A closer look at the X7
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Topic: A closer look at the X7
Posted By: Enos Shenk
Subject: A closer look at the X7
Date Posted: 20 December 2006 at 7:40pm
Well, mine just showed up today. Heres some pics of interesting stuff. You all know what it looks like stock, so I just took pictures of the more interesting things. $30 red dot sight and a foregrip from a gun store. The foregrip is made in Israel so I guess thats kinda cool...Or something...  Neat packaging.  In case you wondered what it looks like with everything stripped off, there you go. Except I forgot to pull the mag well off. Same old stock barrel, but they changed the grip around quite a bit, its pretty slick.  Thats right, Serial number 0000070  A look at the new cyclone. The holes in the cylinder allow for venting of exhaust gas, and to prevent air in front or behind the piston from slowing it down. Thats how the thing feeds upwards of 20bps now. The feeder stars inside are also a new material, almost a soft rubbery plastic. Should be alot more fragile paint friendly. It shoots just like an A5, good balance though. Its definately lighter than you would think for so big of a gun. ------------- 
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Posted By: dirtbike14455
Date Posted: 20 December 2006 at 7:51pm
| very nice enos. What ever happened to some forumers getting triumphs though? Back to the subject, I wish I could be a mod. |
Posted By: ShortyBP
Date Posted: 20 December 2006 at 7:52pm
Ooooo... I hope I get serial 69. 
Although for some reason, I think Rock will get it. |
Posted By: FROG MAN
Date Posted: 20 December 2006 at 8:52pm
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ShortyBP wrote:Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 20 December 2006 at 9:35pm
| how does the mag drop, is there a button on the side like on an M-16 or is that slide just under the serial number it? |
Posted By: kickinwing2010
Date Posted: 20 December 2006 at 9:37pm
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so how does it fell in your hands is it more like and a5 or slightly
different???? ------------- 
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 20 December 2006 at 9:45pm
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Damn you mods!
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Posted By: Koyote
Date Posted: 20 December 2006 at 11:08pm
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0000070 you got mine beat am 000317 ------------- Tippmann X7 Tippmann Custom Pro E trigger Tippmann Pro/Carbine Tippmann C-3 Tippmann 98 Custom Tippmann A-5 expansion kit flatline |
Posted By: kickinwing2010
Date Posted: 20 December 2006 at 11:49pm
lol ive thought this many times -------------
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Posted By: Squishey
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 12:16am
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im waiting until 001337, then ill snatch one up.
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Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 1:08am
| side note. anyone see that god awful video about the x7? i thought tippmann put out an informational video about it, but its not...its in fact the worst thing i have ever seen on this site. definitely a product of the spec ops half of the deal |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 2:32am
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Upon closer inspection, is that the Spec Ops symbol on the side of the marker? Not Cool, Man Not Cool. -------------
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Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 2:38am
| is that what that thing is after the word tippmann on the side? i was wondering about that |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 2:47am
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I think its a Spec Ops symbol... Hence the post above. -------------
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Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 5:25am
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tippmann = specops now. i knew that and i don't hardly play anymore... ------------- X |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 9:21am
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I'm interested to see if the magazine is authentically sized for an AR mag. if it is, I'm gonna replace the one that came with it with a shorter, metal one that will be a little more durable. ------------- ? |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 10:13am
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0000061 here, baby. And I think I disagree with some previous posters about the magazine. It is clearly made of thinner plastic than the other parts of the gun, but this is necessary for it to serve as a storage compartment. It has to bend to open, and still leave space inside. The material itself is pretty rugged. It's not "heavy" and solid the way a real clip would be, but that strikes me as a function over form result. Heck, maybe Tippmann will offer a more solid version without the tool storage as an alternative. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 10:23am
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How does the Mag release work, is it a pus release like the M16?
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Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 11:17am
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Here is a picture of the mag release button, on the right side of the mag well: http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4307280"> Here are some pics of the top of the mag - I had a hard time getting a good one: http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4307281"> http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4307282">
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 11:51am
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Thats pretty neat. Mag release just like a M16.
