Looking at this 98 setup for woodsball....
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Topic: Looking at this 98 setup for woodsball....
Posted By: freemik
Subject: Looking at this 98 setup for woodsball....
Date Posted: 29 September 2011 at 11:05pm
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I've been out of paintball for a
while about 10 years, hence I'm putting this in the new players forum. I
already know I'm a woods player and not a speedball player. I'm not
really interested in the newer tippmanns as I like the feel of the 98.
From what I understand I can obtain the same or better performance with
some upgrades. I can get all this from a local shop for 600 slightly
used (some kid bought it all and thought paintball hurt). Is this a good
setup and is there anything that might be troublesome down the road?
The guy at the shop told me it would easily keep up with any electro
marker (which I find hard to believe, but maybe I'm wrong). I know BPS
is kind of pointless, but I don't know much about the cyclone and it's
potential with upgrades. I don't like to be bs'd either lol. Tippmann 98 Custom ACT Platinum Series E-Trigger W.A.S. board Flatline barrel Tippmann 98 Custom Cyclone Feed System TechT Tippmann Cyclone Feed Vortex Mod TechT Tippmann Lightening Rod TechT Tippmann Q.E.P.H TechT Tippmann Squishy Paddles Rufus Dawg Wicked Bolt TechT Tippmann 98 Fang Trigger Crossfire SS Carbon Fiber Compressed Air Tank 68/4500 Rufus Dawg Bottle Drop System A side note can an admin change my user name to freemike or freemike86 if the first one is not available... |
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Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 8:30am
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Well, that seems just a tad pricey to me for a used marker no matter how slightly used. For $400, you could get yourself a brand new X7 Phenom electro-mechanical marker. Can use C02 or HPA. Very accurate for a Tippmann thanks to the new valve design. If the battery dies while in a game, you can switch it over to mechanical mode and still play. The other $200 you could buy cosmetic or functional upgrades. I know you like the 98, but if you have that kind of money and it has to be a Tippmann, the Phenom is a good marker. Pick one up and see how it feels in your hands.
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Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 9:10am
Typically, to price a used Tippmann, I would take the cost of the marker and all the accessories new and cut it in half. You can find used 98's on Ebay with E-grips often times in the $100 range. ------------- "When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter. |
StormyKnight wrote:Posted By: CHiKUN_PiMP
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 11:23am
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I'd go with the phenom for that price(or hell, try and look around for an e-bolted 98 if you're that fond of them). Just know that if you're going to be dropping money into a Tippmann that you probably won't get much of it back. ------------- Ignorance is bliss, why aint you smilin? |
Posted By: Arson24
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 2:06pm
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would say Phenom before that package a 98 is a great system but a phenom is better ------------- 
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Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 02 October 2011 at 10:17am
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Go with the Phenom, it's the better platform you will get better peformance out the box than you'd get with that 98. ------------- 
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Posted By: Rootbeer2468
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 9:43pm
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I wouldn't even get the e-trigger. I only use semi because i think its a waste of paintif you use full auto and other modes . although 30 bps on full auto is pretty bad ass
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Posted By: monsterhats
Date Posted: 17 February 2012 at 2:45am
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