alpha black red dot

Hi guys im not so new at paintball ive played for like a year.I have an a-5 and 2 98 customs and an alpha black. the alpha is my newest gun and i would like to know if a red dot sight is worth buying and what kind it would be nice to have it under $30. my second Q is that i took my cyclone hopper off of my 98c and i had to unscrew this little plastic thing and now i dont have the cyclone on it and it is open is this a bad thing or is it ok. THANK YOU!

ok thank you will do im going to buy a co2 hose for it tho because the bottle gets annoying

i have a J&J 14" as do some friends, great barrells for the price. lapco is also a solid barrell from what i hear and only a little more expensive.

as for red dot on ABT, its going to cost you as you'll need rail mount adapter for the handle adn then you'll need offset rails. my setup ran me 75 bucks from rap4 (look elsewhere though for better quallity imo) my setup didn't line up for crap--had to jerry rig it.

tohickon wrote:

Hi guys im not so new at paintball ive played for like a year.I have an a-5 and 2 98 customs and an alpha black. the alpha is my newest gun and i would like to know if a red dot sight is worth buying and what kind it would be nice to have it under $30. my second Q is that i took my cyclone hopper off of my 98c and i had to unscrew this little plastic thing and now i dont have the cyclone on it and it is open is this a bad thing or is it ok. THANK YOU!

I have an Alpha Black also and I went to Wal-Mart and in the outdoor section they had for airsoft a red-dot sight. It was $8 I believe and when you take off the little grip pieces, it's a tight fit on the handle of the AB. The you can use the adjustment screws on the sight to calibrate it and it works fine. It's a single lens deal and not the best, but it worked fine today when I used it for the 1st time.

Also the tank relocation kit is good also. A little expensive at most places, but I'd rather have the tank on my back then holding it on the big gun to begin with.

/Dave

i think after i buy the barrel im going to get a remote line. Will a j&j 98c barrel work on the alpha black and still fit the shroud? i am looking at 14 and 16 inchers on amazon.

DOES NOT matter what kind of barrel you have... its how the ball fits the barrel.... yall should have said this already

DEVILDOGCOLLIER wrote:

or you could all save some money and go with a proto barrel and a BACK KIT which is what you really need to be accurate anyway!!!!

DEVILDOGCOLLIER wrote:

DOES NOT matter what kind of barrel you have... its how the ball fits the barrel.... yall should have said this already

A new player has no need for an expensive barrel kit. Frankly, while I have barrel kits for both my Sniper pump and my Autococker, they are more for preventing "roll-out" than adding to accuracy. Most people can buy either a J&J Ceramic or Lapco Bigshot barrel and never need any other barrel. The slight advantage that a barrel kit provides is really not that noticeable in recreational play. Additionally, if someone is playing at a level where they do need that minescule additional accuracy; they are probably not using a Tippmann.

another q does it matter how long the barrel is? there is a 20" ceramic from j&j for the 98c should i get that or stick with a 14 or 16 incher

thnx it answered many of me questions i guess ill go for a 14 incher

Remember no matter what you do your paintball marker will only be so "accurate". Have you zeroed it in yet and where are the pictures!? LOL

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