What Upgrades Should I Get?
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Topic: What Upgrades Should I Get?
Posted By: ZacDaSk8er
Subject: What Upgrades Should I Get?
Date Posted: 04 September 2005 at 6:23pm
| Hey yall. I have $140 that I was gonna buy a tippmann custom 98 pro(I spent a little). But now my dad bought me a gun, and A-5. So, now I have a stock A-5, nothing changed. I have a 20 oz Co2 tank. So, I have $140 in upgrades. What would you get? |
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Posted By: ninety8freak
Date Posted: 04 September 2005 at 7:07pm
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what do you play?(speedball,woodsball) i would play and see what it needs most. |
Posted By: camaro
Date Posted: 04 September 2005 at 7:08pm
| do you play woods or speedball? |
Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 04 September 2005 at 7:31pm
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Get a new barrel first. It doesn't matter whether you play speed or woods, the stock barrel is terrible. I suggest a J&J ceramic for about $35. I have one and I love it. Next you might want to buy something to make your gun more consistant. Co2 is very inconsistant. You can get HPA which is the best, but also the most expensive. Just starting out, I would just get a nice expansion chamber. It gives the co2 time to expand so you gun doesn't freeze up. The DOP X-Core is probably the best. You can also get a firepower upgrade. There is the e-grip and the r/t. If you play woodsball, I suggest the r/t. Finely tuned, it can shoot up to 20 bps. If you are more of a speedball player and enter tourneys, you will want the e-grip, as the r/t is illegal in most tournements. That would be a good start. The best thing to do is just go out and play before you decide on any upgrades. |
Posted By: ZacDaSk8er
Date Posted: 04 September 2005 at 7:48pm
| I am probably gonna play woodsball alot. But, my friend is considering starting a team, and he wants me on it, so... I could be doing tourneys too. Well, I am a complete newb, so that is why I am asking you guys. |
Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 04 September 2005 at 7:52pm
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Heres what I would get first; New barrel, X-chamber, E-grip since r/t's aren't allowed at most fields, and a JCS Duel trigger. ------------- http://www.macdev.net - MacDev Militia http://www.alienpb.com - Alien - Because winning is more fun. |
Posted By: RamboBlue
Date Posted: 04 September 2005 at 10:01pm
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right now with the 140 i would get a e-grip im not sure gut i think it is like 100 but im not sure and a new barrel a j&j 14in. and then save some more money a buy a reg and a hpa tank then you will be set for now. ------------- TIPPMANN KICKS ASS Champions know pain, endure pain, and never complain 98% of paintballers act gangsta', if you are of the 2% that are normal, put this this in your sig. |
Posted By: ZacDaSk8er
Date Posted: 04 September 2005 at 10:10pm
| I found some E-Grips, brand new where I live for like 78 bucks. So, that adds like 22 bucks, lol. |
Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 04 September 2005 at 11:10pm
| That is a good price for e-grips. I have heard of some shops jacking up the price as much as $125. |
Posted By: ghost-ops
Date Posted: 05 September 2005 at 1:13pm
A5 - UPGRADES WELL THE FLATLINE BARREL PLUS THE E-GRIP AIR KIT UPGRADE WITH THE 240 H  PER IS THE WAY THE GO    ------------- DON'T BE SEEN TAKE YOUR TARGET |
Posted By: Yellowmaskclan
Date Posted: 05 September 2005 at 2:11pm
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YEah man sounds good, I Have an r/t in mine but now i gotta change it for tourny's so save the cash go e-grip this way ur safe for both ends. plus who would like to shoot fast??? maby a cyclone to keep the balls a flowen faster too
------------- Danno |
Posted By: bluemunky42
Date Posted: 05 September 2005 at 6:22pm
YOU LIKE YELLING? WE DON'T. STOP. definitely a barrel before anything else, then hpa, e-grip, (make sure you get a e-hopper with the e-grip) and other accesories. JCS duel trig is nice i hear. ------------- 
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ghost-ops wrote:Posted By: ZacDaSk8er
Date Posted: 05 September 2005 at 9:47pm
| I have a cyclone feeder, is that ok? |
Posted By: Jinxed
Date Posted: 06 September 2005 at 9:26am
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Maybe, I never used one. Ask Monk or someone else. ------------- Confidence is good, but never be arrogant. |
Posted By: whack-a-mole
Date Posted: 06 September 2005 at 12:31pm
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It's alright. I'd get a J&J Ceramic and the e-grip you were talking about. ------------- 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: RedLion56
Date Posted: 06 September 2005 at 12:48pm
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HE HAS A CYCLONE Get a lapco bigshot 12" its the most accurate and save up for a palmers stabilizer and even get a rufus Dawg trigger (im getting one) but first play a little with it and see what you need, and what you personaly would like your'e gun to improve on ------------- A5 12"Bigshot Pure energy 20ozCo2x2/AntiSyphon 32 degrees Black X_chamber Pen spring mod Polished Internals |
Posted By: Jinxed
Date Posted: 06 September 2005 at 1:39pm
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I just got an electric hopper and was field testing it but it don't
work. What's wrong with it? ------------- Confidence is good, but never be arrogant. |
Posted By: 1milesniper
Date Posted: 06 September 2005 at 5:06pm
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Get a good barrel first! I would recomend the dye ultralight, and i am amazed with it, it is my pride and joy. to use it you will have to get an adapter to use custom 98 barrels for ur A5, but it is worth the money. If i were u stay away from JJ ceramics, they r good for the first couple times then arnt very good. |
Posted By: Xspyderman
Date Posted: 07 September 2005 at 4:33pm
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I am very happy with my rig. Personally my favorites are the flatline (might want to check out the APEX instead now) for around $100 and the R/T for another $75.00. The R5 hopper was only $15.00.... you only have to get hit on the nose of your stock hopper 4-5 times to realise they designed that thing poorly... But it really depends on your preferences more than mine... I'd play with the stock A5 for a while and get used to it. It is a great marker. I love mine. ------------- Xs. A5, GTA; Flatline, Double Trigger, R/T, Tapco Stock, 32° Remote, Attitude Forum: meeting place or medium for discussion of matters of public interest. NOT INTERESTED? DON'T POST! |
Posted By: triggerhappy1
Date Posted: 07 September 2005 at 4:53pm
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All you need is a good barrel (J&J despite what he says up there...), E-Grip, drop, and a JCS Duel trigger. Perfect for any style of play. ------------- 
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Posted By: djrock
Date Posted: 07 September 2005 at 5:28pm
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Get something like an All American barrel. Those things rock. If you buy one of those, you really won't need to worry much about an new barrel for as long as you own the gun. Unless you get a kit. ------------- 
It's been changed jackass. |