step# 1: A-5 upgrade.
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Topic: step# 1: A-5 upgrade.
Posted By: raflexjrsr
Subject: step# 1: A-5 upgrade.
Date Posted: 14 February 2006 at 10:35pm
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hi! I want to get an A-5 (when my parents let me) and upgrade it but keeping it cheap or not too expensive. Please tell me what are the upgrades that are really usefull and in what order I should get them(if upgrades are really necessary).
I wish to be able to use my marker at the woods and when playng speedball. thanks! 
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Posted By: Monkey Dust
Date Posted: 14 February 2006 at 10:40pm
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Barrel is your first upgrade.
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Posted By: Gabster08
Date Posted: 14 February 2006 at 10:48pm
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maybe an air system or a barrel or umm i dunno the sky is the limit. unless u have a money cap then the umm building is the limit? i dunno umm i dunno, srry i couldnt help. lol ------------- Setup: Super Blue Nexus Ego Ul barrel 45/45 pmi vlocity |
Posted By: pythonman56
Date Posted: 14 February 2006 at 10:54pm
| barrel ,RT/E-grip, trigger, X-chamber, |
Posted By: GThomas
Date Posted: 14 February 2006 at 11:10pm
| Barrel first, go with a Lapco Bigshot |
Posted By: mjicmike
Date Posted: 15 February 2006 at 12:09am
barrel, regulator, HPA tank, and whatever you think you need upgrading next.  ------------- A5 Rfs Dwg triggr Ricochet R5 8"Lapco Bigsht/14"CP Classic Palmers Stab. Lapco uni-mount DOP bullet drop fwd PMI 88/4500 Woods Flatline/14"Lapco Bigsht CMI Thunder pig reg. Remote adj. stk |
Posted By: Rock Slide
Date Posted: 15 February 2006 at 12:22am
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Here's an idea... Play with it stock and figure out what you like about it and what you don't. Then change the things you don't. I did a 24-hour game with it right out of the box and didn't have any problems at all. Left it stock for that year. The next year, I put on a Bigshot barrel and had the internals Teflon coated and new powder coating on the outside. The rest is cosmetic.
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Posted By: Santini
Date Posted: 15 February 2006 at 1:47am
| Top priority is a barrel. There lots to choose from so do your homework and you have numerous options. Other than that just play with it and see what fits your needs. |
Posted By: Justice
Date Posted: 15 February 2006 at 8:38am
Bah! Barrel, nothing longer that 14". J-J Ceramic, All American or St!ffi. HPA Air. Crossfire 68/4500 with a 800 psi preset output. Regulator. Bob Long torpedo or Palmers. Egrip. Most fields do not allow R/T's ------------- 
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pythonman56 wrote:Posted By: NasdaQ
Date Posted: 15 February 2006 at 2:32pm
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I say Barrel first.
depending on how much money your willing to throw in. JJ - 20-30 bigshot- 40-50 ? freak - 70 flatline 100 also if you knd of know what you want you can get really good deals if you get it together with the gun. my friend got one with r/t and a flatline for $280 ------------- No Sprinkles! for every sprinkle I find i shall kill you. Stewie Grifin |
Posted By: RavenGuard
Date Posted: 15 February 2006 at 3:47pm
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Always barrel first. Make that choice depending on what you want, there are a million recommendations on barrels for sound supression, range, and accuracy. After that, I would decide what's more important to you: firepower or consistancy. If you want firepower, get the R/T or E-Grip depending on what is legal for you and what you prefer. If you want consistancy, on the cheap end you can get a palmers, and on the expensive end you can get HPA with or without the LPK. ------------- Tippmann A-5 Polished Internals E-Grip Ape Board JCS Blade Trigger QEV 8" Bigshot + Apex Ricochet R-5 / Tac Cap Palmers Stabilizer 68/4500 Crossfire |
Posted By: a5king
Date Posted: 15 February 2006 at 4:15pm
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Don't forget to get a good mask!!! ------------- shut up..or i'll blast ur a$$.... |