Editing BOA (section)

== History ==

BOA was active during the 1990s, producing custom barrels for a range of pump-action and semi-automatic paintball markers.

At the [[1996 NPPL World Cup]] in Orlando, Florida, company representative Tom Greening exhibited BOA's full range of custom barrels. Contemporary [[WARPIG]] reporting identified Greening as a participant in the rec.sport.paintball online community.[1]

In December 1997, BOA exhibited its products at the Area 51 scenario paintball event at Wayne's World in Ocala, Florida. WARPIG reporter Bill Mills identified Dale Hilton as the company's owner.[2]

The company supported competitive paintball, including sponsorship of the 1998 [[Rocky Mountain Championship Series]].[4]

BOA also manufactured custom barrels for less common paintball markers. A September 2001 discussion on the alt.sport.paintball newsgroup identified the company as a supplier of custom barrels for the [[Brass Eagle Tigershark]] and other markers.[5]

By April 2004, paintball collectors were referring to BOA as a defunct manufacturer.[6] The precise date production ceased has not been established.