Going speedball.
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Topic: Going speedball.
Posted By: estcstpnt
Subject: Going speedball.
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 11:49am
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Well I've decided to start playing speed ball. I plyed yesterday with my Tippmann and I LOVED it. I'm problay going to play a few mor games with the Tippmann. I'm also thinking about selling the tippmann(Good Idea?) Thankyou for your input. ------------- Thinking about it... |
It was better than any other woods ball game I've ever played. I'm thinking of buying this. http://www.actionvillage.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/DisplayProductInformation-Start;sid=fEwYI8jIQ1sY14wTLofYi8Icw7_AucgWk14=?ProductID=y2jAqArb%2ekEAAAELh0iSKpB9 - http://www.actionvillage.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/S tore/en/-/USD/DisplayProductInformation-Start;sid=fEwYI8jIQ1 sY14wTLofYi8Icw7_AucgWk14=?ProductID=y2jAqArb%2ekEAAAELh0iSK pB9 Replies:
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 12:01pm
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If you didn't feel like spending a lot. That would be an ok package. What you really should do is buy an Ion, Halo B, and a 68/4500 HPA tank by Crossfire. As quickly as possible, you need to upgrade to a new feedneck, a new trigger, a qev, and a new asa. A barrel will also be needed, but for me, the stock barrel worked fine. I like my CCM no rise feedneck. I believe I had to go under the Impulse upgrades in ActionVillage to find it. The NDZ roller blade trigger is really good. Basically any qev will do, but I suggest the Virtue (clippard) or SP swivel qev. A new ASA isn't something you need really badly,but when you get to it, get something like the CP on/off asa. Might want to get a rail also. Also after a barrel upgrade, look into a new bolt. By that time, you will have an awesome marker that will last you a long time. Also the efficiency will be much higher with a qev and new bolt. |
Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 12:37pm
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ya thats a good package...ide get it sell the reloader 2 for like an egg or a halo. I have that tank and i love it so, ya ide just sell the hopper and get a better one...
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 1:00pm
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Robocop, quit telling everyone to get QEV's before the basics... You do understand what QEV's do right? The are pointless unless he plans on ramping ALL of the time. For starters, get a new barrel, feedneck, and on/off. And a decent ASA is important, the standard duckbill is worthless. After that, look at QEV's, a new board, and trigger. And when it comes down to it, don't worry about a new bolt. We can't even sell them out of our shop because people don't see enough of a difference to warrant spending money on one. ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 1:17pm
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I suggest getting a qev because it is slightly more efficient and also is a grease trap. I love my new firebolt. Slightly less kick with better efficiency. Your right, I should have said for the basics a new feedneck, a new asa, and a trigger. I think the stock barrel is actually pretty decent. As long as you know how to aim, it was simple hitting people through small cracks. I was hitting people through cracks all day with the stock barrel. If he is to get a new barrel, I would suggest a barrel kit because the only problem I had with the stock barrel was that it was too big for the paint. The paint that day was too small. Even the people with the lowest bore size that companies make, were complaining about how that bore size still wasn't small enough. Even with that small paint, my stock barrel did well. |
Posted By: lester98c
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 1:21pm
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well the qev does help with eficiency, i went from shooting an egg and 2 pods off a 47/300 up to around 5 with one. heres what i have on mine and it performs as nice as most of the high end guns i shot. evil pipe redz camlock feedneck lucky laser eyes cp trigger t-board sp qev cp asa with rail dye stickies lucky lbm bolt v2. crossfire 68/4500 halo but i want to sell it and buy a vlocity |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 2:14pm
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My Ion has: Evil Pipe on the way (They ran out of backs), virtue qev, ccm clamping feedneck, NDZ roller blade trigger, firebolt, SP drop w/ SP on/off asa, Halo B w/ rip drive, and a 68/5k evil scion. I still plan on getting as soon as possible: CP reg, dye stickies, virtue on/off switch, and a new body of some sort. Also I want to get the 90* frame. |
Posted By: estcstpnt
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 6:52pm
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What's a QEV? ------------- Thinking about it... |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 6:56pm
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QEV - n. An acronym for Quick Exhaust Valve. Originally intended for use on autocockers, this is now also an upgrade for the popular Ion that allows gas to escape at the point of the fitting instead of back through the solenoid, thereby improving cycle times, trapping dirt and grease that may get into the solenoid, and improving efficiency. |
Posted By: TEHGANGSTER
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 7:05pm
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cool, i actually think i might get am ion, i need a crappy speedgun, cuz the mag is good, but i want somethin faster, i think im just gonna get a revvy and a new barrel for it though
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Posted By: estcstpnt
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 7:14pm
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Ion aren't to crappy. There like the Tippman of speedball, The popular lowend electronic gun of speedball. But there perfect, light,small, fast all you need for an SB gun. ------------- Thinking about it... |
TEHGANGSTER wrote:Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 7:31pm
| Ions are actually really good guns as long as the owner takes good care of it. It is good right out of the box, but with some upgrades, it can look and feel like any high-end gun. |
Posted By: estcstpnt
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 8:48pm
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What would be a good feedneck. ------------- Thinking about it... |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 8:55pm
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This is a really good one, especially if you get a Halo http://www.actionvillage.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/DisplayProductInformation-Start;sid=BajTBRE-a1zTNVXl0VMTrRvqTcf2FpCPBn0=?ProductID=SWXAqArblnQAAAEE4Q6iCx%2eF - http://www.actionvillage.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/S tore/en/-/USD/DisplayProductInformation-Start;sid=BajTBRE-a1 zTNVXl0VMTrRvqTcf2FpCPBn0=?ProductID=SWXAqArblnQAAAEE4Q6iCx% 2eF |
Posted By: estcstpnt
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 8:59pm
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Thanks man. Oh I can't wait till' I start playing. Even with the Tippy it was sick I can't imagine how it would be with an Electro. ------------- Thinking about it... |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 9:03pm
I haven't even actually played speedball, but those moments during a woodsball game that becomes like a speedball game, I get excited.