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Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 2:38pm
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More random X-7 pics, this time of the front shroud. This is very clever. I don't have enough experience with military or milsim equipment to know if it original or not, but it certainly is clever. The shroud attaches to the main body with two pushpins. Easy on, easy off, easy switch. The barrel threads/breach is removable and interchangeable with A-5 breeches. The fuzzy closeup of the shroud shows how the rails on the sides are removable. This opens up the possibility of direct attachments, if anybody should feel so inclined. The font sight (and the rear sight as well) is just a rail attachment, and can easily be moved/removed. http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4307857"> http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4307858"> ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: Farcry0092
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 4:00pm
| looks cool |
Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 4:25pm
| are you playing with it at work? |
Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 7:18pm
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It's how he negotiates his X-mas Bonus ... will be fun when SWAT shows up. Wonder what Being Bunkered with a Full Auto MP5 fells like. ------------- 
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Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 8:26pm
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Looks pretty cool. Mods have it made as far as payment goes. ------------- 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: Rambino
Date Posted: 22 December 2006 at 12:31am
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Of course. And then I went to Dave's where I shot it and took it apart, and attached some stuff. Pictures follow. Fully disassembled: http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4311098">
Trigger housing - very similar to the A-5. A little different due to the selector safety: http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4311099">
Gas line/tombstone attached - not the same tombstone as the A-5, but similar. The mag well slides off: http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4311100">
Various dark pics with all my crap on it: http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4311101"> http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4311102"> http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4311103"> http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4311104">
And here is an interesting feature - since I attached all my stuff to the shroud, it all comes off with the shroud. How's that for modularity? Go from excess attachments to no-non-sense play in about 10 seconds: http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4311106"> ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: Squishey
Date Posted: 22 December 2006 at 12:34am
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so the it is no longer 2 receiver halfs? its just all one piece?
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Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 22 December 2006 at 1:14am
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It's basically like the A-5. Two receiver halves, but with separate grip, and the guts come out for cleaning. As with the A-5, you will probably never need to separate the halves. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 22 December 2006 at 1:44am
| i hope you at least closed your office door when you pulled that thing out. you know how many secretaries would have a heart attack if they saw that thing? |
Posted By: ShortyBP
Date Posted: 22 December 2006 at 6:46am
They're used to Rambino whipping out his gun. |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 22 December 2006 at 5:17pm
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Do you guys accually have a day job at Tippmann? ------------- 
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Posted By: Mephistopheles
Date Posted: 22 December 2006 at 11:41pm
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I'll probably buy one just for the X7 cyclone, then return it. Seriously man I really want those paddles.
The overview you're showing looks promising. I was afraid you'd be talking about how front heavy it is, or that the extra stuff wears the joints down. But if not then that's a very good thing. Is the powdercoat a rough texture? ------------- http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=166647&PN=1"> 
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Posted By: Squishey
Date Posted: 22 December 2006 at 11:51pm
you can buy just the paddles from http://www.tippmannparts.com - Tippmannparts theres not available yet, but the soon will be from what ive heard.
it would make sense to have a one piece body, if you dont need to have the 2 recievers apart. it would help the gas usage, and it would be more durable then it already is. jsut my thoughts ------------- Canadians do it on top.
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Posted By: Simma Down!!
Date Posted: 23 December 2006 at 10:47am
| very nice enos......The urge is coming back. I must resist it. |
Posted By: ShortyBP
Date Posted: 23 December 2006 at 2:25pm
Nope. Tippmann doesn't pay my paycheck... you do (or your parents at least). Keep paying your taxes, especially whatever taxes go to the Defense Department. 
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Posted By: Mephistopheles
Date Posted: 24 December 2006 at 5:36pm
Good to know. Guess I just have to be patient. Probably after first of the year, or soon as the initial production run is completed of the X7's. I definately don't enjoy having brittle paint. Even running it at 300psi into the cyclone it's still not friendly. But if I can make it gentle on paint then I should have mucho better success. ------------- http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=166647&PN=1">
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Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 26 December 2006 at 11:08pm
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Meph - the finish is rough-like. It has a different look/feel than aluminum receivers, IMO. Definitely not shiny, but not rough on the skin either. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: lilsully4
Date Posted: 27 December 2006 at 2:21pm
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Looks nice, How does it shoot? ------------- 
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Posted By: Belt #2
Date Posted: 28 December 2006 at 5:00am
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You know, the creepy part is... Enos' A5 was serial numbered 70 also. What ever happened to that comic strip enos wrote (a LOOOONG time ago) after his plastic power tube broke? Where the A5 power tube went to heaven and sat there talking to the procarbin and 98c power tubes, only to find out they both were run over by tanks, and the A5 tube was cracked in half with a screwdriver....
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 28 December 2006 at 2:21pm
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Got mine the other day, S/N 68 As soon as I put my hands on some paint, its going through a field test like never before. ------------- ? |
Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 28 December 2006 at 4:15pm
Actually my A5 was 77. I was kinda hoping for it, but ah well. I still have that comic somewhere, maybe Ill dig it up later. -------------
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Posted By: Mephistopheles
Date Posted: 30 December 2006 at 4:07pm
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Dag. Got to test out the X7 today. Inspected the cyclone, those paddles aren't quite what I was expecting. Still pretty much a hard plastic, just now a different color. I was hoping for them to be made out of the material that the 2nd Generation ratchet was made out of. Sort of squishy, yet firm enough to still feed without trouble.
