Sights for the A 5
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Forum Name: Upgrades and Customizing
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Topic: Sights for the A 5
Posted By: xECx INFERNAL
Subject: Sights for the A 5
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 8:46pm
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I was planning on getting a sight for my tippmann a5 which one would you recommend and should i get an offsett rail for it or will it fit just how it is? |
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Posted By: John Law
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 8:52pm
| sights dont do anything |
Posted By: xECx INFERNAL
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 9:04pm
| yea but i play alot of scenario paintball a sight will give it a more military look and there are ones that work but im seeing which ones people prefer |
Posted By: John Law
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 9:33pm
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ok then it depends how much you want to spend...NcStar scopes are good. also try specops.com |
Posted By: xECx INFERNAL
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 9:50pm
| it doesnt matter how much it costs just not too expensive let me check out the ones you have said |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 9:52pm
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Don't waste your money, but if you do don't buy from specops.
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Posted By: xECx INFERNAL
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 10:01pm
| why shouldnt i buy from specops? |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 10:09pm
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Because they jack up prices, have horrible customer service, and their handling time on packages sucks. They purposefully prey on new players with marketing propaganda that is designed to make the player think that they cannot play paintball or be an "UBER 1337 SNIPER" without $500 worth of gear from them, and then they make claims taht all other gear is inferior to theirs. They have single handedly tried to monopolize the Scenerio/Woddsball(TM) paintball market by attempting to either put smaller companies out of buisness or forcing them to sell their products through them. They also have tried to take over some major scenerio producers... I could go on and on.. -------------
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 11:20pm
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says the guy with 13 posts. sights do a lot it's all preference. you can have the best gun ever but if you cant aim it it's as bad as this:
sorry couldn't resist to be flamed in: 5 4 3 2 1
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John Law wrote:
Posted By: xECx INFERNAL
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 12:53am
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so what do you think would be better a red dot or the maginfying rifle scope? |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 6:35am
A scope of any type leads to tunnel vision, which in turn gets you eliminated when somone gets up on your flank without you knowing it. If you insist on a sight, get a red dot. A red dot will not lead to as much tunnel vision as a scope will. Oh and Carl, That picture is NOT FUNNY. It is offcially OLD. If you post that thing again, I am going to contact a mod and get you a strike for spam.
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 8:33am
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ok i laughed at that. ok sorry i will block that website so i cant get to it anymore. and i use a scope and i love it. all opinion. ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: xECx INFERNAL
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 10:17am
| yea i think ill get a red dot because anyways a paintball gun isnt that accurate to make a shot like a sniper...well if your good and know ure gun who knows...you might make a shot like that |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 1:53pm
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No, you will never accuratly shoot beyond the range of effective return fire with a paintball marker. Therefore you will NEVER be able to make ANY type of sniper shot. -------------
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Posted By: FarSeer
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 3:01pm
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Here comes the third degree burns... ------------- http://tbish.webs.com/tippy.html - My E-Bolted 98 |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 3:30pm
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yes time to learn now before it's too late that there are no snipers in paintball. ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: xECx INFERNAL
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 6:06pm
| haha ok...well then ill just get a red dot thanks for your help |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 6:12pm
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good choice not that i dont like scopes. i have a good scope and i dont regret it. trouble with scopes is that you have to spend at least $60 to get a decent scope. most red dots work the same ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: xECx INFERNAL
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 9:51pm
| heh yea you know what i saw the other day someone had on their tippmann setup they were using a drop forward because they wanted a better remote coil position...i was thinking like wow...this guy is so smart...i wanted to tell him that you dont need the drop just connect it directly to the vertical adapter...hmm if i find him again i will tell him |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 10:39pm
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hmm maybe different type of remote. ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: xECx INFERNAL
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 10:52pm
| different? like how? |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 1:42pm
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The red dot will indeed be useful, however you'll need a riser mount if you're using any kind of scope. It is quite feasible to dial in and use a red dot sight for a given distance- say 50 feet or whatever you prefer. If you don't know how to dial in sights, let me know and I'll tell you. The trouble will be getting your eye in behind the sight- masks impede this greatly. A riser mount will help, and red dot sights tend to be higher and wider than scopes to begin with. You should get a cheap red dot for thirty bucks or so. ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: Cammo
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 1:55pm
wait what dose it matter how many posts you have, there are plenty of people that dont even kno about this site but could still tell me more about paint ball than u could. (really not trying to be a jerk just pointing something out) ------------- Tippmann A-5 Palmer Male Vertical Adapter D.O.P. Drop Forward Lapco Big Shot 14" No Trigger Spring E-grip |