New Tippmann A-5

[Tk]

i think it'll do ok but 350 for a tippmann is a little steep. sure it looks cool and all but i think i'll wait until its newbie tested and field owner approved before i get one for scenarios

[banzaimf]

Originally posted by rudy
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the m98 was revolutionary. you woudl know this if you haev ever opened it up and looked inside then looked at the whole picture.
the trigger mechanism allows for a shorter lighter triggerpull, they incrased the hammer so the surface area would let the guin cycle faster and they finally got the price of an inline down to compete with the kingman and clones. the A5 is what i would guess will be the first step in the next phase of paintball and thats integrated hoppers.

Maybe our definition of revolutionary is different. I see what you describe as evolutionary. Such as the evolution of the pro-am then carbine, the lite. The FA was revolutionary. but we are arguing semantics. The fact of the matter is that you are wrong and I am right, just ask me

banzaimf

ps. Holy resurrect a thread from the dead batman!

[davej946]

While I'm not on either side of the "Realism is Bad in Paintball" I have mixed feelings about the A5.

Good: Revolutionary feed system. Shaking up the scene. An upgrade? to the M98. Something new from the guys @ Tippmann (they are a pretty good company, 2nd only to AGD - I do own an SL-68II and a M98)

Bad: Maybe a little too realistic? Zero options on the hopper. Interlink between trigger & loader another thing to break.

Again, this could go either way ~ Dave

[Snakebite78]

Whoever pays 350 for an A-5 (98+feed system) has lost there marbles, I could think of a number of things to buy, maybe 50 bucks more and you ahve an Impulse. I mean come on. I saw one at my local store and my friend shot it. It doesnt even come stocl with an rt making it so slow you dont even need the loading system.

[Patron God of Pirates]

One of my teammates plays with an A-5.

Pros:

Cyclone feed- Works, every time, does not chop paint.

Field Strip- The gun has a push pin field strip system that allows complete disassembly without an Alan wrench in under 10 seconds.

A sight that works- I hate sights, don't use them, hate adjusting them, but this one works. It's stock, and if you point it at something in range and shoot, you hit it (provided your ball doesn't hook).

Cons:

No upgrades- Yet. All you can buy are barrels.

Trigger pull- Roughly eight miles long and weighing thirty tons or so. You will never, ever, fire fast enough to find out if the feeder could chop paint. Your finger gets tiered after a couple of hoppers.

No hopper options- The existing hopper has a distinctive profile. A feature which has allowed my to find, identify, and kill my friend in practice many times. It also sits wide to the right of the gun, so your pretty much stuck shooting left side.

Heinous foregrip- It's just a chinsey plastic tube. I hate it.

Conclusion:

The feed system would be great on a gun that could keep up with it. Tippmann put its fastest loader on its slowest gun. Until they come out with an electro kit or a lighter trigger, the cyclone does nothing but save you money on a hopper. The field strip is a nice feature, but again, it's on the wrong gun. A quick field strip on a Spyder, Cocker, or some other gun you might ever have to take apart, would be nice. I have never even turned a screw on my 98.

Once they start releasing upgrades to take advantage of this guns innovations it will be a very good marker. Until then, it is a slow firing 98.

[MrShutter]

I've shot an A-5 before...the Cyclone feed is nice but it's kinda pointless because you can't even shoot near as fast as it can feed.

[Brian68mag]

The A-5 is a great scenario marker...
I dont understand why people dis on that new feed system.
It feeds well and quickly.
The A-5 is overpriced and has to much plastic i agree, i would never buy one. The A-5 is a shortened procarbine with a diff body and feed system. The internals are almost EXACTLY the same. Im a fan of the procarbine, i own one and play with it up in a place called vedawoo in SE wyoming. Its massive rock formations on hills and other things are to much of a risk for me to take my mags up there(if you saw it you would understand) and i take the procarbine and have no worries about my gun being damaged.
Thats why i like tippmanns.
BTW the A-5 is not nppl legal and many other tourneys banned it because of the air assist feed system. Not sure why but it is. Tippmanns are starter guns, backups and rec ball/scenario guns and nothing more imo.

[Brian68mag]

these are pics of vedauwoo for those who want to see what im not taking my mag into lol.


those are all i have, its a fun little place though

[shartley]

[edwards888]

The A-5 will be bigger than the M98 was. I bought the M98 when it first came out. Yep, I was one of those guys who paid $200 for it. Now that it has nearly every non electro upgrade, I am here (currently building a mag from the ground up, buying it by pieces). So far: chrome PF HR body, chrome body rail, Phase II valve, just ordered a chrome intelliframe w/blade, and "hopefully" just sealed a deal for a 10" boomie off of here. So far so good

Tippman owners are their own little cult. They love those markers, as do I. They are built like tanks. My M98 is going to become my backup to my mag.

My M98:
Polished internals
too many barrels to name (7)
LP kit
68/4500 Apoc 2k
nasty trigger job
custom double trigger and guard (home made)
easy field strip (cut grip handle)
WGP ergo reg
modified ball feed neck
a hand ful of others....

This thing rocks, I need to get some pics of it.

No matter how you look at it the A-5 will make a killing. What Tippman did was improve the older FA.

The hopper that it comes with holds 200 rounds just like a revvy.

[synreal]

a local shop is selling them for $410 with the RT kit already installed, the shop owner keeps griping about having to build more to put on the wall, so i'm assuming they are selling reasonably well.

[shartley]

Originally posted by synreal
a local shop is selling them for $410 with the RT kit already installed, the shop owner keeps griping about having to build more to put on the wall, so i'm assuming they are selling reasonably well.

Must be a regional thing. I asked a shop up here (one of the largest) what they thought about the A5 and they said,

[synreal]

also keep in mind that we have a rather large population of paintball players in the area (30 years or older) who see paintball as training for when "the man" tries to come and take away their handguns. the mp5 styling suits that crowd rather well.

[shartley]

Originally posted by synreal
also keep in mind that we have a rather large population of paintball players in the area (30 years or older) who see paintball as training for when "the man" tries to come and take away their handguns. the mp5 styling suits that crowd rather well.

[than205]

That's exactly who I've seen buying them.
Ole Rambo. That's their niche and I think it will sell just fine.