SNIPER SYSTEM
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Topic: SNIPER SYSTEM
Posted By: raverfusion
Subject: SNIPER SYSTEM
Date Posted: 13 September 2005 at 11:29pm
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***UPDATED PHOTOS***
Ultimate sniper system with Ghillie wrap & working sound suppressor
http://photos.yahoo.com/raverfusion@sbcglobal.net - http://photos.yahoo.com/raverfusion@sbcglobal.net
- Low pressure kit
- 45mm red dot scope
- response trigger
- cyclone feeder
- Custom desert/woodland camo paint job done by me
- tac hopper
- 14in silenced modded whisper barrel
- star bolt
- drop forward
- bob long reg
- raised weaver sight rail
- ghillie rifle wrap (desert)
more photos and possibly video posted soon...
Peace..

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Posted By: Bango
Date Posted: 13 September 2005 at 11:46pm
That's a very nice paintjob.
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Posted By: Monk
Date Posted: 13 September 2005 at 11:48pm
It looks front heavy.
*me cringes at the s-word wrath to come*
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 13 September 2005 at 11:54pm
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Monk wrote:
It looks front heavy.
*me cringes at the s-word wrath to come*
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suprisingly its VERY balanced by the time i attach my 88ci 4500 pure energy to it. the only down fall with this weapon is that its long! about 3ft its made for sniping and that is it. I have the response on it for when my cover gets blown. but its definatly the "one shot one kill" choice
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 12:09am
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Cool paintjob.
Other than that, I ask "Where's Darur?"
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Posted By: Hella Cool
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 12:13am
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Seeing "sniper" in the thread name made me think you had a model 98
with the stock barrel, a quantam hopper, and a car stock. I was
pleasantly surprised. Nice paint job, but that thing is hella long.
Great looking gun though. Get a new barrel.
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Posted By: Saint
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 12:27am
I like everything besides the drop forword, get a remote.
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Posted By: hunter61533
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 1:05am
like the paint job looks sweet... but i dont like the drop forward get remote and stock
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Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 1:29am
That marker is very nice. The paint is awesome. You have a pretty good setup. Just don't be suprised if anyone posts "snipers don't exist in paintball". I like how the suppreser looks.
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 1:32am
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hunter61533 wrote:
like the paint job looks sweet... but i dont like the drop forward get remote and stock |
I wear a full ghillie suit so remote would be pointless.(although i do have all that) the Drop forward with my tank acts a stock. Ill post a full photo with ghillie action soon
thanks for the input
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 1:34am
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Styro Folme wrote:
That marker is very nice. The paint is awesome. You have a pretty good setup. Just don't be suprised if anyone posts "snipers don't exist in paintball". I like how the suppreser looks. |
Thats a whole other debatable subject, but noted, thanks
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Posted By: cv222005
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 9:00am
dude u copied my paint scheme. lol, jk...(although it is verry similar) its ok.
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Posted By: paintbusta
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 4:39pm
nice and welcome to da forums
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Posted By: Large Unit
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 5:23pm
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awesome paintjob, bet that setup is pretty nasty in the woods nice job. Bad choice of barrel though.
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Posted By: pbdude985
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 6:21pm
sweet paintjob dude , nice lookin gun i like it
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Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 6:25pm
Sweet. That's one deadly setup for woodsball. 
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Posted By: TruePaintballer
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 6:31pm
that paint job is sick...however i dont really dig the marker itself
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 7:03pm
Large Unit wrote:
awesome paintjob, bet that setup is pretty nasty in the woods nice job. Bad choice of barrel though.
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why is that such a bad choice in barrels?? (acually a thunder pig i guess) I didnt buy this barrel the previous owner did. also what i like about the barrel is that my supressor attaches VERY nicely, using O-rings its twistes on tight. what do you all suggest? im open for ideas and opinions that is why i posted. Thanks for the input. also just a side note this is a "TIPPMANN" forum. whats the deal with all the other non-tippmann markers posted and tippmann bashing??!!
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Posted By: shiftykyle101
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 7:06pm
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sniper is a bad word here.
