need a gun, which on to choose?
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Topic: need a gun, which on to choose?
Posted By: c()2
Subject: need a gun, which on to choose?
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 9:06pm
OK so I want to start paint balling, problem is i dont have a paint ball gun. so im asking some of the more experienced players what i should get? i can spend between $0 -$250 to 300  . probly play woodsball because i dont know of much around here. population 2000
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Posted By: jordanpischke
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 9:18pm
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I got a 98 custom ACT with a 20oz c02 tank, a new barrel, hopper and googles for around $300. ------------- 
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 11:10pm
Currently $239.99 Shipped from action village. Kit includes: * WGP Superstock 05 Select Fire marker - Black * 47ci / 3000psi Nitrogen tank * Viewloader Revolution 200 round loader electronic loader * Thermal lens paintball goggles - Urban Camo Now, the tank size isn't the best in the world, but it's hpa. And if you aren't shooting a case-a-day (which I doubt you will be seeing as how you've got the budget you have) it'll work well enough for you. Just make sure you have a shop around you that can fill HPA/N2 before going with that kit. That's a lot of marker and one heck of a deal for that price. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: scrumsguy
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 11:53pm
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^^ Good deal You'd eventually want a diffrent hopper^^ ------------- Help support the Youth In Asia! Member Of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band |
Posted By: Commander_Cool
Date Posted: 11 October 2007 at 10:06am
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That is a good deal, but he would want to upgrade the tank eventually... but before anyone else weighs in... 1) Do you plan on going to a local field? 2) If so do they offer HPA, CO2, or both? 3) If you are planning on playing outlaw/ in your local woods what do you have access to (HPA or CO2)? ------------- 2005 Freestyle Naughty Dawg Freestyle Angel LCD SP-8 Tippmann 98 Custom |
Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 11 October 2007 at 2:58pm
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Rather have the tank first. If you get a faster hopper, you'd shoot more, running out of air. But, if you get the tank first, you can atleast still play. Plus, he may not want to fire that fast, sometimes a revvy is fine. ------------- 
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scrumsguy wrote:Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 11 October 2007 at 3:10pm
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The fact that the Super-Stock has eyes that slow the rate of fire down enough to keep chops from happening with a revvy means he'll be fine for a while. Tank upgrade would be my primary upgrade after settling in with the package. The stock barrels on the newer WGP models aren't too shabby, so the barrel wouldn't be as necessary as with, say, a tippmann. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: whiterook443
Date Posted: 18 October 2007 at 8:09am
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I'd either get the 98 custom or A5, they are the best guns you can get for woodsball / get the flatline barrel, maybe a stock, and they are great guns for woodsball, dont need anything else really in my opinion |
Posted By: Commander_Cool
Date Posted: 18 October 2007 at 12:39pm
I would not suggest this setup. A5's are overpriced (you can get much nicer, or much cheaper mechanical guns right now, and even prior the price for an A5 or any Tippmann marker is the result of name recognition). As for the 98, I do like them over A5's but still there are better markers for the money, many people gave such examples. As for stocks,... they are practically useless (some people like them, and thats fine, but for your average player its a needless, and bulky upgrade that wastes valueable resources... such as cash). In regards to the flatline barrel. It is a piece of garbage. You get increased range, but at the cost of accuracy, and likelyhood that a paintball will break on impact (marker set to the same fps exiting the barrel + longer distance = less speed/ less force upon impact = increased likelyhood of a bounce). I guess if you want to fire from farther back in the field than everyone else, without the ability to actually hit anyone and have them be eliminated... instead of spending the $100 dollars for one on a nice barrel kit....go right ahead. As for "best woodsball gun"... there is no such thing as a woodsball or speedball marker outside of the marketing ploys of companies, and the ignorant mentalities of some people. Whichever set of markers are the best, are the best in both styles of play. Although you can play competively with a lower end gun, and in woodsball the technological advantage of electopnuematics is not as severe as during speedball, the electro still offers an advantage over other players using less advanced gear. ------------- 2005 Freestyle Naughty Dawg Freestyle Angel LCD SP-8 Tippmann 98 Custom |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 18 October 2007 at 12:47pm
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^^^ Exactly, but in more layman terminology, the light, fast and reliable "speedball" gun is better than the heavy and slow "woodsball" gun.
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Posted By: rvieira
Date Posted: 22 October 2007 at 4:19am
| 98s are good but as mentioned there are cheaper centre feed markers that are just as good, if not better. If you do have your heart set on the durability of a 'woodsball' marker and your right-handed, then the A5 is a great choice because of the cyclone hopper and its simplicity. |