Advice on stocks
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Topic: Advice on stocks
Posted By: Spartan777
Subject: Advice on stocks
Date Posted: 27 June 2005 at 9:52pm
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Im looking for advice on buying a stock for my 98C. Can any one whos ever owned one offer some advice. Do they work well? What types are good? Are they just a waste of money? By the way my 98C has a Flatline instaled. ------------- Welch eine Klamofen, Welch eine Hamern |
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Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 27 June 2005 at 9:56pm
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Stocks are pretty much a waste of money. the $60 you spend on the stock could go twards a good upgrade that does something.
------------- 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: Millslane
Date Posted: 27 June 2005 at 10:04pm
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it depends on weather or not you need the point of contact. i am gonna dissagree with YWSE (don't do that often) i know alot of people who use the stock as an easier way to steady the marker. theres a reason real firearms have stocks. if you plays woods and are into the mil/sim look, a stock mightbe right up your alley. a stock can add a great look to you gun as well as some function. but for speedball, theres no pont. when picking a stock, you should try to use one that sits into your style of play and your marker look. the adjustible ones are nice because you can keep it close or open it up. i like my SAW stock alot. some are gas through, some have RVA's you need to decied what options you want first. ------------- www.pbteamwow.com |
Posted By: abosse54
Date Posted: 28 June 2005 at 12:07am
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i think that stocks are a waste of money.they do nothing for your gun. they get in the way. i would take the money that you are going to spend on that and buy a upgrade. ------------- tippmann 98c rt double trigger expansion chamber rocket cock ricochet 2k flatline custom products barrel pure energy remote line |
Posted By: Millslane
Date Posted: 28 June 2005 at 7:15am
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remember, there are two different types of paintball, speed and woods.
alot of things are a waste for speed ball. but can come in handy in
woods. don't knock it just becasue your 12 and play speedball. not refering to you YWSE ------------- www.pbteamwow.com |
Posted By: Frobs
Date Posted: 28 June 2005 at 9:44am
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what is an illedged waste of money in speedball?... |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 28 June 2005 at 9:51am
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I used a stock once on a 98 and it was, in face pointless. Regardless of what people say, using the sights on a paintball marker are useful. With a mask on, and a stock on the marker, it makes using your sights near to impossible. If you're going to put a stock on, get a raised sight rail too. It'll help a little, though not a whole lot. The tank on the stock adaptor works well enough for stability, plus it allows you to use your sights.
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Posted By: paintballer789
Date Posted: 28 June 2005 at 11:28am
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Dont real guns have stocks becuase they have a lot of kick? Isn't it to steady the gun? If so then think how much kick paintball guns have to real guns... not much so its kinda pointless in my opinion |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 28 June 2005 at 11:49am
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paintballer789 wrote:Posted By: Millslane
Date Posted: 28 June 2005 at 12:15pm
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the kick produced by a firearm is a major reason for the stock. true.
but aiming and steadying the weapon is also achieved through a stock.
like i said, you can get away without one, but it adds one more point
of contact for aiming and add a new look. there is no right or wrong ------------- www.pbteamwow.com |
Posted By: jmstallard
Date Posted: 28 June 2005 at 2:10pm
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The weakest link on a stock is where it connects to the gun. Take a close look at that joint and make sure it's strong before laying down the money. If that joint is weak, the stock will wobble and negate any stability it might have offered. Furthermore, the stock might snap at that joint.
If you want a stock, go for it. Aiming will definitely be an issue with a stock though, so figure on another $50 to raise the sights. Alternatively, you could get an air-through stock that screws into the ASA. Check Ebay for air-through stocks. |
Posted By: Millslane
Date Posted: 28 June 2005 at 6:11pm
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jmstallard is correct. some wobble, but its not usually becuase of the
stock, usually its because of the recives halves. our wonderful
company, tippmann, as much as i love their products don't make every 98
or A-5 to the exact same size at a couple of points. the tombstone and
end cap area. there are stocks that help with sighting. some have areas
cut out so that your mask fits into them, allowing you to see down the
rail. specialops and opsgear have them. they aren't any more. infact,
most are being made with that in mind.
------------- www.pbteamwow.com |
Posted By: EriK6
Date Posted: 28 June 2005 at 6:51pm
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You dont need a stock. ------------- I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying. 
