Tippmann 68... New gun or upgrade?
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Topic: Tippmann 68... New gun or upgrade?
Posted By: X 303
Subject: Tippmann 68... New gun or upgrade?
Date Posted: 17 August 2004 at 9:33pm
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I have a tippmann 68 (not pro/carbine) and was wondering if it would be better to upgrade it (if so, with what?) or go for the A5? ------------- A5 Flatline Car stock w/ built-in RVA Remote 20oz Co2 Leatherman Wave (for repairs) |
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Posted By: scull20
Date Posted: 17 August 2004 at 9:39pm
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Go for the A-5 MOST DEFINETLY, but still hang on to the 68.
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Posted By: X 303
Date Posted: 17 August 2004 at 9:41pm
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I'd be hanging on to it anyways, it's my dad's. ------------- A5 Flatline Car stock w/ built-in RVA Remote 20oz Co2 Leatherman Wave (for repairs) |
Posted By: scull20
Date Posted: 17 August 2004 at 9:48pm
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Well, if your going to be getting the A-5, you should get a new barrel. The Lapco Bigshot, SmartParts Teardrop and J&J Ceramic perform well. If you want nitro then Crossfire and Nitro Duck make reliable tanks. Otherwise get a expansion chamber or a remote line to help with liquid CO2. The R/T is a cheaper source for a higher ROF. The E-Grip is a bit more pricey but a more controllable way to increace ROF. Hope it helps!
-scull ------------- "Nyquil comes in two colors, red and green. It's the only thing on the planet that tastes like red and green." - Lewis Black |
Posted By: X 303
Date Posted: 17 August 2004 at 10:08pm
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Will a remote fix the liquid co2 problem? ------------- A5 Flatline Car stock w/ built-in RVA Remote 20oz Co2 Leatherman Wave (for repairs) |
Posted By: TippmannPro13
Date Posted: 18 August 2004 at 8:30am
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it'll help.
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Posted By: Stormy Knight
Date Posted: 18 August 2004 at 11:57am
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By "Tippmann 68", do you mean a 68 Special? If it is, hang on to that puppy! I'm looking to find one for myself as a collector's item! It was the first semi-auto I ever went up against when I first started playing.
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Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 18 August 2004 at 12:09pm
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He means a 68-carbine. Keep it and mack it out. Nothing beats owning the people that pick on carbines. ------------- 
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Posted By: Stormy Knight
Date Posted: 18 August 2004 at 4:09pm
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I assumed it was a 68-Special since he said the marker was older than he was. ------------- A-5 Armson DOT Sight Armson Raised Sightrail DOP Bullet Drop DOP RVA DOP X-Core DOP Vertical Adapter E-Grip(APE) Flatline Barrel HPA JCS Duel Trigger Lightening Bolt QEPH Vortex Mod |
Posted By: tippmann98C kid
Date Posted: 18 August 2004 at 5:47pm
maybe it older than him because maybe he is only 10 ------------- MY SET UP 98 custom flatline barrel coil remote ************ soon to come responce trigger voodoo folding stock vert adapter some kind of x chamber |
Posted By: whiteknight457
Date Posted: 18 August 2004 at 6:04pm
| hang on to the 68 b/c it will be worth alot some day and go for the A-5 w/ E-Grip and flatline (or freak) |
Posted By: X 303
Date Posted: 18 August 2004 at 9:06pm
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Enos, I mean special. This one's at least 15 years old, according to my dad, and that model came out long before that, as far as I know. WhiteKnight, that's what I was thinking too. ------------------- Great minds think alike. Always. |
Posted By: whiteknight457
Date Posted: 18 August 2004 at 9:20pm
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^^ amen to that bro oops i just spammed a lil bit |
Posted By: X 303
Date Posted: 18 August 2004 at 9:33pm
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Scratch the freak barrel. ------------- A5 Flatline Car stock w/ built-in RVA Remote 20oz Co2 Leatherman Wave (for repairs) |
Posted By: whiteknight457
Date Posted: 18 August 2004 at 9:38pm
yeah theyre expensive fer a sp product lol
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Posted By: X 303
Date Posted: 18 August 2004 at 9:41pm
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This is off topic, but how do you put a picture into your sig? Does it have to be on a web site? ------------- A5 Flatline Car stock w/ built-in RVA Remote 20oz Co2 Leatherman Wave (for repairs) |
Posted By: whiteknight457
Date Posted: 18 August 2004 at 10:20pm
| you have to host it |
Posted By: meteora
Date Posted: 18 August 2004 at 10:23pm
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dont get a freak, its crap get a 3a knockout 10 piece barrel kit instead, its cheaper bout 100$ cheaper ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: whiteknight457
Date Posted: 18 August 2004 at 10:25pm
| hey meteora, dont forget the KO barrels are crap on the 98 |
Posted By: X 303
Date Posted: 18 August 2004 at 10:48pm
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I thinkI'd like the flatline.
