I was looking at the 98 custom and the A-5, which one is better??
in terms of which one is easier to maintain?? which had more mod??

I saw the A-5 offer a flatline barrel upgrade (seems like a good upgrade)...
anyway, just want to see what good around....

alan'08

 

Imo tippman sucks I worked at santa clara paintball we rent out 98 customs to the rental players, they're horrible guns along with spyders just get something decent like an ion.. Tippmans are waste

 

the flatline barrel is a gimmick.. don't spend money on it.

I would suggest looking elsewhere other then Tippman for a gun as well.

as lanz0r said, look at a SmartParts ION, for the money($200ish), its the best entry level electric gun you will find.

 

I see...I donno, cause last time my friend let me play with his (with some of the mod he did while I have no idea what he said), the gun seem to have no problems...

that is why I wanna come here and ask, cause I think I will get more answer here...

by the way, I live in fremont...is there any local shop I can goto??
lanz0r:: do you still work at the paintball place??

alan'08

 

No I don't work there anymore but many of my friends still work there, they don't sell guns there but many people that play there have guns to sell, im telling you from experience, tippmans are horrible horrible guns that's the reason they're rented out lol

 

Santa clara paintball is just a bunch of fields to play at

 

I see, one more thing...if I buying a used one, like an ion...how do i tell if it is ok or not?

alan'08

 

Check if it turns on, make sure the pressure regulator works, make sure it doesn't have any drop offs (paintballs that come out weak) a few may come out strong and fast but once you start shooting faster some may come out weak and slow so make sure you check for that and make sure there's no air leaks, that's all I can think of

 

I guess buying a new one is more safe huh...
is there any good pro-shop around the bay??

alan'08

 

Umm frontline sports in sunnyvale

 

oh...is that smart part EOS new?? the EOS term...make me think of my camera...haha

alan'08

 

Im not to sure with smartparts guns if you wanna go with a newer better gun id get a etek ego but you'd be looking at spending a few bills

 

haha..the sp-8 look pretty cool too...but it look pretty heavy

alan'08

 

The only problem I had with my 98 custom was that the response trigger would get stuck sometimes and not fire. Other then that, it was a decent marker. I upgraded from that to a '01 black magic autococker...nice looking piece. Haven't played in so long, I don't know anything about the new hardware. Good luck!

 

Just go to the frontline sports store and talk to stan there, he should be able to help you pick a good gun, btw that gun is probably 20x lighter than a tippman