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Black River Paintball/BRSportz Paintball Field
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2500 Carson Gregory Road
Angier, North Carolina 27501
USA
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| Date There: |
April 26th, 2008 |
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Paintball
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4 years |
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Other Fields
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Gotcha- Bad location for me as I have to drive through N. Raleigh and then even further to Rolesville. Somewhat ok field but too pricey for me.
Action Tagg- The place was located in Garner NC but closed down a couple years ago. I grew up playing there and always enjoyed it. |
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It can be kind of confusing getting to BR once off 210, but I only passed the place once. |
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I arrived at the field around 10 15, they are open Saturdays from 10 to 4 I believe so you get a full day in. They have a large cabana shaded area in the middle of the central area, surrounded by their trailer which they sell pant and other supplies out of. Also they have another small house which they use to fill air and repairs etc. There was a good amount of people when I went, but also a large amount of private church groups. All in all it was a good turn out.
The fields which I played were their Xball field which was fairly short compared to others I've been to, but it was a blast. They have 3 to 4 other wooded fields which were also laid out very well, none were too over balanced or giving the other team an advantage. The fields get a 9/10 in my book as the only gripe I have is that they only had one sup air field up.
Prices were great with a 5 dollar field fee, 10 dollar all day air for co2 or compressed air. Paint for a case was 42 dollars, cheapest I've found in the triangle area. The prices if anything should bring people in to try out the field. The rental packages were cheap and having the advantage of picking which level of rental you wanted, basic, advanced, electronic etc. ranging from 20-30 bucks I believe. All in all the prices are great and the service was somewhat quick. (if the private groups would not take their sweet time checking in)
The refs and safety were my only complaints. Yes the refs are high school kids but there is usually one per field and some of the fields are massive. If they could have more than one in a game, which rarely happened that day, then it would be fine. I was there at the field from around 10 to 3 and not ONCE did they have a chrono check for everyone. You could go to their staging area and chrono yourself, but that was mainly on merit or honesty. This needs to be changed to protect people.
My day was a blast and I met some great guys as I went by myself. I shoot an ion xe and do not consider myself top tier, but the competition was balanced and I will def. be coming back to BR.| Last edited on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 at 8:34 am PST |
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| Last There: |
March 28th, 2008 |
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Paintball
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More than 5 years |
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Gottcha - Fields arnt keep up as good but they have more and better. Always alot of Nobs. and they run an electric class and mech class. So Electic guys it kinda sucks for unless you just want to practice then its all good. Little bit more pricey but not by much.
PBC- Nice very nice. Dont like the gravel on the courses. The x ball field is the sh!7. Best field I have found In NC but bring some $$$$$$. Nice stores! |
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The field is ok if you want something close and you live in the area. Like most people I find in the area there are alot of cry babies. The paint I havent had any trouble with. Prices are somewhat fair. Id say the best I have found here. The store is real nice and fair priced. THE FIELD IS IN BFE! The people are nice. The Tech on hand when i went to the night games let me in to use the work bench to fix my marker and lent me his tools! Not many will do that! The refs suck though. they dont do anything but stand there. |
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| Last There: |
February 17th, 2008 |
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Paintball
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2 years |
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Other Fields
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Adventure beach is way better then this field, not even in the same league
Paintball Charleston - even better then adventure beach, dont waste your time at BR |
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1 stoplight town NC |
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This field has been nothing but a letdown every time. Paint has always been very crappy, dimpled, brittle. Never have I had a good case of paint from this field, I go through 3 cases trying to find one good kind, nothing. Their staff is nice, the local refs are their home team. They are bad, they are never where you need them, they just stand around and talk, I can do a better job then them, oh wait I did and had many players tell me so. The field has 2 sides the bottle necks in the middle to a big opening and fort. Whoever owns that, owns the game. Teams are almost always one sided. HPA seems to break a lot which gets annoying. Prices are decent, but what you get sucks.
there are a lot of regulars with speedball mentality. Every game I catch people overshooting and whipeing. There are a couple good local scenario teams that play there, but also some I wouldnt care to play with, cheaters.
just dont waste your time or money at one of this fields "big games" they always blow| Last edited on Monday, April 14th, 2008 at 1:28 pm PST |
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| Last There: |
January 4th, 2008 |
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Paintball
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More than 5 years |
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Other Fields
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Gotcha-No...just NO
Real McCoy- Not bad, they have a new NPPL field.
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Directions
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Mapquest it |
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When I first started playing here over 4 years ago, I played more woodsball more than speedball. They had one woodsball course, and it was a good one. Then I started more towards the tournament play, and my team got sponsored by BR. They are really giving at the BR, and they will help you in any way they can.
If you approach any of the regulars there, we are really easy to talk to. (at least I think that, but I have heard otherwise) The refs are usually players from the sponsored teams, and do it for free. If you are usual rec-baller, stay away on tournament weekends. Especially if the CFOA is in town, you won't get service, and people will kind of ignore you.
