Hooked up 98 Custom Or Smart Parts ION
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Topic: Hooked up 98 Custom Or Smart Parts ION
Posted By: Speedballer1232
Subject: Hooked up 98 Custom Or Smart Parts ION
Date Posted: 11 August 2005 at 3:08pm
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I want to know what you guys think.....does a Tippmann 98 Custom with, Response Trigger, 8 inch drop, and new dye barrel, with a halo b or.......a Smart Parts ION with a no-rise feeder, small drop forward and a Halo-b....i am experianced ive owned several guns before ive been playing for a few years now and im into speedball more than woodsball..... but both guns total around the same price ....$360 for the Tippmann and 350 for the Smart Parts ION.... let me know what you think!!!! |
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 11 August 2005 at 3:11pm
| I think you would be happier with the Ion. Most people that spend a lot of money on their tippmanns end up regretting it. |
Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 11 August 2005 at 3:47pm
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Go with the Ion. ------------- http://www.macdev.net - MacDev Militia http://www.alienpb.com - Alien - Because winning is more fun. |
Posted By: paintfreak750
Date Posted: 11 August 2005 at 9:09pm
| id say go with the ion only because u said u liked speedball better otherwise id say to get the 98 |
Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 11 August 2005 at 9:45pm
| Ion. By the time you spend a lot of money on your Tippy, you could have a high-end marker that is much better. |
Posted By: tippy279
Date Posted: 11 August 2005 at 9:45pm
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I say get the Ion cause they pretty much rip but the 98 will me much more, much more reliable so whatever you favor I'd get that. ------------- My guns name is Mr. Max in remembrance of my dog that got hit by a car: Tippmann A-5 Ricochet R-5 JCS double Trigger Tippmann E-Grip Flatline Barrel Do you have the need for speed? |
Posted By: P8baller
Date Posted: 12 August 2005 at 1:29pm
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If your going for speed ion is a really fast marker, and is good for speedball. the 98c u can upgrade but you will have a lot of money invested. But I have a lot of friends with ions and they are messing up really bad. the stock regs really suck. The tippmann is more reliable i mean my mini e orracle autococker messes up my tippmann is always working. I would go with the ion and get a reg and barrel upgrade. ------------- From The Darkness Cometh |
Posted By: Pro_Carbine
Date Posted: 12 August 2005 at 11:48pm
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Tippmann. ------------- 98c R/T Eggy w/ Z-Board Hpa Tank Double Trigger Drop Foward 12" Smart Parts Progresive Team Morelli Company "autococker with 40 inch hammerhead barrel mounted onto a flatline"-Lester98c LOL |
Posted By: Houlie123
Date Posted: 13 August 2005 at 9:57am
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Ion ------------- Im in a glass case of emotion Im an Ion owner wanna be |
Posted By: IONKID
Date Posted: 13 August 2005 at 2:58pm
| ion, it is good. I like it a lot. fast, cheap, pretty decent when it's stock. Do IT!!!!! |
Posted By: Ditmar369
Date Posted: 15 August 2005 at 12:15am
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well for the tippy u can doo a lot of custom things to the trigger..but the ions seem to be the hottest gun out there right now...i tihnk u should go with that..but if u go witht eh tippy pm and i will tell u 5 good trigger mods..that will cost u around 3 bucks.. ------------- 
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Posted By: Sureshot3091
Date Posted: 15 August 2005 at 1:29am
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Ion...I have one just make sure to upgrade the trigger cause stock one is a POS
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My new baby :-P Stiffy2008 said, "wat is a noob?" |
Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 15 August 2005 at 1:52am
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You have an ion? Wow! |
Sureshot3091 wrote:Posted By: hwayhzrd
Date Posted: 15 August 2005 at 12:23pm
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Woods = 98 Speedball = Ion |
Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 15 August 2005 at 2:14pm
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The thing that's ticking me with the Ion is the goofy, waste of a good doller body kits that they are trying to sell to kids. If you get an Ion please don't waste your money on worthless upgrades. |
Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 15 August 2005 at 2:59pm
| It depends on what you see as worthless. |
Posted By: Sureshot3091
Date Posted: 15 August 2005 at 7:14pm
lol rossy ------------- http://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0020xo.jpg">
My new baby :-P Stiffy2008 said, "wat is a noob?" |
Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 16 August 2005 at 8:36am
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Rossy, colored body kits. I could see getting a milsim body kit that has Picatinny rails but flavor of the month body kits are a waste. After all, people get into the Ion because of the value as well as performance and the value starts going down hill when you start buying parts that don't increase performance. |
Posted By: paintboy123
Date Posted: 16 August 2005 at 10:38am
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ion are crappy little toys go with 98 ion sucks
------------- 98c 2 20oz tanks 14'' smat parts AA 4+1 pack tippmann mask that came w/ gun |
Posted By: tippmann_maniac
Date Posted: 16 August 2005 at 4:16pm
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neither get A-5 w/responce it rocks! ion i used before it all plastic and it feels like you'll brake it only cool thing is the electronic grip set up but if you dont have compressed air u have to buy a tank ------------- my first gun was a tippmann pro lite then i get a tippmann 98c finnaly i get the a-5 i will only play with tippmann. |
Posted By: gsw.3
Date Posted: 16 August 2005 at 4:31pm
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I would go with the 98c ------------- CLICK THE LINK BELOW http://model98.org"> 
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Posted By: Sureshot3091
Date Posted: 16 August 2005 at 4:36pm
What are you talking about? The Ion does NOT feel that way... ------------- http://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0020xo.jpg">
My new baby :-P Stiffy2008 said, "wat is a noob?" |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 16 August 2005 at 4:48pm
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I agree, I shot an Ion once and it felt pretty solid. |
Posted By: Ditmar369
Date Posted: 17 August 2005 at 12:31am
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sure werent u the guy who put the co2 in his ion..?and the whole thing froze over haha that was some funny stuff.. -------------
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Posted By: Sureshot3091
Date Posted: 17 August 2005 at 1:51am
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^^^ Yes I was and right after that pic I wiped all of the condensation off of it....I knew what I was doing....
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My new baby :-P Stiffy2008 said, "wat is a noob?" |
Posted By: tippmann person
Date Posted: 17 August 2005 at 3:27pm
ion     just do not put co2 in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 17 August 2005 at 4:26pm
| Enough with the smileys, blue letters, and large text Tippmann Person. You will annoy the heck out of everyone if you keep doing that! |
Posted By: playsback33
Date Posted: 17 August 2005 at 11:47pm
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ion all the way and you can get them for 289.99 at www.actionvillagepaintball.com ------------- jet black ion PMI 60/3000 steel Dye invision mask steel/fade 12 volt revolution jt slammer harness Mega Sports Fire Arms gun shop is my sponcer 3 man team Breaking Point |
Posted By: Marksman_98
Date Posted: 22 August 2005 at 7:44pm
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I bought an Ion too and i love it for speedball. It feels solid for me... no plastic cheap feeling. ------------- Marksman_98 |
Posted By: whack-a-mole
Date Posted: 23 August 2005 at 4:29pm
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ion ------------- NASA and the Americans spent millions of dollars and hundreds of hours to develop a pen that would write in space.....The Russians used a pencil. |
Posted By: MoNkeY Hunter
Date Posted: 23 August 2005 at 10:41pm
| Ion because the rt maybeee not be legal at your field and so id say Custom pro E or ion |