Begining speedball 98c *updated page 2*

Nice start , but with that being said there's a lot of room for improvements .

I would Find out what the diameter is, of the field paint , where you play , and get a barrel , (system ?) to give you a good paint to bore match . with the field paint where I play , I found a JT Excellerator 2 piece barrel , with a .688" stainless back to be about the best match I could reasonably get ,if the ball wont roll out of the barrel , and you can easily blow it out , thats a good match . I dont need a barrel kit with inserts , cuz RPS paints seem , so far to remain fairly consistent . Also , anything over about 12-14 inches is just for looks . with a medium sized bore  .686-.689" , and the stock barrel .691" you should be able to shoot 90 Percent of the paint made without any noticible loss of Accuracy or range . Let your pocketbook and needs guide you here .

for a hopper/loader , if you dont want to push the envelope for speed/performance , an electric agitating hopper will be fine such as the Viewloader ReLoader ,or Revolution (Revvy) ,or if you plan on pushing the envelope a bit , the extra money for the Halo would be worth it , I have owned the Ricochet Apache , and I would recommend staying away from it entirely , reason being ,it will feed at its rating , but not as fast as your finger can pull the trigger , Hence chops , the motor in the Apache ramps up to speed , not a good thing on the break when you go full speed in an instant . The ReLoader is sound activated , and the revvy has a set of eyes in the feedneck that senses a gap , the airsmith at the proshop where I pay often said the reloader has a slight advantage over the revvy , cuz it doesnt wait to sense a gap in the feedneck before it feeds . Nuff said there .

Regulator ,,, well,,, I believe  Ya dont need one , but if I was gonna fork over the cash to get one , I would get a Palmers Reg , they have about the best name and reputation in the game for regulators , I have used their services before , and they are worth the money !

Dont let anybody tell you 98's arent good for speedball , LOL , I see guys with 98's (and old SL 68's ) trash players with Much more expensive guns every time I go play . Right now , I have a 98 that shoots at 13 BPS , and is accurate , but I wanna see how fast I can push it , so its still in the experimental stages , I play with an old SL68-II pump , Ya,,, Speedball , and I do okay , bout a third of the time , I am one of the last few on the field , usually get 3 - 6 "Eliminations" per heat .

You've made a good start , I would suggest you play a bit , learn how your marker shoots before you buy much crap at all for it , and then devcide for yourself what you  "Need" .

Polish your internals .. Make it a priority to do this!