98custom pro electro vs. Ion

I just played in a tourny with my A5 and I did better than many people with very expensive big name electros, the gun means very little. If you have any idea what you're doing out there then you can take whatever gun you like and do some damage with it. I like my A5 a lot so I use it in tournies and I do fine with it. My team wants me to upgrade to something that shoots faster so I can cover lanes better at the break so I am most likely getting a custom pro for that reason but otherwise, the A5 is fine for me. I have to agree with what a few others have said, choose the gun that's more reliable. I have 4 tippmann guns and they always work for me so I trust tippmann to put out a good electro. What makes it even easier for me to trust them here is the fact that they have used most of the parts in the custom pro on other guns. The electronics are very similar to the Egrip from what I hear and the internals are most likely similar if not identical to the ones in the 98 custom. For that reason I feel very strongly that the custom pro will be a solid product worth the $239 you spend on it.

The ion isn't looking that bad but I hear it has a poor quality solenoid which will crap out on you. I have seen tons of electros that come from all these major companies have serious issues due simply to poor manufacturing. My friend has 2 timmies and an angel that he takes good care of yet they still manage to break down on him nearly every time he uses them. When they work, they're great. The problem is that they don't work often enough to be worth so much money. As I said to my friend the other day, winning the lottery is great but how often does that happen? That's why I don't waste my money on those super guns. Not that there aren't any good ones out but so many of them seem to be poorly made and cost you almost as much in repairs after a few years as you paid to get the gun originally. The only electro I plan on ever buying at this point in time is the custom pro unless I hear something very bad about it. So far I've only seen one review out and it was a very good one.