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Topic: Which gun should i buy with $600-800?
Posted By: Hawaianhamster
Subject: Which gun should i buy with $600-800?
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 3:19am
well, i've saved up to $600-800 and is wondering, what gun would be the best for that amount of money?

Also, along with using the same amount of money, what a good barrel to buy? (i've been looking into dye ultralite barrels which seems promising, but am wondering if there is a better barrel out there)

btw, is there any other upgrades to the gun that i will need to get?

I'm mostly looking for a decent speed, but really good in accuracy and will be used in woods and speedball (maybe a few tournaments later on)



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Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 7:05am

I would reccomend looking for a used Ion. You can find decently upped ones for $200-300. This save you money for a HPA tank and a faster hopper. Once those are out of the way, you can add whatever you like to it.

You may want to check out some otehr guns like a Timmy or a Matrix.



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Posted By: jerseypaint
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 12:03pm
What exactly are you looking for. Just so I can narrow down my suggestions.


And just because I love them, check out the Infinity Legend.


Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 12:12pm
Do you already have tank/hopper, or does that also need to go into that budget?

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Posted By: Hawaianhamster
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 12:21pm
i guess a tank and a hopper would go into the budget too (i always thought they come with it o.O)

mostly im looking for something that doesnt break down easily, is really accurate for the price and has a decent (but doesnt have to be extremly well, dont want to throw away paint that much lol) rate of fire, no pumps, and no nitro, has to have a semi-auto feature b/c some courses dont allow semi auto, fully auto is not req (i dont usually play with full auto anyways)


Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 3:43pm

No nitro as in Co2 only?

Or, me thinking you're new because of the tank and hopper coming with the gun comment, you think Nitro is different than HPA?



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Posted By: Hawaianhamster
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 4:15pm
no, im just too cheep/lazy to buy my own nitro since courses usually supply c02 for free lol

-yeah, im new to buying a gun but played for 3ish years (always believed that different guns doesnt matter that much compared to the person -- but i can say that it does give ppl an edge since its a lot harder to play against people who can shoot from across half the field lmao)


Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 4:51pm

They won't be supplying CO2 for free after you buy your own gun.  Most places, CO2 is only "free" for rental guns.

Here's my recommendation.  Either buy package A or B:

A:  Tippmann 98, 12V Revvy, 20oz CO2 tank, Ceramic/Bigshot barrel, VForce mask

B:   SP Ion, 68/4500 HPA tank, Eggo/HALO, All American barrel, VForce mask

Package A will run you $200-$250.  Package B will cost $600ish.

I'm guessing you haven't played a lot of paintball, and you obviously don't know a lot about paintball equipment.  Package A is cheap yet solid, and will introduce you to paintball equipment with easy stuff.  Package B is much higher performance, but will also require you to understand a little more about how stuff works.  And, of course, it costs a lot more.



Posted By: Hawaianhamster
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 5:34pm
i already have a vforce mask - its the first thing i got due to fogging up in rentals, and yeah ive played for 3ish years, probably not a lot compared to some ppl who have been playing for their lives, but enough i would think. but i don't mind the marker or everything else other than rentals because to tell you the truth, i don't usually learn about things i don't really need back then lol

ok, i'm wondering if i should get an evil minion, infinity legend, or whatnot


Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 5:41pm

It comes back to the nitro.

All of the guns you are talking about REQUIRE an air tank.  Air tanks are roughly $200.  Those guns also REQUIRE fast hoppers - Eggo II at a minimum (you could play with a Revvy, but then you won't get the gun's full potential).  Good hoppers are $70-$120.

So that's $300 before you got to the gun.  Now you have $300-$500 left from your original budget.  And that's before a new barrel.  Most good guns come with decent barrels, but you will probably still want to upgrade.  That's another $50+, or more if you want a kit.

In that range, you can get almost anything if you buy used.  DM's, Angels, E-Cockers, whatever.

If you want new, then your choices are a bit more limited, since the truly high-end guns are more than that.  Ion, Mini, PMR...



Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 6:37pm

Well, either you have to be less lazy, get HPA, and get a high end gun.

Or, be lazy, use CO2, and get a tippmann(or a gun from a very small, special group)



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Posted By: Hawaianhamster
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 7:07pm
i dont need anything other than the basic marker yet so what would the best basic marker be?

edit- i dont want to get c02 because nitro costs more (lol im not that focused on the temporary items, and if c02 works, then its good lol - besides, i got a couple friends that work on a couple courses so they will fill my tank up for free lol)


Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 7:07pm
Look over on MCB's electronic forum, there are some sick DM3/LCDs and DM4's going for cheap. Add in a nice bottle, good hopper, and a barrel (if needed) and you're set.

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Posted By: Hawaianhamster
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 7:11pm
ok some of the companies supply you with lifetime warranty and free upgrades, will i get those benefits if i go buy the guns used?


Posted By: phil_stl
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 7:42pm
Lifetime warranty?  Free upgrades?  What planet are those companies come from? 


Posted By: Valdier
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 9:35pm
Yeah, no doubt, what possible upgrades are they going to offer? new gun models?


Posted By: Commander_Cool
Date Posted: 30 March 2007 at 10:09pm

Originally posted by Hawaianhamster Hawaianhamster wrote:

ok some of the companies supply you with lifetime warranty and free upgrades, will i get those benefits if i go buy the guns used?

Are you on crack? None of your responses have made any sense. People with more experience than you are trying to explain to you how things work, and suggest possible gear combinations that would be easy got you to use and maintain, and everytime you come up with some ridiculous reply about cost, getting things for, and w/e else comes across your mind at the moment.

-Marker manufacturers do not offer lifetime warranties and free upgrades, this is a figment of your imagination. In acuality most of the money made by stores is in upgraded parts, markers are only marked up 5%-15% at most, which is not that much at all.

-Get HPA (N2), you have to pay for fill ups regardless. IF your friend works at a field and can give you CO2, there is no reason why they cannot give you HPA,...actually it would be cheaper...since HPA is just compressed air. Why would you limit yourself to CO2 when HPA is more consistent and thusly better.

 

I suggest a Halo B = $100, HPA tank (remember to get a tank cover and fill nipple) = $200, PM6 = $500



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Posted By: Hawaianhamster
Date Posted: 31 March 2007 at 2:44am
i was using the lifetime warranty from here
http://www.pbreview.com/products/reviews/528/
yes, i know that is from a company, but as you can see (and hopefully understand) that it was one of the first things that pop into my head because it was just so awesome. and also, multiple companies allow free upgrades, not new parts, no.. just upgrades (for example, for all you example people out there - a company recently added on to the same product that you have, but didn't got because you bought the gun at an earlier date.)

just because people dont spend money for loads of guns doesn't mean people should treat them like dumbasses. as in yeah, you can make assumptions to go about saying they are probably new to the game, but saying things like this is just what you may call flaming -

"Are you on crack? None of your responses have made any sense."
which was in response to -

"ok some of the companies supply you with lifetime warranty and free upgrades, will i get those benefits if i go buy the guns used?"
I don't see any major grammatical mistakes except maybe i could have capitalized or used a conjunction such as 'upgrades, but will i get those', but i was mostly using a mix of talking irl with text ;)

what i'm basically summarizing here is that i would rather not turn this topic to a topic of pointless arguments, but to keep it constructive.

commander, they may have HP, i just never got around to ask them so that is the reason - pardon my ignorance. i know people have given me packages for me to think about, which i am deeply thankful of for their time and patience, but not a lot of them suit me, since i wanted a medium-high end marker that is $700-800 just by itself, I'll focus on upgrades/tank/hopper later. sorry if i forgot to mention that little part lol


Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 31 March 2007 at 8:22am
Ok. So, you only want to shoot CO2 for right now? I would reccomend a Tippmann A5 with: Egrip, JCS Dual Trigger, Palmer's male Stabilizer, and a JJ Ceramic. You'll have plenty of money left over to add on upgrades as you so please.

