A-5 vs. ION

I am looking for a new gun to mostly play woodsball with.. sometimes speedball. Woodsball is ultimatly what i play though... SO should i get an A-5 or iON? I know that the A-5 is way sturdier and stronger , but i also know that the ion can shoot way faster, and some other stuff. Also, whatever gun you pick please post some upgrades that will make a difference in the performance of either gun. EX: (barrel, board, triggers,) and any other upgrades that you love. Thanks ahead of time for the advice!

Ion if you play Speedball at all. A relatively stock A-5 is a hindrance in speedball.

Once you get the Ion, you can upgrade the barrel, trigger, feedneck, board, body, etc.

^  you can do the same with A-5.

IMO A-5 is better.

Which barrel would you get for the A-5? APEX.. flatline.. or something else?

Which upgrades lets it go faster than the stock besides the e-trigger or RT?

Edited by Doobiefizzle - 10 January 2006 at 7:10pm

A-5, you get it with an e -grip and your set, but you could get a stock ion for that same price as a A-5 w/egrip (about 300)and you would still need to buy a hopper fast enough to keep up with the gun and an air tank. Price and Preformance-A-5

A-5 because you said that you are gonna play woodsball but a little speedball so the A-5 is better

I had the same question and i posted wether to get the A-5 or the ion. i now have an A-5 and i am glad that i made the choice.  its better because it isnt electro wich is a more realistic feel to me and it is also more durable than an ion.  an ion also can have a lot of problems like tubes poping and other unplesent stuff.  the A-5 barely requires any maintenance.

also cost is an issue.  the A-5 and the ion are all in the same price range. but the ion will have an ending cost way higher than the A-5. this is because the ion requires an electro hopper because it shoots so fast-$60 at least. it also requires HPA because it cant run off co2(or its just really bad for it)  -$75 at least depending on how much you shoot, which will be a lot because you have an ion.  therefore if I where you i would get an A-5 because of those reasons

Die-Trying wrote: conpairing a tippmann marker to a smart parts marker on a tippmann forum...thats alittle one sided. go with the ion!

Not necessarilly... I'm really not that big a fan of Tippmann...

Die-Trying wrote: hybrid-sniper wrote: Die-Trying wrote: conpairing a tippmann marker to a smart parts marker on a tippmann forum...thats alittle one sided. go with the ion! Not necessarilly... I'm really not that big a fan of Tippmann... yes but being a tippmann site it tends to draw more tippmann owners.

True, but with the advent of the Ion, everyone and their grandma has one.

I'd get the a-5 because it is sturdier. The ion has a tendancy to break. The a-5 can shoot pretty fast too it just needs to be modded some.