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Posted By: pooperscooper
Date Posted: 28 June 2005 at 7:08pm
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my friend built a stock out of a big piece of dowel, some pvc pipe, and another piece of wood. it doesn't look all that cool, but he says it helps stability. ------------- Chuck Norris doesnt read books, he stares them down untill he gets the information he wants. |
Posted By: miller_lite15
Date Posted: 28 June 2005 at 7:49pm
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I have a tapco m4 style stock and I hate it, and I havent even played a game with it, mainly because with a mask on, it's just a big pain in the ass, and just gets in the way. On the other hand, I made a stock out of wood that I fitted to myself, and it is lower than the m4 one so I can see down the sites, and I wouldnt play without it. It makes my aim much better, I can snapshoot much easier, and it's much lighter than having a tank on the back. It all depends on your style of play! ------------- http://img183.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img183&image=98custom0063hj.jpg - My 98-custom: -Lapco Bigshot 12" -Custom Wood Stock -Remote Line -Trigger mods and polished internals |
Posted By: aznsnoopy
Date Posted: 29 June 2005 at 1:18am
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I owned an A-5 Commando Stock. I wouldn't recommend that one, been having problems with it retracting when you fire the gun. Its mostly preference, stocks are nice for playing woodsball when you have a raised sight. For speedball, i wouldn't recommend a stock. |
Posted By: Murdock
Date Posted: 29 June 2005 at 8:38am
| why the heck do you guys try to use your sights, if you know your gun well enough you just look down the side of the barrel and know exactly what trajectory your gun shoots each and every time. stocks are awesome for woods because you can make the impossable shots a reality combined with a flatline. all that stuff people say about stocks getting in the way of your mask is crap if you just aim down the side of your barrel and watch your paintball fly, adjusting accordingly. with a red dot sight you dont even have to get your face near your gun, keep both eyes open and the dot becomes part of the background, almost as if your sitting in your house playing a video game or somthing. full auto fire with a stock is 10 times better than without one also. speedball has no need for a stock, but i guarantee if you ever run into an experianced player in the woods with a stock, your ganna be tasting that sweet sweet paint. |
Posted By: LordJovian
Date Posted: 29 June 2005 at 9:04am
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If you're going to get a stock, you'd better know how to use it. A stock has advantages- it lowers the height of your gun, allows for better stabilization (last I checked my shoulder wasn't bowl-shaped to hold a tank steady), and elminates recoil on a device with lower recoil than an actual gun. Sure, you can't use the sights, but have you not read any magazine articles? You're supposed to be snap shooting, not setting up shop and squinting your eyes down a sight to take a shot. I play speedball with a stock. I haven't noticed the field blowing up or all the paint on the field suddenly become violently drawn to me. Nor do I have even a slight problem with a stock. I know how to use it. Only problem is you'll need a remote line. It is ten times difficult to use a stock with a tank attached to the gun. And with a remote line you'll need a harness with a spot for your tank. I have tendonitis in my wrists. It is easier for me to hold the weight of the gun with one hand and a shoulder than trying to hold the gun with my trigger hand that is supposed to be working on pulling the trigger. If you don't know how to use a stock, don't use one or rate how bad a stock was because you couldn't use it. It's like saying Autocockers suck because you don't know how to use it. He asked for real opinions anyway. ------------- A-5 E-grip Chipley Custom Carbon Graphite 16" Evil Adapter(Spyder) 32 Deg New '03 XChamber Remote Line Gun Sling Sniper f/x Stock LPK 68/4500 HPA R-5 CP Reg JCS Duel Trigger |
Posted By: Murdock
Date Posted: 29 June 2005 at 9:13am
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^ ^ ^ ^ Agreed |
Posted By: Millslane
Date Posted: 29 June 2005 at 10:50am
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thank you Lord i wasn't praying  ------------- www.pbteamwow.com |
Posted By: jmstallard
Date Posted: 30 June 2005 at 4:29pm
| Sure, you can walk paint onto the target, but often times if the first few miss (while you're walking it onto target), they'll know you're there and get better cover. Anything that helps you get those first-shot hits is good. It doesn't have to be sights of course. It could just be practice. If you can work out a solid "weld" with your stock, you're half way there. So no, you don't need sights at all; you just need SOME system of improving first-shot accuracy. |
Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 30 June 2005 at 4:59pm
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I'll stick to good ole experience. No upgrade is a substitute for experience. ------------- 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: drumlinefreek
Date Posted: 30 June 2005 at 6:33pm
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It depends, if you want to go remote with air, get an air thru stock, to decrease hose length. Otherwise, stocks are pretty much a waste of money. ------------- A-5 J&J 14" Double trig Outkast Sniper II- rolling with the pump world |
Posted By: SpaldingTPI
Date Posted: 30 June 2005 at 8:42pm
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and u could still put a butt plate on ur co2 if u dont have drop... and see how u like it ------------- custom pro RT j&j ceramic 12in sniper ricochet ak |
Posted By: Spartan777
Date Posted: 30 June 2005 at 11:12pm
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a buttplate might rasie your gun to much ------------- Welch eine Klamofen, Welch eine Hamern |
Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 30 June 2005 at 11:16pm
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Butplates are purfect. You can still look down your sights when aiming.
------------- 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: Spartan777
Date Posted: 01 July 2005 at 10:11am
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Oh. I think there pretty cheap so maybe I'll get one to try out. ------------- Welch eine Klamofen, Welch eine Hamern |
Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 01 July 2005 at 1:32pm
| They are only like a few bucks. Even if you don't like them, its not like you spent a fortune. |