Newbie Gun

[Chicago Pb 7]

You should make sure he really wants to paintball, and if he does let him choose his own marker thats a little better than a spyder or tippmann because in a few months he will figure out that he wants a better gun so I say let him get something better and it will be cheaper in the long run.

[nt2004]

something different... ans gx3, not to shaby for a stock gun and also for the price its well worth it

seems a bit to complicated for someone just getting into the sport though

oh and hey mike

[P8NTBALLER590]

hey nate im sure the kid isnt stupid, i dont mess with my cocker and it hasnt had a problem for a couple months now and the only problems i did have was the winter and the paint so im sure he can learn from his mistakes like i did

[Adrenaline_Junkie]

The kids a noob, i wouldnt get him a cocker.

[johnnybravo60025]

I would just say a mag or a Tippy. But, make sure to tell him not to take off the black thing at the end of the steel braided hose (Turned into n00b speak). My friend did that and it is still leaking.

[nt2004]

hey nate im sure the kid isnt stupid, i dont mess with my cocker and it hasnt had a problem for a couple months now and the only problems i did have was the winter and the paint so im sure he can learn from his mistakes like i did

yeah but for newer players, its better to have a gun that can go through hell and still work. I think an imagine or some other cheaper e-spyder would be perfect. Noob guns should be able to take whatever beating an inexperience player might dish out on it. Its not that cockers are that hard to maintain, but newbs tend to be a bit careless with the marker there first time and a cocker just seems like a lot of parts to get clogged with dirt or whatnot.

[P8NTBALLER590]

meh. i was just thinking of something different cuz the guy said something other then a mag spyder or tippman. so i thought autococker. and ans are pretty nicley upgraded cuz he didnt want to have to upgrade anything

[jesseyo13]

Ive said it about a million times if Ive said it once. Get a TES. They have eyes and cost 150-200. Hell be happy with it and wont get discuraged when he brakes balls. They are fast enough that it gives him room to grow into it and they only require a few drops in the asa to keep emm going. They also work well on co2!

[P8NTBALLER590]

yeah the tes sounds good... basically its a e-spyder with an eye to top it off. anyone know anything bad about that gun?

[ilikePB]

I think the TES or A-5 would both be great starter guns that would last him a while. Both pretty quick for a starter gun(my first was an original mech spyder, freaking 20lb trigger pull, ok, that's exaggerating) and both durable, especially the A-5. My .02

[jesseyo13]

The few times I used one, the trigger was set to far back, so you had to grab the side of the trigger and manualy return it forward. It was an easy fix, but it wasnt my gun so I wasnt about to change anything on it. Its an easy fix anyway. I was able to get 14bps on it too, and that was with co2. The exspantion chamber was an ice cube, but it still worked great.

[kungfuhampster11]

i agree with the tes, i kno someone that will install brighter sensors so the eyes are better, and on pbgear, they sell antisiphoned c02 tanks for 35 bucks, dont know theyre reliablitlty (tank unscrews from valve) but its a good dedal nonetheless

[shivors]

I had heard A LOT of complaints about the Dragun T.E.S.'s overall quality. They perform well...when they are working.

[dyeforever]

yeah my teamate tes has given him some problems in the past. like eye not workin, choping u know. i would go with a tippmann or a mech spyder. i never ran into problems with them.

[azza]

Well, id say, take him to ur local and get him to play some games. As Ive had friends that were all pumped up to play paintball, played it, never played it since cos it wasn't their thing.

After a couple of games if he still wants to play, like introduce him to ur friends and show him what they use and explain the differences between each marker. And help him make an informed decision on what he wants, rather than doing what i did since i had no-one to help me. Base what I wanted by how they looked.

But anyhow, id recommend a decent pump like a sl-68ii or similar.
Or, something like an A-5, works well by itself, he doesnt have to worry about out shooting his hopper, can run bottom line or vert. works great with co2.

Well theres my $0.02
Cheers
Aaron