Upgrades and Customizing - Tippmann A-5 Upgrades

I am very new to the paintball sence and was given a A-5 i would like to know what would be the best upgrade to do on it to make it faster and well be easy on the gas. i have seen there are feeder kits hammer kits grips and well everything under the sun.

I was looking to start with a straight line barrel but after reading a few post its seems a J&J C barrle is a better bet.

Please some help before i go spend alot of cash.

J&J makes a good barrel. Benefit of the ceramic coated barrel is that you can usually shoot through breaks and stay in the game.

You don't need to spend a lot of money on a marker to make it work well. Money is best spent on playing time. I will say though, that you should invest in a good quality mask. Look into a Proto, Vents, VForce or Dye mask with a thermal lense. A good non-fogging mask will be, IMO, one of the best investments you can make.

I have Vforce mask came with the marker so i am sorted there.

Is it worth upgrading the feeder so it can do 30bps?

is it worth upgrading the hammer to the light one?

Is the Response Trigger a good options if you dont want to spend the money on a e-grip which looks like it give alot of hassel? or would a good dubble triger work just aswell?

^^^ will answer some questions.

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Is it worth upgrading the feeder so it can do 30bps? RT is capable of 15bps+. Stock E-Grip is only capable of 15-16bps. It can be upgraded to 20+bps. Highest BPS with a mechanical trigger on an A-5 is MAYBE 5-6 BPS on a good day. Essentially, unless you significantly upgrade the trigger system past the RT or stock E-grip, there is no need to upgrade to a 30bps feed system.

is it worth upgrading the hammer to the light one? Depends on if you feel it's worth it. Supposedly makes for less kick and slightly quieter. Personally, I don't find the kicik or the noise of an A5 to be that big of a deal.

Is the Response Trigger a good options if you dont want to spend the money on a e-grip which looks like it give alot of hassel? Both are good options. I have had both, and prefer the E-grip. Others don't. or would a good dubble triger work just aswell? While I like double triggers, don't fool yourself into thinking a double thrigger will get you much higher BPS. It does help with finger fatigue and may increase ROF by 1 or 2 BPS, but a stock A-4 is not by any means walkable. (Walkable is a term referred to being able to quickly walk or fan the trigger on a marker resulting in high ROF. This is possible on a lot of electronic markers that are not sear trippers, but not on Tippmanns, at least none that I have used) [/quote]

Just one more q. I see the RT's are not leage and well is the e-grip? if not will a dubble trigger be the best bet for speed ball and or out door?