Tippmann Sports and US Army Paintball

cfavre wrote: First time poster... Im a newbie just getting into paintballing, I was wondering... will the Tippman Flatline barrel is compatible with with the Alpha Black (is this what Evil Elvis was saying above?)? Is there anything about the Flatline barrel that should make me shy away from it? Already preordered the Alpha Black with the Egrip, the wait til June is going to kill me! Oh one more thing, the feeder elbow will look similiar to the Custom 98? Spent 4 hrs out in the snow and freezing rain today with 10-15 friends, besides some sore fingers I had a blast! Thanks in advance everyone!

Almost definately will unless it is 98 barrel threaded. (which I doubt)

Go for the apex instead, you can mount it on the included barrel with little to no modification, it is cheaper and better, and will allow you to keep the m16 millsim look.

Yes, the elbow will most likely be the same as the 98.

Excellent choice in marker. For the price, there is no way you will be dissatisfied. Did you order the full tactical package?

That package is my new favourite thing in paintball. What a fantastic deal.

The gravity fed hopper will do allright if you shoot slow and don't use auto/burst but for faster rates of fire, you will want a faster hopper. You can get motorized hoppers fairly cheap and fairly light. You won't need much because I don't anticipate the egrip to have that high of a rate of fire.

Here are some good ones:

1) Revy's are nice. Not too heavy but built like a tank.

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2)If you want to spend a bit more money, here is a good deal on a richochet hopper. The are some of the nicest lookig hoppers imo.

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3) This could be worth a shot for a good "in between" loader:

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Of course, if you could ever see yourself upgrading your marker again, check out the higher end of the spectrum hoppers. ($100+) They are generally a bit heavier but you get faster feed rate and generally increased reliability that can be transferred to higher end markers.

If you don't go with that, I suggest the first thing I showed you, the revy. It is exactly what you need and is a good price. Keep in mind though that i believe it is constant agitation meaning that once you turn it on, it keeps spinning until you turn it off. The apache and overdrive don't.



Edited by carl_the_sniper - 18 February 2008 at 12:00am

cfavre wrote: Thanks for all the advice Carl! I had never heard of the Apex before ur post, but after researching it today it seems like a must have with a great price to boot.

It is truely fantastic.

You will need to test it a bit to get used to it before you take it for a day of play.

One more quick question, lol... I really am using the search button first I promise!

Can you mount the Rocket Cock on the Alpha Black to help keep the gun clean?

idk i think you can only make them look like a m-4 m-16  

Mack: My point was that anything can be done with mods... anything.

And you have yet to present a reason why it is better that can't be countered.

How much is a bit of grinding for the Cyclone? Wont have the gun til June anyway guess I might as well wait for the Alpha Black version to come out

Cool thanks.

Here's another question for anyone that might now... Have been reading that the low pressure kit will help with more consistency, less chopping and more shots per tanks but will it kill the look of the Alpha Black? I guess what Im asking is any part of the kit, like the low pressure chamber external?