Please recommend a cheap back up gun
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Topic: Please recommend a cheap back up gun
Posted By: CarbineKid
Subject: Please recommend a cheap back up gun
Date Posted: 29 September 2006 at 5:12pm
| Guys I could use your input here. I own a model 98 and have been very happy with it. I am considering the idea of getting a cheap back up gun, just in case anything ever goes wrong with my 98. Yes I know that this may not happen, but my free time is VERY limited. and I would hate to spend half the day fixing my gun, when I could be playing with my back up. So does anyone have any suggestions for a cheapo back up gun. |
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 29 September 2006 at 5:46pm
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hmmmm... i would use a 98 for a backup gun... go to walmart... home of the cheap backup gun. ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: pattison
Date Posted: 29 September 2006 at 7:20pm
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spyder/pmi stacked tube. best quality to price ratio of any gun less than $80 ------------- Eat The Brisket |
Posted By: barn_user
Date Posted: 29 September 2006 at 11:15pm
| Find yourself a good ol' reliable pump and throw a decent barrel on it...TADA! |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 29 September 2006 at 11:30pm
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meh why pump as backup? ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: mess cow
Date Posted: 30 September 2006 at 6:54pm
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get a pirhana ------------- http://www.specialopspaintball.com/brigade/member_view.asp?id=49631"> 
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Posted By: paintballinbill
Date Posted: 30 September 2006 at 10:37pm
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it might sound redundant, but i'd find a used 98 custom: you can find those SUPER cheap, and, as everyone knows, they are TANKS. ------------- 98 Custom milled;painted;J&J Ceramic;X-Chamber;R/T;Cyclone. |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 30 September 2006 at 11:30pm
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pirahna makes great back up gun
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Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 01 October 2006 at 9:41am
| i say a used 98 |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 01 October 2006 at 9:48am
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Absolutely. Cheap, reliable, and you already know how it works, and you can share parts with your main. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Lightningbolt wrote:Posted By: battlefreak
Date Posted: 01 October 2006 at 10:01am
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brass eagle eradicator FTW! ------------- 
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Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 01 October 2006 at 2:48pm
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Spyder Victors are cheap on ebay, like $50 for one, they seem to work fine too.
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Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 01 October 2006 at 3:22pm
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You can find a cheap 98 for $60.
------------- 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: SSOK
Date Posted: 01 October 2006 at 6:09pm
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http://www.iisports.com - www.iisports.com has refurbished brass eagles for $15.... ------------- 
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Posted By: Mr. Blonde
Date Posted: 01 October 2006 at 9:04pm
Screw 98cs, for them to be a DECENT backup gun you will have to purchase a new barrel anyway. Go with a gun that has it all, the #1 I recommend for backup or heck, even main gun, is the Piranha GTI Ravage. Costs about 80-90$ Has a GREAT stock barrel, can fire up to 15bps, electronic, expansion chamber... basically everything you need incase you're main marker goes down and you want to jump in and still have a great gun! You can also update it to FLUSH-COCKING if you want, stock is open-bolt (the bolt will pop out and shoot back in) great gun though, I miss mine. It of course comes with PMI's reliable, E-Force Grip
------------- -Tippmann A-5 -Flatline + Metadyne Shroud -R.I.S. Foregrip -X-Core -JCS Aluminum Powertube -JCS Hexagon Bolt -Q.E.V. -Vortex -E-Grip -Shocktech Drop\On\Off ASA -Macro-Line -Anti-Siphon C02 |
Posted By: an94
Date Posted: 02 October 2006 at 1:29am
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I seen one of those today at walmart. the trigger seemed pretty good (it had the "try me" cut out on the package) you dont have to move the trigger very far at all. but IDK, what kind of threading does the barrel have? Id have to get a good cheap barrel for it... ------------- 1 paintball gun package=$150 1 case of paint=$50 air & entry fee=$15 lighting up newbies all day long= Priceless |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 02 October 2006 at 9:40am
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Not at all - the whole point of using a 98 is that he can use parts from his main. If the backup comes into play, unscrew tank, barrel, hopper from main gun, attach to backup, and go nuts. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: RicWhic414
Date Posted: 02 October 2006 at 11:05am
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SPLATMASTER
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 02 October 2006 at 3:45pm
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But if you've already GOT a 98c, you've GOT the aftermarket barrel to swap out with.
