Buying first gun
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Topic: Buying first gun
Posted By: ghostleader123
Subject: Buying first gun
Date Posted: 22 April 2005 at 9:54pm
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Hey all, I live in Colorado and a new theme park has just opened called Mr.Biggs. I go there every now and then and last time I went I tried their paintball arena. I enjoyed it so much that I'm going to purchase my first marker and get into the sport. But which one? I'm sure this question has popped up all over, but I want your guys' opinion. Right now I'm looking into a Spyder Victor but the reviews on it say its now a good marker. The specific problems that I heard are that the barrel is awful and that the bolt sucks and needs to be cared for more than others. I dont want to pay more than $100 for my marker and equipment (including mask, 12oz CO2 tank, and a simple $4 hopper). What are your all's opinion on the marker and what others would you all recommend? ------------- "Once that first bullet flies past your head, politics and all that **edited** go right out the window. |
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Posted By: Paintball Grunt
Date Posted: 22 April 2005 at 9:59pm
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well ur probaly not gonna get somethng good for all that equipment and just $100 bux. the spider victor isnt very good. a couple of my freinds have some and they never work ------------- I'm not going to call the hospital, because you won't learn anything if I do. 
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Posted By: TippmannSniper9
Date Posted: 22 April 2005 at 10:04pm
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It's going to be kinda hard to find a good marker that is less than $100. My suggestion would be to go to http://www.800paintball.com - http://www.800paintball.com and look around. GOOD LUCK AND WELCOME TO THE FORUMS!! ------------- AJ 
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Posted By: Paintball Grunt
Date Posted: 22 April 2005 at 10:10pm
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ya just a good marker normaly costs more than $100 never mind equipment. id be suprised if u could get anything for that ------------- I'm not going to call the hospital, because you won't learn anything if I do.
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Posted By: Shadowminion
Date Posted: 22 April 2005 at 11:22pm
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The model 98 is as reasonable as you can get , and still get a good reliable marker , its purchase price is just over 100 bucks . masks and other stuff you can pick up online fairly cheaply , but its gonna be near impossible to get the whole set up for under 100 dollars , unless you buy (shudder) Brass eagle,, (dont do that , you'll get a poorly made product , and get discouraged , .... what guns did you use at Mr Biggs ? ------------- SL68-II , micro honed and polished .688" bore . Tuff Enuf . Widowmaker , under construction |
Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 23 April 2005 at 7:45am
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Save up $40 and get a 98 custom. You will be glad you did. ------------- http://www.macdev.net - MacDev Militia http://www.alienpb.com - Alien - Because winning is more fun. |
Posted By: Paintball Grunt
Date Posted: 23 April 2005 at 7:59am
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ya i got 98c and it works wonders ------------- I'm not going to call the hospital, because you won't learn anything if I do.
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Posted By: Zesty
Date Posted: 23 April 2005 at 8:41am
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I would buy a used M98C.
Get a cheap V-Force mask($20) and a 200z tank for $20 as well and you're good to go. You don't want a mask that's gonna fog or to only have one tank and constantly be running out of air! Buy the bigger tank since it should only be $20 anyways and will give you about 1000 shots per fill, and buy a V-Force mask so you KNOW it won't fog and will give you clear vision. You can polish out the bore of your M98C's stock barrel to make it more accurate, or you can try and find a package deal when you buy your gun. If I was gonna buy another Tippmann, it would be used! |
Posted By: 98_custom22
Date Posted: 23 April 2005 at 10:40am
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if i was you i would save like 100 more dollars and buy the 98 custom package for $190 ------------- 98% of ion owners think ions are better than any high end gun. If you would like to bonus ball these idiots put this in your sig. me: 06 Nasty Nerve 68/4500 +47/3000 halo b freak kit |
Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 23 April 2005 at 10:42am
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Ebay. get a used 98C. ------------- 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: Zesty
Date Posted: 23 April 2005 at 10:49am
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Yeah, you could check E-Bay.
I would also look on the http://www.pbreview.com - Pb Review , http://www.pbnation.com - PB Nation , or http://www.a5og.net - A5 Owner's Group Buy/Sell forums to see if there's something you like. |
Posted By: customA5
Date Posted: 23 April 2005 at 4:44pm
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Save up and get a tippman i have an A5 and it works great |
Posted By: Strife_17
Date Posted: 23 April 2005 at 7:44pm
| DO NOT GET A VICTOR you will regret it. just save your money i bought one of those kind of guns and even though i have played a bunch of games with it i never can do anything because it always dies or breaks paint... one ime i think it attempted to explode... |
Posted By: KoolKidsKlan
Date Posted: 23 April 2005 at 7:56pm
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i suggest.. either save for a 98c. or get a cheap gun.. like used or somthing ------------- 
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Posted By: exile98
Date Posted: 23 April 2005 at 8:19pm
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by a tipman 98 costome the new one ------------- ~~~~~98c~~~~~ 200 round hopper dobble trigger j&j cs2 one pice barrel 14" pro EL mask shockteck drop foward shockteck on/off with asa |
Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 23 April 2005 at 8:36pm
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He wants a cheap gun, meaning he probably wont be upgrading. So why would he buy an already upgraded one? The procustom is just a 98C with an E-Grip for an upgrade and a drop and double trigger stock. ------------- 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: FA22RaptorF22
Date Posted: 23 April 2005 at 8:59pm
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Dude, just get a tippmann 98 custom power pack and ur good 2 go. Here's the link to a cheap place: http://www.paintballadrenaline.com/V2/customer/product.php?productid=16143&cat=695&page=1 - http://www.paintballadrenaline.com/V2/customer/product.php?p roductid=16143&cat=695&page=1 ------------- Please sign up at http://www.tippmannowners.com/ - http://www.tippmannowners.com/ and leave the referrer as me (FA22RaptorF22)and you will be my hero. |
Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 23 April 2005 at 9:06pm
| I would go to http://www.ebay.com - www.ebay.com and look for a used 98c with upgrades. Make sure it's something that sounds like what you want. |
Posted By: A-5 Command
Date Posted: 23 April 2005 at 10:13pm
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check http://www.xpaintball.com - www.xpaintball.com for some really cheep gun but i would definatly sugest geting a 98c pluss ur gonna have a really bad gun if u buy a new one pluss a mask and tank for under $100 save up for a 98, check e bay ------------- 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 |