a5>98?
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Topic: a5>98?
Posted By: baconking
Subject: a5>98?
Date Posted: 27 September 2005 at 5:28pm
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this might be a stupid question, but i cant find out the difference between the 98 and a5. i know the a5 has the cyclone and its easier to field strip, but is there really any performance difference between them? |
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Posted By: MoNkeY Hunter
Date Posted: 27 September 2005 at 5:53pm
| its all about preference, a5 good woodz gun, 98C good woodz and speed gun, i think the 98 shoots better and isnt so much of a gas hog as the A5 and also the 98c can shoot way faster"with a few mods and upgrades". The A5 is or can be fast but is limited by cyclone. Go to your pro shop and ask if you shoot both chose the one you like better |
Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 27 September 2005 at 8:23pm
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A-5 completely owns the 98c out of the box. It has so much stock that
would cost more money to put on a 98c. It also has stock things that
you cant get for the 98c! Get the A-5, you wont be disappointed. |
Posted By: neuman124
Date Posted: 27 September 2005 at 10:01pm
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Edit: I posted this a few threads down under Woodsball. I've been playing on and off for about 7 years, and I've used just about anything from the original sheridan markers to a buddies Ego(too rich for my blood). Ok, here we go. I have both the A-5 and 98C and I have upgraded them pretty far all in the name of woodsball. Here's what I've come up with so far. 98C- R/T, Flatline, Pro-team CAR stock, Richochet Ak hopper. A-5 E-grip, Flatline, BT Folding stock. In shooting and comparing both, the 98c flatline has more distance, depending on the paint of course. It may not feed as fast, or dissassemble quite as fast(but almost), but an upgraded 98c is not something to be taken lightly. That being said, I can not only pick my shots with the A-5, but I can sling paint with the best of them without worrying about misfeeds from the stock cyclone. Now I'm not discounting the R/T, in fact some on this very forum have tuned it higher than any E-grip, though to keep up with that rate of fire you'll need to spend upwards of $100 on a nice E-hopper. Also the folding stock transforms the A-5 from battle rifle to CQB MP-5 lookalike. When all is said and done, the 98c has the range and enough upgradeability to delight woodsballers old and new. The A-5 has a wide variety of upgrades available, and third party companies delight in delivering new and seemingly impossible not to have accessories, not to mention that it looks way cool. Either way, you'll be getting a quality gun that has the ability to grow with your experience, and a Tippmann guarantee to back up the product. Hope I helped out with your and anybody else's decison. Thanks, Sgt CJ ------------- A-5 Flatline E-Grip BT Swing stock |
Posted By: A5 Man
Date Posted: 27 September 2005 at 10:46pm
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yes a-5 shoots faster and will not duble feed or try to (feed 2 balls at once) and u might only break 1 ball with the gun . ------------- tippmann a5 e-grip 14 inch new hopper and a scope double trigger flatline remote remote pack stock more on its way |
Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 27 September 2005 at 11:08pm
How does it shoot faster? ------------- [IMG]http://i27.tinypic.com/1538fbc.jpg"> Squeeze Box ☣ |
A5 Man wrote:Posted By: whack-a-mole
Date Posted: 28 September 2005 at 12:35am
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I've never had a problem with my 98c. It's all preference. Try them both out before you decide. ------------- 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: 28 September 2005 at 9:18pm
| if i played woodz ball id get the A5 |
Posted By: Kristofer
Date Posted: 29 September 2005 at 9:16am
| correct me if i am wrong but there is sticky post with this comparrison. |
Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 29 September 2005 at 6:14pm
| ^^^ You are correct. I think it is in the "What Gun is Best" at the top of this page. I think it all depends on the person who uses the gun and what you will be using it for. Take your pick. They are both great guns. |
Posted By: Sargent Duck
Date Posted: 30 September 2005 at 5:51pm
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They both are great, and both have their advantages/disadvantages. The
98 is definetly more of a speedball gun, and the A-5 is definetly more
of a woodsball gun. Now, I play front position in speedball. My 98 is nice for this job, as it's light(er) and more compact than an A-5. I played with an A-5 once, and I found it to be very heavy and awkward compared to my 98 when playing up front (different people will have different experiences of course). Also, the 98 is faster than the A-5. The A-5 is limited by its cyclone to around 17bps or so, otherwise it's a blender. People have gotten their 98's around 22/23 bps. In terms of upgrading, they're pretty much the same, with no one gun having more significant ups than the other. ------------- Ref: I want a nice clean game player: but it's paintball! |
Posted By: diedonimpact
Date Posted: 30 September 2005 at 8:07pm
| i feel lovely |
Posted By: tippmanncp
Date Posted: 02 October 2005 at 8:48pm
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i say that the 98 is the better gun with a few mods but i like the custom pro over both ------------- http://www.abandofbrothers.com/ - Band of Brothers Proudly Sponsered by http://www.missionmasters.com/mm/missionpaintball.htm - Mission Masters |
Posted By: A-5_massacre
Date Posted: 05 October 2005 at 7:37pm
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That is not even a choice. A-5 definitely for many reasons. The A-5 can shoot faster than the 98. It also shoots alot harder. An A-5 can shoot CO2 and air stock but a 98 can only shoot CO2. The A-5 is alot easier to field strip than the 98. The A-5 is also more accurate.
Get an A-5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: MoNkeY Hunter
Date Posted: 05 October 2005 at 8:42pm
| Get the 98c, can shoot faster stock and upgraded then the A5 stock and up graded,cyclone to big for my tast |
Posted By: A-5_massacre
Date Posted: 06 October 2005 at 1:14am
| If you are going to get any type of 98 then get the 98 custom pro, not the 98 custom. |