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My A-5 Strikes Back

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    Posted: 06 June 2008 at 3:34pm
Long story short, I sold this baby about 3 years ago for a good amount.  The kid mistreated it and lent it out to other players who trashed it.  I finally got it back from him only to find the the piston from the on/off jammed in the valve, the powertube damaged beyond repair, the paintjob corroding and flaking off, and the cyclone feed broken.  I pumped money back into it (probably too much) and got her up and running again.  I also stripped off the paint job and actually kinda like the raw-metal look so I put some protectant on it and will be  leaving it as is.



- E-Grip w/ JCS double trigger
- Dead On drop forward w/ on-off
- DYE 12" Boomstick barrel
- Delrin front bolt
- Aluminum powertube (might be replaced)
- Dead On rear velocity adjuster



Edited by Buckeye_Man - 06 June 2008 at 3:34pm
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That's nice. Good to have it back huh?
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yea i hate it when that happends, you cant really controll the people who buy it tho...you should polish it.
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sand more with very fine sand paper and then polish it... 
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Looks pretty good. Glad you salvaged it.
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looks good.  Where you at in ohio?
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Originally posted by thejudge thejudge wrote:

looks good.  Where you at in ohio?


Thanks.  Zanesville Ohio, about an hour east of Columbus
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noisch!!

drop the drop and add macro line for extra recycled sexiness



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Originally posted by Lightningbolt Lightningbolt wrote:

noisch!!

drop the drop and add macro line for extra recycled sexiness



I feel you on the drop and macro, but I have two concerns.  If I lose the drop, the gun is like 50 feet long and uncomfortable to play wit, the drop may look fugly but it shortens it up.  The macroline is a concern as I would usually be using CO2 with it and the braided hose is more durable.
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Out of curiosity what are your eyes level with on the gun when you shoulder your tank with the gun level?
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I don't shoulder the tank with that drop
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i like it nice rebuild i would go black but the gun looks sick as is anyways. what did you use to mill it down sand paper?
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flatline
cyclone feed
aluminum cyclone internals
w.a.s. board
double trigger
expansion chamber
jcs power tube
starfire bolt
smart parts grip
raised sight rail
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I have the same drop setup on my A-5.  I also like my marker shortened up and even with my 114/3000 tank on the marker, it balances almost perfectly when I hold it with one hand.  It just ever so slightly tips up at the barrel.  I will always take functionality over aesthetics when it comes to paintball.
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