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Posted By: Seipher
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 7:52pm
shiftykyle101 wrote:
sniper is a bad word here. | im here to solve the common misconception of snipers in paintball. snipers rely on the one shot one kill principle. that does not mean longest shot possible, which may often be required. there is sniping in paintball because you can sneak up on a person and place a paintball anywhere you want. however, there is no LONGBALLING (different from sniping) in paintball, unless you have an apex or a flatline. sniping is good and possible, where as yall are thinking of "longballing" which is silly and not really possible (without an apex or a flatline)
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Posted By: Mr.Shake56
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 8:28pm
\very nice luve the paintjob  
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 8:29pm
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ok I just want to end all talk about being a "SNIPER"
I TOTALLY agree with Seipher. I just dont want to start an argument. Im a paintball sniper and my shots are about 50ft-75ft and thats it. maybe closer. My tactics are in this article http://specialopspaintball.com/articles/the_true_paintball_sniper.asp?OVRAW=paintball%20sniper%20scope&OVKEY=paintball%20scope%20sniper&OVMTC=standard - http://specialopspaintball.com/articles/the_true_paintball_s niper.asp?OVRAW=paintball%20sniper%20scope&OVKEY=paintba ll%20scope%20sniper&OVMTC=standard
I flank, sneak and crawl while my teammates keep them down with supressive fire. Thats all! I go full ghillie and just try to break up enemy lines that is all. alot of times i dont even shoot out a player if its NOT to my advantage.
sniper talk DONE!
now about my gun?...
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 8:52pm
Posted By: shmavistime
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 8:58pm
unless you play outlawball your going to need to take that suppresor
off. Not sure if its homemeade or a company(lapco maybe?) but most
places wont let you use one. I used to have one but reilized it was
only good for pictures since a paintball gun is already fairly queit.
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 9:26pm
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shmavistime wrote:
unless you play outlawball your going to need to take that suppresor off. Not sure if its homemeade or a company(lapco maybe?) but most places wont let you use one. I used to have one but reilized it was only good for pictures since a paintball gun is already fairly queit. |
ive read just about every thing on the suppressor issue. I know all about the law. fortunatly i have had NO problems with it. and yes its homemade. and no im not taking it off
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 9:27pm
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hybrid-sniper wrote:
/Summoning Darur! |
what is that suppose to mean? Forum inside joke?? WTH
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Posted By: Seipher
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 10:16pm
raverfusion wrote:
hybrid-sniper wrote:
/Summoning Darur! |
what is that suppose to mean? Forum inside joke?? WTH | durur is unnaturally obsessed with proving the non existance of snipers. he strikes me as silly.
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Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 10:44pm
I'm sure some random person on the internet will instantly change my views of people who are afraid of up close combat.
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 10:59pm
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Mehs wrote:
I'm sure some random person on the internet will instantly change my views of people who are afraid of up close combat. |
True, but it's amusing to watch them argue.
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Posted By: Seipher
Date Posted: 14 September 2005 at 11:01pm
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Mehs wrote:
I'm sure some random person on the internet will instantly change my views of people who are afraid of up close combat. | were you referring to me? if you were, im not trying to change your opinion, im just trying to get people to accept us snipers, who are real.
also, we are not afraid of close combat, our purpose is to get as close as we can to take the shot, so its just the opposite, we like to get up close and personal with our targets (at least i do). once again, another untrue misconception.
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 15 September 2005 at 12:11am
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thanks for the compliments and info
I have ordered a new barrel.
14in lapco Big shot. (read too many good things about it)
and i will paint and modify to work with my suppressor. Im also going to cut down the suppressor 2 inches
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Posted By: Kayback
Date Posted: 15 September 2005 at 5:47am
Do some fields really not allow supressors/look alikes? Why is that?
KBK
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 15 September 2005 at 10:04am
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Kayback wrote:
Do some fields really not allow supressors/look alikes? Why is that?
KBK |
look it up in a search on yahoo. also about mine. it doesnt "Silence" the marker. it supresses the sound as if you were to put your hand over your barrel, and fire a shot. just a differant noise. it also is not visably detectable when i shoot. but you can hear it. you will know im shooting at you, but you wont see the gas release. That alone is a benifit, because in the fog of war you will get confused which direction possibly its coming from, and think it was one of the 20 paint wasters just over there, and not think that you just got sniped from the side. that is all it does. alot of times i really have to light them up because they think its FF and wipe to stay in the game LOL i think that is the funniest..the fields ive played at... ive always showed its to them and fired it for them and always got an ok. if they say NO then ill just take it off not a big deal.
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Posted By: whack-a-mole
Date Posted: 15 September 2005 at 10:51am
that's pretty cool.
