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Topic: Need Advice
Posted By: thornygravy
Subject: Need Advice
Date Posted: 16 June 2006 at 9:16am
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hi, im 14. I have a pretty stock tippy 98c, and i really need an r/t but im wondering if it would work very well with a gravity feed hopper, i would like a halo b but since im low on money its gonna take me some time to save up which item do u think i should buy first?? an r/t or halo b. thx ------------- -Tippy 98c -Polished Interns. -RD Double Trig. -5'' Drop -j+j ceram 14'' -12v revy x-board -SmartParts Grips -Pen Spring Mod -Milled Rear Sight -Filled Front Grip -Blue Paint job |
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Posted By: pbdude985
Date Posted: 16 June 2006 at 9:49am
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well first off you dont really need a halo b for the r/t, and egg would siut you just fine and is cheaper then the halo. Regardless of which hopper decide to buy, get it before the r/t so as soon as you get the r/t you can go and play and not have to worry about chopping due to a slow hopper. ------------- 
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Posted By: phil_stl
Date Posted: 16 June 2006 at 9:58am
| I agree get a hopper first! I like the cyclone feed cause they are wheater proff and you can get them feeding 22 and 23 bps with upgrades. So they are fast enough for the rt and even super rt (if you install a QEV) and cheaper than a halo b, but whatever you want. |
Posted By: thornygravy
Date Posted: 16 June 2006 at 9:58am
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actually thinking of buying teh shells off ebay, and then buying the internals seperate for a halob ------------- -Tippy 98c -Polished Interns. -RD Double Trig. -5'' Drop -j+j ceram 14'' -12v revy x-board -SmartParts Grips -Pen Spring Mod -Milled Rear Sight -Filled Front Grip -Blue Paint job |
Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 16 June 2006 at 11:13am
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^I dont know if that'll save you any money in the long run. I'd reccomend an Eggy or cyclone. Both can keep up with the RT and both are cheaper than a Halo B. ------------- 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: blackdog144
Date Posted: 16 June 2006 at 11:34am
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get the egg, there pretty good...
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Posted By: thornygravy
Date Posted: 16 June 2006 at 11:46am
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your right, its about 100 bucks with everything lol damnit. ------------- -Tippy 98c -Polished Interns. -RD Double Trig. -5'' Drop -j+j ceram 14'' -12v revy x-board -SmartParts Grips -Pen Spring Mod -Milled Rear Sight -Filled Front Grip -Blue Paint job |
sinisterNorth wrote:Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 16 June 2006 at 12:56pm
And there are four zillion different parts. And I have never seen the main gear assembly for sale. Well, Bradys has it, but I think it's out of stock. Honestly I'd go for just buying the Halo. An RT shouldn't ever outshoot it, but if you ever upgrade guns you will be glad you spent the extra pennies on the Halo. Cyclones are nice too, but obviously they wont work if you ever upgrade. Eggs just plain suck. The feedrate is weak considering their cost, the plastic sucks, and overall they are just not good hoppers. |
Posted By: thornygravy
Date Posted: 16 June 2006 at 1:04pm
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I agree, i dont really like the look of an egg ------------- -Tippy 98c -Polished Interns. -RD Double Trig. -5'' Drop -j+j ceram 14'' -12v revy x-board -SmartParts Grips -Pen Spring Mod -Milled Rear Sight -Filled Front Grip -Blue Paint job |
Posted By: Justice
Date Posted: 16 June 2006 at 3:41pm
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You should also consider getting a regulator like a Palmers Stabalizer
(male) or CP or Bob Long reg. Since your rate of fire (rof) will
increase with the r/t it is best to regulate the pressure entering your
markers internals. It will help with consistancy, accuracy and a slight
increase in effenciency, maybee 20-30 more shots per tank depending on
size and other variables.
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Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 16 June 2006 at 3:46pm
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i dont mind my reg, it feeds fast enough for me, vision helps though since 98s dont have eyes, id say wait a bit, save and get a halo i know, prolly not what you wanna hear, but wait a bit ------------- 
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Posted By: thornygravy
Date Posted: 16 June 2006 at 4:31pm
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^^ thats exactly wut i wanna hear ------------- -Tippy 98c -Polished Interns. -RD Double Trig. -5'' Drop -j+j ceram 14'' -12v revy x-board -SmartParts Grips -Pen Spring Mod -Milled Rear Sight -Filled Front Grip -Blue Paint job |
Posted By: ekeboo
Date Posted: 16 June 2006 at 10:22pm
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Go get an Egg there tons better than the halo, my Halo cracked my first game and im not of the running and sliding people that much, my little friend however has gone through 4 halo shells not cool. his egg that hes got has not cracked at all -------------  
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Posted By: S\/\/4T-L()G4N
Date Posted: 16 June 2006 at 11:10pm
Interesting, because I have heard the exact same thing about eggs. Not to mention the lids and battery doors snap off easily. ALWAYS buy supporting mods before getting upgrades like that. You need a regulator and a hopper, no questions asked. ------------- 
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 16 June 2006 at 11:43pm
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My Halo shells are coming up on two years old, no cracks and no fuss. My buddies egg shells lasted about eight months; at that time the battery door snapped off and was held together by electrical tape. I wonder why seeing that black tape wrapped around the battery compartment is such a common sight? A couple months later the feed door completely snapped off when he tried to reload. He threw that piece of crap in the trash and bought a Halo. No problems since. I'm not calling you a liar, but Halos are not known to be fragile. |
Posted By: maddog312us
Date Posted: 17 June 2006 at 8:25am
| Just get the cyclone they are only $60 at the proshop in my town. |
Posted By: thornygravy
Date Posted: 17 June 2006 at 2:13pm
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cyclone= big bulky blah ------------- -Tippy 98c -Polished Interns. -RD Double Trig. -5'' Drop -j+j ceram 14'' -12v revy x-board -SmartParts Grips -Pen Spring Mod -Milled Rear Sight -Filled Front Grip -Blue Paint job |
Posted By: jerseypaint
Date Posted: 17 June 2006 at 2:39pm
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Cyclone bad. EggII better. Halo B, awesome. You can find Halo Bs for pretty good prices on Ebay. http://sporting-goods.search.ebay.com/halo-b_Sporting-Goods_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsacatZ382 - Linky ------------- 
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Posted By: ridesnowbrdr
Date Posted: 17 June 2006 at 11:54pm
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do you need a reg if you're running on hpa? ------------- 
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Posted By: S\/\/4T-L()G4N
Date Posted: 18 June 2006 at 1:22pm
No, all (well, almost all) HPA tanks come with a regulator on the tank. The regulator is screwed to the tank, and you screw the regulator into the gun. The regulator is what the fill nipple is on. This reg will regulate the pressure to 800-850 PSI, which is almost identical to CO2. -------------
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Posted By: IonJohn
Date Posted: 18 June 2006 at 6:10pm
| UMM...first of all i dont recomend rt kits cuz i have 5 friends with them and they dont work good they have given them problems and stuff.but yeah it would make more sense to buy the rt kit first cuz u cant do much with a halo on a tippmann 98 with no rt/e-grip.but then again if u get the rt kit first and u dont have problems with it u will most likely be chopping balls like crazy,soo if i was you i would wait till i had all the money soo i could buy both. |