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Posted By: Hawaianhamster
Date Posted: 31 March 2007 at 11:28am
lol no sry, i dont need a low end atm since i've used tippmanns before (even when they aren't upgraded as much as that lol), i just need the high end marker by itself with little or none upgrades that costs around 600-800 dollars and ill add on later which will probably end up making the total cost over 1k


Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 31 March 2007 at 12:59pm
^Then you're going to need HPA. Period.

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Posted By: Hawaianhamster
Date Posted: 31 March 2007 at 1:07pm
yeah, i do need gas, but ill get that later

would a dm7 be good for around $800?


Posted By: Commander_Cool
Date Posted: 31 March 2007 at 2:39pm

Originally posted by Hawaianhamster Hawaianhamster wrote:

i was using the lifetime warranty from here
http://www.pbreview.com/products/reviews/528/
yes, i know that is from a company, but as you can see (and hopefully understand) that it was one of the first things that pop into my head because it was just so awesome. and also, multiple companies allow free upgrades, not new parts, no.. just upgrades (for example, for all you example people out there - a company recently added on to the same product that you have, but didn't got because you bought the gun at an earlier date.)

a) thats not example, its you repeating yourself,... we all clearly understand what you are saying we are just telling you it does not happen (except for angel 1 owners being allowed to get the new bolt). Companies don't just upgrade parts and give them to the gun's owners. Companies upgrade parts and either make a new gun for people to buy, or sell the new components, thats how companies make money. Besides your non-example sucks, and doesnt make any sense

what does "company recently added on to the same product that you have, but didn't got because you bought the gun at an earlier date." mean???

I assume you mean you have a gun, then the company upgrades it (aka, a new model), and you want to know if you lose out on the upgrades version? Of course you lose out!! That comment is so insanely STUPID I wont even respond further on it. What sort of company comes out with new models and accesories and then gives them to the previous owners for free!?!?!?!

just because people dont spend money for loads of guns doesn't mean people should treat them like dumbasses. as in yeah, you can make assumptions to go about saying they are probably new to the game, but saying things like this is just what you may call flaming -

"Are you on crack? None of your responses have made any sense."
which was in response to -

I am not attacking you b/c you "dont spend loads on guns, I am attacking you b/c from your posts i can tell you are very near to being brain dead. Never once did I mention the inferiority of a product, or attack someone as a result of that in this thread. In addition you are asking about buying an expensive high end marker. That comment made no sense, like everything else you say.

"ok some of the companies supply you with lifetime warranty and free upgrades, will i get those benefits if i go buy the guns used?"
I don't see any major grammatical mistakes except maybe i could have capitalized or used a conjunction such as 'upgrades, but will i get those', but i was mostly using a mix of talking irl with text ;)

My comment was not made in relation to your punctuation or wording. It has to do with you comments being so ridiculous and offbase that they simply don't make sense (example: grass is blue, sky is green).

what i'm basically summarizing here is that i would rather not turn this topic to a topic of pointless arguments, but to keep it constructive.

All of your posts have been pointless after the first 2 or 3, just listen to what people tell you, and stop trying to explain your desires through innacurate or misinformed information. If you have a valid point, make one. "Saying I want a DM7, but I want to run it on CO2, and if i buy it used will the company still upgrade it for me", does not constitute a valid comment, since everything you said was wrong and stupid.

commander, they may have HP, i just never got around to ask them so that is the reason - pardon my ignorance. i know people have given me packages for me to think about, which i am deeply thankful of for their time and patience, but not a lot of them suit me, since i wanted a medium-high end marker that is $700-800 just by itself, I'll focus on upgrades/tank/hopper later. sorry if i forgot to mention that little part lol

You can't run a high end gun off of CO2, they operate off of Low pressure air, if you dont use a compressed air system, you will blow the solenoid, and damage all of your internals. Best guns you can run off of CO2 is an autococker, or w/ an antisiphon cO2 tank, an ion. If you listened to one anyone for one moment you would know this. Since you obviously don't know anything about paintball markers or air systems, I suggest you get a Tippmann or some other idiot proof entry level marker.




