I would have to say no to that question, but if you are limited by price range it is very nice. It will almost never break down and there are many upgrades for them all. They are probably the most reliable gun in paintball. Most of my friends have them and really like them. There are also many other higher performance guns that cost much more, but if you are a rec. paintballer than a tippmann is perfect. Hope i answered your question.

 i play woods and for the $ i dont think you can get a better gun, ive had and seen so many markers break in the woods its nice to finally have one that stands up to the rigors! my brother calls it the tank. ive only been playing a few years but i havent seen anyone bad mouth or curse at there tippmann it just keeps going and going you get the idea!

In the hands of the right player, any gun could be the best gun.

Tippmann's are known for they're great durability and customizability (lol is that even a word?). If your a new player looking for a good gun, Tippmann is the way to go.

Wildfire wrote:  ...customizability (lol is that even a word?).

If you use it enough, It'll probably get used and reused and passed around till it gets to the guy who makes dictionarys and will become a word.

Wildfire  did you know you sig's picture is cut and paste on top of each other. IF you see it up up close.

Boy, this really irks me.

What's this crap about price range??? Are you telling me that just because you spend 1000 bucks on a marker, it's better than my $275 A-5?

Hardly. The only people that use those expensive massive ROF markers are the people that need to.

I've used my A-5 speedballing plenty of times, and have had just as much success as the guys with the E-blades and IR3's. They can fire a million rounds a second. I can shoot straight.

There may be better markers than a tippmann out there, but as far as I'm concerned you people put far too much emphasis on price. You can pick up some $600 pieces of crap out there, but because it's monetary value is higher than that of my Tippmann, according to some of you, it's a better marker.

I've used many different products in the 7 years I've been playing. Everything from Brass eagle, Autocockers, Phiranas, Kingmanns, Armotechs, and even got a chance to mess with an IR3 once.

What markers do I STILL use? My tippmanns.

If you want to dump a crap-load of money on something that'll throw more paint than me, knock yourself out. Screw around with timing it, the electronics, the high maintence, etc, etc, etc.

Tippmanns are rugged, reliable markers, that are easy to operate, and can be upgraded to any tournament level you'd like.

It's not all about firepower.

Someone's sig has it right "Only girls play with toys that need batteries."

Tippmann is well known.

It's a reliable gun, anyone can own one. Great customer service, moderatly cheap.

It's not the fastest gun, not the most accurate. It has a simple design.

But it is highly upgradable. If your new to Paintball I would suggest a Tippmann.

My opinoin is that its a great gun, reliable and durable, but there r guns that r better

Benjichang wrote: I love showing people how little Tippys suck.

Heh heh.

I picked up an old 68 carbine, and have faced off a few cocker owners who scoffed at my little carbine.

They lost.

SharpShooter31 wrote: Is a Tippmann better than every other gun????

stupid question thats the small answer

The Tippmann line of markers is undoubtedly THE BEST marker out there in its price range !!

They can be upgraded/modified to become a Feared instrument in either speedball ,or woodsball very easily .

You want Glitter and shine , buy some $600.00 piece of chrome , you want rugged reliability get a tippmann .

Reb Cpl wrote: Boy, this really irks me. What's this crap about price range??? Are you telling me that just because you spend 1000 bucks on a marker, it's better than my $275 A-5? Hardly. The only people that use those expensive massive ROF markers are the people that need to.

People should flame you. 

1. Yeah the pros with those high end guns #### right?  Yeha, whatever you say.  You might one day become GOOD at paintball nad hten you will be saving up your money to get one of these hig end guns.

2.They dont cost that much only cause of the ROF.  They have little or no kick, more effcient, lighter, smaller,  more accurate, and more things.  You need to know what you are talking about.  I guarantee you that if you take a Shocker with a correctly tuned LPR, than it will fire faster than an A5, more accurately, have less kick, it will certainly be lighter, it will be much smaller.  The only thing an A5 has is efficiency.  So, beore you say that people who have hig end guns need the ROF, well, maybe, but they also want the accuracy, size, weight, and everything else that comes with it. 

3. Usually, something that is 100 is going to be better than something that is 250 dollars.  ALMOST ALWAYS.  Let me ask you this.  If an A5 was 250 bucks and an angel was hte exact same price, what would you buy?  What would most people who play paintball buy? 

Let me ask you another wuestion.  If an A5 was 100 bucks, and an angel was hte same price, would you buy your awesome A5?  Is it worth 1000 bucks because many people thnk that an angel is.  So mainly what I am saying is that Angels are worth more than A5s. 

4.  Dont ask is tippmann the best in a TIPPMANN forum.  You couldnt get a more biased answer.

cutterT wrote: everybody in hawaii, wher i live, knocks Tipmanns. Why, because they either screw around with their Blades and brass eagles, or they have cockers and angels and crap. And truth be told, neither of them have the position to do it. The poor ones with their cheap plastic crap diss the Tippmann because they are jealous that they cant have such a gun, and the ones with cockers and angels knock the Tippmann because theyre thr rich, snobby losers that whine when they get hit! All in all, the Tippmann is a solid, american machine. they are the Colts and Brownings and Winchesters of the paaintballing world. Germany may be ahead on aescthetics, but nobody, and i mean nobody can build a gun as bold and as true as america. This is a company that got their start manufacturing LEATHER sewing machines. And you knoow it takes something tough to sew leather together. So you rich, wimpy mothers can have your godforsaken nickel plated sissy pistols. im a man. im an american, and i need a gun that wont die wehrn i need it most.

wooo im glade u got that off u chest man

ehh i dunno. tippmann makes some awsome markers, but it would be hard for me to say tippmann is the best maker out there.

Bobeo , I would comfortably say an A5 (at $300.00 ) would stand up to any $1000.00 gun, in the right hands , hell for that matter , a 98C would stand up to any gun twice its price , and I think there's lots of PTO (Practiced Tippmann Owners ) here that would be glad to School you in that . wasnt that what the subject of this thread was about ?

Tippmann's markers may not be the Absolute Best out there , but how many other marker owners , would gladly accept the challenge of facing off with some 1K $ marker and reasonably expect to walk away unscathed ,. Only Tippmann Bro , only here . one hit , you're out .

!!!!!!YES!!!!!!!!

Shadowminion wrote: Bobeo , I would comfortably say an A5 (at $300.00 ) would stand up to any $1000.00 gun, in the right hands , hell for that matter , a 98C would stand up to any gun twice its price , and I think there's lots of PTO (Practiced Tippmann Owners ) here that would be glad to School you in that . wasnt that what the subject of this thread was about ? Tippmann's markers may not be the Absolute Best out there , but how many other marker owners , would gladly accept the challenge of facing off with some 1K $ marker and reasonably expect to walk away unscathed ,. Only Tippmann Bro , only here . one hit , you're out .

No doubt man they are rgeat, but they just can't compare to a real "speedball gun".  Maybe a moded A5 would do really well and even a modded 98 (isnt that what Tippmann Effect uses?) might do well.  With just about any marker you can make it faster, more accurate, but you cant really make it any smaller or lighter, which is what alot of people like about those 1k markers. 

The only way to say what I am trying to say is, if you were a diehard tourney player, and an Angel A4 was 250 bucks and an A5 was 250 bucks, wjicj would you buy?