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Posted By: Seipher
Date Posted: 15 September 2005 at 4:08pm
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you could just say its a dust or rain cover and you can keep it. my field does that. (for fear of law, i aint tellin which field )
WE MUST FIGHT THE ATF!
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Posted By: dmp4892
Date Posted: 15 September 2005 at 4:15pm
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where is Darur, that lovely little dwarf?
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 15 September 2005 at 9:05pm
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Ok so i just decided not to get the lapco
I got a whisper instead, which in my opinion is PERFECT for what i wanted to do. I used the last part of the barrel to replace the inner part of my suppressor. NOW its WAY quieter and MORE accurate, and ONLY 14inch TOTAL!!! Hella Sweet Ill post pics later i want to get a video up
**I like that "Dust cover idea!" also you could say its just "Mock" 
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Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 4:09pm
Very nice woodsball gun, better than most of the people who say they
are snipers by slapping an inaccurate flatline and a car stock on their
gun and running around avoiding the fighting in the woods.
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Posted By: Seipher
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 5:05pm
dmp4892 wrote:
where is Darur, that lovely little dwarf? | ok, thats it! if your only reason for existance is to go out of your way to disprove, criticize, flame SNIPERS, or summon that wanker Darur (who is ALWAYS wrong!) then get the HECK out of this thread! if you see the word SNIPER, thats right, i said it SNIIIIPER!!!, and dont like it stay away! you have just proven to me what a callous, self-reighteous, close-minded imbeciles you people can be! I AM A SNIPER, i get up close and personal with my target, but he doesnt know it. i have trained for accuracy so i waste little ammo. my shots are at most 40 yards. in translation, we SNIPERS are the people you tourney ballers WISH you were! NOW BACK OFF US!
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Posted By: Seipher
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 5:09pm
now i wish darur was hear too, that "lovely little dwarf" needs a good talkin to...
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Posted By: tippmannlova
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 5:30pm
i like the sniper idea but thats just me. I dont see what is wrong with it. One Shot One Kill- that is to my liking-less paint wasted
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Posted By: Seipher
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 5:35pm
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i didnt mean all speedballers, just the ones who think that everything else is for wimps. the oklahoma d-day invasion scenario is like the largest paintball game out there! and guess what, its scenario, involving SNIPERS!
to the cool speedballers who support us woodsballers: im sorry, i don't like being a jerk, but some people bring out the worst in me...
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 7:15pm
Seipher wrote:
i didnt mean all speedballers, just the ones who think that everything else is for wimps. the oklahoma d-day invasion scenario is like the largest paintball game out there! and guess what, its scenario, involving SNIPERS!
to the cool speedballers who support us woodsballers: im sorry, i don't like being a jerk, but some people bring out the worst in me...
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damn, Darur hasnt even said anything yet ...LOL no i totally agree however tourney guys do have their place, if it wasnt for them we wouldnt have the cool equipment. (I will never own a tourney gun) but i do think that paintball is better with them and us wood guys. I thinks its immature to post on any forum crap about anyone. but then I know most of you are kids. No pun intended. just keep it cool this thread was about my gun somewhere
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Posted By: Seipher
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 9:43pm
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yeah, your right...but i just dont like darur. he got me with a sniper talk once, so call it a quest to prove him wrong...
vengance is sweet....
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 10:04pm
Seipher wrote:
yeah, your right...but i just dont like darur. he got me with a sniper talk once, so call it a quest to prove him wrong...
vengance is sweet....
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Roger that
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 10:20pm
Seipher wrote:
yeah, your right...but i just dont like darur. he got me with a sniper talk once, so call it a quest to prove him wrong...
vengance is sweet....
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Good luck with that.

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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 10:27pm
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So true..... Darur is the best anti sniper speaker out there...
We should hire him to travel to fields and preach the good news!
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Posted By: Seipher
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 10:28pm
Snake6 wrote:
So true..... Darur is the best anti sniper speaker out there...
We should hire him to travel to fields and preach the good news!
| oh cripes. another one. read my comments on page 2.
im starting to think you wankers are doing this deliberately...
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 10:40pm
You need to come play with my senerio team sometime, and well prove to there are no "snipers" in paintball. As soon as you get your head out of your butt and see the light, the sooner you will realize there are no snipers in paintball.
