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    Posted: 08 October 2004 at 1:32pm

I am completely new to paintballing. I've gone in the past, but only rented. Now I'm a proud owner of a A5 with Egrip. What brand paint is best to use in this gun? Can I get away with what they sell at Wal-Mart? Also, how many shots (estimate) can you get out of a 20oz Co2. Thanks guys. Sorry if I'm asking a redundant question.

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its ok....try to uses good paint like draxxus, or
diablo.........probbily around 1,200 shots for a 20 0z on a hot /
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Umm I would reccomend that you do not buy wal mart paint. It is usually very low quality. The fill is usually very watery and the balls are usually very inconsistent when it comes to size and shape so you will end up getting a ton of brakes and you will spend more time cleaning out your barrel then actually shooting people. I would reccomend Draxxus blaze I have used alot of different types of paint and these seem to be the best for the price they are fairly inexpensive and shoot amazingly. Draxxus blaze is what I usually shoot in my a-5
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Stay away from Wal-Mart brand paint when you go the field, only get them and use them when you need to do some practicing and when you jus did some modding or added another performance upgrade to yer A5, go to the local pb shop and see what other brands of paint they offer.

As fer the 20oz co2 tank the most you can get out of it 800 to 850. 

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Thanks for the input. I'm taking the gun out for the first time this weekend. I'm pretty excited. Yes,  Newbie. Sorry guys if I ask dumb Questions.

 

 

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Ya i have a back up 20 oz and i only get like 800-900 shots. 900 on a warm bright day but the thing i dont like about it is its too heavy for me. but thats just me the c02 i have is a 12 oz so... Have fun paintballin dont be afraid to get hit

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draxxus is the best for the a-5.

do you only have one tank? if your feild dosent fill, you should get a spare tank. the e-grip firing is almost like holding your valve open, and your tank gets empty very fast because your shooting more shots. just like the rt-gas hog theory. shooting faster = more shots fired = faster empty tank.

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Originally posted by Coldbeerdamnit Coldbeerdamnit wrote:

Thanks for the input. I'm taking the gun out for the first time this weekend. I'm pretty excited. Yes,  Newbie. Sorry guys if I ask dumb Questions.

 

 

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The wal-mart here has some alright paint, if you buy at wal-mart, see if they have big ball or scortch(what I use all the time)

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how is big ball? are they the ones with the little stars on them? iv seen them at walmart for $22 for 1000
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you get about 1000 shots of a 20z tank yeah you should be able to get by with paint at wal-mart i do with my 98 c they have lots of good paint at wal-mart i would stick with the pmi big ball they are good balls.
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dont get the scorch from game face they break in the berral all the time and they break in your speed pods alot for some damn reason
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i've shot 32 degrees competition and draxxus through my A5 and i haven't had any problems

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i've shot 32 degrees competition and draxxus through my A5 and i haven't had any problems i agree 32 degrees make good paint

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Marbs, and DO NOT GO TO WAL-MART!!!! Wal mart sells $20 pumps. Thats a no-no. I get around 1000 shots with my 20 oz tank and I have the velocity up high. Look in my sig to see what setup I have.
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has anyone heard of Shrapnel paint?  ive never heard of it and dont know what brand it is but bought it. now im regreting i did because they are all dented and hopefully i can return them in time to get new.  i dont know if they are all like that or not, but if yes i wouldnt recomend them.
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Shrapnel is evil that didn't make it past QC. They work good for the price.
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Draxxus Rec Sport works great if your on a budget.
The desire for polyester is just to powerful.
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i recommend Camoflauge Draxxus. Specially if your a woodsman!
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