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Posted By: Mr. Blonde
Date Posted: 02 October 2006 at 7:00pm
Piranha GTI uses Spyder Threaded barrels, which are basically the most common barrels out there and uh... Rambino, he can use his main guns C02 and Hopper...he dosen't need a barrel since GTI's come stock with a VERY good barrel. It's a sleek, compact, durable, fast gun, very light trigger pull too so you can walk it easily, and for the features.. the price can't be beat. I absolutely LOVE Piranhas because of how well they are built and what they feature... price to feature ratio is EXCELLENT. Meh, just talking about this wants me to get it again as a backup gun.. If I only had the $ ------------- -Tippmann A-5 -Flatline + Metadyne Shroud -R.I.S. Foregrip -X-Core -JCS Aluminum Powertube -JCS Hexagon Bolt -Q.E.V. -Vortex -E-Grip -Shocktech Drop\On\Off ASA -Macro-Line -Anti-Siphon C02 |
Posted By: CarbineKid
Date Posted: 02 October 2006 at 7:45pm
I found my old Brass Eagle stingray, and Eagle 68 today. I actually forgot I still had it, it must have been in the atic for 8 years or so(and here I was thinking I sold it). I guess it will due for now, but maybe I will but a nw gun on my list. The wife never knows what to get me 
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Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 02 October 2006 at 11:02pm
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i used to use my pgp as a backup. wound up liking it more than my A-5... ------------- X |
Posted By: Mr. Blonde
Date Posted: 04 October 2006 at 12:43am
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I keep hearing about PGPS.. I had an Ariakon Overlord Pistol.. looked BEAUTIFUL...but chopped constantly.
------------- -Tippmann A-5 -Flatline + Metadyne Shroud -R.I.S. Foregrip -X-Core -JCS Aluminum Powertube -JCS Hexagon Bolt -Q.E.V. -Vortex -E-Grip -Shocktech Drop\On\Off ASA -Macro-Line -Anti-Siphon C02 |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 14 October 2006 at 1:31pm
A Stingray was my first semi-auto. If you visit the http://www.stinggroup.addr.com/ - STING website you can find quite a few mods to improve it's operation. I did a slightly modified* version of the standard trigger job and got the trigger pull down to the same as a 98. It made a very good backup until I started spending all of my spare money on Tippmanns. *Differences: I put the trigger set screw in through the back of the grip, dremeled down the part of the trigger that catches the safety and put a screw through the body to act as a stop on the trigger moving forward. http://www.stinggroup.addr.com/ - ------------- 
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Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 14 October 2006 at 2:25pm
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Since when do 98s need backups? ------------- 
hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives." |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 15 October 2006 at 12:26am
I can't speak for other people, but I sometimes have a tendency to fix/tinker with stuff until it doesn't work. ACTUAL CONVERSATION: Friend: "Mack quit screwing with your gun, it's time to get on the field." Me: "It's okay, I'm done messing with it now." Friend: "Really, as much as you tinker with that thing how can you tell?" Me: "When I pull the trigger nothing happens." Note: Only slight exaggeration; I do like to try different mods and see what happens. Since most of my mods are somewhat experimental (and not always well thought out) sometimes things don't go quite right. On the plus side though, all the tinkering gave me a lot of practical experience on working on mechanical markers. It's got to the point that a lot of folks who know me at the field come to me with their problems. Edited Note: My primary rule now for messing with my markers is to always have one working marker that I don't tinker with while I'm messing with the other ones. -------------
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Posted By: CarbineKid
Date Posted: 15 October 2006 at 6:31pm
Ever hear of Murphys law .
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Posted By: xionXII
Date Posted: 30 October 2006 at 8:33pm
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Id say go with a Brass Eagle Marauder, or Eraticator. I had one for five years and was very happy with it. Just get a 12 inch barrell for it. Its a good reliable gun and its easy to strip down and clean. ------------- All Shall Fall Beneth My Bullets. http://www.specialopspaintball.com/brigade/member_view.asp?id=102249">
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Posted By: Liquid3
Date Posted: 03 November 2006 at 10:46am
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