Whats considered "light"
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Topic: Whats considered "light"
Posted By: swampbox
Subject: Whats considered "light"
Date Posted: 18 March 2006 at 2:59pm
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whats a light gun? is 2.5 pounds light? Im lookin 4 a really light gun that will also be light w/ nitro and hopper because light guns are easy to play with also--- whats a small nitro tank thats good? |
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Posted By: DsXz
Date Posted: 18 March 2006 at 3:30pm
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my guns nearly 10 lbs fully loaded, and i have no prob whipping it around when needed your best bet is a 47/4500 fiber wrapped tank ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: Panda Man
Date Posted: 18 March 2006 at 5:22pm
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light to me is anything under 2.5lbs(just the marker), if you cant handle that then you have problems. 45/4500ci tanks are the smallest profile, and are the lightest. But they don't offer many shots. If your looking for weight only... go with the 45/4500, but if your just looking for a small profile, then look into a stubby tank 72/4500 penut tanks. They offer hella ammount of shots and they have a pretty low profile. ------------- 
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Posted By: Ashdawg
Date Posted: 18 March 2006 at 8:50pm
try playing with only a pistol... those a like under 2.5 pounds i think!
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Posted By: TRAVELER
Date Posted: 18 March 2006 at 9:06pm
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My Shocker and my Angel are both light guns. Of the two, I prefer the Shocker, it's a much tighter package. I use a 68/4500 tank, it's not too heavy, and it's got enough capacity for long play. ------------- For I will wander to and fro, I'll go where I no one do know, |
Posted By: Jman27
Date Posted: 18 March 2006 at 9:46pm
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ions are light
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Posted By: Pump Scout
Date Posted: 19 March 2006 at 12:35am
Pfft. Anything lighter than my old PMI-3 with dual tanks is light to me.  However, today, I'd think that anything in the 2-2.5 pound range is going to be considered light. Your weight, however, really comes from your tank and hopper.
That reminds me, I should really take time to weigh my Species setup sometime. ------------- http://www.geocities.com/limitedpump - Limited Pump Paintball |
Posted By: Gabster08
Date Posted: 19 March 2006 at 1:15pm
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for a tank u could always look in to stubys. ------------- Setup: Super Blue Nexus Ego Ul barrel 45/45 pmi vlocity |
Posted By: Nutteralex
Date Posted: 22 March 2006 at 10:50pm
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Well 2.5 pounds is pretty light. But some guns are as light as 1.4 pounds, Shockers, Egos, Timmies. An Ion is 2.2, promaster is 1.9. Just so you get an idea.
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Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 23 March 2006 at 9:08am
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This is why you shouldn't worry too much about weight issues. By the time you load a tank and full hopper on the gun, you won't be able to tell light from heavy (except for some milsim rigs). People who fuss over 3-4 ounces of weight on a paintball gun are silly. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Pump Scout wrote:Posted By: DanSD
Date Posted: 23 March 2006 at 11:52am
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You can go remote. That will help to take off some of the weight.
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Posted By: RavenGuard
Date Posted: 23 March 2006 at 4:32pm
geez... my fully loaded a-5 is like 6 lb, and that's with the red dot and big hopper! ------------- 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: benttwig33
Date Posted: 25 March 2006 at 11:08am
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any fiber wrapped itro tanks is very light.
my gun must be around 7 pounds when loaded...its a beast I have a 98custom ith a revvy and 20 ounce tank...pretty hefty but you get used to it. Any high end guns are light ------------- Sig is WAY too big. |
Posted By: Nutteralex
Date Posted: 27 March 2006 at 7:17pm
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Actually not all High ends are light. Imps are bricks, angels are bricks(Unless if it has corba frame) Pimps are bricks.
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Posted By: RavenGuard
Date Posted: 29 March 2006 at 9:22am
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Like people here have said, getting a light gun won't make the most difference, you have to go with getting everything light. For example: Promaster - 1.9 lb 45/4500 - 1.9 lb and your problem is still with the hopper... Electronic hoppers normally aren't light cause of the batteries. ------------- 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: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 29 March 2006 at 10:29pm
yea i really hate how my marker weighs 20oz more after filling up sarcasm aside, weights never really been an issue for me, i have a huge n2 tank (i went for the 70$ one so its pretty damn big compared to fiber wrapped ones) and its pretty damn heavy, its not bad though |
Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 30 March 2006 at 6:05pm
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Nothing beats a ULE automag.
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Posted By: RavenGuard
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 7:30am
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buy a slingshot and carry paint in your pocket!
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Posted By: lester98c
Date Posted: 31 March 2006 at 3:53pm
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my tank wieghts more than my gun. 88/45 im guesing my ion with tank,and full egg is about 6 pounds |
Posted By: Paintball101
Date Posted: 03 April 2006 at 6:05pm
How about a CCI Phantom? Light marker to begin with.. throw a 40 round winchester hopper on it and a 13ci 3000psi nitrogen tank on it and away you go! That would be in my mind the lightest way to go and still use a nitrogen tank.. 
If you want a light gun, grab an Ion and fiber 45/4500 and play with whatever motorized loader you like. ------------- CCI Phantom... yes it's pump 3.5oz co2 Impulse Eggy II 45 4500 fiber 98 Custom |