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Interview With Ryan Kenaley
Ryan, can you tell us how you
got started in paintball and how
Lurker Paintball came to be?
Lurker Paintball was founded in
2006, when we began selling lightweight rams for the Intimidator series of markers. The response was
so tremendous that over the years
we accumulated a line of hard parts
upgrades that now includes rams,
bolts, valves and barrels.
Our Axe and Mini products, as well
as our barrels sell extremely well. I
believe that this is because we always aim for performance that is at
the top of any class we enter, with
a price below the market average.
Our barrels have the highest velocity gain of almost any barrel tested
due to the 9.3” control bore, yet
a 5 piece kit costs less than $100
shipped.
My brother and I started playing
in 2002. I was hooked, and all my
friends bought entry level markers
to play in the woods. Eventually we
got in to airball at the local field.
All the time that we were playing, I
was fascinated by the technical side
of paintball, especially the markers.
Why did they make this part this
way? Why isn’t it like this. Eventually I started finding there was a lot
of room for improvement and the
rest is history.
What are the goals for this year
with the Paragon?
Our goal for 2014 is a successful
and punctual launch of the Paragon marker. We’re very encouraged
by the technical data we have so
far, so making sure the execution
of this product happens in a timely
fashion is very important to us. We
also aim to continue to provide a
high level of customer service as we
expand.
Did the PBX go well for you?
It was a very exciting event for us
- the big splash we made with the
Paragon really had people buzzing
around our booth. We had a lot of
interest from players and dealers,
and so we’re very encouraged by
the state of the game. It was great
seeing all the new products, and all
the people that are really enthusiastic about the industry. It was also
humbling to interact with some of
the biggest names in paintball, all
under one roof!
Besides all the attention the Paragon is getting, what are your
hot products right now?
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