Paintball Journal

Dangerous Power has just released news of a new gun that should be available to the European market within the next few months. By almost all accounts this is the “officially rumored” mass produced Threshold. It definitely at least has a similar bolt design and body shape.

The Threshy definitely held its own on all accounts except resale, and if this gun performs similarly, then expect a $300-400 price tag if it comes to the US. The European-market-only release is due to Dangerous Power’s location: the UK.

This looks absolutely insane in terms of size and weight. I’m just flabbergasted that anyone ever shot guns with trays and extended foregrips when I see things like this come out. Seriously, this is one tiny gun.

Right now, the only store that I can find selling this DP “IQ” is in France. It’s 499 euros, which is close to $730 USD. Of course, you have to take into account that a F8 costs $880 in France, so all paintball things are a bit inflated there. That has to do with the EU’s general high taxes and price of petrol.

I look forward to this coming to the US. Honestly, Dangerous Power has always made quality products that never get the attention that they deserve. Every one of DP’s guns can compete with guns far more expensive than themselves, and always put guns in the same price class to shame.

The only thing that worries me is the lack of both RAPS and a clamp feedneck on the IQ. Those were both very big selling points for me on the original Gen2 Fusion.

Specs? So far all we have is a rough outline, but here’s what I know.

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In case you hadn’t noticed, the Ego8 was launched to relatively little fanfare about a week ago on the 11th at Millenium’s Paris event. I applaud Planet Eclipse’s decision to release their latest Ego in Europe rather than in the USA with every other gun at PSP World Cup in Florida. European pride! They are the last remaining decent company in the UK. Lucky is no longer decent and barely mentionable.

Mmph, so the important part! Ego8’s ship this Friday, the 19th, in the US. So get your Ego preordered now! Only $1250. *cough… cough*

Click on the picture for a better view.

Next up, we’ve got the good, the bad, and the ugly about the Ego8.

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You knew it was coming. You just didn’t know that I’d only be showing you half of what you’ll end up getting.

After that titillating picture, I’ll be you want to know what the text says. Well that’s too bad…

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Coming this World Cup, to a paintball retailer near you.

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A non-American designed and manufactured paintball gun. Amazing. Who’da thunk it? Apparently these three Swedes, who all have connections to Stockholm Ignition.

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Sweet! A non-photoshopped version emerges! I’m actually really digging the anno on it now that I’ve seen it without the heavenly glow and adjusted colors and such.

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The Dangerous Power™ THRESHOLD™ was never meant to be released to the public. Our engineers and design team had a bit of a clash when it came to the aesthetics of the new marker. Leaning towards ‘clean lines,’ where function is hailed above form, the chief engineers of the project commented that the milling was ‘too wild, and far too excessive.’ Cost was another prohibitive factor. 20 tools utilizing the latest 3D software, running 24 hours per day to produce only 7 bodies! However, after a bit of persuasion, it was agreed that the Threshold marker deserved to be noticed. The bold and aggressive milling that screams for attention hides what truly is amazing- and that’s the simplistic yet groundbreaking technology inside.

Our goal was to create a product that will be a leader in efficiency in the category of single tube markers. It had to be based on an operating system never used before—since in our opinion, the current designs are far too complex, requiring several parts and o-rings. Repair and maintenance is rather difficult, and often needs the attention of a certified ‘gun tech’ that specializes in its operation.

Enter the Threshold…

Weighing in at just 35.2oz (2.2lbs), which includes the full two piece barrel, feed neck, ASA, and battery, the Threshold consists of only 2 parts and 6 easily accessible O-rings in the entire operation. Based off of a ‘dump valve’ system and a custom, in-house designed 3-way solenoid, the Threshold boasts excellent efficiency numbers. Actual 6 month field tests resulted in efficiency figures of 1000+ shots before any noticeable drop-off from a 68cc tank, filled to 3000psi. Leave the heavy tanks at home guys!

A special patented flip lever ASA is included (RAPS), along with Dangerous Power’s newest patented feed neck, known as the ‘XTREME GRIP™.’ This ultra low rise feed neck offers even pressure 360° degrees around, which guarantees the tightest, most secure possible grip around the feed tube.

The board will enable users to choose up to 8 modes of fire, up to 25bps. For maximum consistency, solenoid dwell settings can also be adjusted via dip switches on the board.

Several colors will be available, including Dark Earth, Metallic Brown, Alien Green, Deep Ocean, and Dragon Black. Since all anodizing is also done in house, custom colors will become available, varying from batch to batch.

High costs will limit production to only 500 units. The new Dangerous Power™ Threshold™ will only be available through authorized DP dealers. Demand has already far exceeded supply.

All patents will be strictly enforced.

-Dangerous Power™ Research and Development Team

Ahhh!! So, not a spool valve. Which makes sense, considering DP Fusions are known for their insane efficiency, and it would be a step backwards for Dangerous Power to manufacture a spool valve - an operating system known for inefficiency. Some examples of the spool valve include more recent pieces of the Smart Parts marker family most notably. (Shocker!)