Oh well. Still like the hopper top. Low profile. ------------- http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=166647&PN=1">
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Posted By: Connmann
Date Posted: 30 December 2006 at 11:16pm
too bad specops got their fingerprints all over it  < says my opinion of specialops pretty well ------------- table of what really makes your marker work *Gnomes= autocockers *Fairies= Angels *Pixies= Timmys *leprachauns= tippys *goblins= spyders *elves= mags *lawyers= smartparts Ya I'm that smart |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 31 December 2006 at 1:50pm
I'm not a big Spec-Ops fan; mainly because of the noobs who run around justifying their bloated sense of self-worth/skill because they read something on the Spec-Ops websight once and kind of used it in a game in their backyard against their 5 year old little brother: ("OMG I'm da 1337 uber-snyper!") But, I must give them credit for bringing a lot of new people into the woodsball side of the sport and helping keep paintball's roots alive. Edited Note: It is probably unfair of me to blame Spec-ops for this; it is more likely just the result of the interaction between their Delta-Force marketing hype and the agg-speedball mentality. What the heck, I'm going to blame them anyway. ------------- 
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Posted By: paintballgoth
Date Posted: 31 December 2006 at 8:48pm
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CHAAAAA i like those new mil-sim style ------------- Guns: Smartparts Ion: Qev and thats about it Spyder Tl-x, Brass egeal pump |
Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 02 January 2007 at 12:46am
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its lighter than i expected it to be. ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 03 January 2007 at 11:36am
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I have to say, I absolutely hate the hopper. the lower profile calls for it to be elongated. Any downward angle shooting causes rounds to stack up in front of the hopper. Rapid fire at even the remotest depressed angle led me to have numerous misfires. the A5 Hopper did that too, but not nearly as bad, as there wasn't as much space ahead of the cyclone feeder housing. ------------- ? |
Posted By: paintballinbill
Date Posted: 03 January 2007 at 1:15pm
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i wonder if you can try porting a non-X7 cyclone feeder....i'd be too scared to try on my own gun, but anyone else have any input? ------------- 98 Custom milled;painted;J&J Ceramic;X-Chamber;R/T;Cyclone. |
Posted By: paintballdanc
Date Posted: 04 January 2007 at 9:32pm
| serial number 320. WHen i took it to the corn maze to do some hunting of others, I had a real major problem with paintb breakage. Myabe it was just the cold or something, but my first 5 rounds were shotgunned out the barrel, and this was premium paint! Had better luck with generec Wally World paint. |
Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 05 January 2007 at 4:13am
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Is the X-7 low-profile hopper compatible with the A-5 Cyclone? Sorry for the double-post. Groggy and mind-clouded form lack of slepe. ------------- 
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Posted By: RicWhic414
Date Posted: 05 January 2007 at 8:13am
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Stormy I would say it should since they are the same cyclones. I thought they didn't change anything to the cyclones from A5-X7
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 05 January 2007 at 9:39am
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I haven't tried the X7 hopper on the A5, but vice versa it worked alright, so logic would state that it should work out fine. ------------- ? |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 05 January 2007 at 12:08pm
They are interchangeable. (Played with them at the local shop.) Do not like the low profile X-7 hopper, but the R5 looks real sharp on it. Also, the front angle of the R5 should prevent some of the feed problems mentioned above. -------------
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 05 January 2007 at 1:20pm
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I may have to look into the R5, the stock X7 hopper doesn't impress me at all. ------------- ? |
Posted By: nathanours
Date Posted: 05 January 2007 at 1:34pm
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i like the low hopper ------------- 
sorry if this offends any one but it is funny Tippman 98c w/ J&J ceramic barrel polished internals expansion chamber |
Posted By: rednekk98
Date Posted: 05 January 2007 at 4:30pm
| A-5, X-7, and Factory F/A hoppers interchange FYI |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 06 January 2007 at 2:11am
Downside is the lower ammo capacity of the R5. Proving yet again that I have no life, I counted how many paintballs the lined "sniper" version will hold and came up with an average of 171 after five loadings. (And the rubber lining only makes it slightly more quiet than my stock hopper with my homemade neoprene "bikini" cover.)
I never realized the F/A hopper was interchangable with the others-good stuff to know for future projects. -------------
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Posted By: estcstpnt
Date Posted: 06 January 2007 at 11:28pm
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1 W1LL G3T T3H 533RY4L NUHM84 420 8EC4US3 1 4M T3H ULT1M4T3 5M0000000000K4H!!!!!1111!!!!! ------------- Thinking about it... |