alpha black red dot
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Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Upgrades and Customizing
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Topic: alpha black red dot
Posted By: tohickon
Subject: alpha black red dot
Date Posted: 17 November 2008 at 6:21pm
Hi guys im not so new at paintball ive played for like a year.I have an a-5 and 2 98 customs and an alpha black. the alpha is my newest gun and i would like to know if a red dot sight is worth buying and what kind it would be nice to have it under $30. my second Q is that i took my cyclone hopper off of my 98c and i had to unscrew this little plastic thing and now i dont have the cyclone on it and it is open is this a bad thing or is it ok. THANK YOU!
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Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 19 November 2008 at 11:46pm
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you are going to get mixed opinions on red dots. IMO, practice with shooting drills. build on your basic marksmanship skills.
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Posted By: tohickon
Date Posted: 20 November 2008 at 4:45pm
| ok thank you will do im going to buy a co2 hose for it tho because the bottle gets annoying |
Posted By: tohickon
Date Posted: 22 November 2008 at 1:24pm
| heyy i just bought the ncstar red dot and x7 hopper. what barrels do you reccomend to make this gun really accurate? |
Posted By: oljb007
Date Posted: 23 November 2008 at 7:20pm
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i have a J&J 14" as do some friends, great barrells for the price. lapco is also a solid barrell from what i hear and only a little more expensive. as for red dot on ABT, its going to cost you as you'll need rail mount adapter for the handle adn then you'll need offset rails. my setup ran me 75 bucks from rap4 (look elsewhere though for better quallity imo) my setup didn't line up for crap--had to jerry rig it.
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Posted By: thejudge
Date Posted: 23 November 2008 at 11:52pm
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honestly though i would return the NCStar. They break very easily even from just one hit. Adco makes a nice one. As for barrel go J&J or lapco. They are awesome barrels especially for the price. ------------- Stay low, run fast, and hope that paintball doesn't hit your... http://www.deltasquad.info/"> 
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Posted By: david-b
Date Posted: 24 November 2008 at 12:22am
I have an Alpha Black also and I went to Wal-Mart and in the outdoor section they had for airsoft a red-dot sight. It was $8 I believe and when you take off the little grip pieces, it's a tight fit on the handle of the AB. The you can use the adjustment screws on the sight to calibrate it and it works fine. It's a single lens deal and not the best, but it worked fine today when I used it for the 1st time. Also the tank relocation kit is good also. A little expensive at most places, but I'd rather have the tank on my back then holding it on the big gun to begin with. ------------- /Dave |
tohickon wrote:Posted By: thejudge
Date Posted: 24 November 2008 at 1:30am
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Do you mean a pack with a remote? ------------- Stay low, run fast, and hope that paintball doesn't hit your... http://www.deltasquad.info/">
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Posted By: tohickon
Date Posted: 24 November 2008 at 10:32am
| i think after i buy the barrel im going to get a remote line. Will a j&j 98c barrel work on the alpha black and still fit the shroud? i am looking at 14 and 16 inchers on amazon. |
Posted By: DEVILDOGCOLLIER
Date Posted: 24 November 2008 at 10:39am
| or you could all save some money and go with a proto barrel and a BACK KIT which is what you really need to be accurate anyway!!!! |
Posted By: DEVILDOGCOLLIER
Date Posted: 24 November 2008 at 10:40am
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DOES NOT matter what kind of barrel you have... its how the ball fits the barrel.... yall should have said this already |
Posted By: thejudge
Date Posted: 24 November 2008 at 2:10pm
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If you like J&J and go for it. It may require some electrical tape inside the front sight just to keep it from moving as the J&J is thinner than the stock barrel just because the stock barrel has a very thick wall. As for kits such as mentioned above, if you really have the desire to get a kit may i recommend the J&J kit. It is one of the best ones on the market in my opinion. i have used it for my A5 and my Autococker and it is a thing of beauty with how accurate it is. If you just want a simple barrel though go with the J&J or Lapco. They are the best bang for the buck and yes if it fits a 98 it will fit the alpha. ------------- Stay low, run fast, and hope that paintball doesn't hit your... http://www.deltasquad.info/">
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 24 November 2008 at 2:35pm
A new player has no need for an expensive barrel kit. Frankly, while I have barrel kits for both my Sniper pump and my Autococker, they are more for preventing "roll-out" than adding to accuracy. Most people can buy either a J&J Ceramic or Lapco Bigshot barrel and never need any other barrel. The slight advantage that a barrel kit provides is really not that noticeable in recreational play. Additionally, if someone is playing at a level where they do need that minescule additional accuracy; they are probably not using a Tippmann. ------------- 
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Posted By: tohickon
Date Posted: 24 November 2008 at 2:40pm
| ok thnx there is a $30 dollar one tht i think i will try ill let u guys know how it works out! |
Posted By: tohickon
Date Posted: 24 November 2008 at 2:48pm
| another q does it matter how long the barrel is? there is a 20" ceramic from j&j for the 98c should i get that or stick with a 14 or 16 incher |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 24 November 2008 at 2:59pm
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tohickon, If you haven't checked out http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=163015&PN=1 - this sticky, I suggest you do so. A little searching will lead to other useful posts as well. -------------
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Posted By: tohickon
Date Posted: 24 November 2008 at 4:19pm
| thnx it answered many of me questions i guess ill go for a 14 incher |
Posted By: tohickon
Date Posted: 26 November 2008 at 4:05pm
| hey guys i just got my new red dot it looks real cool idk how it works yet accuracy wise tho. |
Posted By: Robotech
Date Posted: 26 November 2008 at 4:39pm
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Remember no matter what you do your paintball marker will only be so "accurate". Have you zeroed it in yet and where are the pictures!? LOL ------------- New to the sport? http://www.b17queenofthesky.com/paintball/index.html"> 
Proud owner of a WS-66 A-5 ACP |
Posted By: tohickon
Date Posted: 29 November 2008 at 6:30pm
| idk how me camera fits into the comp but ill figure it out and i tried to zero teh thing but the dame scope dont go tht low because it is on the carrying handls so i put the red dot on my s&w m3000 airsoft gun and it works very well and im also trying to get a 14" j&j ceramic. |
Posted By: Strong24
Date Posted: 05 December 2008 at 6:07pm
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Red Dots; a waste of time and money. |