This is another one of those one of a million posts, but I am going to try anyway.
Good buddy of mine has been playing for a LONG time. He started off with some pump gun, went to Stingrays, Spyders, Tippys, a mag, a cocker, and an original Trix. He has had exceptional luck with his Trix and it has served him long and hard for many years totally trouble free with a severe lack of routine maint. In all this time the only markers he has had as long or longer, and still has in working condition are his Tippys.
At the end of last winter the original LED board in the Trix blew up. Since then we have been all through the marker having to replace worn out parts. In essense its a new trix inside an old body, but refuses to be reliable. If its not one thing its another. He owned an Xvalved RTP for a short time, had a good deal of trouble tuning the LX and didn't like it. He had problems short stroking the trigger on his cocker and didn't like it. He is convinced that any other Electric marker he gets is going to cause him trouble because of what has happened with the Trix.
He has been looking at getting an A5 RT with a "stealth" kit. This thing is going to run him $425 !!! I have been trying to convince him that there are WAY better markers available to him used for a good deal less money. A freaking 98C RT with a Halo is a more reliable marker for about half the money...if it was new.
He generally plays woodsball and scenarios. It would take an act of congress to get him back into a serious speedball game. He has access to HPA as well as CO2. Given the reliability that Tippmanns are known for and his previous experiances what marker would you suggest as a used model for under $425 that will stand the test?
Please don't suggest something just because "Tippys suck". What makes other suggested markers better ?
Not only am I trying to convince him, I am trying to convince myself. Maybe a Tippy is the best choice, but I just can't see going from a Trix to a A5 and being happy with that choice down the road.
Good buddy of mine has been playing for a LONG time. He started off with some pump gun, went to Stingrays, Spyders, Tippys, a mag, a cocker, and an original Trix. He has had exceptional luck with his Trix and it has served him long and hard for many years totally trouble free with a severe lack of routine maint. In all this time the only markers he has had as long or longer, and still has in working condition are his Tippys.
At the end of last winter the original LED board in the Trix blew up. Since then we have been all through the marker having to replace worn out parts. In essense its a new trix inside an old body, but refuses to be reliable. If its not one thing its another. He owned an Xvalved RTP for a short time, had a good deal of trouble tuning the LX and didn't like it. He had problems short stroking the trigger on his cocker and didn't like it. He is convinced that any other Electric marker he gets is going to cause him trouble because of what has happened with the Trix.
He has been looking at getting an A5 RT with a "stealth" kit. This thing is going to run him $425 !!! I have been trying to convince him that there are WAY better markers available to him used for a good deal less money. A freaking 98C RT with a Halo is a more reliable marker for about half the money...if it was new.
He generally plays woodsball and scenarios. It would take an act of congress to get him back into a serious speedball game. He has access to HPA as well as CO2. Given the reliability that Tippmanns are known for and his previous experiances what marker would you suggest as a used model for under $425 that will stand the test?
Please don't suggest something just because "Tippys suck". What makes other suggested markers better ?
Not only am I trying to convince him, I am trying to convince myself. Maybe a Tippy is the best choice, but I just can't see going from a Trix to a A5 and being happy with that choice down the road.
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