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Posted By: Seipher
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 10:45pm
Snake6 wrote:
You need to come play with my senerio team sometime, and well prove to there are no "snipers" in paintball. As soon as you get your head out of your butt and see the light, the sooner you will realize there are no snipers in paintball. | you do realize, insulting me wont prove your cause... plus, everything you just said has no grounds or backup. where do you live? come to houston texas and ill show you a good time!
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 10:54pm
I am in VA, so it doesnt look like it isnt happening, let me root up one of my old posts on the matter, because I am to tried to write one up now....
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Posted By: Seipher
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 10:55pm
id be happy if there is some kind of truce...
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Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 11:06pm
What's the point of debating when no one will change their views? Agree to disagree?
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Posted By: Seipher
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 11:13pm
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Mehs wrote:
What's the point of debating when no one will change their views? Agree to disagree? | i guess your right, i just think my type are outnumbered and looked down upon. lets just leave it at that.
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Posted By: SR_Crewchief
Date Posted: 17 September 2005 at 12:02am
Seipher wrote:
Mehs wrote:
What's the point of debating when no one will change their views? Agree to disagree? | i guess your right, i just think my type are outnumbered and looked down upon. lets just leave it at that. |
Old farts like me would be happy to acknowledge snipers in paintball if it wasn't for one little problem...none of the tactics presented are any different from basic tactics. I'm retired Army and have worked with snipers, sniper instructors, Rangers, Special Forces, etc, so I have some small knowledge in this area. I've played paintball with snipers, Rangers, etc and not one of them thinks that the tactics and skills that set a sniper apart from a basic infantryman can be effectively applied to the game.
Yes, I've read the various articles that tout "sniper tactics" in paintball. Not one of them, including the ones linked earlier in this thread, promote anything special. Camoflage? Basic infantry skill. Weapons proficientcy? Basic infantry skill. Ambush? Basic infantry skill. Flanking movement? Basic infantry skill. On and on and on. One thing that does standout...the tactics are more effectively executed by a small squad than by an individual.
SR_Crewchief
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 17 September 2005 at 11:07am
SR_Crewchief wrote:
Seipher wrote:
Mehs wrote:
What's the point of debating when no one will change their views? Agree to disagree? | i guess your right, i just think my type are outnumbered and looked down upon. lets just leave it at that.
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Old farts like me would be happy to acknowledge snipers in paintball if it wasn't for one little problem...none of the tactics presented are any different from basic tactics. I'm retired Army and have worked with snipers, sniper instructors, Rangers, Special Forces, etc, so I have some small knowledge in this area. I've played paintball with snipers, Rangers, etc and not one of them thinks that the tactics and skills that set a sniper apart from a basic infantryman can be effectively applied to the game.
Yes, I've read the various articles that tout "sniper tactics" in paintball. Not one of them, including the ones linked earlier in this thread, promote anything special. Camoflage? Basic infantry skill. Weapons proficientcy? Basic infantry skill. Ambush? Basic infantry skill. Flanking movement? Basic infantry skill. On and on and on. One thing that does standout...the tactics are more effectively executed by a small squad than by an individual.
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I agree, but the problem is that not to many in paintball do thoses things...yes compared to USMC or ARMY ITs not "sniping" in the terms you are decribing...in paintball its differant when everone just hides behind bunkers the whole time...as "Paintball snipers" we sneak though enemy lines and give recon, and take out specific targets like a squad leader (in senario games) or just some one who has our team pinned down. using flanking, camo, and crawling manuvers. yes that is all "basic training in the real military (DUH!! ) but those tactics are not often used in paintball. the link http://specialopspaintball.com/articles/the_true_paintball_sniper.asp?OVRAW=paintball%20sniper%20scope&OVKEY=paintball%20scope%20sniper&OVMTC=standard - http://specialopspaintball.com/articles/the_true_paintball_s niper.asp?OVRAW=paintball%20sniper%20scope&OVKEY=paintba ll%20scope%20sniper&OVMTC=standard Like i posted before.. is what paint ball snipers do when when no one else is doing that... its about not getting in a firefight its about getting people out with out being seen. its about one shot, one (OUT) yes anyone can do that (even touney guys with flashy markers) but we make it a point to try to play that way by getting ghille suits (for the right course) and delibratly role play a sniper. OK???
there is NO possible way to be a "SNIPER" in the sense that you long ball someone..we all agree on that!!!
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Posted By: Apu
Date Posted: 17 September 2005 at 11:32am
"Snipers" are too damn stubborn to give up, although I must say,
without you guys us other guys don't get a good laugh when we see you
walking around dressed up like something from my flower bed.
