Are these items important??
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Topic: Are these items important??
Posted By: BigBlue22
Subject: Are these items important??
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 9:50am
| When I buy my Tippmann A-5 this week, I'm probably gunna get it with a Flatline and E-Grip, but idk wut else. Though when buying it, are these items needed for like repair or protection?? A bolt, butt plate, bottle and gun covers, bottle threadsaver, and I don't need to buy better like squeeges, barrel plugs, gun oil, etc. right? Sorry, but I'm new to paintball and all the replies I can get will help. |
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Posted By: ShortyBP
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 10:14am
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A bolt - Don't need one. Aftermarket bolts for Tippmanns are typically junk.
butt plate - Definitely not necessary, chances are you'd never use it. bottle and gun covers - Not necessary. Bottle cover recommended only if you're using a fiber-wrapped HPA tank. bottle threadsaver - Good thing to have to protect your valve threads while your tank is in storage. squeeges - cheap pull-thru squeegee with no exposed metal parts for the flatline. I use the all-rubber $2 VL Squeegee. barrel plugs - gun should come with barrel cover. Don't buy a plug... if anything, get another barrel sock/condom/cover as a spare... but no more plugs. Plugs are no longer acceptable safety devices. gun oil - Hoppes No9 Lubricating oil can be picked up at your local sporting goods store/Wal/K-mart, etc So long as you keep the gun clean and well lubricated, you should be all set. Later on down the road you may need spare seals (O-rings), but if you treat the gun right, that will be much later down the road. Spare tank o-rings recommended now, if anything. |
Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 1:10pm
i dont agree with with his oppinion on the bolt....the stupid plastic bolt that comes with the gun can easily be ruined....like mine......so i bought an aluminume one ------------- http://imageshack.us">  
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ShortyBP wrote:Posted By: BigBlue22
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 1:20pm
| ok well the site im buying the gun off of has the barrel plug, squeege, gun oil, and a "standard" bolt all for free with the purchase of the Electronic Tippmann A-5. I could add a better bolt for $19 and that's a pro-team bolt...Should i do that?? |
Posted By: ShortyBP
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 1:21pm
Interesting... I've found the opposite to be true. I have the original stock plastic bolts on all of my Tippmanns... from the old ProLites, to the Carbines, to the 98s and my A-5. No damage whatsoever to any of them. However, I've witnessed the aluminum front bolts do damage to both barrels and powertubes. To each his own, I suppose. |
Posted By: ShortyBP
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 1:22pm
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Posted By: Unicorn
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 8:53pm
| If you plan on using the tank as a stock, then a buttplate might not be a bad idea. It keeps the tank from sliding off your shoulder. |
Posted By: BigBlue22
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 11:45pm
| im going wit a 20 oz co2 tank |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 20 July 2005 at 12:26am
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DEFINITELY stick with the stock bolt. All currently available aftermarket bolts, by all reports, consistently underperform the stock Tippmann bolt for reliability and durability. And they will not improve efficiency, velocity or distance (like some of them claim). I might add that a battle swab works pretty good with the Flatline for quick midgame cleans, but you will definitely want the pull-through for thorough cleaning. I do believe, however, that the A-5 Flatline comes with its own thicker pull-through. For barrel condoms you have only a few selections with the A-5 Flatline - many/most will not fit, so try before you buy if at all possible. Some of the Evil condoms will fit, and there are a few out there custom-made for the Flatline. Worth an internet search. Good luck. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: Millslane
Date Posted: 20 July 2005 at 2:27am
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theres no such thing as a better bolt for the A-5 as far as i'm concerned. maybe a stronger one is avaliable, but its not better preformance wise. but if you are break one or are concerned with yours breaking, by all means, replace it with one made of stronger material. just know that it won't shoot any more accurate and chances are, it will be less by alittle ------------- www.pbteamwow.com |
Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 20 July 2005 at 11:34am
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thats why i got the new bolt and powertube, so i know they wont break again, i got something stonger.....
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