Keep or Upgrade?
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Topic: Keep or Upgrade?
Posted By: Razgriz 1
Subject: Keep or Upgrade?
Date Posted: 17 April 2006 at 6:00pm
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ok i gots 98 custom and its a pretty good gun, but im lokkin 2 get another 1, im tryin 2 decide either a ion or an a-5, guys at bear claw paintball said the ion is better than the a-5 and they r about same price range, so help me decide a-5 or ion? ------------- admist the eternal waves of time,from a ripple of change,shall the storm rise,out of the abyss,peer the eyes of a deamon,behold the razgriz,its raven wings ablaze in majestic light. |
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Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 17 April 2006 at 7:31pm
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I'd go Ion since you already have a Tippy. You'll need HPA and a fast hopper for it though. ------------- Pumpker'd; (V.) When a pump player runs up and shoots you at point blank range because you thought 20bps made you good. |
Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 18 April 2006 at 1:45pm
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youll be spending about $350 for a good ion setup- but the ion wont have much ups unless you buy it used -$200 for NEW ion -$100 68/4500 tank(used) -$30 for an Egg(used) so if you buy new, you will be spending alot more ------------- 
hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives." |
Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 18 April 2006 at 3:39pm
| Agreed. To get the Ion you'll need a HPA tank and a good hopper. And getting an A-5 IMO is pretty pointless for you, since you already have an A-5. So I'd either A) Get some $ and get the Ion and stuff you'll need, or B) Keep your 98c, get HPA and a good hopper, then get the Ion later on, after you get some more $. |
Posted By: sniper44
Date Posted: 19 April 2006 at 11:30am
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if ur playing woods than a-5 but for speedball ion. ________________ Yeah, I have a 98 and proud of it!(But not that 294859384 other people have one!!)
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Posted By: RavenGuard
Date Posted: 19 April 2006 at 3:39pm
yep. ------------- 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 |
sniper44 wrote:Posted By: Ken Majors
Date Posted: 19 April 2006 at 5:11pm
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Keep the 98.
Save up and get an Ion. Buy the hopper and the HPA bottle and use them for your 98 while shopping and searching for that great deal on the Ion. If you sell your 98 you will regret it. I know that I do.  ------------- RLTW |
Posted By: whack-a-mole
Date Posted: 20 April 2006 at 4:25pm
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Yeah, getting an a-5 is pointless for you. I'd go with the ion. New or used is up to you, depending on how much cash you have. Make sure you have enough for hpa and a good hopper. ------------- 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: blueILLUSION97
Date Posted: 21 April 2006 at 1:43am
I think so too |
Posted By: warhead
Date Posted: 24 April 2006 at 4:05am
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a5 is pretty much a 98 with a cyclone... get a cyclone for your 98 |
Posted By: fuzzypaintball
Date Posted: 24 April 2006 at 7:59pm
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like i said diablo wrath ltd way to go 30bps not that it matters ------------- I am the best and only the best |
Posted By: Dr.Death
Date Posted: 27 April 2006 at 5:32pm
| if you get a cyclone for your 98 it wont be no different than the A-5 besides the name |
Posted By: CustomPro98
Date Posted: 29 April 2006 at 3:18pm
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well, i would get the ion. Or u can sell the 98 for money for the ion (not
enough, though) and later on when u get more cash, buy an A-5. So instead of one, u get both. ------------- once i said during a thunderstorm "if im a noob at paintball, then let me be struck by lightning in 3 seconds. "1..2...." then i saw a bright light and everything went black. |
Posted By: tecumseh
Date Posted: 29 April 2006 at 5:23pm
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ions are 200$ and they tippmann a5s are 230. if you want a place to buy them from brand new i would buy it from http://www.countysports.com/ - this website ------------- what? |
Posted By: mobius_1
Date Posted: 29 April 2006 at 5:43pm
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I like what the someone said earlier, buy your self the cyclone feed for the 98 and get a good barrel and hpa to go alonlg, you will have a sweet little setup then. ------------- "Here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron." -C.S. Lewis |
Posted By: A-5paintballer6
Date Posted: 29 May 2006 at 5:27pm
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my friends ion doesnt work half the time so a more reliable gun would be an a-5 ------------- Tippmann A-5 E-grip Flatline Barrel 20oz co2 
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Posted By: paintballinbill
Date Posted: 29 May 2006 at 10:08pm
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stop bumping month-old threads. god smashes a cute little kitten's skull every time an old thread is bumped up. ------------- 98 Custom milled;painted;J&J Ceramic;X-Chamber;R/T;Cyclone. |