Building...
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Topic: Building...
Posted By: FaF cHamBeRs eG
Subject: Building...
Date Posted: 05 March 2008 at 1:50am
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I'm not new to the sport, but I would like to know, what is the cheapest way to make a good tippmann marker. I'm either wanting to build one from nothing, or buy one and upgrade it for a friend. Lmk that would be great. ------------- sHockA RockA |
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 05 March 2008 at 2:29am
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Well, technically, you can build any marker, but it's not always economical. If you look around on various paintball forums, you may be able to find enough stock parts to build up a Tippy, but considering you can buy a used one for ~$60, I'd just buy a used one and upgrade it.
------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 05 March 2008 at 8:51am
| I'd go find a cheap used 98c on pbnation.com first. You can get them dirt cheap. If you wait long enough, you can get a steal or two. I got a 98c w/ 2 14" Teardrop Barrels and a Steel 14oz CO2 tank for $40 shipped once. Anyway, for upgrades, I'd say find a Lapco Bigshot used if you can. They're a good barrel. Otherwise, if you can find a J+J Ceramic, it'd be cheaper and comparable. So, in any case with a 98c, first upgrade the barrel. Stay around the 12" - 14" range. Good luck and welcome to the sport, as well as the forum. |
Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 05 March 2008 at 9:34am
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Like DeTrev and Smitty both said, look into a used 98c. After you get the gun, the opportunities are endless. There are plenty of upgrades available.
------------- 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: tallen702
Date Posted: 05 March 2008 at 11:54am
http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=173192&PN=1&TPN=1 - Proof of the Above Statement All of the markers in that post were built for under $150. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
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