I just returned from a weekend of paintball events held at Challenge Park Xtreme (CPX) in Chicago, Illinois. Other than becoming a "Living Legend" and watching NPPL Chicago, I participated in the "Living Legends 3" scenario game. Hanging out with mi familia Rod and Mel from CCM, St. Louis' "Team Total Greif" and Canada's "Thunder Bay," I couldn't help but notice the large number of pump players present. Total Greif and Thunder Bay are all-pump teams and all sport CCM T2 or S6 pumps. They were not alone. I'd say out of the nearly 1,400 scenario players on hand for the game, yes, that's 700 players per side, at least 300 or so were pumpers. From stock Nightmares, Nelspots, PGPs, PMI 1 and 2, Splatmaster, K2 rifles, Carters, Grey Ghosts, lots of Phantoms, and lots of CCM. Everyone else were players shooting semi, 3 rd burst, and full auto. I shot my SS-25 right hand feed #001 and a SP1 select fire as back-up if it got too nuts on the field. CCM sold a bunch of guns at the field the day before the event, T2s and the new S6.5. Yup, pump is alive and well (and growing!) on the US mainland and Canada!
The big, sweating guy in back of Mel of CCM during Wolf's (super cool guy) interview is me. It was gosh awful hot with major humidity. Lots of players with heat stroke and more than just a couple of ambulances hauling players away. Prepping my gear and looking for my cig lighter. Check out Mel's interview on current and new CCM products. I also have an interview with Wolf at Living Legends yet to be uploaded to his site.
Aloha,
Brandon
Hawaii All-Star Paintball Games
