Good a5 upgrades under $100

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   I recently purchased a Tippmann a5. The gun came with a response trigger but other than that it's all stock so far. Just wondering what some of the best uprades for this marker would be that I could get for under $100.

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southernohiopb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 February 2009 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote southernohiopb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Good a5 upgrades under $100 Posted: 24 February 2009 at 7:34pm
	I recently purchased a Tippmann a5. The gun came with a response trigger but other than that it's all stock so far. Just wondering what some of the best uprades for this marker would be that I could get for under $100.

IMPULS3. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Guested Joined: 07 November 2008 Status: Offline Points: 579	Post Options Post Reply Quote IMPULS3. Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 February 2009 at 7:42pm
	Are you looking for performance or cosmetic?

southernohiopb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 February 2009 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote southernohiopb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 February 2009 at 7:49pm
	I am definitly going for performance.

southernohiopb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 February 2009 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote southernohiopb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 February 2009 at 7:51pm
	So is this the right place for my question? I'm new to the forums.

Rambino Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member I am even less fun in person Joined: 15 August 2002 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 16593	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rambino Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 February 2009 at 7:53pm
	Welcome to the forum. This thread belongs in Upgrades, and I will move it there. One of the best upgrades for your A-5 RT can be had for free at Starbucks: a coffee straw. Edited by Rambino - 24 February 2009 at 7:54pm
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IMPULS3. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Guested Joined: 07 November 2008 Status: Offline Points: 579	Post Options Post Reply Quote IMPULS3. Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 February 2009 at 8:50pm
	Not exactly, there is a subforum just under this one that says Upgrades and Customizing. Or you can post in the New Player forum. Don't worry about it, just remember next time. Anywho. A few things I will recommend is this. - A compressed air tank: This is different from CO2. It is basically taking regular air and comressing it to 3,000 PSI or 4,500 PSI depending on the tank you buy. This will make your gun more consistent, and will make it last longer. (C02 is a little harder on the marker) You can find some pretty cheap steel tanks out there http://www.actionvillage.com/031-7110 - Barrel: The stock barrel is ok, but a new barrel is a must. Buy anything after market. A good brand is CP (Custom Products). But do not buy a barrel longer than 14 inches. Also tank into account that barrels come with different bore sizes. .680-.693. Buy something around .687-.693. Seeing if you buy to small of a bore, and buy paint that is larger than the barrel. You will have barrel breaks while playing. These are the first 2 things I would buy before anything else.

southernohiopb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 February 2009 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote southernohiopb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 February 2009 at 9:08pm
	Thanks for the help impulse. I've been looking at hpa tanks because of what you said and what I've heard from others. The only thing is that I have no where to fill it unless I go to the nearest field that will fill them which is around 30-40 miles away. I am most likely just going to be playing woodsball for now and will be forced to use co2 unless the local paintball shop will get equipment to fill hpa tanks. Also was whatever Rambino said about the starbucks straw supposed to be funny?

IMPULS3. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Guested Joined: 07 November 2008 Status: Offline Points: 579	Post Options Post Reply Quote IMPULS3. Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 February 2009 at 9:16pm
	I forgot to add that it's a pain to find places to fill HPA, And I have no idea what rambino meant by the straw thing. I might be McGyver upgrade you can do, but I have no idea. Here is a good page that can pretty much answer any question. http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=163015 Another http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=61929 Edited by IMPULS3. - 24 February 2009 at 9:21pm

Dave82689 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 February 2009 Location: Valdosta, GA Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dave82689 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 February 2009 at 9:17pm
	Turn it into a sniper :)

Robby_of_PBH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 03 March 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 282	Post Options Post Reply Quote Robby_of_PBH Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 February 2009 at 9:45pm
	I think the ramdino dude is talking about using the straw mod with the RT.

thejudge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: 24 April 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1658	Post Options Post Reply Quote thejudge Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 February 2009 at 9:47pm
	well you should be fine with CO2. the RT and CO2 are very good together due to the CO2 being such a high pressure. HPA is nice but it is not necessarily needed. The barrel on the other hand is a must. I swear by 2 brands, J&J and Lapco. I own and use both and both are very accurate, inexpensive, and can take a beating. The Lapco is louder and both are equal in performance so far for me. Also a good comfortable antifog mask is a hgh ranking must have. I use Vforce usually so I recommend that. the lens is easy to change and they are very comfy. I played in a 26 hour scenario game (played about 21 hours with 5 hour sleep break lol) and I didnt feel chaffing or rubbing at all.
	Stay low, run fast, and hope that paintball doesn't hit your...

southernohiopb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 24 February 2009 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote southernohiopb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 February 2009 at 10:38pm
	Ok I'll probably look into the mask your talking about. What is this straw mod that he's talking about?

Parts Tech Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 08 March 2009 Status: Offline Points: 59	Post Options Post Reply Quote Parts Tech Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 March 2009 at 10:51am
	I'll give you my top three: APP Off set Cyclone hopper. This lets you see down the site. Lapco Bigshot barrel. Always been my favorite. These look good and shot great. and last: because I hate it when my cyclone breaks.
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MeanMan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: 02 July 2005 Status: Offline Points: 4135	Post Options Post Reply Quote MeanMan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 March 2009 at 11:35am
	Back when I had my A5, people always wanted a Madman springs kit. I don't remember much about them except that they were cheap. I would definitely look at a CP/Lapco/JJ barrel. I love my CP 2 piece. Use your money to play with it, that's most important. You can see what YOU don't like about it, and even if you will be keeping it for a while. I loved my A5 at first, but I got rid of it a year later.
	hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives."

duval7 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 13 March 2009 Location: Tennessee Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote duval7 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 March 2009 at 4:19pm
	I would say the first mod should be the vortex mod. Its a reliablity mod and allows for more BPS if you want to get an egrip down the road. Next would be the flatline. I know alot of people don't like it but mine works great and i love the extra distance.