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Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 17 September 2005 at 12:32pm
If snipers sneak up, and shoot someone, than everyone in woodsball is a sniper. There are no snipers in paintball, to call yourself a sniper is the same as callign yourself a noob. Just accept it, get over it, if anything, you are a standard riffleman with a guille suit, you arent a sniper, the sniper threads are getting old.
Please, please, please. Listen to the people with the stars..
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Posted By: Hella Cool
Date Posted: 17 September 2005 at 1:54pm
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Great point DBib. And raverfusion, stop linking to an article written
by a company trying to sell noobs thousands of dollars worth of
"sniper" gear.
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Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 17 September 2005 at 3:25pm
After reading that article, raverfusion, I have come to the conclusion
that almost anyone who buys into that article must be a complete idiot
to go with their advertising, that article is clearly just a huge
advertisment, they want you to buy their stuff, they want you to get
excited over stupid "sniper" tactics, and make you think that you'll be
elite if you buy their junk, it's made even more obvious when they have
links to the "gear" they describe in the dumb article.
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Posted By: SR_Crewchief
Date Posted: 17 September 2005 at 3:58pm
raverfusion wrote:
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I agree, but the problem is that not to many in paintball do thoses things...yes compared to USMC or ARMY ITs not "sniping" in the terms you are decribing...in paintball its differant when everone just hides behind bunkers the whole time
I very rarely see 'everyone' hiding behind bunkers. Games that saturate the field with players leaving no manouver room, yes, but not at games like last months Wraithulu game at RoR.
...as "Paintball snipers" we sneak though enemy lines and give recon, and take out specific targets like a squad leader (in senario games) or just some one who has our team pinned down. using flanking, camo, and crawling manuvers. yes that is all "basic training in the real military (DUH!! ) but those tactics are not often used in paintball.
Which is why veteran players like myself take the time to teach and demonstrate basic skills and tactics...it improves the game for everyone.
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Like i posted before.. is what paint ball snipers do when when no one else is doing that... its about not getting in a firefight its about getting people out with out being seen. its about one shot, one (OUT) yes anyone can do that (even touney guys with flashy markers) but we make it a point to try to play that way by getting ghille suits (for the right course) and delibratly role play a sniper. OK???
Within scenario roleplaying, maybe, if there is a game reason for a sniper role, depends on how the scenario is written. But that is actually outside the context of generally promoting the concept of a sniper skill within paintball, seperate issue.
It comes down to promoting incorrectly and ineffectively applying skills and tactics. An ambush executed by a lone player has little to no impact on the games outcome. The same ambush executed by even a short squad can dramaticly change force distribution which does effectively impact the potential outcome.
Gillies are a whole nother matter as well. Most of the commercial ones available are poorly designed. They are designed to breakup your outline for a color blind animal in most cases not the human color sensative eye. The commonly used colors actually make you standout against the foloage background not blend in. The ones that are designed to defeat the human eye are designed for use at 200m+ not the 20m-30m engagements ranges common in paintball. I have yet to meet someone on a paintball field that can and has properly customized a gillie for a specific field on a specific day.
there is NO possible way to be a "SNIPER" in the sense that you long ball someone..we all agree on that!!! |
What it comes down too is this. It is better for the recball/scenario/big game to adapt and teach small unit tactics and sportsmanship than to promote individual performance. By doing that your promote the growth of the sport.
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Posted By: barrel tap
Date Posted: 17 September 2005 at 6:12pm
Look, I don't know why everyone gives these guys who call themselves
snipers such guff. They are simply using "sniper" as a general
term for their tactics, which rely on concealment rather than
overwhelming firepower.
Myself, a recent convert to the school of hardcore stock player have to
rely on fast, agressive tactics on the field to compensate for the
shortcommings in rate of fire and ammunition of my marker.
All snipe means (look it up, go ahead) is to fire on an enemy from a
concealled position. The word sniper comes from the name for
hunters of the bird the snipe, who used heavy camo to target their
prey. The french gillie's then came along with their suits of the
same name, with the purpose of blending not only with the color of the
environment, but with the texture and look of folliage. Three
dimensional camo, as you've probably heard many times before, is only
so effective because it breaks up the smooth lines of the human form
that would otherwise stand out in an environment. So therefore,
gillie suits, while ideally modified for the specific field, aren't
entirely necessary.
