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    Posted: 19 February 2005 at 10:34pm
i was looking into buying a tippmann and was looking to spend about 250-325 and i was wondering about the a-5 and i have read some reviews saying that  it was inefficient because of the loader system.  someone on kusa said that they got 500 shots per 20 oz with a stock a-5.  if this is true please let me know so i dont make a mistake on buying the gun and if i dont get it would a 98c, barrel, bolt, proseal, and a revy be a good choice? by the way i play woods only and i dont have compressed air at the time.  thanks for any advice.  
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My A-5 gets decent (ie, more than 500/20 oz.) gas mileage. It could be better, but I am not going to pull my recomendation because of it. I would buy the A-5 over the 98C.
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the thing is that i dont play on a field where i can get my tank refilled if i run out and i need something that is going to get me more shots than what i need.  all of my friends get about 1200 shots with their stock 98cs so if i dont get that out of an A-5 then i doubt i will get it.
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The A5 uses about the same amount of air that the M98 does.  However the A5 is capable of higher sustained rates of fire, and will tend to shoot more liquid CO2.  It is this fact that nobody seems to understand that makes people believe that the A5 is a "gas hog".  My A5 is set up to shoot 13bps in full auto at 255fps, and will get 500+ shotts from a 9oz, and more than 1000 from a 20oz, using CO2.  So if you want to play tournaments and hit 90bps walking the trigger, you will be disapointed with the A5.  But if you want good firepower and trouble free feeding, the the A5 is where it's at.
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ok...now im confused. on kusa people have been telling me that the a-5 is a major gas hog and now people are telling me that its ok.  so this is my question plain and simple, what is more efficient as a stock gun the a-5 or the 98c? i dont really care about ROF, or which is better for speedball because i dont need it.  all i really want to know is, which has better distance, efficiency, and possibly even consitancy.  any advice would be very helpful thanks.
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Cant anyone help me with this?!? Please people any advice is welcome because im getting ready to buy and i need help with my decision! Any advice helps.
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Go with the A-5.  Out of the box it is a great gun!!!  I have an A-5 and an Angel 05 Speed.For woods play I pull my A-5 over the Angel anyday of the week.  You dont need any upgrades to have a great marker.  It uses about the same amount of gas as any other marker and mine has never chopped a ball.  If you have the money get the A-5 and the Flatline Barrel.
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i had an a-5 but sold it after i had a terrible day at skirmish in which every other ball was a break. well all in all up until that day my gun pwned anything that moved, but now i want a 98c cause i love the power behind that baby.
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The only real differences between the M98 and A5 are the ergonomics of the grips and the feeding system.  They are the same for accuracy, power, and durability.  However with the addition of the egrip and flatline, the A5 takes on a life of its own.  If you can, get the A5 with these upgrades, invest is some quality small bore paint, and own the day.
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A-5.  It's not that bad of a gas hog.  I went paintballing over the weekend and I had a 20oz shoot 800+ rounds.  So don't worry about it.  Plus, you shouldn't worry as much about how many rounds you can shoot, because if you develop the skill, it should take only a few rounds to get a man out (provided you fired a few to give yourself cover then snapshoot the guy out).
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wow, I get at least 700 shots off a full 14 ounce tank and my gun has nothing but a pen spring trigger mod and I can shoot the worst kind of crappy paint through it without a problem. Definitely go with an A-5 and don't believe the crap on that other web site because they probably don't even own A-5's.
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The 98C and A-5 have basically the same efficiency. 

But an A-5 will still get fewer shots per tank than a 98, because the 98 can go until the tank is empty (although the shots will droop), but the A-5 will stop loading when the tank gets low.  This amounts to about 20-50 shots per fill, at the most.  You can still shoot, but will have to manually operate the Cyclone.

If your friend is getting 1200 shots from a 20oz with a 98C, that is above average - most people report 900-1100, which is about the same for A-5 owners.

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ok well thanks for all the help guys your info has really helped im still not really sure what to do just yet because of the whole less shots per tank thing and manually operating the cyclone.  but this all helped thanks a lot guys.
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i wouldnt get the a-5 it is a gas hog, i mean my friend has a 72ic tank with a low presure system and he only get 1000 shots
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isnt that about how much you are suppose to get out of a 72ci and that is at 4500psi but if its at 3000psi then thats really good. 
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