My First Post

[WARPED1]

Try www.pbreview.com lots of reviews by players for players.

[FalconGuy016]

Welcome to AO!

My reccomendation -> Tippmann 98! Cheap, extremely reliable and extremely durable. Although the price rise sucks

[WARPED1]

Tippman is a great gun for the occasional scenario gamer, like Spplat 3 and stuff.

[RobAGD]

Hey Tina,

Welcome to AO. I run a proshop in Va and I would be will to give you some suggestion on what you will want to look for in a gun or shop.

#1 find a shop that will warentee the gun. Labor should be covered for buying the gun from them. All you should ever have to do is pay for parts. As an example when you buy a gun from me you get Life Time free labor* and if you buy accessories from me its a free install.

* Does not cover user created problems or abuse

Now as for the equipment my suggestion for someone that want thier own gear but will not be playing alot would be to get a Tippmann M98. Get a 16 or 20oz CO2 tank w/ Anti Siphon Tube, vForce Shield Goggle, Redz Flex Tech 808 Pack, VL Squeege, Gold Cup oil. Those would the basics, extra you might want would be Gloves, Hat or Beanie, Gear bag, After Market barrel ( HIgh on the should get list, Custom Products or Lapco Big Shot barrels ), Pantball pants etc.

I hope that gets you started in te right direction.

-Robert

[MantisMag]

welcome to AO! the general consensus on reliable and unbreakable is tippman or if you can afford the extra cash get a mag. the older mags are especially indestructible as they're made out of stainless steel.

[MayAMonkeyBeYourPinata]

check out pbreview for their field reviews, but not for the marker reviews, and as for a marker check out tippmans, piranahas, spyders, and even an automag.

WELCOME

[AGDJon]

welcome to AO. :)

[WARPED1]

Tina,
It's nice you got Tom to reply in your first post here!
Shouldn't williamshatner.com switch to this style forum?(vb not phbb that they have now)

[Tina]

Originally posted by AGDJon
welcome to AO. :)

That was Tom? Cool! I'm getting a lot of advice on markers! I'm leaning toward the Spyder. The hubby's birthday is coming up next month so I think I'll get his first, check it out, play with it and then decide on mine. I'll have mine under the Christmas tree this year.

I'm also wondering what you guys do with your equipment when you have to fly. Have airlines given you any hassles about them?

[MantisMag]

Originally posted by AGD
Ahhh yes...the Borg infect another innocent victim to do their evil ways......

AGD

ps WELCOME!!

that was tom. AGDJon is one of the techs. he's also representative to most of the events AGD attends.

spyders are good. depending on what you do to it better than a tippman. but they're not as reliable. tippmans are extremely durable. that's why fields always rent tippmans. they don't have to worry about some stupid n00b breaking them.

as for flying. some people fly with their gear. sometimes they have trouble sometimes they don't. depends on how ignorant the person you have to talk to is. the safest way to go is to ship it to your hotel. although usually it's the tanks that people give you trouble with. so if you want just ship the tank and keep your marker disassembled so it looks nothing like a gun and bring that with you.

[MicroMiniMe]

Originally posted by AGD
Ahhh yes...the Borg infect another innocent victim to do their evil ways......

AGD

ps WELCOME!!

^^^
Tom
(really)

[SIGSays]

hey i'm over in mechanicsburg, i dunno how far away altoona is.. lol

welcome aboard... just get a used mag :)

[cphilip]

Welcome Tina.

Since everyone else has mentioned the Tippman I gonna plug in one second choice here I think might appeal to you. The Kingman Spyder. Specificaly the TL Plus lines and this sorts of off shoots. I find them simple to fix and fairly well made. And I prefer the looks of them to the Tippmans. Check them out.

Good luck and play safe!

[WARPED1]

Ask Starbase, he bought a Spyder.

[Creative Mayhem]

WELCOME TO AO TINA!!!

Glad you could come over and see what the other side is like.

As for my recommendation for a PB marker... I have owned a Minimag for 12yrs. It has never let me down, even when falling in creeks, playing in driving rain, mud, blood, and anything else you can throw at it. I started out with a VM-68(basically a boat anchor that shot paint), got rid of that and bought my minimag, upgraded it a little(mostly cosmetic) and have been using it ever since. I say if you have the money buy a Mag.. they will never let you down. I believe in buying something that will last a long time, and for that reason, I'm glad I bought my mag.

And once more... WELCOME TO AO!

CM