what should i do?
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Topic: what should i do?
Posted By: murphyfever3711
Subject: what should i do?
Date Posted: 10 July 2006 at 8:57pm
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I currently own a tippmann 98 custom w/response, teardrop, expansion chamber, and evolution hopper.
I wanna upgrade to a better gun for tourneys and im looking to spend around 230$ maybe lil more. Tell me what you recommend 
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 10 July 2006 at 9:08pm
| Ion, B2K/PDS, Promaster if you wanna save some more. There's good deals on used guns too. Ebay or PBnation are your friends. |
Posted By: murphyfever3711
Date Posted: 10 July 2006 at 9:09pm
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ok i was lookin at some ions but i dont know how reliable they are
ive heard they break down pretty easily |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 10 July 2006 at 9:40pm
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More easily than a Tippmann. I forgot to mention that you will need an HPA tank and a good hopper for all three of those guns. |
Posted By: murphyfever3711
Date Posted: 10 July 2006 at 10:10pm
| im willin to purchase a hpa tank and good hopper if nessecary |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 10 July 2006 at 10:31pm
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Getting all three would put you at the 450-500 mark. Is that too much? |
Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 10 July 2006 at 10:38pm
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Well, if you have the 98c and $230, I'd say buy an Ion for $200. You may even find one for less with upgrades already on it. Then use the extra money from the $230 plus the money you get from selling the 98c to get a HPA tank and decent loader. ------------- 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: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 10 July 2006 at 11:47pm
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i'd get a b2k. i just prefer them over ions.... ------------- X |
Posted By: HeavyGunner5292
Date Posted: 11 July 2006 at 8:08am
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id go with the b2k cause i had n ION and it was horriable it leaked every where and shot down from the reg ------------- Pain is the name of the game |
Posted By: the kid
Date Posted: 11 July 2006 at 9:25am
| idk maybe you could pick up a led matrix for like 200-300 or get and older timmy |
Posted By: murphyfever3711
Date Posted: 11 July 2006 at 9:28am
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well im going to sell my custom and then ill use that money to get a decent hpa tank and hopper
now im leaning towards the b2k but is this gun a one that will be relible |
Posted By: murphyfever3711
Date Posted: 11 July 2006 at 9:58am
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does anyone know anywhere i could get a b2k, promaster,ion, for a cheap reasonble price
besides ebay 
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Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 11 July 2006 at 1:02pm
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well, promasters, new, stick above $360ish and ive searched about 8 sites for the b2k4, where ive seen em, and they dont have them, just some bkos, but they arent as good as b2ks and they are more than an ion for some reason ------------- 
hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives." |
Posted By: paintfrk7755
Date Posted: 11 July 2006 at 1:29pm
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smartparts ion ------------- <no sig advertising please> |
Posted By: Hadarac
Date Posted: 11 July 2006 at 8:13pm
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170$ new ion http://www.orderpaintball.com/detail.aspx?ID=1189 - http://www.orderpaintball.com/detail.aspx?ID=1189 |
Posted By: djrox
Date Posted: 12 July 2006 at 10:36am
| What you could do, is buy an Angel that is about 4-5 years old. Stuff like the LED, LCD. You can get one of those for less than $300 over ebay or just from someone local who is selling there's. |
Posted By: murphyfever3711
Date Posted: 12 July 2006 at 4:32pm
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im liking the ideas
its helping a lot anyone got anymore? |
Posted By: murphyfever3711
Date Posted: 12 July 2006 at 8:03pm
| i was just wondering is smart parts impulse a decent gun or not |
Posted By: xTippyx
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 12:54am
| well imps are really boxy, and big. a lot of people complain about size, some are really nice like rat jr. imps, or nasty imps, but just regular imps are so great without ups. |
Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 6:42am
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^*arn't? but anyway, upped imps are okay if you don't mind weight... just buy one used... i would lean towards the b2k4 because i don't support smart-parts... but that's just a beef i have.. The b2k and ion are pretty much the same... they balance out.... pick on up on http://www.pbnation.com - www.pbnation.com any more questions? ------------- X |
Posted By: P8ntblldude
Date Posted: 22 July 2006 at 10:12am
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who ever told you that Ions break down a lot lied. I owned two of them and they were very reliable, i never had problems with either of them. They are great guns, 17 bps stock is pretty fast, and they are light. People say they have a "plastic" like feel to them, but it didnt feel any different than my DM3 so they dont no what they are talking about. If i were you I would get an ion, you really get the bang for ur buck. ------------- *Team Compulsive* Sponsors *Won-Ago-Biking* *Curleys Waterfront* |
Posted By: I Shoot Fast
Date Posted: 26 July 2006 at 5:16pm
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^owned imo i like the rubber/plastic on the ion, because its lighter than aluminum and stuff and the paint cant chip off. I had a 98c and the paint chipped off so easily and i was just sick of the beat up rugged look so i got an ion, and 17 bps stock totally owns. also, c02 is annoying because in cold weather everyone gets gun problems and compressed air is more accurate. |
Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 26 July 2006 at 5:23pm
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