Time to hit Tippmans

[PaintHurler5]

I just want to know what ya'll think of tippmanns, 2 people on my new league team have '98 customs and another has an a-5. The guy with an a-5 just sprays paint like mad, the two with '98s do well, but i just don't like tippmanns and im scared they may not do as well as my mag and the last guy's cocker, i just want to hear what everyone thinks about tippmanns vs mags/cockers in tourney/league play. Thanks everyone!

[teufelhunden]

Too slow, and long in the bad way.

[Thermus]

Too slow, and long in the bad way.

I agree...

[Konigballer]

I agree...rock solid reliability is great but is more of a plus for beginers who either dont know or dont like to do maintenance on their guns.

[lord1234]

tippmans do not belong on a tourney field....the only team that uses them who is any good is tippman effect...and thats factory team....their tippmans probably have some crazy shiz done to them.

[splat15k]

I personally own a model 98, but I don't use it anymore (I bought a mag) because of the following reasons:

1. extremely long (uncomfy and larger target)
2. rather loud (the sound of the bolt smacking the valve drove me insane)
3. it's a pain to field strip after every game
4. it's ugly

that's about it.

[booyah]

just a heads up on the too long/too slow argument..

a tuned tippman will shoot as fast as you can pull the trigger, with the ebolt, its as capable as any other emarker.

as far as length, i beleive its 1.5 inches longer than an angel LCD... and we all know how those arent tourny guns..

its the player not the gun, a tippmann well setup will carry you as far as your game will...

[sneakyhacker420]

im not a fan of tippmans either, but the gun is only 10% of your skill level, if not less than that

the rest is all the player


and just a little FYI about tippmann effect, and bad company as well, the factories pay big bucks for them to use the lower end guns in pro tournaments

[SCpoloRicker]

dead on reliable

I still have my Tippman Model 98 from 1996.

Three valves, two broken by me, all replaced free.

Took it out for the first time in three years last weekend. Lube, air, and lo and behold banging noises and stuff coming out the front.

Perfect backup.

Tournament play, however, may benefit from the smaller size, better consistency, and higher ROF of high end electro (or AGD ) markers.

Oh yeah, the mag/cocker debate has been settled. Cocker elves do great work but slack off all the time. AGD gnomes just plain work.

[jwalker87]

tippman's are just too damn long. where the ball enters the breech is simply too far forward; slap on anything more than a 10" barrel and you've practically got a javelin. Good for the "rambo rule" perhaps, but one of the main reasons I got a mag was that the ball feed was so far back, so I could have a long (accurate) barrel while still having a short marker.

[Juicemaster]

i just recently bought a tunamag to replace my 98c. albeit the mag performs far better than my 98, i still think that it is a gun to be reckoned with. After i did a trigger job, put an All-American (boo smart parts) on, and ran HPA through it, the 98 was accurate as any other marker i've ever played with. It is very unbalanced, very long, and very loud. But still, i have also chopped about 8 balls in the year and a half that i have used it. In tournaments, i was scared ****less because the 98 is slow, and when people shoot about 15bps at my face, while i crank out about 6 or 7, i get very afraid.

All in all, the 98 is a great STARTING marker. It will perform for people who want to just screw around, or for the newb tourney player. It is not worthy of bashing on, so find another gun to hate.

[Orion33]

i think they are awesome..i dont find them slow...tippmanns = made for customizing...

they are too long, which is why i now use a mag, but they are great guns

[jwalker87]

tippman's aren't that great for customizing. Easy, yes. Cheap, no. Spyders are much more customization-friendly. With Tippman, to replace any of the internals you need the "official" Tippman products, which are outragously overpriced. With a Spyder, there are tons of aftermarket accessories from all sorts of manufacturers, making it much easier for you to make your marker exactly what you want it to be. If you guessed I'm partial to Spyders, you guessed right. I just don't like Tippmans in any way. Yes, they're built like tanks, but I take care of my markers, and everyone should, so you shouldn't have to worry about that.

[notcreative]

Tippmanns are great guns. Dont get caught up in the hype the better the gun the better the player people that say that are just Posers you can find them every where. But we you feel like that you need to help out your game you might want to invest in a new gun

[Thermus]

as far as length, i beleive its 1.5 inches longer than an angel LCD... and we all know how those arent tourny guns..

Keep in mind, thats with the stock 8 inch barrel. What did LCDs use stock? 14?