A-5 or sp-8
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Topic: A-5 or sp-8
Posted By: buttmaster
Subject: A-5 or sp-8
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 10:31am
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apparently im the only one of my freinds who is not a speedball junkie i love my a5 (with egrip flatline apex barel sight railand collapsable stock and hpa) but my freinds have recommended the sp8 because i said i like guns that looked like guns. i did some research and it turned out to be realy nice, posibly replacing my a5 what should i do? |
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Posted By: daniero
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 11:19am
| As for what I've read, the SP-8 is an Ion with a different body and regulator. if that's worth the extra $100 for you, that's cool. Otherwise, the best suggestion would be to get an Ion. |
Posted By: RavenGuard
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 11:23am
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I'd definitely keep the a-5. It's an awesome gun, and there are many things you can do to up it's performance. If you aren't running air already, keep in mind you'd need to buy an air tank for the sp8. An air tank would be a good upgrade either way. If I were you, I'd keep the a-5, get a QEV, and pick up an APE board. ------------- 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: SpecterM4A1
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 12:51pm
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I recently bought a sp-8 and it's well worth it. It's already good stock and doesn't require as much upgrading as the a-5. It's a real nice gun. Here's mine:
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Posted By: MilSimBaller
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 10:59pm
| ummmmmm yea but if you get the sp8 you also have to by a HPA tank AND a good electric hopper to keep up with its rate of fire. thats another 250-300 bucks right there. then on top of all that, the adjustable stock cost extra, and so does that sexy longer barrel. so yea....just stick with the a-5. |
Posted By: SpecterM4A1
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 1:01am
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Teh sp-8 doesn't require hpa, it also takes co2. And he already has a hpa tank so it doesn't matter. He will though have to spend about $70 on a new hopper, assuming he doesn't already have one. He doesn't need the stock right away, but if he does, he can get it for $50 at First Call. And he doesn't need the longer barrel, the stock barrel is pretty good and is 14 inches long. So really, he could spend about $420 and have a nice high-end marker. |
MilSimBaller wrote:Posted By: Snick
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 8:54am
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I would say stick with the A-5. you could get the A-5 to be just as good of a gun as that Sp-8 if you just bought a couple more upgrades. maybe an Ape Board and maybe some good regulators if you feel like it. but if you like your gun to look more like real guns, the A-5 can be made into dozens of different guns. so you are not just stuck with one kind for the rest of the guns life. if you get sick of it looking like an AK-47, swap it to a M4 or MP5 or a ton of other guns they can be made into. and I donno, maybe its just me but the SP-8 does not really strike me as looking that great. to me it looks like a 10-year-old's toy supersoaker, all you need is the water canister. oh wait, once you add the HPA tank to it, that could be the water..... there you have it..... one 10-year-old's supersoaker. -------------  
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Posted By: SpecterM4A1
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 1:07pm
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A 10 year-old's supersoaker? More like a Xm8.
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Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 3:24pm
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I'd stick with the A5. Get a new board, JCS trigger, QEV, and maybe a barrel kit for something different and you're good to go. ------------- 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: buttmaster
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 7:11pm
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thanks for the opinions
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 7:15pm
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The SP-8 is just an Ion with a body kit. Not worth it. I would ratehr have an Ion that is smaller, lighter, and cheaper.
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Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 9:03pm
------------- A-5 E-Grip JCS Dual Trigger DOP X-CORE 8 stage x-chamber Lapco Bigshot 14" Beadblasted Optional setup: R/T Dead on Blade trigger |
Posted By: Bird-Dog
Date Posted: 04 June 2006 at 2:54pm
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I'd say go w/ A-5. The SP8 body is all plastic and by buddy's SP8 died in about 2 weeks. And the stock was all messed up when he got it. ------------- 
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Posted By: sort
Date Posted: 21 January 2007 at 10:09am
I use my Revvy with the X-board....it works just fine..... ------------- Revelations 6:8--It's not revenge, it's Punishment. |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 21 January 2007 at 10:48am
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Don't waste your money on an expensive plastic shroud for an Ion. Either get an ion or stick with the A-5 ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: thebuickguy
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 12:34pm
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A-5 for sure
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