**PAINTBALL 101-Basic Info**

thanks guys,  yeah i did a search and checkde over the barrel threading already,    now off to find some co2

Well done Mack, very informative and answered quite a few questions that i had. Ive just bought an A5 and will be going down the Mil-sim path, as im ex military and it allows me to live the glory days, so to speak.

fantastic, loads of info for all. great job done.
cheers
vikram

Kind of new player, hopefully buying a gun, i am for sure bookmarking this page. Excellent Post.

I will refer this to all of my friends giving the author full credit.

Thanks a lot, VERY HELPFUL!

Well, I read most of it and will be back to finish it over time.

I'm new hear and a new A5 owner. I have been a beginner woods-baller for about a year but only recently purchased the A5.

I'm into the mechanical side of things as I am a MX bike mechanic (suspension mostly) and am really enjoying learning about my new gun.

Thanks VERY MUCH for taking the time to create this post-IT ROCKS!!!

"Make sure the buffer o-ring is reinstalled around the spring and spring guide."

Does this apply to the new A-5, which has a different end cap?  I haven't even really tried to remove my end cap or the buffer, and I think they don't really come apart.  Besides this, I generally use a stock.  I think that I tend toward the mil-sim look.  Maybe you can understood, since you've already carried around an M16 for quite a while longer than I did.

keet wrote: "Make sure the buffer o-ring is reinstalled around the spring and spring guide." Does this apply to the new A-5, which has a different end cap?  The end cap with the integral buffer does not require this o-ring.  However, my A5 came from the factory with this o-ring even though it is not shown on the schematic for the older A5s either.  I have continued to use an o-ring in this location and have never had a problem.  I haven't even really tried to remove my end cap or the buffer, and I think they don't really come apart.  I can't tell from the schematic if they do or not either.  The older end-caps had a c-clip you could remove for disassembly, but it is unnecessary to do so.  You can remove the o-ring with a pick (or bent paper clip) and slide a new one on without taking the end-cap apart. Besides this, I generally use a stock. If the stock does not have a built in buffer system, I highly recommend tossing an o-ring around the drive spring to act as a shock absorber for the rear bolt.  I have seen stock mounting points and A5 shells fail from the constant hammering of the rear bolt.  I think that I tend toward the mil-sim look.  Maybe you can understood, since you've already carried around an M16 for quite a while longer than I did. It took me a while to get used to using the tank as a stock as well.  Now I use the tank on some markers and aftermarket stocks on the others.,

advice would be to not spend under a hundred dollars. most markers brand new under 100 are crap. try to find a 98 custom package with a mask and a tank. 

Hey, I wanted to buy a new marker and had a few questions.

I'm asking myself something... If I lubricate the inside of my gun's barrel, will it reduces the friction between the ball and the metal of the barrel and make the ball go further?