Tippmann custom pro

I have around $200 to spend on my gun. can you guys give me some ideas please, i already have a lapco bigshot barrel, i don't want anything that will make it shoot more faster. I need some upgrades that will help in woodsballing.

Edited by Gunchicken - 27 May 2007 at 4:14pm

If you plan on sticking with C02, a Palmer's Stabilizer is a good upgrade on the expen$ive side.  I personally would rather use the money for something else and get the inexpensive and highly effective DOP X-Core 8-Stage expansion chamber.  You don't want to throw more paint or throw it faster so that would rule out a Response Trigger, E-Trigger or electric hopper and thus no need to carry extra paint in pods on a belt...  You say you have the Bigshot, but an Apex or Flatline barrel are nice additions for a woodsball marker.  If you aren't going to do much more for the gun, personal equipment are good upgrades.  A nice set of Marine-style digital BDUs are a good investment.  And you can't go wrong with a good mask with a thermal lense.

well, i already have camo, anti fog spray(it lasts all day even if you get shot in the mask). i play in woods that are really thick so i wont be able to shoot very far befor hiting a leave and just spraying mist everywere. I am thinking about getting an expansion chamber, what stage will shoot close to 300 fps with a 14 inch barrel? I still like to carry the extra pods because i only have a 200 round hopper and i run out every other game, and going back to refill is a paint.

Go with a DOP 8-stage X-Core. They dont have anything to do with tuning your velocity, they just give the CO2 more room to expand, making your velocity more consistent. 

Also, look into a harness, that way you can carry pods with you and reload when necessary. Dye, NXe, and Ronin Gear all make nice harnesses.

Look into a V-Force mask like the Shield or Vantage. They're thermal so you wont need anti-fog spray anymore.

Neck guards really arent necessary. If you really want one, just use an old basketball/tennis headband.

it wouldnt kill you, it'd just hurt like a <poopy>

Edited by Rambino - 14 June 2007 at 3:30pm

really, i'd prefer the pain. i used to use a neck gaurd and all it did was constrict my movement, it was just a pain. but really it doesnt matter, i figure, if you get shot in the neck your out anyway, so theres your recoup time 

In the 16 years I've played paintball, I've never been shot in the throat or the nads.  I think you worry unnecessarily.

is there any type of bolt i can get that will increase accuracy?

Edited by Gunchicken - 03 June 2007 at 5:11pm

Gunchicken wrote: is there any type of bolt i can get that will increase accuracy?

If you read the post that included the article by Glenn Palmer, you saw that he believes that accuracy can be affected by the valving and the pulse of the gas impacting the ball. I have posted my personal experience where I said that my accuracy improved and my paintball breakage dropped when I switched to the Rufus Dawg Wicked Bolt kit in my 98C.

The mantra here on the forums is that nothing is better than the OEM Tippmann parts. That has not been my experience. I spent a lot of money trying several aftermarket bolt/power tube systems including new Tippmann parts. I have gone through several cases of paint, some of which was VERY fragile, and the Rufus Dawg Wicked bolt was superior in my marker.