I play woodsball mostly
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Topic: I play woodsball mostly
Posted By: SatanSteve
Subject: I play woodsball mostly
Date Posted: 16 March 2005 at 5:23pm
| Hey, I play woodsball mostly but speedball occasionally and wondering if I should go for A-5 or Ion. This has probably been answered before but some say A-5 some say Ion. I'm going on majority here. I play mid field. I'm in the woods alot more than in open. I would like a fast marker but a good woodsball marker, help me. Thanks =) |
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Posted By: Impulsive
Date Posted: 16 March 2005 at 6:05pm
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Sine you play primarily woods go with the A-5. The reliability factor is unmatched.
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Posted By: Gumbe02
Date Posted: 16 March 2005 at 6:11pm
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hmmm depend on what you want...both gun are good, but the ion i dont kow how reliable it is yet....a-5 is reliable.........a-5 stock isnt fast, ion stock has eye, and caps at 17bps...and has a change i gusse i'll call em "face plate" so they can get skratched to **** ------------- Mag shooter |
Posted By: SatanSteve
Date Posted: 16 March 2005 at 6:46pm
| I hear A5 is innacurate with flatline and eats air, with ion id get a professional marker thats fast and so far i hear good. Is this a false statement, correct me if so |
Posted By: SatanSteve
Date Posted: 16 March 2005 at 6:47pm
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Ion is made by a company that creates $1000 markers, i would think itd be reliable, my opionion, but im listening to you pros out there, give me more opinions |
Posted By: a5guy07
Date Posted: 16 March 2005 at 11:10pm
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lol its incredible how many a-5 vs ion pages there are when they all ask the exact same question... anyways if u play woodsball then get an a-5. Imo its uncomfortable using a speedball gun in the woods b/c of the way the trigger is. Also remember that w/ an ion, u will need a $75 hopper and u will want to go nitro. U could use that money to get an egrip for the a-5 and have a very nice woodsball setup. just b/c a company makes a $1000 gun doesnt mean all of their products are good. Take wgp and their trilogy as an example. Still, ive heard good things about ions but the bottom line is its just not a woodsball gun. ------------- 
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Posted By: xXxMidgeTxXx
Date Posted: 17 March 2005 at 6:47pm
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It's all personal preference. Get whichever gun that you think is more comfortable, not what someone tells you you should get.
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Posted By: Hella Cool
Date Posted: 17 March 2005 at 6:54pm
The A-5 Flatline is very accurate. Due to the Cyclone it does have slightly increased air usage. If you play both woods and speed, then get the A-5. EDIT: Mostly they come at night. Mostly. |
SatanSteve wrote:Posted By: cdacda13
Date Posted: 17 March 2005 at 7:42pm
| since u play woodsball, go for a tac-one by AGD. great gun for woodsball |
Posted By: Gumbe02
Date Posted: 18 March 2005 at 11:06pm
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i dont understand......why can you use a speedball gun in woods....i mean honestly....a5- is a gas hog...with compair (i never used it on co2). when i wana go to woodsball my hyper mag work PERfect....sooo i say get what you want..you can use a speedball gun in a woods ball game if that what stoping you from buying an ion. ------------- Mag shooter |
Posted By: n00bi
Date Posted: 19 March 2005 at 1:41am
| I heard the A-5 Cylcone system only uses _EXTRA AIR_ not air directly from the tank... |
Posted By: rockerdoode
Date Posted: 19 March 2005 at 3:21am
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A-5 is kind of a hog. The Cyclone uses Co2 directly but things like responce triggers use left over air. Which is why you'll sometimes see people getting less than a thousand shots outta a 20oz Co2 tank. But the A-5, gradually upgrade it with a flatline and r/t, you'll love it. ------------- "According to Sue Johanson, theres nothing that can increase your manhood, trust me I've already looked into it for myself." -Zata |
Posted By: Robert_Hawker
Date Posted: 19 March 2005 at 5:49am
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That is correct the cyclone uses excess gass that would normaly be expelled through the grip any way the same is true of the RT. The flat line is actualy very accurate but for a good mix i would recomend a big shot or a J&J ceramic 12-14" Also if you intend to play a mix the a-5 is perfect you can have all the fire power you want and in 30 seconds yank a few of the strip pins and have a compleatly diffrent marker for speed ball and with a sweet spotted RT you can hit 12bps. most human beings cant fan a trigger that fast in an actuial game situation so you should be set on fire power and you cant beet a tippmann for durrabillity and versitility. ------------- Tipp A-5 Opsgear Saw Shroud Opsgear G36 Folding Stock 16" j&j |
Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 19 March 2005 at 10:19am
| For woodsball you don't need speed. I would get a 98c with a J+J Ceramic barrel and a 4+1 harness with a remote line. Then you can polish your internals and do the pen spring mod to make it perform a little better. If you really find the need to shoot a little faster, then I would go with the R/T for the 98c. This will probably make you need a new motorized hopper. Then I would just get a 12 Volt Viewloader Revolution(Revvy). |
Posted By: Gumbe02
Date Posted: 19 March 2005 at 2:47pm
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umm everyone who i know can at less get 11 to 12bps when they need to......and a-5 is a gas hog i have a lpk and a 72 cu 3kpsi tank and we only got 700 shots..soooo i duno..to me that a gas hog on my mag with a 68cu 3k psi i get 800 ------------- Mag shooter |
Posted By: RamboBlue
Date Posted: 19 March 2005 at 2:57pm
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y is everyone complaining about the a5 being a gas hog co2 is so cheap these day u shouldnt worry about that go with the a5 with a flatline and r/t it will kick ass in both woods and speedball ------------- TIPPMANN KICKS ASS Champions know pain, endure pain, and never complain 98% of paintballers act gangsta', if you are of the 2% that are normal, put this this in your sig. |