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Posted By: Commander_Cool
Date Posted: 31 March 2007 at 2:40pm

Originally posted by Hawaianhamster Hawaianhamster wrote:

yeah, i do need gas, but ill get that later

would a dm7 be good for around $800?

You can't, you need a compressed air tank to use the marker, plus DM7's are more than 800 dollars.




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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 31 March 2007 at 2:51pm
Dude, what do you not understand about absolutely needing HPA to even consider firing a high-end marker? If you were to throw CO2 onto a DM7, you could kiss the $800 that you spent on it goodbye since you'd blow the seals, LPR, and solenoid.

Are you just going to buy a high-end marker for full, or near full price right now so it can sit on your wall at home and look pretty? What is the point of owning a marker you can't even shoot if you don't have HPA when you, in fact, do not have HPA?

As for the Freeflow Autococker that you linked to, Freeflow (Professional Paintball) hasn't been in business for several years now. Ethan is still around and will offer troubleshooting advice over on PBN IF, and that is a very big IF, you can actually get a hold of him. I HIGHLY suggest that you look at markers and companies that are still in business and are making current products before you put any kind of money into ANYTHING concerning this sport.

As for warranties, while many companies will warranty their gear for a limited time, not many will offer more than a 1 year warranty on parts and labor against MANUFACTURING defects. That doesn't mean they're going to replace parts due to normal wear and tear or abuse, or even rough playing conditions. Some stores will give you free labor for life on a marker you purchased from them, but even then you have to pay for parts if the marker is out of warranty, or they are not a factory-rep store. As for free upgrades, there is NO-SUCH-THING! Some companies will re-call certain parts or markers should an issue be found with the current series. The Invert Mini is a good example since they had a high failure-rate in the early boards (001-100 or so from what I hear). But this is in no-way-shape-or-form an upgrade, they simply replace a poorly engineered system with one that does the job the original was supposed to.

If you were to go out right now and get a set-up to start playing, you would need the minimum of the following for a medium-to-high-end marker:

HPA/N2
Motorized hopper of at least 15bps
Marker

HPA/N2 tanks will run you from $150-200 so you just cut down the amount you have to spend on a marker by that much if you actually want to use the marker you buy without saving up even more money to buy an HPA tank.
A good hopper that can feed the 15+bps rate will run you around $80-$150 depending on what you get. So, add the hopper and the HPA together and you lose $230 off of the top-end of $800 that you are willing to spend. That give you a TOTAL of $570 to spend on a new marker. For that price range, you can either go Used DM6/PM6, Used Excals/Vikings, Used ETek egos, Used Angels, USED low-end Karnivors or other E-2ed 'Cockers, older Used shockers, etc. New, you could pick up a PMR, Epiphany, Ion, Invert Mini, Imp with eyes, etc. Good mid-range markers. But you will NOT be able to buy a high-end marker AND be able to use it for the money you have to spend right now. I hope this helps you understand why we've been smacking ourselves in the foreheads collectively as you've continued to say that you don't want to use HPA and only want to use CO2. ALL of the markers listed in this post with the exception of the Tippmanns MUST BE RUN ON HPA, no exceptions.

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Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 31 March 2007 at 3:27pm

Tallen, you have great posts.  Very informative.

Now, hawaiian, if you decided to skip Tallen's post. Ill tell you this.  You NEED HPA for ANY high end gun.  If you use CO2, you will hurt the gun.  So, you WILL buy HPA if you get a high end gun.



