Tippmann A-5
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Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Upgrades and Customizing
Forum Description: Trick it out!
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Topic: Tippmann A-5
Posted By: RocoriSpartans
Subject: Tippmann A-5
Date Posted: 01 January 2008 at 10:01pm
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I have a tippmann A-5 that i have been using for the past year. The only upgrade on it is a r/t. I have a hpa tank already so that is not needed. I have decided the first thing to go is the stock barrel it is horrible. With some new christmas money I was looking at a J&J ceramic kit and the Vortex package right now. It is going to be used half woodsball and half speedball. If there is anything I am missing or any reviews about these items it would be much appreciated. Also on a side note is there anything that I could do to the marker that would make it stand out such as the e-bolt on a model 98. Not a milsim flashy thing like that as it would make the marker heavier than needed. |
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Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 01 January 2008 at 11:54pm
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Well, the thing to remember is that R/T triggers are banned in most tournament situations, so if you're going to go the competitive route and keep the A-5 for those purposes, I'd suggest looking at an e-grip. The vortex mod is a great upgrade, not only from the standpoint of speed, but reliability as the plastic ratchet on the A-5 is prone to cracking with hard use. The J&J Kit will serve you well. Good choice on that! Sounds like you're on the right track with everything. As far as E-bolting goes. I've seen one that was fitted to an A-5, but it takes major modification. There is a pneu-frame coming out for the A-5/X-7 as well which gives you great speed without the need for batteries. I believe Garf from G-Force has a thread in upgrades and customizing about it. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: RocoriSpartans
Date Posted: 02 January 2008 at 10:47pm
| Well since this is my first marker I don't think I'll try to e-bolt it then. But this pneu-frame for the A-5 might just be worth it to save up some for it. Would I need to get a new hopper if I were to do those upgrades? I don't think I would need to with the cyclone, but might as well be safe then sorry and find out now. |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 02 January 2008 at 11:36pm
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There are some modifications you can make to have the cyclone run faster, but it's good for 15bps right out of the box. The vortex mod helps the speed a bit, adding in the lightening rod and the qeph (all three mods are from TechT) will let you get up to the 25+bps range. Mind you, that's not really necessary given that most fields use a bps cap set by the PSP league and they just dropped the cap to 13.3bps. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: jocker
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 9:07pm
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13 is good enough, quit spending money on lots of ball and work on your tactic. Thats what it is all about. ------------- Changes are permanaent |
Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 22 July 2008 at 8:27am
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Please don't bump 7 month old posts. ------------- 
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jocker wrote:Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 22 July 2008 at 11:52am
. . . because it is probably a little late for your stellar advice to serve any purpose there jocker. ------------- 
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Posted By: Enigma9912
Date Posted: 23 July 2008 at 12:21pm
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Hey guys. I have a q. I want to buy a Tippmann BT-4, but I have a barel i would like to keep (it's a 16" rifled). What I want to know is, is the barrel thread for the A-5 and the BT-4 the same. In other words can I buy a A-5 to spyder addapter for a BT-4? |