New guy saying hello.
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Topic: New guy saying hello.
Posted By: martiniman
Subject: New guy saying hello.
Date Posted: 23 January 2005 at 7:17pm
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Hello all. I have been a visitor of the forum for awhile and figured I would try to join the forum after I purchased my 1st gun.This is one great board you guys have here!! Have learned a ton of helpful info from many of you which I would like to now say thanks to all. I have been playing p.b. for about 1 yr. now. Mostly woodsball w/some speedball throw in.I try to play every weekend as time permits especially after just purchasing an A5 w/E grip.. I have a delemia after playing for the 1st time w/the new Tipp. After removing the barel, I noticed that the top of one of the inner threads on the barrel was chipped or broken off. I have not tried to re-install the barel due to not wanting to damage the threads further. The gun functioned great as expected but I am wondering what to do about a replacement barrel? While playng Sat. a.m. I was asked if I would like to play in a 3 on 3 tourney in late Mar. and am miffed as to what type of barrel to get. The damaged one was a stock 8", any rec.'s from anyone as to what to do for replacement? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,mm
------------- A-5 E-grip 14" Dye U.L. 20oz co2 Shocktech drop fwd. |
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Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 23 January 2005 at 7:34pm
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Welcome to the forums!
Your Tippmann is still under warranty call them and they will give you instructions on how to send it and they will most likely send you a replacement barrel for free. Once again, welcome, good luck and have fun! ------------- 
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Posted By: cdacda13
Date Posted: 23 January 2005 at 7:51pm
| call tippmann, and welcome to the forums. have fun here. |
Posted By: VTpaintballer
Date Posted: 23 January 2005 at 7:55pm
ya call tippmann, and welcome to the forum! But i would try to look into a new barrel anyway like a Lapco Bigshot... stock barrels aren't the best.
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Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 23 January 2005 at 8:41pm
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Welcome aboard! If you wish to get another barrel besides the stock one, lapco bigshots, jj ceramics, and some DYE barrels are more commonly bought. To see what how other people feel about these and other barrels, visit http://www.pbreview.com - www.pbreview.com ------------- Pumpker'd; (V.) When a pump player runs up and shoots you at point blank range because you thought 20bps made you good. |
Posted By: martiniman
Date Posted: 23 January 2005 at 9:56pm
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Wow! Thank you all very much for the welcomes and the advice. I will call Tippmann tomorrow and let you know what they say. Also will definitely check out your recs on the upgrades.Thanks again! MM ------------- A-5 E-grip 14" Dye U.L. 20oz co2 Shocktech drop fwd. |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 24 January 2005 at 2:29am
Welcome to the forum, glad to see your introduction went well, have a good stay 
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Posted By: Pimpsta98c
Date Posted: 24 January 2005 at 10:35am
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buy a new barrel. it is a great upgrade for your gun and you will love it. progressive and teardrops are good. only like 30$. jj ceramic are also good for aorund 30$. http://www.paintballgear.com - www.paintballgear.com those are the lowest prices on paintball that i have seen. order a barrel from there. hope i helped ------------- Matrix Hyper 2 reg Proto barrel and grips Tadao M5 WGP uni CCM Feedneck |
Posted By: DrunkDriver
Date Posted: 24 January 2005 at 11:25am
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A little chip on the end of your barrel threads should not cause a problem. Since most people upgrade to a better barrel it does not matter that much either, it gives you an excuse. Most people get either the J&J Ceramic(around $35) or the Lapco Bigshot(around $50). The Bigshot is worth the extra few dollors as it is a better barrel. You can spend more money, close too $100 for a Dye Ultralite, Boomstick, or any other high-end barrel. Your other option is a barrel kit. A barrel kit has many barrels in one. Each barrel is a different size to match different paint perfectly. Some barrel kits have insterts and some barrel kits have different backs. I have the Evil Pipe and love it. There are many differnt kits to chose from, Smart Parts has the Freak kit, Empire has one, ect. ------------- http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=260991706090alb8rs.jpg"> 
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Posted By: adicted
Date Posted: 24 January 2005 at 3:42pm
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call tippmann or just get a better barrel ------------- a-5 rt 14" Progressive 20 oz PMI 4+1 soon to come: x-core expansion chamber dop drop forward double trigger superfly bolt |
Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 24 January 2005 at 4:37pm
| i say just get a J&J ceramic there only like $35! |
Posted By: pbdude985
Date Posted: 24 January 2005 at 5:09pm
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hey to tell you the truth i would suggest a new barrel becuase the stock barrel is bad but call tippmann they should help you out. welcome to the forums have fun ------------- 
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Posted By: jimbob07
Date Posted: 25 January 2005 at 12:41pm
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A good barrell for a reasonable price is probobly a quiet riot or a whisper or a twister. Ps. welcome to the forum blkm98c remote carstock 14"whisper 14"quiet riot exp chamber
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Posted By: Liquid3
Date Posted: 25 January 2005 at 2:54pm
| Welcome to the forum. |
Posted By: boarder2k7
Date Posted: 25 January 2005 at 3:10pm
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Many tippmann stock barrels appear chipped or broken on the last thread. If it threads in smoothly without catching then it is not a problem, if it "grabs" and stops screwing in then call tippmann. Usually the appearance of a missing thread peice is just because the annodizing has chipped off, and even if the smallest thread is missing it will not effect preformance.