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Posted By: Hawaianhamster
Date Posted: 01 April 2007 at 10:54pm
sry, got back from a place

ok, i need HP, like i said, ill get all of those later, i'll first need the basic marker. i probably wont go paintballing a lot during school, so that time in school is going to give me the time to get hte necessary parts.
so. like i said before, and have always told, i need a gun that is $800 or lower, and no low end gun.

commander, i undestand u are pissed at me for some odd reason, but thats no way to say every comment i make sucks ass ;)
"company recently added on to the same product that you have, but didn't got because you bought the gun at an earlier date."
well now, you do need to think out of the box. well, if you keep the mind set that its impossible for a company to give you an addon to the gun, then you'll never understand what it means ;)

hmm, calling me braindead and saying your not attacking me because of me not buying any guns is retarded mind you. they are all linked because if you think about it... and if you reach into that deep recess of your mind, you may soon, and hopefully before the next century or so, realize that not buying (none at all, if you want to be specific, gotta help you speed out that logical thinking process of yours after all... lol) any parts MAY slightly increase your chance of not knowing where/what/how things work and to buy, no? well that does certainly help contribute to the 'brain-deadness' as you so call it
like you said, if all my comments made no sense at all, i can look up some phone numbers you can call for help.
i have 2 years left and maybe some time in college for paintballing, its either 800 dollars now or nothing at all, spending money on a low end gun (or any other idiot-proof marker as you have ever so slightly slipped in) such as a tippmann will waste my money. and if anybody argues otherwise, its my money and i'll take my chances (besides, i have a couple knowlegable people that can help)
commander, i used the neutral term gas because air IS a form of gas, as well as c02 or nitro. i think we all learned that back in elem. school lol.

and i thank tallen because he actually took time to explain things instead of attacking. thank you.
anyways, its sitting on the wall because either way, it will be sitting on the wall for a while until i get over school (junior year is really important in high school lol)
i thought i already explained that?
-yes i know freeflow is out of business, but that doesnt mean i cant use it as an example

o and the dm7, yeah i found a place where they sell for 750, and still in stock + previous people have bought in the past and works fine




Posted By: Commander_Cool
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 1:23am

Originally posted by Hawaianhamster Hawaianhamster wrote:

sry, got back from a place

ok, i need HP, like i said, ill get all of those later, i'll first need the basic marker. i probably wont go paintballing a lot during school, so that time in school is going to give me the time to get hte necessary parts.
so. like i said before, and have always told, i need a gun that is $800 or lower, and no low end gun.

commander, i undestand u are pissed at me for some odd reason, but thats no way to say every comment i make sucks ass ;)
"company recently added on to the same product that you have, but didn't got because you bought the gun at an earlier date."
well now, you do need to think out of the box. well, if you keep the mind set that its impossible for a company to give you an addon to the gun, then you'll never understand what it means ;)

1) I am not as daft as you seem to be, in regards to this matter. As a business student I can tell you that there are times when thinking outside the box is reasonable, but there are also the confines of reality that must be dealt with. Just because you, a struggling highschool student feels that a company could offer upgrades, does not mean that they do, they will, or it is a good business decision. Might a company do that? Anything is possible. However, you stated manufacturers distributing upgrades as if it is a fact. If you want to sound intelligent, or get answers that aid in real life decisions, it is best to be working with facts, not your imagination.

2) Unlike the accusation in the 1st response to my post you made where I apparently commented on your written statement not making sense due to the way it was constructed, in this case I clearly was. The highlighted statement is so poorly worded that it loses all meaning. As stated I understand what you MEANT, but you did not say it in a coherent manner.

hmm, calling me braindead and saying your not attacking me because of me not buying any guns is retarded mind you.

No I didn't call you brain dead, I said you were pretty close to brain dead. This is apparent to your response, that reads as one long paragraph.