Additionally, I have met
players who have made customized suits, which isn't that hard if you
live anywhere near the field, cause the forest near your house most
likely has very similar plant life to the area you will be playing in.
My point: To each is own. You don't need to be militant
anti-sniper-type-players, because quite frankly what have the "snipers"
ever done to you?
That is, besides criticize the high volume of paint you shoot?
Some of us can't afford to play that way (myself included), and would
rather not.
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Posted By: SR_Crewchief
Date Posted: 17 September 2005 at 8:20pm
barrel tap wrote:
Look, I don't know why everyone gives these guys who call themselves
snipers such guff. They are simply using "sniper" as a general
term for their tactics, which rely on concealment rather than
overwhelming firepower.
Myself, a recent convert to the school of hardcore stock player have to
rely on fast, agressive tactics on the field to compensate for the
shortcommings in rate of fire and ammunition of my marker.
All snipe means (look it up, go ahead) is to fire on an enemy from a
concealled position. The word sniper comes from the name for
hunters of the bird the snipe, who used heavy camo to target their
prey. The french gillie's then came along with their suits of the
same name, with the purpose of blending not only with the color of the
environment, but with the texture and look of folliage. Three
dimensional camo, as you've probably heard many times before, is only
so effective because it breaks up the smooth lines of the human form
that would otherwise stand out in an environment. So therefore,
gillie suits, while ideally modified for the specific field, aren't
entirely necessary.
Additionally, I <span style="font-style: italic;">have</span> met
players who have made customized suits, which isn't that hard if you
live anywhere near the field, cause the forest near your house most
likely has very similar plant life to the area you will be playing in.
My point: To each is own. You don't need to be militant
anti-sniper-type-players, because quite frankly what have the "snipers"
ever done to you?
That is, besides criticize the high volume of paint you shoot?
Some of us can't afford to play that way (myself included), and would
rather not.
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I'd give our statements some creedence...except the gilliesuit comes from the SCOTISH gillies (game keepers/wardens) not the French.
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Posted By: Seipher
Date Posted: 17 September 2005 at 11:46pm
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DBibeau855 wrote:
Please, please, please. Listen to the people with the stars.. | listen, i may be a "n00b" (at only 100 posts) but i may just have as much knowledge as you! frankly, you could be the flippin admin, but that doesnt mean i have to acknowledge everything you say because i only have 1 star!
i support barrel tap's statement. it dosent describe the person, it describes the tactics. the word sniper has developed such a stigma, that people who use it are considered noobs. this is sad. i support snipers mostly, but i also enjoy running around and getting mixed up in the big firefights as much as the next guy. i just prefer being sneaky...that doesnt make me a noob.
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Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 17 September 2005 at 11:50pm
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honestly, why can't we just all get along. People arn't going one way or the other. I don't understand what's wrong with ghillisuits. It's superior camo. Just because someone is wearing ghilli doesn't mean they're a "sniper". I know everyone uses "sniper tactics" but snipers use them more than the common paintballer. does that make them better? no. It's a STYLE of play, much like a position on the speedball field. If snipers didn't excist, why do we have all those articals in magazines? In scenario events, our "sniper" is actually a recon. He uses a scope to watch opponents bases and uses one of those JT walkie talkie headset things whitch fit inside his mask to communicate. He'll take a shot or two at people, and get them out, but mainly, he just lets his team know when it is safe to raid or not.
i'm not looking foward to getting flamed. But for the record, i'm not a sniper.
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Posted By: Seipher
Date Posted: 18 September 2005 at 12:22am
^^^ive tried to make peace repeatedly this thread, but people keep on going. i still agree with getting along, and this may sound hyprocritical (?) but if you keep on arguing, im gonna argue right back. its just who i am. so lets just call this sniper conversation over and get back to rating the gun. PLEASE!
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Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 18 September 2005 at 12:25am
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i agree.
btw: i give the gun a 8.5/10
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 19 September 2005 at 10:49pm
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thank you for the rating
in the midst of all the BS
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 19 September 2005 at 10:58pm
Styro Folme wrote:
honestly, why can't we just all get along. People arn't going one way or the other. I don't understand what's wrong with ghillisuits. It's superior camo. Just because someone is wearing ghilli doesn't mean they're a "sniper". I know everyone uses "sniper tactics" but snipers use them more than the common paintballer. does that make them better? no. It's a STYLE of play, much like a position on the speedball field. If snipers didn't excist, why do we have all those articals in magazines? In scenario events, our "sniper" is actually a recon. He uses a scope to watch opponents bases and uses one of those JT walkie talkie headset things whitch fit inside his mask to communicate. He'll take a shot or two at people, and get them out, but mainly, he just lets his team know when it is safe to raid or not.
i'm not looking foward to getting flamed. But for the record, i'm not a sniper.
