98 custom AND speedball, Possible?

Greetings all;

My son and I have just recently gotten into paintball.  We've played both woodsball and speedball using our Tippmann 98 customs with RT, cyclone, and a 20oz co2 tank, which I purchased for us when we were thinking we would be woodsballing only. 

During a recent speedball event, geared towards beginning speedballers only(we had never played SB before), we decided to enter and so we used the Tippy's and were able to place 3rd in the event.  That was pretty cool. Got a serious blister on my trigger finger I was trying to fire so fast!!  There were several instances where the Tippy cost me kills due to the BPS rating.  The event sponsor had stated that no RT's were allowed in that event (I didn't know this prior) but that we could use our Tippys, just not on auto.

During the matches, however, the guys we placed against had obvious speedball guns and sounded to me like they were on full auto and were firing much faster than the RT ever could and were really laying some paint downrange.

Is there an upgrade path for the 98c to make it a realistic speedball/woodsball/legal gun or should I look at a different gun for speedball and keep the 98c for woodsball?  I hate the thought of dual investment in guns.


Edited by Repent - 30 May 2007 at 1:12am

Panda Man wrote: is your 98 Custom the new one or the old one? If its the new one, simply fallow these little upgrades and you'll see your little tippmanns fly. E-grip Palmer Stabilizer kit Fang Trigger All-American Barrel e-grp palmer kit barrel fang I would of also suggest a Centerfeed kit and a new hopper, but since you already have a cyclone, I don't think you'll need to spend another $100 for a hopper system. it's as simple as that if it's new version. If its old... heh. GOOOOOOD luck, finiding an E-bolt, but... if you do find an E-bolt. GET IT

I looked at the link for the egrip and it says it's not for the 98 Custom, which is what I have.  I'm guessing mine is the new model, as it was purchased new several weeks ago.

Repent

Before 98 customs had ACT, the way triggers worked in 98 Customs and Custom Pros were different, but now, if you have a 98 Custom with ACT, their trigger work exactly the same as a Custom Pro trigger.

So the short answer is... e-trigger works for a 98 Custom if it has ACT. If you say your 98 custom is recent, just make sure it has ACT, then you can upgrade your tippy with an e-trigger.

daniero wrote: Before 98 customs had ACT, the way triggers worked in 98 Customs and Custom Pros were different, but now, if you have a 98 Custom with ACT, their trigger work exactly the same as a Custom Pro trigger. So the short answer is... e-trigger works for a 98 Custom if it has ACT. If you say your 98 custom is recent, just make sure it has ACT, then you can upgrade your tippy with an e-trigger.

Cool because right on the box it said it had A.C.T., Anti-Chop Technology.  I read everything on the box before I even opened it.  Even read all the manuals before I started cocking it, firing, etc.  Drives my son crazy when I read manuals first....

QcXf wrote: it says not for the MODEL 98 Custom. If yours says 98 Custom it should work.

yeah seems like it says "98 Custom" in raised polished metal letters on the side.

When I took the receivers apart to install the RT, I took detailed digital photos of it first so there would be no problems getting it back together again.

R

yes its internal and if its a new one there will be spaces to put the parts of the e-grip. i used to have one and it wasnt just flat like the one above.

The later model 98C whether with or without ACT will accept the E-Trigger...the same part that fits the Custom Pro.

The difference is that it is NOT like the picture RoboCop posted. The correct set up, for the E, uses a "pusher" spring to the right of the pivot, not the tension spring shown in the picture.

the 98 act can take etrigger but i do recommned the the ape bored for it not the was