I never attacked you for not buying a gun or people buying lower end guns. Cite your references or else your comments are baseless. Of course I would love some clarification on how it is retarded that I am not attacking you on your purchasing decisions, but on how you present yourself/ what you write? I suggest if you are unable to write a coherent, well thought out argument, it is best that you retake the 3rd grade class where it id first explained.

they are all linked because if you think about it... and if you reach into that deep recess of your mind, you may soon, and hopefully before the next century or so, realize that not buying (none at all, if you want to be specific, gotta help you speed out that logical thinking process of yours after all... lol) any parts MAY slightly increase your chance of not knowing where/what/how things work and to buy, no? well that does certainly help contribute to the 'brain-deadness' as you so call it
like you said, if all my comments made no sense at all, i can look up some phone numbers you can call for help.
i have 2 years left and maybe some time in college for paintballing, its either 800 dollars now or nothing at all, spending money on a low end gun (or any other idiot-proof marker as you have ever so slightly slipped in) such as a tippmann will waste my money. and if anybody argues otherwise, its my money and i'll take my chances (besides, i have a couple knowlegable people that can help)
commander, i used the neutral term gas because air IS a form of gas, as well as c02 or nitro. i think we all learned that back in elem. school lol.

Are you trying to be funny or condecending? Well you failed at both and are yet again wrong (I assume Highschool is hard for you?). Air is composed of various gasses, it is not a form of gas. N2 and CO2 are both gasses which compose air. For the purpose of discussing paintball air systems, there is CO2, or compressed air. You said you wanted to run CO2, I said run a compressed air tank (as in a tank which is filled with air, that is compressed). So I ask what point are you trying to make? Is it the fact that I said compressed air, when they take a an air compressor, and fill your tank up with air, not a specific gas. Yea... how about if you don't have anything intelligent to say, don't say anything at all.

 

While I generally would suggest to people to get the best gear they can afford. I said you should choose a tippmann since you have no idea what you are talking about, and I felt you would be hard pressed to screw one up. I did use the term idiot proof on purpose, because you are an idiot.


and i thank tallen because he actually took time to explain things instead of attacking. thank you.
anyways, its sitting on the wall because either way, it will be sitting on the wall for a while until i get over school (junior year is really important in high school lol)

I am sure if you had the gear you could find some time to play. Just get the PM6 like I suggested, then  if you are thrifty it is possibly to get an electronic loader, and a HPA tank for the $800. A PM6 is basically the same as the DM6 w/o the UL frame. The PM6 and DM6 models don't differ that much from the newer PM7's and DM7's (I think).

i thought i already explained that?
-yes i know freeflow is out of business, but that doesnt mean i cant use it as an example

It is a bas example if the only company you can cite is out of business.

o and the dm7, yeah i found a place where they sell for 750, and still in stock + previous people have bought in the past and works fine

They aren't a reputable dealer. Either the merchandise is stolen, they are breaking their contractual obligations, or it is a scam. Since manufacturers require stores to not sell as below a specific price (MAP). If they are simply not following their agreement, it is a good deal, but I would be wary of them. If it is the other 2 options, I would steer clear of since it is obvious trouble.

If you are talking about an online store, I wouldn't trust buying from them. Where is this place with the cheap DM7's?




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Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 11:10am

Everybody in this thread, please take a deep breath before posting again...  let's all try to get along without insulting each other.

Thanks.

 



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Posted By: jerseypaint
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 12:05pm
Originally posted by Hawaianhamster Hawaianhamster wrote:

and the dm7, yeah i found a place where they sell for 750, and still in stock + previous people have bought in the past and works fine

Link!!!


Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 02 April 2007 at 2:07pm
Originally posted by Rambino Rambino wrote:

Everybody in this thread, please take a deep breath before posting again... let's all try to get along without insulting each other.


Thanks.




Awww, c'mon rambs! I thought I did a good job of not being insulting! You didn't even read my post did you.....

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Posted By: Hawaianhamster
Date Posted: 03 April 2007 at 10:48pm
lol sry back again

well, in order to not go on further in pissin ppl off ill stop

but i got to address the 'struggling high schooler' comment. you can choose not to believe this or not if you want, but I am taking a college course as a junior on government and politics, mostly dealing with current events today, physics (not really that great of a class, my school doesnt have a honors physics -.-), spanish4 (again, its a blow off class), already gotten my lifeguard certificate from adv aquatics and so im taking personal development which is basically a weightlifting class, an english class studying in english literature (its not a college class but my parents said the things we do are college level so idc...), pre-calc (which i wish i wasnt because they make you take it and all it is, is review of algebra2 - taking college calculus next year tho, hopefully passing the class of the first level of calculus into the second level of calculus), animations (hahaha big blow off class), and tennis, soccer, and currently trying to work my way up to a 7mile run with a good time on may 4th (the annual lake run)

yeah, people are probably going to be like... ok ok ok, we dont need to know your schedule, we dont care, but.. i didnt wanted to in the first place, which i couldv

anyways, the thing wasnt a dm7 sorry, i was blind and thought it was. its really a pm7 lol, which make sense since they are selling from the company at 750 dollars.

