Little bit of advice needed
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Topic: Little bit of advice needed
Posted By: BullDawg
Subject: Little bit of advice needed
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 7:47pm
| Well a me and a few of my buddies figured we try and take this up jus to screw around. But we decided to get serious with it and hope to continue doing this. not gonna be a one time thing. Well we found us about 10 acres of woodland and are gonna start playing on it. We havent bought anything at all and are just looking right now. We are hoping to go out and buy basicaly the same gun and all. We have about 20 people wanting to play and we were gonna do a basic capture the flag type games. I want to know what gun would be best. We are hoping not to go over about 150-200 a gun (cheaper the better customize later). I was lookin at the 98 custom at academy that comes with the gun, a mask, 12 oz tank, and a 200 round hopper for $168. is that a good deal or do i need to keep lookin? |
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Posted By: DrunkDriver
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 7:51pm
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That is a great deal. Make sure you can play on that land. ------------- http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=260991706090alb8rs.jpg"> 
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Posted By: Monkeybusiness
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 7:52pm
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Not bad, But I would recommend the a5. But then again, you are just
getting into it. What kind of mask, it is very important not to get
stuck with crap like "extreme rage", go for vforce morph, excellent
quality for a good price. That is a decent deal. I say go for it, You
cannot beat a tippmann for a new player, because if you break it, you
know tippmann will back it. Good luck!
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Posted By: 2k4kev
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 7:52pm
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Yeah it seems to be a good deal, better than buying online, your tippmann wont break, but it is good to have a store close to you that will service your gun etc...
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Posted By: BullDawg
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 7:56pm
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well this is a mask i could get its $25 its the JT USA Elite ‘N Vader Single Paintball Mask. the one that comes with it is just a scott soft mask whatever that is. But its cheaper at academy than it is anywhere online. mask can be replaced. |
Posted By: BullDawg
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 7:59pm
| oh yeah and the woods we are gonna play in we just got permission to play on it and about 20 more acres included with it. |
Posted By: Monkeybusiness
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 7:59pm
------------- TIPPMANN A-5 ________________ 2 X 20 OZ C02 ________________ FREAK BARREL ________________ RESPONSE TRIGGER ________________ |
BullDawg wrote:Posted By: BullDawg
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 8:02pm
| well it says that it comes with a soft mask with the gun and i was lookin and wondering if the JT USA ELite 'N Vader was a good mask or not. |
Posted By: BullDawg
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 8:04pm
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another question is what about the different barrels i can add on and the stocks. I was lookin at the 12" sniper barrel for mine to add on. is that any good? or do i need to look at something else? |
Posted By: Monkeybusiness
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 8:13pm
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Who makes the barrel? You will also need the tippmann 98 thread. Stocks
are a waste of money. 14" barrels are the best lenght for both speed
and accuracy. ------------- TIPPMANN A-5 ________________ 2 X 20 OZ C02 ________________ FREAK BARREL ________________ RESPONSE TRIGGER ________________ |
Posted By: Bullet
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 8:15pm
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98 custom power pack good deal ------------- Mountain Dew + Duct Tape = 
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Posted By: BullDawg
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 8:19pm
| tippmann makes the barrel i was lookin at it on this site. Im just starting out but i wanna get ahead of everyone else. U think stocks are a waste? We are probably gonna end up playing for money and stuff so we its gettin more serious and serious day by day. We are hoping to get real tactical with this. But i dont know what im doin soooo.............. |
Posted By: BullDawg
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 8:20pm
| yeah thats the one i was lookin at bullet |
Posted By: DM5man
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 8:29pm
| It's agood deal but before you buy it I would make sure it's a 98 custom and not a 98 because you can't upgrade the 98 that much |
Posted By: BullDawg
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 8:30pm
