Ruska's Got a Brand New Toy (TPX)

I appreciate you learning that lesson so I don't have to. :P

No kidding, I was curious at first but not anymore.

Anyways, I have now used this thing twice, and I LOVE it.  The day I got it I walked around trying to find a trail to use it on and used 4 magazines through it, and loved it.

Yesterday I went out with a few friends and took turns with it, and they were wanting them almost immediately.  The quick change cap on the front for the CO2 12 grams is fantastic.  Easy as pie to remove when empty, but when gassed up it wont budge.  It's perfect, just wait till the airs out, and it's safe to remove....and it lets you.

The whole thing is slightly oversize, but I'm a large guy so it felt pretty normal to me.  The magazines are still a dream come true, they work amazingly well, and quickly.  Just push a button and the spent clip gets ejected out the bottom (literally ejected, by a spring, so you dont have to even touch it if you just want to let it fall to the floor) then the next one just slides right in.  I was averaging 2 magazines per 12 gram, but there was air left over after the 2nd, just not enough for a full magazine.  I think my default velocity might be a bit high, which would be why I'm not getting as many shots as the video review (averaging 3-4) so when I get a chance to chrono this I will know for sure.

I have to say the Tippmann Holster is awesome. Secure Fit, easily modified and It holds the TPX even with a S&W M&P Tactical Light. (the part where the trigger guard and the rail is has two Velcro strips that you can open to add extra room in the Holster).




Edited by Evil Elvis - 02 June 2009 at 11:42pm

So I hadn't updated this in a while.  I have used the pistol several more times demoing it to friends.  MAN were they jealous after.  Very high on the "I want" scale for sure.  I also had a couple breaks in the gun.  The first time I simply ejected the mag, ran a sqeegee up the grip and out the barrel and it was good to go.  Then the next time it happened I believe that a friend had loaded the mag incorrectly that caused it to happen, as there was paint down the inside of the grip. 
So when I got home I stripped it all down, and was amazed at the simplicity of the innards.  I had looked at the manual and been very apprehensive to open it up, but its not bad.  I now see what Enos was talking about, the amazing valve.  You could potentially move a trigger to anywhere along the body of the gun, just by changing the length of a tube.  Truly awesome, can't wait to see more of it.
Anyways, went back together fairly easily after I got everything back correctly.  Sadly, it leaked when I filled it up to show off, but from the looks of it I just messed up a seal inside and needed to add some more grease, so I'll be doing that soon and firing it some more.  I'll try to remember to get some videos of it in action or something, it's quite sweet.

KSTIPPHEAD wrote: I finally got mine in the mail after the months of waiting and learned a very valuable lesson:  Cheap paint WILL chop in this thing.  Not every ball will break, but enough to be reeeally annoying.  Fortunately, it's relatively easy to disassemble/reassemble.  At about 1/2 the length of a stock 98, and being mostly made of plastic, it is a light little devil to work into buildings/tight spaces with.  Just make sure, for the love of all that is decent and holy, that you use tough paint.  The cheap/thin stuff will put on a karate demo all over the internals without fail.

It's interesting, the body is actually the same length as a 98 body. Impressive they can fit the valve and barrel into that space.

Got my new TPX today. Really nice, and very accurate for a pistol.

TinMan wrote: In fact I will probably read the manual too . . .

Your man card . . .


. . . turn it in . . .


. . . now.

Mack wrote: TinMan wrote: In fact I will probably read the manual too . . . Your man card . . . . . . turn it in . . . . . . now.

or manuals...