A-5 vs. ion

Stormy Knight wrote:

Snake6 wrote:

Um, the Ion is not meant to use CO2...

I completely and whole-heartedly agree, but that's not what the Ion manual says...

Ya someone at SP was smoking something when they put that in their manual or it was just another way how to market it to noobs (they say NXT's can run off the stuff too

I want to see that happen). As for durability I'd give the ion 2 years of rough play and then it needs to be rebuilt or just buy a nicer gun for 300-400 where an A-5 will be around for at least a decade if you treat it nice.

table of what really makes your marker work
*Gnomes= autocockers
*Fairies= Angels
*Pixies= Timmys
*leprachauns= tippys
*goblins= spyders
*elves= mags
*lawyers= smartparts
Ya I'm that smart

falcon70 wrote:

ok hey guys i have an A-5 and i love it but it lets you down if you get low on air the cyclone feeder stops working or if you run out of air because its really bad on air
so ive been debating on selling my A-5 and buying an ion becuase i heard they are really good guns so any thoughts?

Just like any marker that is low on air, it will do poorly. I take it you didn't bother to read the entire thread before posting, did you?

A-5
Armson DOT Sight
Armson Raised Sightrail
DOP Bullet Drop
DOP RVA
DOP X-Core
DOP Vertical Adapter
E-Grip(APE)
Flatline Barrel
HPA
JCS Duel Trigger
Lightening Bolt
QEPH
Vortex Mod

thejudge wrote:

sorry for putting extra caps o technical guru. And according to Tippmann the A5 feeds at 17 bps, and yes you need the egrip or Rt but so what? Like you said to get the most out of the Ion you still need to get the electronic hopper. To get a good one its close to the same cost. In the end to upgrade it it costs about the same but the Tippmann lasts longer, resells for more, and is a better gun.

I'd rather buy a $100 hopper I can use on future markers than an E-Grip thats limited to the A-5/X-7.

hey anybody got any news on the us army guns made by tippmann are they any good????

MAHAN-70-

what are you talking about?

MAHAN-70-

oh i gotcha my bad

MAHAN-70-

Also I didnt see it earlier but the A5 is not as bad as many people think it is on gas. it is actually about dead middle of markers from estings i have seen.

Stay low, run fast, and hope that paintball doesn't hit your...

LoneWolf019 wrote:

I dont know too much about IONs but I would have to say the A-5. A-5 could be used either way speedball or woodsball. If you use the A-5 for speedball you have to keep it simple with no extras. Just the Barrel, Egrip and weather you use C02 get an expansion chamber or a regulator. Stocks wont be needed in speed ball. For barrels I would suggest using a flatline barrel since its smaller then most you can shoot good distances in woodsball. Once again I dont know much about IONs

Why on God's green earth would you want to use a flatline on an A-5 if you plan on using it for speedball?!? They are costly, and innacurate. The trade off is supposed to be distance,... something you don't need on a speedball field.

You are better off getting a barrel kit, or at least a 2 piece barrel that you can change the back on. This allows you to change the barrel to match the paint, leading to an increasen in accuracy... something that is beneficial regardless of your playing style.

As for A-5 or Ion... The A-5 is more durable, but the Ion performs better for less. However do to extremely poor resale values on either marker (expecially the Ion) I would only purchase them used.

However I would rather use an autococker, automag, promaster, freestyle, intimidator, angel, etc. All of which are better markers than either of the 2 being compared, and if bought used (or in some cases new) cost the same or less than those the post is in reference to.

Edited by Commander_Cool - 28 February 2008 at 1:34pm

2005 Freestyle
Naughty Dawg Freestyle
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