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well said thank you,
flame me all you want doesnt change how i want to play. I will still own and get owned in return. I never once said that im a "Lone wolf" I love working with a squad, i just wish more people do that. I love my ghillie suit. I disagree with any one (including the "Vet" who i respect every thing you have said) about the use on ghillies. in the heat of the fight, its amazing how easy it is to be concield. but i just think that ghillies are fun and will use it when Necessary on the right map.
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Posted By: Saint
Date Posted: 19 September 2005 at 11:08pm
Shut up about the term, and rate his gun.
I love your gun man, the only thing I don't like is the drop forword. 8.75/10
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 19 September 2005 at 11:10pm
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Saint wrote:
Shut up about the term, and rate his gun.
I love your gun man, the only thing I don't like is the drop forword. 8.75/10
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Thanks dude, whats wrong with the Drop forward? and what would you do besides a remote??
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Posted By: tightness79
Date Posted: 19 September 2005 at 11:56pm
Grow up and get a life guys.
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Posted By: Saint
Date Posted: 20 September 2005 at 12:05am
raverfusion wrote:
Saint wrote:
Shut up about the term, and rate his gun.
I love your gun man, the only thing I don't like is the drop forword. 8.75/10
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Thanks dude, whats wrong with the Drop forward? and what would you do besides a remote?? |
A drop forword is pretty much the only option besides a remote, I run a
rome and love it, personally I don't like them just because how they
look. I'm biased since I run a remote I guess :P, anyways man, awesome
gun.
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SETUP
Tippmann C98
12" All American - Opsgear M4 Foregrip - M4 Mag Kit - Solid Stock
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 20 September 2005 at 1:05am
Saint wrote:
raverfusion wrote:
Saint wrote:
Shut up about the term, and rate his gun.
I love your gun man, the only thing I don't like is the drop forword. 8.75/10
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Thanks dude, whats wrong with the Drop forward? and what would you do besides a remote??
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Roger that Thanks for the post man!
A drop forword is pretty much the only option besides a remote, I run a rome and love it, personally I don't like them just because how they look. I'm biased since I run a remote I guess :P, anyways man, awesome gun.
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Posted By: Blaze SA
Date Posted: 21 September 2005 at 10:01am
8.5 out of 10 ! neat.
There is no such thing as a Sniper... call yourself that and you WILL
be ripped off by anyone playing speedball... nothing wrong with the
tactics just the term sounds nerdy as if you a wanabe that plays too
many PC games.  enough said
cheers
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 21 September 2005 at 9:22pm
^^^dude! NOT COOL! all you are gonna do is start another argument! just dont say anything about that word!
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Posted By: Nutteralex
Date Posted: 21 September 2005 at 9:56pm
Seipher wrote:
shiftykyle101 wrote:
sniper is a bad word here. |
im here to solve the common misconception of snipers in paintball.
snipers rely on the one shot one kill principle. that does not mean
longest shot possible, which may often be required. there is sniping in
paintball because you can sneak up on a person and place a
paintball anywhere you want. however, there is no LONGBALLING
(different from sniping) in paintball, unless you have an
apex or a flatline. sniping is good and possible, where as yall are
thinking of "longballing" which is silly and not really possible
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What the hell do you think a "Sniper Rifle" is you dumbass. I've read
your other posts and you are completely oblivious that there is no
Sniping in paintball.
But nice gat. I think you asked about what barrel to get later on? Well
If I was you get Redz Pepperstick. Mine is sweet, it's a 14 in.
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Posted By: raverfusion
Date Posted: 21 September 2005 at 11:36pm
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blah blah blah can i delete my thread already? I think you all are taking me the wrong way...
Nutter look up the work sniper your the dumb ass. heres some help http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=sniper - http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=sniper
That is all im saying I DO, in paintball. I have the gear, I have the gun (just like you all do, mine does NOT shoot better or farther than yours) I just gear my game around a differant way of playing. deploying common tactics that militant snipers and infantry use. Now just leave it at that
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Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 22 September 2005 at 1:53am
^^^lol even the creater of the thread knows when to let it die.....
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