This was written by Spartans very own Kane and posted here with his permission and a little editting by me (adding videos)...

I just got my Airsoft Innovations Tornado Grenade in last night and wanted to give you a few initial impressions.

The first thing I noticed is how much smaller it was than what I expected.  From the website it looked like the size of a flashbang, but when it arrived it was definitely hand grenade sized.  It fits nicely in my average-sized hand and can easily be handled by a smaller hand, like that of a young adult or female. 

Next I noticed how light it was in comparison to how it looked.  I actually feel safe playing with it and not giving come poor player a concussion when I toss it overhand into a pillbox or room.  Even with it full of BB's (roughly 180) it still isn't heavy at all.  It has just enough heft to allow you to get it where you want it and not pull a muscle while trying to do so.  You can toss this thing a long way.

I am setting up the CB:IV signup forum now and complete details will be down there in it. 5PM tonight it will open. If past years have been any indication, the site WILL BE SLOW as everyone attempts to sign up. I am making some modifications to my servers to make sure everything goes as fast as it can, but PLEASE BE PATIENT and click your buttons only once as you wait for the forum to update. You can see on the main forum page the number of people that are on at any given time and there will be quite a few on. I think last year's record number of people was 50 or so. That's a lot of people to be on at once, clicking all over the place for the forum to keep up with.

If you want to chat it up and stuff with each other, PLEASE USE the CHAT link above to enter the Bad Karma chat room. That room is hosted in a seperate site and it's speed is not affected by the server here, NOR will it interfere either. You can open that window and chat while you watch the forums here.

If you have not used the chat room, IT USES JAVA, so when you go, you may see the little ActiveX bar at the top of your screen asking if you want it to be installed. If you want to chat, you MUST install the ActiveX application. It is completely safe, so you will be fine.

More details about signups can be found on the link above. Every slot went in 9 minutes last year. I fully expect to match that record this year as well.

Good luck to everyone coming to play with us again or for the first time!!!

I am a fellow airsofter and i know how it is when money is tight.  But i found this website that many you may already know or have skimmed across but due to the nature of the website and the weary name many have passed it up.

I wrote about my experience with them.

Just a quick FYI...  Looks like SilentOps has cancelled their June 15th game out at BK since it's Fathers Day...  Very understandable reason...

If you'd like mor information...  you can check the thread out by clicking here . 

Ok, click here to see the pictures I took at Blackjack this weekend...  We should have a complete review of the event along with longs of other information coming shortly.

Any questions post them in the forums please.