new guns for TIPPMANN

Tippmann doesn't need to make MILSIM guns that are designed to look only like one gun. As others have said this would probably lead to them making less money rather than more because you lose the ability to customize the gun. Tippmann guns are usually turned into replicas anyway but if you want to make it into a speedball gun instead, you have that option. Because of that, tippmann guns appeal to more people. For example, if the A5 was an exact replica of the MP5K then you probably wouldn't be able to make it look like say an M16. Then you'd have to go to a 98c to get that look and then you lose the features of the A5. The A5 isn't like that though and you can make it look more like an MP5 or you can make it into a couple of other guns. That means that all the people who like the MP5 and want a milsim gun will like the A5 and same goes for fans of the M16 or AK47. If you sacrifice the ability to change the gun into whatever you want it to be then you will not sell as many.

It makes more sense to sell a simple gun that can be modified into many things so that the user can shape the final product. I think MILSIM tippmanns come out very nice and they probably wouldn't cost much less if tippmann sold them like that anyway. Also, check out www.bentippmann.com for some less expensive versions of pro team upgrades. They sell nice MILSIM stuff for much less than proteam. I bought a sight rail/carry handle from them for my 98c, just as good as the pro team one but much cheaper. I'm not sure if they're part of Tippmann Pneumatics or if they're a seperate company but they sell good stuff for low prices.

all of you who want electric crap speedball guns go buy a junky cocker and we can laugh when you drop it and it breaks :)

The reverse would likely be easier. to creat a magazine fed weapon, and then make a Hopper modification. I mean, were really just talking symantics here,  But creating a magazine feed system is harder to do, so The Hopper should probably be the afterthought rather then the magazine.

I still stand by my statement that the SMG68 was the hottest Gun that Tippmann has ever made.

Personally I like tippmann the way they are. If you want milsim go to armotech or whatever they are called nowadays. If you want speedball markers go out and get a timmy or a imp.