Help Fellow Maggers, I Want A Tippmann

[shadowmaker]

I so ashamed of myself. Bought the kids that custom 98, good gun for them to start with and they can grow with. Figured worse case I d have a decent back up. Well they loved paintball, so now I m going to buy a 2nd tippmann so we can all play. The X7 and the A5 have my attention, for ME. BTW I ve had a minimag for going on 15 yrs now.

The looks of the x7 are just awesome, the fully auto, the cyclone feeder, please talk me out of the this. I feel like a traitor for even looking. Its almost like I cheated on my wife. ROFL.

[Ninjeff]

nah...Tippmanns are good markers. I actually dig them. Although i'd say get the A5. Same tech as the x7, only lighter and cheaper to upgrade

[tweter]

their ubber durable and shoot ok for a starter gun and have plenty of upgrades i recomend the A5. and get the flatline barrel for when you want to reach out and touch someone

[Whee McGee]

Tippmann are the more popular Mags, there's nothing wrong with them. Hell, one of my friends took his out, played, then put it away for a year and a half, picked it up, wiped the paint off the outside, screwed a tank in, and fired it with no problems.

[Konigballer]

I've had my 'upped A5 for a while and done well with it, even on the speedball field. But after all my upgrades, it's still ONLY an A5... That means a basic, in-efficient open bolt blowback with crap velocity consistency even on HPA. Firepower wise it will keep up with most anything with an APE e-grip. My Minimag runs much better tho'! It's a trusty gun to be sure, and I'd rather have an A5 than a bulky looking X7 any day. Also, just cause its an A5 doesn't mean you have to turn it into some unweidly M4 look-alike. Here's how my A5 is configured, cept now it has a magnetic trigger instead of the JCS trigger pictured:

[DevilMan]

One brand I've never owned.... or played with... maybe have shot 3 balls out of one...

Just never cared for them.... Not sure why...

But get what you like and play it out... your mind may change, and it may not... nothing wrong with a bit of diversity.

DM

[DUFF MUFFIN]

I loved to use mine, but now since I got a mag, I'm trying to sell it to pay for some mag upgrades. They are good for their price, but if you are willing to spend more, buy a different gun.

[luke]

If it's your desire to walk on the field looking like a newb a Tippy or Spyder should do the job just fine, lol. :)

Sorry, there are just certain things that scream newb, that just happends to be on of them for me.

[shadowmaker]

If it's your desire to walk on the field looking like a newb a Tippy or Spyder should do the job just fine, lol. :)

Sorry, there are just certain things that scream newb, that just happends to be on of them for me.

Thats the way I feel too. But after shooting the kids custom 98, I just like the A5.

Like the looks of the x7 but like someone said, thats all it is, "looks" for a extra $100. BUT it looks cool. lol

The flatline barrel is just awesome. I always been in the middle of firefights, thank it would be cool to do some sniping.

[fsrxc1]

A5

Pm'd u

[secretweaponevan]

I love the way Tippmann triggers feel. Very crisp release to them. I mainly play with one of my mags, but my 98 still sees some play.

[ManInBlack]

I always felt a 98 trigger felt vague compared to a mag trigger...

[gunman_2000]

I've been tinkering with the idea of finding a cheap A5, or stealing one from a kid at the shop to tinker with. Has anyone tried rigging a 3.5oz tank directly into where the braided hose comes out of the marker? I'm guessing it won't get too many shots off, but it would be nice and compact. Toss on a 50rd tac cap, 6" barrel, and maybe even a folding stock.

[Spider-TW]

I play with a few serious tippmann owners. They would rather stick with their A-5s than change to the X-7 (I won one at a game that they were not interested in at all).

From what I've heard, there are a few upgrades to the cyclone feed that are fairly necessary and some bolt upgrades that are helpful. Quick strip pins are also handy.

One guy uses HPA with a palmer stab on the remote bottle. All three guys are remote users. There are some other guys that keep A-5s around, but they just put it away if it causes trouble.

[Zone Drifter]

I had an A5 at one point, and I do like the feel but had nothing but problems. The cyclone was the first to go, but a tech-t mod fixed that for good. Then, the ball detent was casing chops! Wacky. I like the way you can make them look, but overall they really are just standard issues guns.