worship_my_98c wrote: dude just bought model98 any tips?

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I recommend getting a 16 oz. tank and a electronic hopper before a barrel.

the reason being, if you buy a good barrel and chop because you dont have a electric hopper, the good barrel becomes a automatic curving barrel. and a larger c02 tank always is better.

I have no idea why anyone would consider buying a  R/T some fields do not permit them.. and there litterly garbage. get a ebolt just save up.

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New Barrel

Never take it apart outside

Tips? Don't fly kites near powerlines.

Tips for your 98 Custom? Replace the barrel as soon as you get the money.

I picked up a 98c with flatline barrel and collapsible carbine stock today- I love it. The lady at the army surplus threw in a $20 red dot sight for free.

One problem I found when shopping for the gun a month or two ago. When you put a stock on it, it drops the gun in your shoulder as opposed to having a CO2 tank as a stock. You won't be able to us the stock sights without injuring your neck. The flatline raises the sight picture about an inch, and the red dot is an inch and a half above that, so if you get a stock, you'll need 2.5" of vertical relief for the sights. As I said, a flatline and red dot sight shoudl be fine, without any spacers. Make sure if you get a sight though, that it either has the 3/8" dovetail mounting that fits the tippmann or flatline, and if not, pick up an adapter. The stock 989 has a 5/8" right beneath the 3/8", from visual inspection, but I gather you're thinking of a flatline.

Try the feel of the gun before you buy it. I've been to the surplus place a half dozen times to fondle- erm, handle the setup before I bought it, as they had a near identical one (different stock) sitting on a shelf. And above all, decide what style of play you want your gun suited for. Are you going primarily woodsball, or primarily speedball? The flatline can be a bit long for speedball- it's quite manageable, but some don't like it. That's where a collapsible stock comes in handy, you can shorten your marker at least somewhat.

Waht I love most about my setup is the realistic feel of it. I'm in the military, and handle the C7A1 usually- It's a Canadian adaptation of the M16, with a 3.4x optical sight on it. The tippmann with flatline and stock si roughly the same length, albeit much lighter, and the slower rate of fire inherent with the stock tippmann is balanced with the flatline's accuracy- great if you like to pick your shots, rather than fill the air with your money. It matches my conservaive style of shooting.

Oh, and for God's sake, get a remote hose. The air tank is no big deal, but it's jsut so much more convenient to keep it on your back... Also, when using a stock, I foudn today that the air tank can push against your side and cause the gun to cant a little bit to the left- with the flatline, titling the marker becomes a problem.