Paintball! Some gun questions
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Here's the deal. I've been playing paintball for a few year, right now I own a Tippmann A5, and am thinking about buying a Tiberus 8 for a sidearm. But, as much as I've tried, I have a hard time finding a good reference for general info on paintball gear; quality, price, ect.
Basically what I want to know, is since I am thinking about buying a new primary, is what some of the best brand and guns out there are(primary and sidearms, since the Tiberus 8 isn't a set decision for me right now). In terms of Accuracy, weight, speed, expandability ect. Price isn't a HUGE concern for me, but I've seen arms out there over 1000$ a piece, and for the life of me I don't see how said markers are really worth *that* much.
Also, while on the subject, what are some of the best quality paintballs, and other misc equipment.
And since we're still on the topic of paintball, what are some good websites to buy from, as well as good sources for info.
Basically what I want to know, is since I am thinking about buying a new primary, is what some of the best brand and guns out there are(primary and sidearms, since the Tiberus 8 isn't a set decision for me right now). In terms of Accuracy, weight, speed, expandability ect. Price isn't a HUGE concern for me, but I've seen arms out there over 1000$ a piece, and for the life of me I don't see how said markers are really worth *that* much.
Also, while on the subject, what are some of the best quality paintballs, and other misc equipment.
And since we're still on the topic of paintball, what are some good websites to buy from, as well as good sources for info.
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I play lots of woodsball with a bunch of pretty serious people. My marker of choice is the Tippmann X-7 with Apex barrel and a bunch of other mods. The A5 is a good one. Perhaps upgrading it vs. buying a new one?
special ops paintball is a good woodsball site for finding local games, buying stuff, etc. Their camo is A+ (I use their ultralites in the summer with a vest and camelpack to survive in the heat).
As for paintballs, Marballizers and PMI Premiums are my choices. Midnights are a decent, less expensive option as well
I've heard of the top three forums that come up. Don't think you could go wrong with either.
Rocking the woodsball all the time.
Alright, thats good, I like my A5, and if it actually is a really good gun, I'll stick with it for a while.
You say you use an Apex Barrell? Whats that, and how does it differ from other barrels. To me their is two kinds of barrells, Flatline, and not.
This was a few years ago, but I used to have a Tippmann 98 Custom, with a Flatline. Absolutely amazing. Way better than any of the more expensive barrels my friends used. You need to use better paint though, especially in colder weather.
I always played woodball, so I never bothered with rate of fire, but I've heard the Flatline will break balls with fast firing guns, so don't mod the gun to shoot too fast if you want to use it.
Yeah, thats why I mentioned the quality of the paintball used. The accuracy isn't affected much at all when you use more expensive paint with the Flatline.
NERD ALERT: I actually did a report on the mathematics, and geometry of paintball a while ago. The biggest factor was the hemispheric seal that every paintball has. The most important variable was how large, or irregular the seal was. More expensive balls tended to perform better in my tests, and had a smaller, more neat seal.
The Flatline exaggerated any of these effects. So, if you use the more expensive paint, you get the best of both worlds.
PM me if you want a better explanation. But if you understand how the Flatline works, you'll get why having anything irregular, or with larger seams would screw that up.
1- Use only good paint. Good paint generally has a thicker shell and no indents.
2- Velocity. The flatline uses backsping to achieve it's range NOT velocity. I wouldn't crank it higher than a CONSISTANT 265-275 fps.
The Apex is the next step vs. the flatline. It was made by Bill Tippmann (yes, there is a relation to Tippmann pneumatics). It is an adapter at the end of the barrel with 8 settings. 1 = normal barrel, 2-7 are various range adjustments (with corresponding accuracy drops). The 7 setting will out range the flatline. The 8 setting is "divebomb". It puts a huge almosy 90 degree turn on the ball to allow trickshooting. It's awesome, easy to clean and many other barrels make Apex compatible barrels.