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its the custom i made sure of that
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Posted By: seargeantjim
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 8:33pm
| Since your buying so many, see if they will give you a deal, or throw some extras in. I highly reccomend the 98c to new players, very durable, and you can upgrade it later with something like a response trigger. |
Posted By: BullDawg
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 8:34pm
| well we're buying from academy u think they'd throw extras in? |
Posted By: seargeantjim
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 8:36pm
| Im not sure, Ive never dealt with them. But I know when you buy real firearms for alot of money, you can wield and deal with them easily.In your case your spending over 2 grand, so they better throw something in, if not just tell them u will shop somewhere else.... if your serious enough. |
Posted By: BullDawg
Date Posted: 30 January 2005 at 8:41pm
| yeah we pretty serious about this we have spent 2 days in the woods setting us up bounderies and cuttin some trails and all. |
Posted By: seargeantjim
Date Posted: 31 January 2005 at 3:44pm
| Well make sure all of you have the money, because you dont want to start making deals with no money, yoy may end up with nothing. I think once before I saw on some website, a bulk order of guns(the more the cheaper) and I believe there was around 20 or so. However im not sure where to find them, maybe someone else knows. It must of been to start your own field. |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 31 January 2005 at 3:51pm
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You're going to need a good local CO2 supplier. Youc an either go to a hardware store and fill up your CO2 tank each time it's empty (which, depending on how far in the woods your field is, could take some time an interrupt play), or if you guysd are VERY serious about this, get a CO2 scale and fill station, and actually bulk-purchase the huge tanks of CO2 they use at fields. Also, you're going to need a lot of paint. With 20 people, if you can pool your money, you may be able to bulk-buy it wholesale. Many retailers will offer 'field packs' of markers, say 10 or 20 98C packages all together, at a serious discount. Take advantage of these offers if you can find them. Get some spare parts kits for the 98s. Even though they're tippmanns, with that many you're bound to end up with a few problems. Get lots of o-rings. Good luck in your endeavours. Hopefully if thigns go well, a few years form now you guys may find yourselves setting up a business with the land and gear you've got. Speaking of the land though, find out who owns it, and make sure you can play there. ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 31 January 2005 at 4:16pm
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Besides on deciding what you kind of markers and other paintballing neccesseties to get and use, you should check to see if you are able to use that land....check wit the city or county ordnances at City Hall....if you fail to do that, theres alsways chance of having the cops come by and have them confiscate all the equipment you spent alot of money on and you and the others could be arrested fer trespassing and not having the proper permits, insurance, etc. or permission to use that land. ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition! 
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Posted By: Monkeybusiness
Date Posted: 31 January 2005 at 4:40pm
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You are absolutely right. You can find bulk packages online.Search
google till your fingers bleed, then make "academy" match the web
price. One thing you must understand.!!!Don't waste your money on
aesthetic crap for your gun. Save your money for "air and paint" ------------- TIPPMANN A-5 ________________ 2 X 20 OZ C02 ________________ FREAK BARREL ________________ RESPONSE TRIGGER ________________ |
Posted By: JoRdOn3
Date Posted: 31 January 2005 at 5:15pm
| a bulldawg i play woods ball and a good gun is tha a5 and a good barrel iz tha flatline thats wat i have but tippmanns are tha best for woodsball me and my friends play evry saturday in tha woods we have sponsers to give us paint balls we pay then $200 for 2 months and they pay for paintballs and co2 fills but git a tippmanna5 if u cant git that try a 98custom i had a 98 custom but im sellin it on ebay for $300 cuz i have a lot of stuff to go with it i have a electronic trigger on it flatline barrel and im sellin it with 4 16oz co2 taks (i have 8 right now thats y im sellin 4) and some paint balls and a viewloder hopper but yeah git tippmann itz tha best for woods ball |
Posted By: BullDawg
Date Posted: 31 January 2005 at 9:51pm
| yeah we can use the woods they are privately owned and the guy said that we could use them whenever we want (and he wants to play now too) academy matches prices over the net? |
Posted By: Ethos
Date Posted: 01 February 2005 at 11:50am