Hope this helps. Welcome to the forum! |
Posted By: Shadowminion
Date Posted: 25 January 2005 at 7:40pm
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What boarder2K7 said ^^^ Welcome to the forum ! ------------- SL68-II , micro honed and polished .688" bore . Tuff Enuf . Widowmaker , under construction |
Posted By: martiniman
Date Posted: 25 January 2005 at 8:04pm
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Thanks again to all you guys for the welcomes and advice.. Well I went out and bought a 12" J&J ceramic...it looks sweet(black).Hopefully I will get use it this weekend provided I make it thru the work week.. I tell you what,you folks made it alot easier to pick out a new barrel for sure.After reading a ton of reveiws and comments on them I was over-whelmed by the info.. Do many suffer from the dreaded Busted Ball Syndrome??? I will be honest I have never broken a ball...hahahaha . had to throw that in,couldn't resist..No seriously, I have only shot PMI balls though due to the field where I play..I didn't realize it was a problem....Oh well live and learn or just fogettaboutit!!! Cheers,MM ------------- A-5 E-grip 14" Dye U.L. 20oz co2 Shocktech drop fwd. |
Posted By: martiniman
Date Posted: 01 February 2005 at 1:56am
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Update on the J & J 12" ceram. I broke it in the 1st round due assholus interuptus conflictictus maximus... Ran into a "small man" repeat small physically and mentally...This s.o.b. was actually older than me I am 39 oh geez,and this creep was 44-46 somewhere in that range...well to not be long winded he was your universal ref to beat all..When this crazy loon shot somebody he would run up to them and start screaming like a little kid "I shot you you are out"" I could not beleive what I was I seeing.Well after about 10 mins. of this crap several of my buds and I decided to take him down (justly of course) 3-4 shots and he was **edited**ing up a storm throwing his marker all the way off the field..While between games he comes over to me and starts this you think you are hot s t don't you mr. camo man.. i just looked down at him and didn't say a word..well that must have pissed him off because next thing he kicks my marker off the bench and dents my brand new barell....The lord held me back and the refs got him away from me for the time being but I was pissed.I never said one word to the little man the whole time.I think it is only due the the young people that were around and a few moms here and there.Well that was it for me for the day,but when it came time to leave the park somebody said "anybody up for a cold beer 7 wings?""" just what I needed with aquickness!!! Well low and behold guess who I ran into in the bathroom at Tacomac..yup shorty...I asked him what his problem was and had he recently stopped taking his medication or something..All I heard was your a f"""" P"""" you lil **edited**...that was it I kicked that S>O>B>'s ass silly..I don't think he will be back to the park for eternity..Turns out the weasel was a Lawyer.I don't have anything against Lawyers but I always have wanted to knock one good right in the kisser...I don't and haven't been in a fight in over 2 yrs. so please don't get the idea I think I am some badass..Far from it I assure you ther are vets on this board tuff as steel but fighting is not a good thing but if you have to resort to it, kick butt!!!!!! sorry for the rant and being long-winded,I feel much better now.Better than my barell eh?? mm ------------- A-5 E-grip 14" Dye U.L. 20oz co2 Shocktech drop fwd. |
Posted By: Mirkx Voss
Date Posted: 01 February 2005 at 1:59am
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welcome to the forum
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 01 February 2005 at 2:09am
| Sweet story, bummer about the barrel. |
Posted By: 98c Dude13
Date Posted: 01 February 2005 at 8:58am
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If the threads aren't chipped off then it's ok. But if it's just the paint that has been chipped off don't worry about it. BTW welcome to the forums. ------------- TIPPMANN 98 CUSTOM 14" Progressive barrel 32* Black gel grips BT-16 Double trigger Pen Spring Mod X-core Expansion Chamber Vertical Adapter |