Get an Ion or save for a shocker?

I have a a5 with an rt but im looking to get into tournament ball and want a tournament gun that can compete with all the other tournament guns. As of now, i have money for the ion but not for the shocker. If i spend the money on the ion, would it get blown away by all the other hi-end guns? Should i just wait till i save enouph money for the shocker? Thanks

how much do you have now?

do you have nitro?

do you have an egg2, halo, reloader?

Have you shot both? I own 2 Shockers, and have shot a few friend's Ions, and I'm just going to say that you can feel the difference.

The Ion is a decent marker, if you take care of it. It has it's quarks, but so do many markers. With the stock board, it's capped at 17bps, and I've seen them achieve that speed on the field. However, the body/frame/trigger all feel cheap to me. There's no way I'd trade down to an Ion.

Of course, your wallet, and your preference, are the ultimate deciding factors. If you can afford a Shocker, I'd recommend doing it. If you're fine with an Ion, do that and save yourself some cash.

I think you would be happy with both, but in the long run, you'll like the shocker better. 

What I would do, is look for a maxed out shocker, or one with most of the essential upgrades, and buy it.  You can a fairly new, nice, maxed out shocker for around $500 or so.  Thats what I would do.

Good luck.