A5 upgrading priorities
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Topic: A5 upgrading priorities
Posted By: N0M1S
Subject: A5 upgrading priorities
Date Posted: 19 October 2005 at 3:16am
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For a stock tippmann A-5, in your opinion what should be the priority in which one spends his/her money in upgrading it'll be helpful if you state your specification for either woodball/speedball or the combination or low/high budget upgrade or recommended brand for certain products
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Posted By: Teh_Ninja
Date Posted: 19 October 2005 at 3:46am
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First is always a new barrel. the barrel depends on woods or speed... second is often a drop forward, or nitro, double trigger, RT... it kinda just fans out from barrel depending on what you want... |
Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 19 October 2005 at 3:24pm
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Defiantly the barrel. For that I'd suggest the Smart Parts All American. They cost $70, but will give you great accuracy and reduced noise. That's for either speed or woods. ------------- http://www.macdev.net - MacDev Militia http://www.alienpb.com - Alien - Because winning is more fun. |
Posted By: GRRWingNut
Date Posted: 19 October 2005 at 3:27pm
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I would also say barrel first. I have a 14 inch JJ ceramic, and I love it. They are a bit cheaper than some other barrels, but they perform well. jj ------------- A5RT Specops A5A2 kit Soon a Flatline with UMS shroud, and Specops F.O.G. grip |
Posted By: TippmanHotshot
Date Posted: 19 October 2005 at 7:17pm
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Either get the All American, or the Freak kit. My choice would be a Freak (good accuracy, killer looks, light weight, and changeable bore sizes.) The Freak Kit is about $80-100, but I think it's worth it. Then I'd either go with the RT, or the E-grip. The E-grip is useable at tourneys, and can get up to 15 bps, I think. I know that many fields don't allow the RT, but that's good too. ------------- Overshooting, America's greatest pastime. |
Posted By: N0M1S
Date Posted: 19 October 2005 at 8:24pm
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is an upgraded Front bolt much of a good upgrade for its price? |
Posted By: pbdude985
Date Posted: 19 October 2005 at 8:45pm
no internal upgardes are not worth it , stock internals are the best ------------- 
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N0M1S wrote:Posted By: TippmanHotshot
Date Posted: 19 October 2005 at 8:50pm
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^^^Yeah, stock internals on the 98 Custom are the best. ------------- Overshooting, America's greatest pastime. |
Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 19 October 2005 at 9:10pm
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^^Same as with the A-5, considering they use the same front bolt. ------------- http://www.macdev.net - MacDev Militia http://www.alienpb.com - Alien - Because winning is more fun. |
Posted By: gomez583
Date Posted: 20 October 2005 at 12:04am
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I agree with almost everyone else. Get a better barrel or a barrel kit. Then get a firepower upgrade. ------------- Tippmann 98 Custom Pro E Ricochet Apache LCD Tapco T6 Stock 10 Pc Empire Barrel Kit Low Pressure Kit Palmer Male Stabilizer Ape Board Ape Trigger D H Titanium Hammer (soon) |