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Basically haggle with Academy if you HAVE to get it from them. If you're looking for upgrades (I believe you mentioned a barrel before), don't be fooled by the words "Sniper Barrel" and such. Yes, Tippmann has a barrel that increases the distance you can fire from, called the Flatline system, but this is a costly upgrade. You mentioned you wanted to have all the guns around $200 so after purchasing the 98cs, for barrels I would look into Lapco Bigshots or J&J Ceramics for the 98c. Lapcos can have machine-gun shrouds and other scenario stuff added on to them, but the cheapest while still greatly effective barrels are J&J. 98cs + J&J = nice beginner setup under $200. You can add new masks to that that range from $20-80. So you'll be able to keep it cheap and still be able to pool for a CO2 station and paint. |
Posted By: BullDawg
Date Posted: 01 February 2005 at 4:18pm
| yes we have already things to refill the co2 (just found it out today) and yeah i started asking around and i got someone that will sell them cheaper when i buy in bulk. Now we have about 18 people wanting to play and now that this other guy wants to play out land increased by about 15 more acres. Its lookin good. And Ethos imma look into those J&J barrels, ill probably save up and buy myself a flatline system but ill tell the others about them. Thanks. What all what u mean by the machine gun shrouds and other scenario stuff added? |
Posted By: BullDawg
Date Posted: 01 February 2005 at 4:22pm
| Also while im thinkin about it what about gloves and all? Do i really need paintball gloves or will any gloves do? Any particular brand of paintballs? Is the paint washable or do i need to wear some older camo? |
Posted By: bigjas
Date Posted: 01 February 2005 at 5:06pm
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bye draxxus paintballs they're the best
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Posted By: bluemunky42
Date Posted: 01 February 2005 at 5:11pm
u can buy adapters from lapco thats what i did. for the barrel i mean ------------- 
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Posted By: BullDawg
Date Posted: 01 February 2005 at 5:33pm
| how much do the draxxus run? and is lapco the best ive heard a bit about them? |
Posted By: Bullet
Date Posted: 01 February 2005 at 8:04pm
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gloves are a nice thing cause it kills getting hit in the fingers your hand shakes for like an hour but any glove will do im planing on gettin a pair of machanics gloves like only 20.00 ------------- Mountain Dew + Duct Tape =
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Posted By: BullDawg
Date Posted: 01 February 2005 at 9:12pm
| what about the paint is is washable? this is probably a newbie question but i wanna know. |
Posted By: Cause-its-hot
Date Posted: 01 February 2005 at 9:26pm
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Almost all paint is washaball....It just depends how quick you wash your clothes to me.... But some will say that cheaper brands have thiner paint , which comes out easier ....not nessesarily(sp?) true. Have fun...play safe...hahaha...bein an a-5 owner i suggest the A5. ------------- Tippmann forum for life!! "TILL BAN DO US PART" |
Posted By: BullDawg
Date Posted: 01 February 2005 at 9:37pm
| hey this is probably another dumb question but this one wasnt from me my freind was wondering if a scope was mountable on the 98 custom. Also how much is an attachment to run a line from my gun to a backpack wit my co2 in it? |
Posted By: cooljon012288
Date Posted: 01 February 2005 at 10:18pm
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yeah you geting a good field and good players to play with is the key make shure you guys don't fight and crapt and you guys will have a blast out there. i envy you ------------- Tippmann A-5 flatline barrel 20oz c02 E-Z sling O-D green weaver mount 30mm red dot sight all black swat suit G3 German .308 20 round mag R-5 hopper Co2 tank cover Co2 tank butt stock |
Posted By: FaTeD
Date Posted: 02 February 2005 at 2:13am
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Yes, you can mount a scope to a 98c. The line you are referring to is called a "remote". They cost about $20-$30. You will need a harness that has a spot for your tank. A 4+1, 6+1, or 8+1 depending on how much paint you want to carry with you. If you don't have the money for a new barrel right away, you can take a piece of electrical tape and put it over the ports on barrel (the ones in the middle of the barrel). This will help improve on accuracy and air consistency. Just remember, the longer the barrel, the more air you need to push the ball out. The flatline is good but, you lose accuracy (depending on the wind). You may want to look at getting a chrono so you don't have to worry about people shooting over 300fps (big safety concern). Remember to think SAFETY FIRST. If I had the money when I started paintball, I would have bought the A-5 b/c of the cyclone feed system (almost guaranteed not to chop a ball). The only time I chop with my 98c, is when I try to shoot over 10bps for more than a few seconds. A fast hopper would fix this problem. Good luck. |
Posted By: BullDawg
Date Posted: 02 February 2005 at 7:22am
| any hoppers recommended or are they all bascialy the same and earlier someone mentioned i need to get some kind of ring? (just replacement parts) and just a regular like weaver mount will do for the scope? |