To all speedballers of knowledge!
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Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Which Gun is Best
Forum Description: Need Advice? Ask the pros.
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Topic: To all speedballers of knowledge!
Posted By: kungura
Subject: To all speedballers of knowledge!
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 8:00pm
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I'm trying out the speedball arena, and finding it slightly more challenging, and definately a quicker paced game. so my question is, as a newbie to speedballing guns, what is a good/great gun? my only variable is price and that can not exceed 800 dollars. I don't want just a basic basic gun, i'd like it to be something new, feature packed, reliable and easy to use.
any ideas or am i being too needy for a first time speedball gun buyer? ------------- --A5-- APE Rampage Hammerhead Barrel Red Hot Power Tube Orange Howitser Bolt EoTech 512 Vortex Mod-Lightening Rod-QEPH-Squishy Paddles Bad Habitz Spring Rufus Dawg D.T P.E HPA 88ci-4500PSI |
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Posted By: kungura
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 8:27pm
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what about the Smart parts Eos? that seems to be a general mid ground speed ball gun?? ------------- --A5-- APE Rampage Hammerhead Barrel Red Hot Power Tube Orange Howitser Bolt EoTech 512 Vortex Mod-Lightening Rod-QEPH-Squishy Paddles Bad Habitz Spring Rufus Dawg D.T P.E HPA 88ci-4500PSI |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 10:02pm
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With $800, you have a LOT of options. Especially if you buy used. You'll need to buy a good air tank, so for a 68/4500, let's assume you get a new one for $170. Now you buy a top of the line hopper for $100. You still have $530 to buy a new marker. At this point, you can purchase basically any Intimidator you want, used Ego's, used Matrices, etc. I only have experience with e-'cockers, so I can't offer you any comparisons. Oh, if you're going Smart Parts, go Shocker. Everything below that really isn't worth it. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 10:15pm
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For $800, you could start with a throw away like an ION, learn the ins and outs of an electro, and decide what you want from there, and still have the money left over for something higher end ------------- ? |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 11:40pm
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^ Listen to him. He's wise beyond his years. Didn't even think about that. This would probably be the best way to go. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 17 May 2008 at 12:05pm
| Reb hit the nail on the head. |
Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 17 May 2008 at 2:09pm
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When buying a new gun, go try out the ones you like.
Once you get an ion, it'll turn into a money pit because you willwant to upgrade it. Find a mid-end gun you really like. Look into Dangerous Power guns like the F8 and G3/iQ. ------------- 
hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives." |
Posted By: kungura
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 10:10am
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So no one recommends the Eos? just the shocker? I'll look into that ------------- --A5-- APE Rampage Hammerhead Barrel Red Hot Power Tube Orange Howitser Bolt EoTech 512 Vortex Mod-Lightening Rod-QEPH-Squishy Paddles Bad Habitz Spring Rufus Dawg D.T P.E HPA 88ci-4500PSI |
Posted By: paintball437085
Date Posted: 23 May 2008 at 6:59pm
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etek our mini ------------- psn=Xx_DY3_xX |
Posted By: barn_user
Date Posted: 23 May 2008 at 7:05pm
| You can pick up up'd ions for great prices on PbNation. I'd start there like Reb said. The only other smartparts worth getting is the shocker and I love mine. Also since you already are familiar with the APE rampage board, try to find an ion or shocker with one, or just get the board after you have the gun. |
Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 23 May 2008 at 8:41pm
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If I were you, I would go feel both of them. You may not like the tinyness of the mini, and prefer the etek, or you may love it. -------------
hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives." |
paintball437085 wrote:Posted By: Yomillio
Date Posted: 23 May 2008 at 10:23pm
Heh... I went from all mech guns straight into an A4 Fly. I took most of it apart, cleaned it and lubed it the first day with no hitches, I guess I got lucky. Doesn't usually happen that way for me  .I'd say Reb's advice is really good. I don't know if I'd start with an Ion because of all the hoses/wiring, but thats just me. Learn everything about it, and move on. ------------- 
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 6:14pm
Agreed except get a used ion. The resale value is so bad that you can sell it to someone else after you are done and actually make money. (you can get a nicely kept used ion for $80-100.) ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 9:59pm
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facepalm.jpg If I had $800, I wouldn't drop it on paintball. If I did want to drop that much at once, I would buy an Emag. ------------- 
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Posted By: Pariel
Date Posted: 31 May 2008 at 12:24pm
| Definitely buy used. Be careful about it, but you can easily get a great gun for way less than a new gun. |