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Posted By: Stormy Knight
Date Posted: 19 August 2004 at 8:34am
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You'll be hard-pressed to find upgrades for the 68-Special. It is an old marker. They are cool as hell, though! You might be able to find a barrel for it, but it will take some looking.
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Posted By: tipp-ed off
Date Posted: 19 August 2004 at 9:51am
Doesn't the 68-special have the same barrel threads as a sl-68II? ------------- 
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Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 19 August 2004 at 10:11am
Oh cool! Specials rock man. I would probably pick up something newer for day to day play in that case. But hang onto that bad mother, old school guns are great. -------------
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X 303 wrote:Posted By: MROD
Date Posted: 19 August 2004 at 12:42pm
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Krrp the Flatline idea that barrel kicks. ------------- I need to find smaller pictures for my profile. |
Posted By: X 303
Date Posted: 19 August 2004 at 5:03pm
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I think it's probably seen better days, but it still works OK. Out of four games I only got one person out and got hit each game, mostly due to minor but non field fixable mechanical failures. ------------- A5 Flatline Car stock w/ built-in RVA Remote 20oz Co2 Leatherman Wave (for repairs) |
Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 19 August 2004 at 5:38pm
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Just the fact that nobody will know what it is would make it my choice to shoot.
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Posted By: warbeak2099
Date Posted: 19 August 2004 at 6:10pm
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It can't be 15 years old. SMG 68's weren't being made into 68 specials until 1991. So 13 years. Hehe, I'm such a stickler. Sorry, but yes keep it!!! It's a collector's item. Not worth much on ebay but you do have a peice of pb history! ------------- MIDN 2/C, US Navy LCE-SpyderMag | G-Force Pneumatic Mag | '99 RF Sniper II |
Posted By: Boydster
Date Posted: 19 August 2004 at 7:30pm
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Check this out... http://www.cushmanpaintball.com/guns1.html - http://www.cushmanpaintball.com/guns1.html There are some upgrades for your gun after all. With the upgrade kit, I'd prefer that over the A-5. Well, maybe... ------------- Video: http://pbvids.gamesxposed.com/files1/RTP.1116548567.wmv - My Automag RT Pro ::: http://boydsters-pics.mypicgallery.com/ - My Gallery ::: |
Posted By: X 303
Date Posted: 19 August 2004 at 7:42pm
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See, it's the "maybe" part that makes me think it's a dress-up and not a performance enhancer. Well, the longer barrel would help. ------------- A5 Flatline Car stock w/ built-in RVA Remote 20oz Co2 Leatherman Wave (for repairs) |
Posted By: Stormy Knight
Date Posted: 19 August 2004 at 8:41pm
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Yeah, those mods are mostly for show. I'm still looking for 68 Special stuff. I think I have a line on one myself. It would be great to jazz it up once I get one. ------------- A-5 Armson DOT Sight Armson Raised Sightrail DOP Bullet Drop DOP RVA DOP X-Core DOP Vertical Adapter E-Grip(APE) Flatline Barrel HPA JCS Duel Trigger Lightening Bolt QEPH Vortex Mod |
Posted By: TOPGUN 414
Date Posted: 20 August 2004 at 5:11am
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i wanna buy the splatmaster pantball pistol off of ebay, i found a couple that were still in the original boxes and only been test fired, the splatmaster pistol was the gun that started paintball. keep the 68 and refurbish it and keep it and a cabnit.And buy the A-5 to play with ------------- A5 RT Mp5 clip Mp5 handguard dual offset rail tactical flashlight w p/s 42mm simmons redot polished internals maddman spring kit starfire bolt fx style stock 14in nightstik barrel |
Posted By: warbeak2099
Date Posted: 20 August 2004 at 9:47am
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The splatmaster was not the gun that started paintball. It was one of the first guns manufactored for the sport. The gun that started paintball is the nelspot bolt-action. There's actually a lot of controversy about what gun started it all. For now most believe it was the nelspot.
Also, here are some upgrades you could do to your 68 special: SL-68II Barrel .45 Grip Adapter for the M-16 Grip Sight Bottomline/Drop/Rail/Unimount (only w/ the .45 adapter) Gas-Thru Stock Wood or Sticky Grips (only w/ .45 adapter) Trigger work (lightened springs and the like) Extreme Rage Overdrive Loader (9-10bps is fine for a 68) ------------- MIDN 2/C, US Navy LCE-SpyderMag | G-Force Pneumatic Mag | '99 RF Sniper II |
Posted By: Stormy Knight
Date Posted: 20 August 2004 at 4:05pm
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The 68 Special and the SL-68II share the same barrel. That's good to know. Are there any mfgs besides J&J that make barrels for these markers? Warbeak, where can you find the upgrades you mentioned? I'm having a tough time finding anything other than a main drive spring for the Special.