All in all it is a great field for recballing, woodsball, and tournament play. I have played many a tournaments here, and it's a great field with a lot of people that are willing to help on the drop of a dime. |
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| Last There: |
February 9th, 2008 |
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Paintball
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More than 5 years |
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Other Fields
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Gotcha-- I hate this place with a passion/ total ahole staff. |
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Directions
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Google Map it. |
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I have played at this field for years now and I can say it is the greatest field out there. The staff is amazing and the owners are very helpful. I have never had a problem with anything. Food, paint, rentals, staging area, everything you need for a day out. |
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rbot |
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Sunday, February 10th, 2008 |
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February 10th, 2008 |
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Paintball
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6 months |
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Other Fields
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Have played at Gotcha. Gotha fields aren't anywhere as nice as BR, but the games are far more organized, rules adhered to and the refs are engaged. |
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To start out on a positive, the fields are incredible. Far better than any others I have played. You could fit about 10 Gotcha sized parks inside this place. All kinds of forts and even vehicles inside the fields for interesting and effective cover.
Unfortunately, when I went with my 12 year old son and his friend(also 12), they were bullied and badly overshot by a group of older teens.They had raised their markers and declared themselves out then a group of teens opened up on them and the kids had to run away to stop the abuse. They were hit 30-50 times AFTER they declared themselves out. Unfortunately I was not present when this happened. There was no ref in sight. The kids were very upset and wanted to leave immediately. I plan to call the owners to let them know of this incident.
On this day at least, the place appeared to be like the Wild-West with very little staff and few refs. On the field where this occurred there was one ref for a massive field. There should have been 2-3 or more. It appeared to me that they were only using 1 ref for each of their massive fields.
Admittedly, this review is based on only one visit to BR Sportz. The other reviews here seem more postive so maybe this was just a bad day for them. My son is not willing to return, so I don't think I will able to find out if this was unusual. This field is much closer to my house than Gotcha so I dissapointed that I'll have to keep driving all the way to Gotcha
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| Date There: |
June 30th, 2007 |
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Paintball
Experience: |
Less than a month |
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Other Fields
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Gotcha- never played there heard it stinks though |
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Directions
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map quest the address |
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I went for the we were brothers scenario game and it was so much fun. I ordered a cheap 45 dollar box of paint and the the best kind it was all they had. My friend gt an extra opened bag for free. If you had your sock or mask off in the wrong place you would be told. Refs were nice. I would definetley go back and remember this was my first time playing and it was fun. The manager i think his name was rob or chris or alan but he was so nice. I have an MR1 and it would still shoot hot because my spring was too big. He helped me out until i could play. |
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| Date There: |
January 27th, 2007 |
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Other Fields
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Wolf creek--- A dump in my opinion
Private fields |
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I'll start off by saying I've only been to this field once, so far. The time I played there was there last scenario game,"Battle of the Bulge", and it was great. There prices were great, There field was awesome, The refs were sufficient, and there was a great atmosphere about the whole place.
I look forward to the next time I am able to go to this field, probably there next big game, cause I stay so far away. Why oh Why couldn't you be closer to Rockingham? If I lived closer I would be there every weekend, no joke, I loved this place .10 out of 10 like I said before great staff, great fields, great atmosphere, great experience. |
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| Last There: |
March 3rd, 2007 |
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Other Fields
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private course in angier,nc
mccoy |
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Directions
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directions on website, look up blackriver paintball |
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This was my second visit to blackriver. The first was to take my kids and their cousins to play with friends. That weekend there was a fair attendance,just enough to keep any waiting for Fields down to a minimum. SAFETY was beyond my expectations. If you walk out of the playing area without a barrel sock you may get two steps before 2-10 people(staff & patrons) remind you that your barrel sock is not on. I work construction and found the johns to be very well kept. I also would note that a separate john is designated for "WOMAN ONLY". I also found that backriver does not tolerate foul language or substance abuse.The only downside was leaving early for church group sunday night. The 2nd trip I took my whole family and some other families that share an interest in scouting. I would only bring my family if I felt comfortable with the establishment, basically if it was family oriented. this weekend blackriver was hosting a group of soldiers from Ft.Bragg(200+/-). Blackriver was packed to say the least, but they staffed accordingly and managed to keep the whole thing running smoothly. It is not easy to find a hobby that the family can do in this day and time. I have not seen my wife smile that much in a while. We all came home with bruises and memories, and cannot wait until we get to play again. I recommend it wholeheartedly. |
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| Last There: |
January 27th, 2007 |
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Paintball
Experience: |
4 years |
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Other Fields
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Unfortunately none. |
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This is the only field I've been to but they are great. Good selection of speed ball and woods ball. Just recently they had a scenario game: Battle of the Bulge, which was well put together and had over 300 people. Very little cheating and refs where good. Paint is always priced good. And when I got bitten by something had no idea what it was they drove me to the hospital. They even gave me a free day. |
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