so is a pm7 really good for accuracy-wise?


Posted By: Commander_Cool
Date Posted: 03 April 2007 at 10:56pm

How the bore of the barrel matches up with the paintball will determine accuracy, although kick, and other factors play a role.

PM7 is a great gun, as I suggested though the PM6 is just the model before the PM7, and you can get the UL frame, or the compressed air tank w/ a halo loader for the same price as the PM7.



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Posted By: Hawaianhamster
Date Posted: 04 April 2007 at 5:21pm
ok, thanks for your imput, i will probably end up doing that


Posted By: Ken Majors
Date Posted: 04 April 2007 at 6:09pm
You could always get a Shocker.
They can (and will) function very well on anti-siphoned CO2.

Yes, you can use CO2 on the Shocker SFT - as long as you set the CO2 up properly.

The Shocker SFT runs at low pressure, so it can tolerate quite a bit of CO2 tank chilling and source pressure drop. The key is to make sure you don't feed liquid CO2 to Shocker. That can be achieved with a properly mounted anti-siphon tank on the paintgun, or with a normal CO2 tank mounted vertically in a pack, and with the gas fed to the marker with a remote hose.

However - if you are shooting fast, especially in cold weather, it is possible that you will chill down the tank (properly set-up the icing and condensation will happen in the tank, not in the gun - and CO2 has no effect on the electronics) to the point that it can't deliver the minimum pressure the Shocker needs to operate. In that case your velocity will drop off and or, it can get so bad there is not even enough pressure to fire - until the tank warms back up.

If you play scenario games, and are out on the field for long periods of time between resupply trips, but don't shoot all your paint really fast, CO2 can be an advantage, because you will get more shots per tank fill than HPA.

But if you play primarily short games (Speedball, walk-on 1/2 hour games in the woods, etc.) or in cold weather HPA has the advantage in that you can shoot as fast as you want without tank chill/pressure issues.

Figured I may as well post this too....I know the arguments are coming.

There are a lot of myths out there about CO2.

It isn't very wet at all (unless it has come from an oddly contaminated source.) The water and ice you see on a CO2 tank, or a CO2 component that has been fed liquid CO2 is atmospheric condensation. It happens, because the liquid CO2 inside is boiling into gas, and when it does it absorbs heat from everything around it (tank walls, expansion chamber walls, etc.) and those things in turn end up absorbing heat from what is around them. When they absorb heat from humid air, water condenses on them, and if they absorb enough heat from that water, it turns to ice.

If you have CO2 set up properly, all that liquid boilng to gas will be happening in the tank, not the reg valve, or gun, so you aren't going to end up with the major condensation issues on those components.

And to side-track further into physical chemistry.... Despite what a lot of people think, water is a poor conductor. It is water with minerals dissolved in it (salt water, ground water, etc.) that is a good conductor. Unless there are free ions in the water to carry the charge, it is actually an insulator, and water that has been distilled by condensation from vapor falls in this category.


All of the above was quoted from Warpig.com




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Posted By: I Shoot Fast
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 7:40pm

I've wanted a matrix since I first set eyes on one. But that's just my opinion.

 

I take that back. Use your money to finish college, then think about getting a gun. Considering how much college tuition is these days, it would be foolish to waste so much money on a paintball gun that you won't even use for two years.



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Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 10:11am
Buy either a CCI Phantom or Carter Buzzard.. resell values stay at close to 80% or more even years later. Plus they are great markers.


