Help my friend
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Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Which Gun is Best
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Topic: Help my friend
Posted By: MROD
Subject: Help my friend
Date Posted: 05 October 2005 at 9:01pm
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Ok my friend is getting into the sport of paintball and needs his first marker. He's not interested in Tippmann's and has a maximum price of about 225. All recomendations are welcome but please back them up with some reasoning. Thanks. ------------- I need to find smaller pictures for my profile. |
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Posted By: gsw.3
Date Posted: 05 October 2005 at 9:06pm
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Indian Creek Bushmaster with PDS ------------- CLICK THE LINK BELOW http://model98.org"> 
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Posted By: fishsticks
Date Posted: 06 October 2005 at 2:29am
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does that 225 include goggles, tank, and marker... or just marker??? ------------- A gun is not a weapon... It's a tool. Like a butcher knife, or a harpoon, or...uh, a...an alligator. |
Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 06 October 2005 at 7:01pm
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well, if its 225 for just the gun, i would guess get the wrath in that situation, itll run on co2 so you dont need hpa, they only 250 so 25 over what he wants but if its 225 for all, i guess he should just get a spyder or a used gun if he doesnt like tippmanns ------------- 
hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives." |
Posted By: whack-a-mole
Date Posted: 06 October 2005 at 8:24pm
agreed ------------- 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. |
MeanMan wrote:Posted By: ANARCHY_SCOUT
Date Posted: 06 October 2005 at 9:24pm
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ehh i know you said he isnt intrested in a tippy but like the custom pro e is totaly diffrent then their other stock guns. OR... buy a psycho ballistics lightning for around 160 from http://www.xpaintball.com - www.xpaintball.com its the best low price autococker out there ------------- Gamertag: Kataklysm999 
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Posted By: JustLooking
Date Posted: 09 October 2005 at 3:08pm
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GET that new LIGHTNING COCKER its e1 ready if he ever gets serious and it only costs $160. It has the silence and ACCURACY not to mention short light triggerpull and body of a COCKER. ------------- 04 Kapp Autococker Planet eclipse E-Blade with Eyes Sto Ram Palmers Lpr Delrin Bolt Freak Clamping feedneck QEV's CP Drop Samuri Trigger AKA Regulator 68/4500 WGP Adjustable Output Tank |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 09 October 2005 at 9:28pm
It's also a rip off.... ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: ANARCHY_SCOUT
Date Posted: 10 October 2005 at 10:45am
why? ------------- Gamertag: Kataklysm999
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Posted By: wayne
Date Posted: 05 November 2005 at 11:42pm
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get a spyder or somthin else ------------- RIP Dimebag Darrel Abbot 8/20/66-12/8/04 |
Posted By: tippmanncp
Date Posted: 06 November 2005 at 2:09pm
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ya get a spyder if he dont want a tippy or id say go with custom pro basic ------------- http://www.abandofbrothers.com/ - Band of Brothers Proudly Sponsered by http://www.missionmasters.com/mm/missionpaintball.htm - Mission Masters |
Posted By: TOPGUNxx
Date Posted: 06 November 2005 at 2:54pm
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how is the psychoballistics autococker a rip off??? ------------- A-5 
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Posted By: gsw.3
Date Posted: 06 November 2005 at 4:46pm
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Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 06 November 2005 at 5:48pm
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psyco ballistics have horrible quality. you would need to replace alot of things its kinda buying an autococker body -------------
hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives." |
Posted By: Pump Scout
Date Posted: 06 November 2005 at 5:59pm
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The Psycho Ballistics guns are hit-and-miss in the quality department. There are people who have gotten those Lightnings, and had great results from them. There's also people who got them and could NEVER get them to function properly. Not to mention, the PB guns don't come with a regulator, or air setup, so you're already looking at another $40-$100 for a reg, and $25-$40 or so for an air mount. The only thing they really have going for them is their low initial cost ($90 if you look a little bit), but is that REALLY a bargain?
Notice if you will, MROD's friend is just getting into paintball. Any AutoCocker-style gun is going to be, in all likelyhood, a bad idea. Why? Cockers promote tinkering, and that's not a great idea if you're not 100% sure what you're doing with them. Best thing in this situation is to get something easy to work with, reliable, and forgiving. Spyders are going to be a good choice in this price range, since Tippmanns are eliminated from the equation. Take a look at some of the nicer Spyders, and your friend should be fairly happy. The other route to go is the used market, which can be a double-edged sword. Sometimes you can get a great deal, sometimes you don't. ------------- http://www.geocities.com/limitedpump - Limited Pump Paintball |