step dad needs a gun.
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Topic: step dad needs a gun.
Posted By: Fiestyboy
Subject: step dad needs a gun.
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 1:38am
| my step dad wants to play woodsball with me and my friends but he wanted me to help him find a good deal on a gun on Ebay (the best site in the world). his budget is about $300. whats a good gun for him? |
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 1:40am
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Ion is the easiest choice. It's quick and it wont hold him back even off the woodsball circuit. Just make sure to factor in an HPA tank and hopper. Ebay has some good package deals. |
Posted By: Fiestyboy
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 1:55am
ION doesn't take c02? |
hybrid-sniper wrote:Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 3:00am
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Not unless you want to screw it up. If you're intent on using that crap, get a Custom Pro E. You still need an electric hopper though. |
Posted By: Fiestyboy
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 3:06am
| HPA isn't that like compressed air? im just worried that my local army store has HPA. |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 3:10am
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Yes, HPA is the same thing as Compressed Air.
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Posted By: Fiestyboy
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 3:16am
| is it cheaper to fill than c02? |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 3:40am
| Not usually. |
Posted By: Pump Scout
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 4:10am
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Some fields have moved to filling HPA for less than CO2, but the tanks are quite a bit more expensive. A lot of it depends on your area, where you play, and where you get the fill. Example - there's a scuba shop near here that charges $1 per 1000psi, but another that charges $1.50 for a 3500psi fill. ------------- http://www.geocities.com/limitedpump - Limited Pump Paintball |
Posted By: Gabster08
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 10:31am
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Where i live if u do a walk on the air fills are free, so i just fill it up as many times as i can. but at my local pb store, they charged me 3.50$ to fill up a 72/3000. which is okay i guess. But i say go with a tippy. if he is playing woods, thats a good gun. ------------- Setup: Super Blue Nexus Ego Ul barrel 45/45 pmi vlocity |
Posted By: Fiestyboy
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 10:28pm
| he is thinking about buying a impulse. |
Posted By: JcKa
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 10:33pm
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That might not be a good idea. They can be found really nicely upped for $300, but unless you're dad is more speedball oriented it'd be smarter just to get a mech.
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Posted By: Panda Man
Date Posted: 02 April 2006 at 11:30pm
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2004 Prostock
Autococker($200) http://www.actionvillage.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/DisplayProductInformation-Start;sid=gcgRSUIpm7QRgQYZF4HR4UjgkwoYVXb1Gmk=?ProductID=U32sFAY75LgAAAD61_7inKHi - Click
here! Palmer Stabilizer($88) http://www.countysports.com/shop/product.php?productid=2469&cat=0&page=2 - click here 20oz C02 Tank($18) http://www.countysports.com/shop/product.php?productid=832&cat=0&page=1 - click here thats $306 but... whats $6 when your spending $300. thats a good set up, and it wont have any problems with C02. ------------- 
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Posted By: Hella Cool
Date Posted: 03 April 2006 at 1:21am
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He probably needs a hopper, Panda. EDIT: Is the $300 just for the gun? Does he have extra to spend on tank, hopper, mask? |
Posted By: Fiestyboy
Date Posted: 04 April 2006 at 7:27pm
| the gun has to cost about $300 (he'll go over some if there is a good deal). He wants to buy a gun off ebay which should drop the price of a few higher end guns. he also wants one with some good upgrades of somesort. |
Posted By: Rare-Faction
Date Posted: 04 April 2006 at 8:13pm
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Tippmann A5 and a 20oz co2 tank...cheap and reliable. Use the rest of
the money to pick up a nice mask (Profilers are very nice, I'd
recommend them)
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Posted By: WanksterFlanker
Date Posted: 04 April 2006 at 9:30pm
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for Woodsball: A5 with e-grip. period. ------------- A5 E-trigger x-chamber APP Monster Sight Feeder 14" Lapco Snapshot barrel |
Posted By: Panda Man
Date Posted: 04 April 2006 at 10:43pm
/me waits for Hway.  but I think a 98c ACT with a R/T would be friggin sweet in the woods. -------------
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