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Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 9:05pm
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tomorromw im going to be buying a feedneck for my ion...i dont care what one i get either as long as it fits my halo and as long as its small...then im going to be trying out for a team...anyway...theres alot i want to do to my ion, but i dont want to spend 1000 bucks on it...i want to get a 90* frame for it to which is 110 bucks...
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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 10 August 2006 at 9:36pm
| Is the ANS Xtreme Performance website reliable to order off of? That is the only place that I know of that makes Ion 90*. If I get one, I want the black/blue fade. That might be my next upgrade or else I will get the cp reg. |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 12:00am
I disagree. No matter how many upgrades you put onto the gun, it's still the same platform. If you are telling me that you're fully upped ION would feel and shoot like my sl66 or my dynasty shocker? I don't think so... ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: ekeboo
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 12:17am
ULT your mag yet? or do you have classic valve. i strongly recommend an X valve with a ULT -------------  
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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 12:24am
| Of course it is not going to feel exactly the same. All guns are different. All I am really trying to say is that an upped Ion can easily compete in the big leagues. An Ion can be personalized as the person advances in his paintball career whichever path that person takes. I personally wouldn't want to use an Ion if I was a pro, but if the Ion is all I have, it can sure get me there with its reliability and performance. I have seen people have a nice upped DM5 use there Ion in tournies just because it was easier to handle for how he plays. It just goes to show that Ions aren't as bad as some people claim it to be. I even hated Ions. Sure I would still like to have something more high-end, but once I held the Ion and shot it, I knew it would stick with me for a long time. |
Posted By: estcstpnt
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 10:51am
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Well said Robocop. I most certanley(sp?) agree with you. ------------- Thinking about it... |
Posted By: lester98c
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 4:09pm
Well they're more likely to shoot like the shocker. If you use an ion for awhile you seem to get attached to them, and try to make them perform the best they can. I'v compared shooting mine to shooting my friends dm5 and i paid nearly 300 less between the gun and upgrades. |
Posted By: MoNkeY Hunter
Date Posted: 11 August 2006 at 8:31pm
Get a pro E, I love mine. Tippys are great for speedball if done properly.
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Posted By: pimptastik
Date Posted: 12 August 2006 at 12:39am
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after sinking that much money in a tippmann u would have spent enough to buy a used DM4...
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Posted By: FeVeR
Date Posted: 12 August 2006 at 3:27am
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Get an ICD ProMaster, they are $250 now, and they are much better than an Ion.
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Posted By: estcstpnt
Date Posted: 12 August 2006 at 5:25pm
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Right. I could drop $1000 in to my custom pro.... Or I could take that money and buy a timmy or a speedball gun better than the $1000 Tippmann. ------------- Thinking about it... |
Posted By: DsXz
Date Posted: 12 August 2006 at 6:08pm
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or you could use a gun for speed that no one else uses and be original. ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: xTippyx
Date Posted: 13 August 2006 at 12:40am
| i dont like ions anymore caz when i had one i got flamed for having a total noob gun. so i sold it and i just bought a promaster, the ARE ONLY $250 on actionvillage now!!!!!!! So I say PROMASTER ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! best bang for the buck, it is so much better stock than an ion. |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 13 August 2006 at 10:23am
| Don't you still have to buy some stuff to get the Promaster working. Like asa and air line. One of my friends has a promaster and the noid in it has busted a few times. The company for some reason can't send him a new noid. That was the main reason I never bought a Promaster. And don't say he can't take care of his gun because he also has an Ion and an Evil Pimp. He takes good care of the Pimp and Ion. |
Posted By: f3lix
Date Posted: 13 August 2006 at 10:24am
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go for it ------------- 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. _____________________________ 
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Posted By: estcstpnt
Date Posted: 13 August 2006 at 5:48pm
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Wow you sold a gun for being called a noob. That's more looserish than having a noob gun in the first place. ------------- Thinking about it... |