My gun is getting heavy...
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Topic: My gun is getting heavy...
Posted By: BladeBuster
Subject: My gun is getting heavy...
Date Posted: 05 February 2005 at 9:53pm
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Ive got all this stuff on my 98 custom and its all getting too heavy for my arms (note: im not matured yet. im only 13.), so i think a drop forward will solve my weight balance problem. What drop forward is the easiest to install and the most effective and good looking? my proshop has a bullet drop forward with on/off and i may get that for around 38-40 dollars. is that a good deal and a good drop? links of good drops would help alot. ------------- I BREAK WALMART BLADES!!! i have no gun right now... Ion setup: Red SP Ion Crossfire high pressure 68/4500 Dye 05 Tank Cover Empire Reloader Dye Sticky .45 clear |
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Posted By: triggerhappy1
Date Posted: 05 February 2005 at 10:02pm
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yes, a drop forward would definately help. i had a similar setup, and even for me, the weight got in the way. a 240rd hopper and steel HPA tank is jusr dead weight. i have a stock, and a drop seemed to take a few lbs off the gun and turn it into more balance. with a drop you dont reach as far out, and your arms will be able to handle the weight better because they are less extended. the bullet drop is a great choice. i have one on my Automag. its a far drop, and the on/off is a great feature. all drops re realatively easy to install. its just a matter of two screws, and perhaps a wrench for the SS line. keep in mind you will also need a 90* fitting with most drop/ASA's unless you already have one. ------------- 
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Posted By: A-5 Command
Date Posted: 05 February 2005 at 10:10pm
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a drop forward wont solve your weight problem. And your gun doesn't weigh enough to have weight problems, unless ur a speedballer. sry i tried to find u a link on a drop forward that i though looked very cool on the 98 but i couln't find it.
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Posted By: DrexelSkaPB
Date Posted: 05 February 2005 at 10:17pm
| When you're carrying your gun around (between games), use a sling. Put's the weight on your shoulders rather than on your arms. Since arms are naturally weaker than shoulders/backs, you shouldn't have much a problem anymore. |
Posted By: BladeBuster
Date Posted: 06 February 2005 at 7:26am
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hmmm, if i buy a psycho bullet drop with on and off will i need to buy macrolines or anything else other than the drop itself? ------------- I BREAK WALMART BLADES!!! i have no gun right now... Ion setup: Red SP Ion Crossfire high pressure 68/4500 Dye 05 Tank Cover Empire Reloader Dye Sticky .45 clear |
Posted By: BladeBuster
Date Posted: 06 February 2005 at 9:31am
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^ please answer. bump. ------------- I BREAK WALMART BLADES!!! i have no gun right now... Ion setup: Red SP Ion Crossfire high pressure 68/4500 Dye 05 Tank Cover Empire Reloader Dye Sticky .45 clear |
Posted By: crazy_dave
Date Posted: 06 February 2005 at 9:46am
he said weight balance problem...yes it'll help balanicng your gun, and yes the bullet drop forward will look good on your 98 custom...and maybe you should strt working out...or just stop complaining ------------- Real guns have gills. |
A-5 Command wrote:Posted By: triggerhappy1
Date Posted: 06 February 2005 at 10:40am
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if you get that one, all youll need is a 90* fitting, and you can use your stock line. you can use macro, but its really a pain, and more expensive than a $4 fitting. |
Posted By: Bolt3
Date Posted: 06 February 2005 at 10:44am
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Word Trigger.
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Posted By: cdacda13
Date Posted: 06 February 2005 at 12:33pm
| if ur guns to heavy, just get a remote line. it takes the tank, which wieghts the most, off the gun. |
Posted By: Bolt3
Date Posted: 06 February 2005 at 1:08pm
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Also, might you want to get a Fiber Wrapped HPA Tank.
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Posted By: eaglesin05
Date Posted: 06 February 2005 at 1:23pm
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Remote lne and a sling
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Posted By: LordMatthew777
Date Posted: 06 February 2005 at 1:35pm
| Maybe you should just play stock paintball... If you can't a semi is too much for you. After all stocks only hold 10 paintballs at a time, and a 12 gram co2 |
Posted By: A-5 Command
Date Posted: 06 February 2005 at 1:46pm
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^ what the hell is stock paintball??? and yea just get a remote line, its cheeper and offers less problems than a drop forward. ------------- A-5 Flatline E-Grip Tapco T-6 stock JCS Duel Trigger JCS Universal BiPod Core Remote 88ci/4500psi Crossfire R-5 Hopper Apex Barrel Hot Shot red dot Lapco offset Spec Ops A5-A2 grip |
Posted By: Bolt3
Date Posted: 06 February 2005 at 1:49pm
Stock Paintball is old school. Might wanna switch that bad word... ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules> |
Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 06 February 2005 at 2:10pm
| just to make sure you know, a drop forward will not make it weigh any less, it will just even out the weight throughout the gun. but they look really cool, they are all the same except for the ones with on/off. other than that they are all based on looks. |
Posted By: Brainless_Fool
Date Posted: 06 February 2005 at 2:16pm
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Stock ------------- Who loves the chocolate? Everyone loves the chocolate. Nobody hates the chocolate. 'Cos everyone loves the chocolate. |
Posted By: DrexelSkaPB
Date Posted: 06 February 2005 at 2:17pm
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A-5 Command and Bolt3: Just for the heck of it, I played with my stock Phantom on a field full of semis one time, bad idea... I can get 3 rounds per second out of that puppy, that auto trigger is the toast of the field! |
Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 06 February 2005 at 4:33pm
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I'd say go for a remote line. That way, the tanks weight is on your back instead of your arms. ------------- A-5 E-Grip JCS Dual Trigger DOP X-CORE 8 stage x-chamber Lapco Bigshot 14" Beadblasted Optional setup: R/T Dead on Blade trigger |
Posted By: BladeBuster
Date Posted: 06 February 2005 at 4:44pm
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no remotes for me. i hate the remote idea and plus, ima speed ball player. im going to get the dead on or psychoballistics bullet drop with a 90* fitting and just hook it up. so there isnt any more bolts or screws needed to install one of these?? ------------- I BREAK WALMART BLADES!!! i have no gun right now... Ion setup: Red SP Ion Crossfire high pressure 68/4500 Dye 05 Tank Cover Empire Reloader Dye Sticky .45 clear |
Posted By: Bolt3
Date Posted: 06 February 2005 at 4:47pm
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Posted By: xXtippmannXx
Date Posted: 07 February 2005 at 9:48am
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ya go for the drop it will help alot.. ------------- tippmanns rock! tippmann 98 custom...just got a stock put on.. Team distortion! 3-man team. front-jacob front-joe back-rex |