Posted By: Commander_Cool
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 9:57pm

Originally posted by Linus Linus wrote:

Buy either a CCI Phantom or Carter Buzzard.. resell values stay at close to 80% or more even years later. Plus they are great markers.

He was asking about a higher end electro pneumatic marker, not a pump.



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Posted By: killerhalo
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 10:22pm
Originally posted by Hawaianhamster Hawaianhamster wrote:


i dont need anything other than the basic marker yet so what would the best basic marker be?edit- i dont want to get c02 because nitro costs more (lol im not that focused on the temporary items, and if c02 works, then its good lol - besides, i got a couple friends that work on a couple courses so they will fill my tank up for free lol)

YOU ARE MAKEING NO SENSE if you want to use co2 go with a spyder or a tippmann any thing better requires hpa which is compressed air

and my friend you are a noob listen to these people they are trying to help you don't tell them things that aren't true then you will be shot down like a jap zero in WW2 period end of story


Posted By: Commander_Cool
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 10:29pm

Originally posted by killerhalo killerhalo wrote:

Originally posted by Hawaianhamster Hawaianhamster wrote:


i dont need anything other than the basic marker yet so what would the best basic marker be?edit- i dont want to get c02 because nitro costs more (lol im not that focused on the temporary items, and if c02 works, then its good lol - besides, i got a couple friends that work on a couple courses so they will fill my tank up for free lol)

YOU ARE MAKEING NO SENSE if you want to use co2 go with a spyder or a tippmann any thing better requires hpa which is compressed air

and my friend you are a noob listen to these people they are trying to help you don't tell them things that aren't true then you will be shot down like a jap zero in WW2 period end of story

 

This is an old thread, the questions have been asked and answered. He has the information needed to make a decision.



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Posted By: killerhalo
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 10:31pm
didnt check the dates


Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 1:40pm
Originally posted by Commander_Cool Commander_Cool wrote:

Originally posted by Linus Linus wrote:

Buy either a CCI Phantom or Carter Buzzard.. resell values stay at close to 80% or more even years later. Plus they are great markers.


He was asking about a higher end electro pneumatic marker, not a pump.



Too bad he never once said anything about the type of gun he wanted other then "decent speed, good accuracy, and will be used in woods and speedball"

Sure, pumps are "slow", but I was trying to open his mind that you don't NEED speed.

I can compete with all "higher end electro pneumatic" markers with just my Buzzard and still win.. and ever hear of the Blowfish?

Stock class paintball team playing in the NPPL and WINNING!


Posted By: Commander_Cool
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 1:58pm
Originally posted by Linus Linus wrote:

Originally posted by Commander_Cool Commander_Cool wrote:

Originally posted by Linus Linus wrote:

Buy either a CCI Phantom or Carter Buzzard.. resell values stay at close to 80% or more even years later. Plus they are great markers.


He was asking about a higher end electro pneumatic marker, not a pump.



Too bad he never once said anything about the type of gun he wanted other then "decent speed, good accuracy, and will be used in woods and speedball"

Sure, pumps are "slow", but I was trying to open his mind that you don't NEED speed.

I can compete with all "higher end electro pneumatic" markers with just my Buzzard and still win.. and ever hear of the Blowfish?

Stock class paintball team playing in the NPPL and WINNING!

You just contradicted yourself. You said he didnt specifiy marker requirements, and then you listed some of the attributes he was looking for. Then you acknowledge you suggestion does not fit the category. In addition given the fact that he was discussing the PM, DM, and Angel series of markers it is evident he was not looking for a pump. Stop being argumentative on the subject with the "too bad" you are wrong attitude. Simply say I was suggesting a different marker and format that I figured was interesting and met some of his criteria. 



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Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 22 April 2007 at 9:52pm
You want argumentative?

Here you go.

First, it's "you're", not "your"

Second, actually I did not contradict myself. I said he didn't specify what type, NOT what cryteria.

Type = electro-pneumatic, pneumatic, high-end, low-end, pump, stock-class, etc. etc.




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