A-5 hog?
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Topic: A-5 hog?
Posted By: the_ion
Subject: A-5 hog?
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 7:47pm
| im thinking about getting the A-5 for christmas this year (in 4.244059678 days) but i have heard stuff about it being an air hog. how many shots do you get for a 20oz? will i b able to make it though a game with a 20oz or will i run out of air? |
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Posted By: EriK6
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 7:53pm
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Posted By: the_ion
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 7:55pm
| but people said that the a-5 has less shots because it consumes more |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 7:59pm
| Mine got around 800/20 oz. |
Posted By: Bango
Date Posted: 20 December 2005 at 8:55pm
| The cyclone uses excess gas. |
Posted By: ANARCHY_SCOUT
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 5:26pm
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You wont notice much of a differance.
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Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 21 December 2005 at 5:28pm
| 900-1000 per 20 oz for me. |
Posted By: Uberhamster
Date Posted: 22 December 2005 at 7:49pm
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It runs of extra air that would have otherwise been wasted.
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Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 22 December 2005 at 8:04pm
| 800-1000 |
Posted By: curby972
Date Posted: 22 December 2005 at 9:52pm
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my a5 was not really an air hog but it had really bad volocity spikes. New tank was shoootin way over 300 and close to empty was only like 100 got a palmer stabilizer now everything is PERFECT |
Posted By: the_ion
Date Posted: 22 December 2005 at 10:07pm
| ok thanks |
Posted By: Jack Archer
Date Posted: 23 December 2005 at 12:46pm
| no cus it uses blowback air so it doesnt use more air |
Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 23 December 2005 at 1:49pm
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your kidding i get 800 usally and 850 on a GREAT day in the summer |
Clark Kent wrote:Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 23 December 2005 at 3:25pm
| Your spring might be too strong. Try an RVA - they can do wonders for Tippmann efficiency. Or maybe just a spring kit for a lighter drive spring. |
Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 23 December 2005 at 3:38pm
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Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 23 December 2005 at 5:40pm
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i would get a new spring but i dont feel like putting any more money on my tippy i dont like it hopefully ill be getting an imp or orry |
Posted By: A5Gunner24
Date Posted: 23 December 2005 at 11:16pm
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Same for me... I have no clue why people say it is an airhog, it is not for me.. I always have plenty off shots out of it, I get many multiple games. |
Posted By: Autococker/A5
Date Posted: 24 December 2005 at 7:21pm
| i use a 20 on my a-5 and i played about 10 games tell i ran out of air |
Posted By: the_ion
Date Posted: 26 December 2005 at 9:13pm
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does trigger response use more air? |
Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 27 December 2005 at 8:43am
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Generally speaking, no. The RT, like the Cyclone, runs off excess air that would otherwise go wasted. The sole exeption is if you have your gun so finely tuned (using an RVA, for instance), that it throws off no excess air - then it won't be able to run either Cyclone or RT. So it's not that they use MORE air, it's just that they limit your ability to super-tweak your gun. I wouldn't worry about that theoretical issue. More relevantly, if you are playing with CO2, the RT makes you shoot faster - a lot faster. And CO2 requires time to fully gasify for use. Shooting fast tends to not let the CO2 gasify, which can significantly reduce efficiency (and freeze up your gun). For this reason, if you are using RT with CO2, you should look into a remote/Stabilizer/x-chamber/whatever other anti-CO2 upgrade. |
Posted By: the_ion
Date Posted: 27 December 2005 at 7:23pm
| is rt legal on comercial feilds? |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 27 December 2005 at 7:59pm
| Some, but not all. |