rental advice

[matteusz]

One of the best rental solutions I have seen is to buy new PMI piranha or something every season and then sell them off when you get the new order in the next year. You can get a good 30-40$ out of a used set up on ebay and this eliminates the long term wear and tear problems.

M 98s or spyders or whatever at the low end do not have a solid anti chop solution. So as I see it you either invest heavily (ie in mags) for a long term wear and anti chop solution that you know you can count on. OR go cheap and just expect to have to clean out paint and sell off before they die. Piranha rentals come with a power feed and single trigger (and are clearly rentals but I would engrave them anyway). This slows your rate of fire and makes them easy to use with a gravity feed hopper. Sure they can't shoot through breaks but for the hassle you issue everyone a squeegee with the gun and teach them how not to need it AND how to use it.

I think the rent and resell route is the most realistic given your current set up. When you have a field I would go the ULE level 10 mag way. Keep a few 98's on hand so when you get those "what do you rent calls" you have something familiar on hand. Then when they get there you show them the light.

[finnmanpa]

Tippmann '98s with the new ACT bolts is what our field uses. We now have significantly less ball breaks in the breach from short stroking or bad balls.

When we first get the guns new we locktite the asa bolts as they tend to work loose, and we sandblast our guns silver. That helps them stand out in a crowd as well as avoid those nasty scratches that get on the black finish. Our Tippmanns last 2-3 years on average. When they do go down it's usually a ball detent that needs replaced or a worn sear. Very rarely do I have to disassemble a '98.

When we are ready to replace our stock, we run a special "Keep the gun day" $100 gets you in, a case of paint, and the gun is yours when the day is done.