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Posted By: warbeak2099
Date Posted: 20 August 2004 at 4:21pm
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Search around on ebay and in classifieds to get the grip adapter. CCI makes adapters to turn their m-16 grip Phantoms into .45 grip. I don't know if it will work on a 68 special though. Call/e-mail Mike Cassidy at CCI and he'll tell you. I'm pretty sure they will work on any gun that has an m-16 grip. ------------- MIDN 2/C, US Navy LCE-SpyderMag | G-Force Pneumatic Mag | '99 RF Sniper II |
Posted By: X 303
Date Posted: 22 August 2004 at 5:06pm
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Alrighty, I'll check it out. Thanks. ------------- A5 Flatline Car stock w/ built-in RVA Remote 20oz Co2 Leatherman Wave (for repairs) |
Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 22 August 2004 at 10:10pm
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keep the 68. the a5 is fast but not near as cool as a 68 special. if you do sell the 68 pm me first! ------------- I LIKE BIKES! |
Posted By: PISTOL_WRAITH
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 9:13am
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Stormy Knight if the 68 Special you have a line on falls through, drop me a line as I have two in working order. They are a lot of fun to play with! ------------- Take the challenge, try to make 200 paintballs last for 8 or more hours(other than not shooting). |
Posted By: Airhead67
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 12:55pm
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Id go with A-5 but keep the the 68 special to. ------------- I get top, only if i get bottom |
Posted By: Arbites
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 3:10pm
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The 68-Special is a great marker and I still use mine fairly regularly when I play with friends. I usually let them trade off with my A-5 and I play with my -Specials. There really isn't much to upgrading a Special: Both J&J and Smart Parts makes SL-68 barrels (those are the non-threaded barrels and the same as the 68-Special uses). I LOVE my J&J Ceramic barrels so much that I called J&J and had them make one for my SMG-68. It really quiets down the marker and even some of the old timers who did know what marker I was using were suprised when they saw it because they didn't hear "it" on the field. And I still get plenty of kills with it. The J&J is available from County Paintball (countypaintball.com - Mike is a member of this forum and a great guy) or direct from J&J and the SP barrel was also available from County Paintball, but I'm not sure if he still carries it. A feed neck adapter is critical for all feeder upgrades and is still available from County Paintball. As far as the specific feeder, I would still suggest getting an agitated hopper. While the marker does bounce around enough that you can get by without one, I like my 12 volt Revolutions (I have the X-board in mine which is probably overkill & you may even be able to make due with the 9 volt version). I also replaced my front grip with a vertical front grip. It makes it much more steady since it doesn't roll around like the stock one. Several are available from different online stores (search for vertical frontgrip) or on eBay. Internally there are no aftermarket parts I know of except for cheap linkage arms. I am researching having some custom titanium ones made from a metalsmith on another forum (titanium is light and strong). Many parts including O-ring kits are available form PBSports ( http://www.pbsports.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=contact&cfid=358711&cftoken=92435518 - http://www.pbsports.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=contact&cfi d=358711&cftoken=92435518 )
Unlike most markers (as discussed above with the A-5), SMG series markers (including the 68-Special) NEED liquid CO2 to operate effectively. This means you need a siphon tank. Using an antisiphon tank on your 68-Special will rob it of power. I also prefer a larger (20oz) tank even though it makes it a little harder to aim. Polishing the internals is actually not that effective because of the open rearbolt, but may help a little bit. More important is to make sure it is regularly opened, cleaned and lubricated. And make sure there is an O-ring on the front bolt. I have seen several 68-Specials without this and it can result in blowback, breaking paint in the feed neck or hopper. As for the website below, these are cosmetic upgrades. Some are pretty nice, though they are plastic and not as durable as some of the mods avaiable for the A-5 and M-98/98C that are actually made from the parts of real firearms. I know Mr Cushman is also a contributor to this forum and will disagree but plastic is just not as strong as metal (though I am still looking at some of the packages just because they do look so good).
And to end, let us know about the technical problems you had with the marker. It may be something we can work on and prevent from happening again. Even if you do get an A-5, the 68-Specials are nearly indestructible and will give you good play for many more years to come if you treat them right. ------------- A-5: 12" Ceramic, Egrip/WAS/Duel, HPA, MP5 sliding stock SMG-68: 12" Ceramic 68-Specials(8): 12"&14" Ceramic, 12V Revy *** 1 Tip-n-Strip, 1 Blue, 1 FA w/Qloader SL-68: 14" Ceramic SMG-60 Ext. Line |