A-5 vs. ION
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Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Which Gun is Best
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Topic: A-5 vs. ION
Posted By: Doobiefizzle
Subject: A-5 vs. ION
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 6:35pm
| I am looking for a new gun to mostly play woodsball with.. sometimes speedball. Woodsball is ultimatly what i play though... SO should i get an A-5 or iON? I know that the A-5 is way sturdier and stronger , but i also know that the ion can shoot way faster, and some other stuff. Also, whatever gun you pick please post some upgrades that will make a difference in the performance of either gun. EX: (barrel, board, triggers,) and any other upgrades that you love. Thanks ahead of time for the advice! |
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Posted By: super_gman
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 6:38pm
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Go with the A-5. Along with it, you're going to need a new barrel, a reg./ex-chamber, and maybe and e-grip or r/t so you can shoot faster. ------------- Zerglet. |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 6:39pm
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Ion if you play Speedball at all. A relatively stock A-5 is a hindrance in speedball. Once you get the Ion, you can upgrade the barrel, trigger, feedneck, board, body, etc. |
Posted By: Doobiefizzle
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 6:41pm
Yea but i play woods way more :/ it could get rough lol.. and another thing.. RT or E-Trigger? |
hybrid-sniper wrote:Posted By: ANARCHY_SCOUT
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 6:41pm
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^ you can do the same with A-5. IMO A-5 is better. ------------- Gamertag: Kataklysm999 
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 6:42pm
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Sounds like you just answered your own question by quoting me. |
Posted By: Doobiefizzle
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 6:56pm
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Which barrel would you get for the A-5? APEX.. flatline.. or something else? |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 7:03pm
| Stiffi, Ultralight, Bigshot, CP one piece... |
Posted By: Doobiefizzle
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 7:06pm
| Which upgrades lets it go faster than the stock besides the e-trigger or RT? |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 7:10pm
| E-Grip with WAS, Cyclone with QEV or the Q-Loader adaptor. |
Posted By: tippy919
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 9:32pm
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A-5, you get it with an e -grip and your set, but you could get a stock ion for that same price as a A-5 w/egrip (about 300)and you would still need to buy a hopper fast enough to keep up with the gun and an air tank. Price and Preformance-A-5 ------------- Tippmann A5 + Smart Parts Nerve + PM6 = LOVE |
Posted By: Mr.Shake56
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 9:42pm
| A-5 because you mainly play woods |
Posted By: the_ion
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 10:08pm
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A-5 because you said that you are gonna play woodsball but a little speedball so the A-5 is better I had the same question and i posted wether to get the A-5 or the ion. i now have an A-5 and i am glad that i made the choice. its better because it isnt electro wich is a more realistic feel to me and it is also more durable than an ion. an ion also can have a lot of problems like tubes poping and other unplesent stuff. the A-5 barely requires any maintenance. also cost is an issue. the A-5 and the ion are all in the same price range. but the ion will have an ending cost way higher than the A-5. this is because the ion requires an electro hopper because it shoots so fast-$60 at least. it also requires HPA because it cant run off co2(or its just really bad for it) -$75 at least depending on how much you shoot, which will be a lot because you have an ion. therefore if I where you i would get an A-5 because of those reasons |
Posted By: Die-Trying
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 10:15pm
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conpairing a tippmann marker to a smart parts marker on a tippmann forum...thats alittle one sided. go with the ion!
------------- Ion sanded and bondo'd body Orange painted body and frame Dead On Bullet Drop Evo II 68/4500 crossfire Evil pipe kit with ultra tip |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 10:37pm
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Not necessarilly... I'm really not that big a fan of Tippmann... |
Posted By: Die-Trying
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 10:38pm
yes but being a tippmann site it tends to draw more tippmann owners. ------------- Ion sanded and bondo'd body Orange painted body and frame Dead On Bullet Drop Evo II 68/4500 crossfire Evil pipe kit with ultra tip |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 10 January 2006 at 10:52pm
True, but with the advent of the Ion, everyone and their grandma has one. |
Posted By: the_ion
Date Posted: 11 January 2006 at 5:05pm
| hes asking wich gun is best not wich gun do you own. even being tippmann owners we can still admit that there are some better guns out there |
Posted By: whack-a-mole
Date Posted: 11 January 2006 at 8:42pm
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I'd get the a-5 because it is sturdier. The ion has a tendancy to break. The a-5 can shoot pretty fast too it just needs to be modded some. ------------- 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: Bushyboy0404
Date Posted: 11 January 2006 at 8:46pm
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ions dont break ppl just dont take care of them...at least the right way ------------- 02 cocker-sold ion max flo progressive clamping feedneck 47/3k tank revvy |
Posted By: Zarrinnis
Date Posted: 12 January 2006 at 7:21pm
| Oh dear god, these people are telling him to get a mechinical A5 over a freaking Ion. |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 12 January 2006 at 7:49pm
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E-Grip? |
Posted By: tecumseh
Date Posted: 12 January 2006 at 11:20pm
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Yes if you play woodsball definetly get an a-5. They are very nice, durable, accurate and can be upgraded to your own desires. ------------- what? |