and assist you in other critical ways.

When buying used RAP4 and Tacamo gear, like from strangers at a field, from eBay.com, or from peer to peer forums, insist on the seller providing you his or her original RAP4 or Tacamo order number - it'll be on the invoice or receipt they received when purchasing the gear. Send us the order number, and we can verify if the conversion kit, marker, or other gear in question came through us, or if its origins are suspicious. We'll be happy to help you authenticate our gear!

When you inspect gear, looking especially carefully at mag-fed conversion kits, look for the aforementioned flaws - deep gouges, scratches, obvious problems with the finish, etc. Also look to see if any serial numbers, model numbers, or manufacturer information was machined off and over-printed - such as a brand name you've not heard of appearing on what is obviously a RAP4 product. That's a clear warning sign!

Play safe this season, and stay safe in purchasing your gear! Keep your wits about you, buy directly from authorized RAP4 and Tacamo sources, and work with us to authenticate gear before you buy it.
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New Gas-through Magazine For The Tippmann A5

Real Action Paintball is proud to announce a new gas-through magazine for the Tippmann A5 that interfaces with both the Classic and New A5 models. With the look, feel, and dimensions of an M16 magazine, the new A5 Gas Through Magazine looks sharp...and adds extraordinary realism to your marker.

The A5 Gas Through Magazine is engineered into an M16-style magwell that bolts onto the Tippmann A5 marker right in front of the trigger guard, placing the magazine authentically close to the trigger guard for the most realistic look possible. The magazine itself is made of durable polymer for long life and strength in the face of tough scenario paintball...and to be as light as possible while giving sterling service.

You can run your air through the magazine, which obscures the air line connecting the bottomline ASA to the vertical ASA. This further improves the look of your marker, and even gives your support hand a solid place to grip for two-hand shooting while you track moving targets!

To make installation easy, the A5 Gas Through Magazine attaches with just a simple hex key - you can add it to your A5 in minutes, or take it off just as easily when you need to change its look to pattern other military hardware.

The A5 Gas Through Magazine is adaptable to many M4, M16, and even SCAR looks, gives your support hand a good place to hold onto, hides the air line running into your marker...and won't weigh you down!

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Tacamo MKV Marker

 

Tacamo is eager to announce an exciting new woodsball marker that is already available in a wide array of custom platforms: the Tacamo MKV Marker! Built around the proven inline, open-bolt blowback system used in Tippmann, BT, US Army, and other markers, the Tacamo MKV was then engineered to offer standard features that eliminate the competition.

Each Tacamo MKV marker features a full-length RIS rail milled into the top of the receiver, and comes with HK-inspired open sights that attach to that rail to get you on target immediately. The standard barrel is ported along its length and at the muzzle to quiet the report and greatly increase accuracy, making it an outstanding stock barrel! Each Tacamo MKV comes with a bottomline kit that mounts to the bottom of the grip frame, below the comfortable rubber over-molded grip, to position your air tank right where it balances the loaded marker!

Best of all, the Tacamo MKV markers come with two factory-setup feeding options: standard hopper feed, and magazine feed! Discover the excitement of magazine-fed paintball, with its extreme realism and enhanced playing experience, when you choose a mag-fed version of the six available MKV markers. Want the high paint capacity of a regular hopper? Just order the hopper fed version of the MKV marker that best meets your needs.

The basic Tacamo MKV marker gets you into the game with a proven propulsion system, RIS rails, bottomline, and that fantastic stock barrel. It provides a fantastic platform to build a custom woodsball marker…and lets you run fast and light just by itself.

The Tacamo MKV First Recon configuration gets you on your way towards a truly custom marker by adding a multi-position collapsible M4-style stock; the MKV Tactical adds an RIS handguard to that enhanced configuration, giving you a collapsible stock and 4 RIS rails to which you can attach a host of accessories.

The MKV SMG preserves the essence of a submachine gun with a collapsible RAS stock, while the MKV SWAT adds an RIS handguard, too!

The Tacamo MKV Light Machine Gun Marker takes the MKV Tactical Magazine Fed Marker to a whole new level by coming standard with the industry-leading RAP4 Box Magazine! Designed to hold more paint than a hopper, while shaped like the linked ammunition box on an M249 SAW, the RAP4 Box Magazine uses the Nautilus Drive to keep a constant flow of paint force-fed into your MKV Light Machine Gun Marker!

Whatever configuration you require, start with a Tacamo MKV, and you'll start with the best!

Tacamo - Rule the Field!