first gun help
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Topic: first gun help
Posted By: sniperr
Subject: first gun help
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 6:46pm
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I want an a-5, for mainly woodsball, and a little speedball, is this a good
choice plus, wat hopper, and goggles should I get? if i modified an a-5 with : Progressive 20" Sniper barrel A-5 Collapsible Stock CORE DeadBox Reflex Sight w/Red Dot would it be okay, or would it just suck? |
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Posted By: VTpaintballer
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 6:56pm
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well a5 shoudl do good with that, ummm hopper the a5 comes with mask, anythign will do but if you have money a profiler, and the setup sucks, you can't play speedball with that and snipers don't exist in paintball, but i don't wnat to argue about that, but ya this shoudl be a good setup lapco bigshot or flatline Response Trigger x-core expansion chamber thats a good all around setup |
Posted By: sniperr
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:01pm
| thanx really good to know I don't wana waste all my money |
Posted By: VTpaintballer
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:04pm
| ya, you wont be happy with sniper things |
Posted By: Hella Cool
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:05pm
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Get: A-5 Thermal Mask 12+ Oz. Co2 Tank Then Get: 14" Teardrop Barrel X-Core Expansion Chamber Response Trigger |
Posted By: VTpaintballer
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:07pm
| lapco 14" is better |
Posted By: sniperr
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:08pm
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wats an x-core expansion chamber?
and wat about putting on a flatline barrel? |
Posted By: WatchingPopos
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:11pm
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I got a Dye boomstick for my a5. its okay, but costs a lot. mine was about $120.. i play both speed and woods, so yea, the a5 is good for both ------------- http://www.imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: VTpaintballer
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:11pm
| http://www.countypaintball.com/product_overview.asp?from=search - http://www.countypaintball.com/product_overview.asp?from=sea rch = x-core |
Posted By: sniperr
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:12pm
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so wat about putting on a flatline barrel
and the link didn't work |
Posted By: WatchingPopos
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:12pm
I feel stupid, sniperr started the same day as me, but he has more posts... ------------- http://www.imageshack.us">
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Posted By: VTpaintballer
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:13pm
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^hahahah who cares, and flatline is good, shoots farther thats about the only thing is kidna accurate, i liek lapco bigshot better |
Posted By: sniperr
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:15pm
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your link didn't work so just tell me wat does th x-core expansion
chamber do? |
Posted By: WatchingPopos
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:15pm
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I wouldnt reccomend a flatline, because you want to speedball, and the extra distance isnt neccasary(sp), but its ok because if you use it right, you can make paintballs curve around bunkers. thats always helpul, especially if u dont want to risk running up and bunkering someone ------------- http://www.imageshack.us">
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Posted By: sniperr
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:17pm
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^sounds cool, but remember, i've always rented, there's no way i know
how to make a ball curve |
Posted By: VTpaintballer
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:19pm
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ok, this is what a x-core does
This expansion chamber is setting new standards. It has a large liquid cell at the bottom and then 8 micro cells on the top. We ask you to compare it to any other chamber on the market. This grip is the first grip that was designed with both CO2 and N2 users in mind. The X-Core will give more than enough expansion cell area to break up liquid CO2 while still keeping a straight through, low resistance air flow for Nitrogen. An additional feature that I love is that the port hole is on the bottom. Most x-chambers have it on the side and you have to get the hole lined up. With the hole in the bottom, you just get a 90 degree connect elbow (same as with a gas-thru foregrip). The best thing about the x-core is its price. It will do a better job than any other chamber on the market but the price is much lower. |
Posted By: WatchingPopos
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:20pm
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Its not hard. flatlines work because they shoot the ball out so it kinda curves upwards. thats how it goes farther, cause gravity cancels it out. so all you have to do is shoot the a5 sideways, and the flatline will curve it "up" technically side ways, and around the bunker. out gos the bad guy ------------- http://www.imageshack.us">
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Posted By: sniperr
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:21pm
| sweet! thanx! as for stratagies do you guys have any tips? |
Posted By: VTpaintballer
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:23pm
| and the x-core buy at www.countypaintball.com |
Posted By: WatchingPopos
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:27pm
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Strategies? huh, i dont know. Stay tucked into your bunker and dont get shot. everything else youll learn from experience ------------- http://www.imageshack.us">
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Posted By: sniperr
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 7:28pm
| thanx guys, keep'em comin |
Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 8:10pm
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Lapco Bigshot(no more than 14" barrel) I'd say 12" would be good X-Chamber(X-Core) R/T if you field allows it. If not get the E-Grip Double Trigger That's a good list. Start there, but play with the gun stock for a while. |
Posted By: VTpaintballer
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 8:11pm
get everything there and you'll be happy |
Smitty wrote:Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 9:02pm
| I would go for the flatline and a response trigger. I have this and it is a good combination. For the mask, get anything that thermal. Also get a good, electric hopper. An eggy or halo b are both pretty good. |
Posted By: Betterdays
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 9:11pm
That's good advice, though a new barrel should be a priority. I reccomend a LAPCO Bigshot or a Flatline. Add an HPA tank and that's all the upgrades you really need for woodsball. If you decide to stick with CO2 and opt for an expansion chamber, I reccomend spending the extra money to get a Palmer Stabilizer, in this case there's no substitute for quality.
On an A-5?!? I think not. 
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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 15 June 2005 at 9:40pm
| Yes you can't get any other hoppers on the A-5 besides the R-5 and the stock hopper. |
Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 16 June 2005 at 1:08am
| This is an A-5!? Oh my bad lol. I overlooked that. I thought it was a 98c |
Posted By: sniperr
Date Posted: 16 June 2005 at 10:17am
| Wat about an a-5 with flatline and e-grip, to start out |
Posted By: slettec
Date Posted: 16 June 2005 at 10:29am
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an a-5 with flatline and e-grip is pretty good. i wouldn't get that flatline though, because if you really don't have the perfect paint for it it's going to be costing you a lot cause u'll be buying a lot of paint from having to shoot so much to hit one target. if you positively can get the perfect paint every time you go, then the flatline's an ok decision. i would always find my stores sold out, or go to fields that only let you use their paint, so my flatline just sucked for me. i would get an ultralite if ur lookin to spend 100 bucks on a barrel. you can get different backs, etc. and it's the most accurate barrel out there while being very light. very. i wouldn't go longer than a 14, MAYBE 16 inch though. i have a 10" ------------- WGP orracle cp flame drop MACdev gladiator reg Evil pipe kit 68/5000 tank evlutionII w/zboard A-5 ultralite e-grip w/jcs duel trigger 45/4500 crossfire LPK,cp reg Drop forward |
Posted By: sniperr
Date Posted: 16 June 2005 at 5:29pm
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do ya know any good cheap barrels? and I'm new to this stuff so if its
hard to install, you might wanna rule it out |