speedball A-5
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Forum Name: Paintball Ideas / News From Tippmann
Forum Description: Got a new idea or a way to improve something?
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Topic: speedball A-5
Posted By: generalsolo
Subject: speedball A-5
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 3:37pm
| I think this would be a good idea for Tippmann because it would attract alot of players from the speedball side.it could be like the stealth but oppostie so they could buy a stealth if they liked woodsball or a speedball A-5 if they liked speedball. |
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Posted By: generalsolo
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 7:42pm
| And would a vortex,QEV,and ighting rod take it to 30bps?with E-grip of course. |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 8:10pm
| No, and no. |
Posted By: an94
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 8:24pm
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the problem is that the A5 is still a blow back, which most Speedballers hate, as it is really loud & has a lot of "kick". even if you put a Ebolt in the A5 (which has been done) its still quite long & heavy compared to a Spyder. Spyders are made to be more as a speedball based gun. the 98/A5 has a straight line bolt system, which is naturally longer than the Spyder's setup. Tippmann has to make a shorter valve/bolt design before they can open themselves up in the Speedball area of the sport. ------------- 1 paintball gun package=$150 1 case of paint=$50 air & entry fee=$15 lighting up newbies all day long= Priceless |
Posted By: Bird-Dog
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 9:46pm
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No. Get an Ion, Wrath, AR1, or a Cocker for less than how much a stock A-5 costs. ------------- 
_Bird-Dog_ |
Posted By: generalsolo
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 9:54am
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well what abought a whole new gun.and whats wrong with the vortex idea.?? |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 10:40am
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The Vortex idea is fine. I think an A5 makes a decent speedball gun with enough modification, but it does not appeal to many due to the weight, size, modification needed, and price compared to a speedballgun. Plus many speedballers hate side feeds and cyclones. I think an older 98 (Not Model 98, the raised lettering 98 w/o ACT) makes a better speedball gun than an A5 or Spyder anyway. (I dont think you can Electro-Pneu a Spyder but im not sure). ------------- 
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Posted By: generalsolo
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 12:48pm
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Ok ill probaly keep A-5 for woodsball and get one of those new fusion guns. |
Posted By: jocasta
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 10:33pm
| have you ever tried playing speedball with an a5, its imposible |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 10:37pm
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That's a bit of an overstatement. I play speedball with my A-5 quite frequently. It works quite well. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
jocasta wrote:Posted By: BuckNut
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 8:04am
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Everyone talks about Tippmanns being soo... heavy but just go and lift some weights and make it feel like your firing a spyder. I personally think that having a lighter gun means that its made out of less durable metals, thats just my take. ------------- 98 Custom Pro A.C.T. Realtree Camo Double Trigger Drop Forward 20.oz & 14.oz CO2 14" J&J Ceramic Barrel Gravity Hopper Pen Spring Mod TAPCO Adjustable Stock Soon.. Tippmann Remote Line |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 10:39am
You really do not need to do that. The A5 makes a wonderful speedball gun, however, when you get into high tourneys you either want to e-bolt it or buy a new gun. And whoever said Tippmanns are not heavy, they really are not. But when you're used to an invert Mini or Ion or something it feels heavy. (Personally, I like the weight of an A5) -------------
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 6:23pm
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That viewpoint is definitely flawed. |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 7:34pm
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I thought the Triumph eXT was their "speedball" marker. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: generalsolo
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 7:39pm
| plastic EWWWWWWWW.and the look is grosser.thats my personal opinion. |
Posted By: Stang909
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 9:36pm
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if you want a tippmann speedball gun then go buy a 98 ACT E-Grip and put a Rufus Dawg Center Feed on it
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 14 April 2007 at 5:30pm
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With a high end barrel kit, RVA, Egg or Halo or something, reg, and a E-Bolt if you want to be fancy. I had to put in my 0.02 c sorry lol -------------
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Posted By: netramakin
Date Posted: 15 April 2007 at 11:10pm
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Huh? ------------- 
"I'm a riddle so strong, you can't break me." |
Posted By: Commander_Cool
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 1:54am
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My Angel LCD is significantly heavier than my 98 custom. The lighter metals being less durable comment is just stupid. ------------- 2005 Freestyle Naughty Dawg Freestyle Angel LCD SP-8 Tippmann 98 Custom |
Posted By: zensins
Date Posted: 21 April 2007 at 12:51am
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Actually, I kinda like using my A-5 for speedball. I got assigned to keep a guy in the snake pinned. So, I twisted my Apex upside down, adjusted it for that range, and started raining paint DOWN over the edge of the snake. The poor guy was so pinned down, I think I saw him peek out twice in 10 minutes. And yes, it's unfortunate that when it comes down to "tourney play" you will eventually have to "upgrade" to a speedier gun, to spray paint, to make up for the inherent inaccuracy of shooting a musket ball made of gelatin and spit at low velocity... I have an Angel and a Shocker too, and they have their uses, when they're not down, but no one is paying me to win, so I just play to have fun. ------------- I am as great as God, He is as small as I: No higher than I is He, nor I than He less high. -Angelus Silesius |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 21 April 2007 at 2:09pm
Wow, that's just.... well... the stupidest thing I've heard all day. Despite what the apex claims to be able to do, the arc it can cause isn't severe enough to drop over a snake and take a 90* dive into someone. In addendum, if you were playing speedball and someone was pinned on a snake for 10 minutes, then NOBODY on the field was actually playing speedball. Throwing tourney-play in quotes signifies what exactly? Do you have sort of disdain for tournament players? Could it possibly be the fact that they'd wipe the field with you in under 2 minutes? Also, claiming that you need to upgrade to a higher-end electro-pneumatic marker to "spray paint" to make up for the supposed inherent inaccuracy of a paintball is nothing more than the same tired and old cliche of speedball and tournament players having no skill, so they have to gain accuracy by volume. That is simply not true. Keeping a lane shut, or dominating your section of field requires massive amounts of paint simply due to the fact that there is an objective to achieve in what is a very tight time-limit. Sure, the odds of hitting someone work out better if you have more paint in the air, so do the odds of not having a bounce when you hit someone. But the fact of the matter is that it isn't a volume of paint to change the statistics of accuracy. Sure, you can play speedball with whatever marker you like, but when it comes down to fast and furious competition, a long marker (i.e., a-5) with a tall and wide profile and significantly more weight than the higher-end electros out there = Not Good For Speedball. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: I Shoot Fast
Date Posted: 25 April 2007 at 4:31pm
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Imagine it: You poke out the side of the bunker and 10 paintballs hit the giant, oversized hunk of metal that feeds the paintballs into the gun. ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: lacr1240
Date Posted: 28 April 2007 at 2:18pm
i cant even understand the stupid poll question. here is a hint........... NEVER MAKE A POLL AGAIN!!!!!!!!!  ------------- Owned to the Dome!! ------------------- we are the GWAGALAGA-socom-COGS!!!!!! |