Tippmann TPX - Review (Field Review Added)

oldpbnoob wrote: DeTrevni wrote: oldpbnoob wrote: Which is interesting because there are other online vendors that link to their site when answering "technical" questions and get away with this. Yeah, I've been noticing that... Tippmannparts, cut it out... Good luck with that. I pointed it out ot one of the mods and was told he didnt see any issue.

I actually had a mod send me a testy PM because of it.  Being me, I handled it maturely and politely pointed out that contrary to what was stated in the PM they were not actually part of Tippmann.  I don't recall receiving an answer after that.

DeTrevni wrote: oldpbnoob wrote: Which is interesting because there are other online vendors that link to their site when answering "technical" questions and get away with this. Yeah, I've been noticing that... Tippmannparts, cut it out...

Good luck with that. I pointed it out ot one of the mods and was told he didnt see any issue.

While I may not always post my actions, I do report every instance of this I come across/notice . . .




. . . because I am an equal opportunity butthead.




"Hey you darn spammers/sellers . . . get off my forum!"

No selling on the forum--reported.

Talked to a tippman airtech today at paintball shop.  He said just drop the gun off and any fixes tippmann releases are free, he'll even install them for me.

I have the tpx and holster.  I have had many of the same problems with the pistol.  My co2 cartridges often do not puncture, had to use a spacer.  I chopped a lot of balls and often a squeegee wouldn't cut it.  Would have to strip the whole gun and clean the mags which are not easy to reassemble.  I have a question.  If tippmann is addressing these issues in a new version of the pistol are they taking care of the early adopters.  Or do we have to buy these "upgrades" (fixes)?

I can't for the life of me imagine why you'd want to preload magazines the night before a game. Would you fill hoppers that far ahead?

I'll never once deny that the TPX is a picky marker in terms of what its going to shoot, but I can't imagine having the problems that you're having.

JKane wrote:    So lets recap the excesses I have been told 1- the paint is too soft. 2- you can't use it if its too humid. 3- the 12 grams are all different so they won't pierce right ( this is fixed by changing the cap to the new adjustable end cap). 4- you can't pre load your clips. 5- you need to use hard shell paint   I'm sick of carrying a pistol that you can't depend on, its a $300 piece of crap.

It sounds to me like you're going out of the way to find problems. First, your #1 and #5 are the same thing. If you use hard shelled paint, you won't have a problem with #1. Is it THAT hard to find good paint? If you're shooting a high end marker, you won't be using walmart paint- treat the TPX the same way and you'll do fine.

As for your #4: Bull. You CAN preload the magazines, but don't leave a magazine IN the marker all day because the compression on the spring will squeeze your paint after a while. Magazines loaded and left in pouches have NO tension on them, and can be left loaded as such (with good paint) all week from what I see. If you load a magazine and leave it in the marker forever, yeah, you might have a problem, but not being able to pre-load a magazine??? False.

Your #2: I've had problems with humidity while using a lot of markers.....basically because the PAINT is vulnerable to moisture. Compromise the paint, and with the TPX being as picky as it is.....you've got a problem. Again, don't use crap paint.

And #3, that problem has been solved time and time again if you read around a bit. A washer or a dime pit inside the CO2 chamber atop the cartridge will give you what you need.

A piece of crap this thing aint.

Hi there guys!

Im trying to "soften" my springs on my mags by keepng my mags on the locked open position.... my thinking is that if the springs where to be more "worn" they wouldnt push up the paintballs so hard and thus be less likely to "deform" paint on hot humid days. If I have any luck with this I will post later;