The flip lever ASA is easily the best on/off system out today. I could almost love the Fusion simply off its ASA.

I’m pretty much psyched. If I can get my hands on one of these bad boys… whew.

From PBStar:

We know nothing about this gun other than the pictures you see here. It may or may not ever be produced. But it’s pretty interesting to say the least. From the pictures you can tell it has the hopper integrated into the gun, which should make it much smaller, and be more balanced.

The gun is electronic, has an LCD screen on the rear of the grip frame and a unique hopper that appears to load the balls in through a rotary (ie. revolver) chamber.

Will it ever be made or is it just some company’s attempt at a new far out concept? No idea. But before you start lamenting the lack of creativity in paintball, we wanted to let you know there are some very interesting and creative things happening behind the scenes.

Any tech savvy people out there care to break down the design, at least from the photos? How do you think it works, and what do you think of the concept?

Before you jump all over the photos talking about how ugly they are, please understand that protypes and initial designs rarely look good, especially when they have alien space pods for hoppers. Once you get a working model up and going then you refine the design by making it look nice, starting first by removing the space pod hopper.

Looks interesting, but kinda useless. If it ever does become a gun, what does it offer besides novelty and a slightly smaller profile? Nada.

The Darq7 looks awesome. I’d buy it if I had an extra $1250 laying around somewhere. I like the fact that it comes with the Tadao board. Get your hands on one while you can - they’re only producing 126 of these bad boys.

Features specific to the DARQ 7:
- Lucky 15 one piece barrel / 15″ in legnth / .691 bore size / Gloss Black
- Violent Series Marq Trigger / Dual bearing design / made of Acetron
- Tadao Marq board / Musashi 8 software
- 4 EYE ball detection technology
- Pillow Bolt with 2 piece hammer system
- Bob Long CAM Drive On/Off ASA
- Bob Long Rail
- Warped “Demon” Jewels

I believe I’ve done a post before on the RAP4 grenades, well, the grenade launchers. I don’t play milsim, so I’ve really never had the chance to actually see how they work, but this video was very revealing. It surprises me that it didn’t actually ‘launch’ anything at all, and the whole aspect of the grenade launcher turned into a paintball shotgun more than anything else. Take a look.

Sweet! Check out these BA colors Eclipse is releasing for the Eteks! Now if only I had waited just a little longer…Bah! Supposedly twenty of each color to be manufactured, so you best get ‘em while they’re hot, folks!

Dye released a nice set of custom DM7s. Not a big fan of the jungle skull camo, but the desert one isn’t bad at all. As for the black and silver, three thumbs up! That’s sexy. Again, very few made (maybe about 100 per design) so if you’re interested you better look into it, and fast.

Looking for custom anodizing? Check out this helpful thread on PBNation to find a list of stores or companies that will tattoo your gat.

You’ve probably seen these posted before, but now it’s time for another one! PBNation is once again handing out another contest, check out the prize.

Be the one of the 1st on the planet to get your hands on this brand new marker from BT Paintball. We will giveaway two of the new BT-4 ERC markers, with a retail value of $399.95 each. These guns have not been released yet and the guns that will be given away for the contest will be the very first guns of production.

Take all of the outstanding features found in the ultra-reliable BT-4 combat, add the BT electronic grip frame and the HALO powered BT rip-clip and you get one of the world’s fastest shooting markers. The addition of the BT electronic grip frame brings incredible firing rates. The HALO powered BT rip-clip relies on HALO’s championship proven feeding technology to assure this marker not only cycles at speed but sends rounds downrange without fail.

Check out the BT Paintball web site for more info on their markers and other stuff.

If I could make a guess, it will look something along the lines of the BT-4 Ironhorse.

But there’s always a catch! You must be an Annual Supporting Member to be eligible to win. Here’s the rest of the fine print, read it here on PBNation.

I’ve always been a big fan of Shockers, more for the looks of them than anything else. A friend of mine has an 06 and I just don’t like how they feel, but I know they can rip just like any other high-end gun. Anyways, I thought I’d post up some of my favorite ones, many of which can be found at Punisher Paintball.

Shocktech NXT Shocker – Urban Camo

Ton Ton NXT Shocker

What I like about this private label is the simplicity to it. Another popular trend is how much crap can you anno onto your gun, and sometimes they just overdo it. I like the new XSV SL74s for this reason. They have a bold, yet simple color scheme, and XSV is milled professionally into the side of it.

Hybrid NXT Shocker – Contract Killer (My Favorite!)

Despite what I’ve said about overdoing some things I just have to let this one slide. There’s a point where private labels and custom jobs go from “Oh, that’s neat” to something more along the lines of a work of art. This is a true work of art. Seriously, who would actually want to play with something like this?