What to upgrade?

Hey guys,

So I ordered a tippmann A-5 w/a G36 fixed stock.

I am looking at some potential upgrades to get for the marker.

I have a friend that has a JJ ceramic which he is not using and is willing to sell it to me for half the market price(the barrell is in perfect condition). -- should i get that instead of getting an opsgear smg barrel or lapco big shot?

Also, I already have a CPreg with a high pressure piston  0-500PSI output. I was told that this will probably not work unless I have the LPK. (what problems may I run into while using CP reg without the LPK?)

Since i am not a quick/heavy shooter, i like to pick my shots... should I be making changes to the internals of the cyclone and the marker itself? -- would I have to make changes if I get the LPK?

PLease let me know.

Thanks in advance.

cheers,
oppiee

The judge is right, the J&J sounds like a good deal.

The A5 internals should work fine.  I never had a ratchet problem as well and my A5 was number 372 off of the assembly line.  I finally replaced the ratchet with the newer plastic one last year but only because it was free and I had the Cyclone apart for cleaning anyway.  Many of the "upgrades" you see advertised (such as after-market power tubes and bolts) provide no noticeable improvement anyway.

LPK is a kit that replaces many of the internals with new parts.  You will find that the forum members have varying opinions of the benefits of going low pressure.  Personally, I see no use for LPK on a woodsball Tippmann.

Just because you like to pick your shots doesn't mean that you won't eventually get in a situation where the ability to rip of a heavy volume of fire would be nice.  I would consider some type of firepower upgrade as a possibility because of that.  (Especially if you normally work alone on the field.)

You didn't say what kind of tank you have.  On the off chance that you are using CO2, an expansion chamber is always a good upgrade.

a good upgrade is the egrip.  I have the WAS in mine and I maxed it at 11 bps in rebound and full auto modes.  it isnt as hard as people make it seem like it is if you just sit down with the directions.  It allows me to go single shot or pump up the paint volume.  Alot of people like the RT too.  I am not as big of a fan of it personally but thats just me so I wont say anything about it.  I would rather you hear the pros of it from someone with more experience with the RT.

Ahh trigger changes..

Do you guys think changes to the cyclone feeder will be useful?
 if so in what way?

Thanks again!

Ya that makes sense.

Dont wanna spend too much money.

Out of curiosity. Would i need a offset for my red dot if i have the G36 stock?

(i didnt get my a-5 yet)

What do you think of the attack hopper.

the lid thing :P

I kinda like that its small...

As I said dont get the ofset sight, just a different hopper.  On my A5 at least my old red dot couldnt be centered in with the stock hopper.  Go X7 hopper.

Consider the R5 hopper as well.

HAha yea that is what i mean :P.

I like how the tac cap is
i dont really need the pods. I just still feel the x7 hopper is still a tad big.

But i do wanna see it in person, both :P to see what i like.


Edited by oppiee - 29 January 2008 at 3:40pm

I am living proof that 50 rounds is all ya need. Though I use a normal hopper, I carry 50 rd pods 90% of the time. It forces you to reload when you can, instead of when you need to, so paradoxically you don't need to reload in a firefight as often because you are more aware of how much paint you have. At least it works that way for me. That being said, I usually have at least one 100rd (ideally 2 140s) on a teammate just in case I need to load during a fight and I can get close enough to grab it.

The tac cap is a good idea I think, just make sure you have your full size hopper at the field too. It wouldn't be too bad an idea to get the tac cap and the x7 hopper, then you can have either one depending on the needs of the particular game. Or just get the tac cap, and use the regular hopper when you need more paint. Think about it, when you need more paint, it will be because your in more firefights, so your red dot isn't going to be as useful in those moments.