[chicky]

i love my spyder pilot...200 bucks....and with a few small mods, it is just as good as the more ridiculously expensive ones

[mspainter]

Definitely. Just polish up the bolt a bit, get a new barrel, and a halo and you're shooting like a pro!

[Hobbitron]

Let me start by saying I previously owned a Tippmann A-5 but sold it due to all my friends not buying a gun when they said they would. I have to say the barrel totally sucked, so I bought a J&J ceramic barrel (can't remmember if it was 12" or 14"), but it didn't seem to make much difference on the A-5. I have to say I loved everything else about this gun though.

Anyway I had a question about buying a new gun. I will probably be playing woodsball most of the time, and was wondering if I should go with a Tippmann 98 Custom Pro, or a Tippmann A-5? (I found a site that will sell the A-5, Mask, and 20 OZ, for $200) Which one is better, or niether? And Which Barrel to upgrade to? Because I know the stock is crap for both guns. Also is there anything that can be done to your marker for better accuracy? Becuase I would rather hit on the first shot rather than 40 shots later.

Thanks, and sorry for the long post

[Hobbitron]

Well I just found a new in box Tippmann A-5, tank, and mask for $140.00, so I guess that pretty much made up my mind. Now I'll just have to start looking for a better barrel, thinking 12" bigshot maybe.

[martix_agent]

yeah that's a darn good deal. look into a cp or J&J barrel, they're really cheap

[Hobbitron]

I just bought a spyder xtra 07 for a backup, and I don't understand what the hype is about this gun. Let me say it shoots very accurately for stock, looks cool, and is very easy to strip the bolt to entirely squeegee, but I had a major chopping problem, and understand why they made the bolt so easily strippable. I thought maybe I was shooting too fast when it first happened, and then 15 minutes later when I finished cleaning all my equipment I finally was able to try it again, and it chopped again - watching the ball through the feed neck so it was successfully chambered. Within maybe 80 shots, I had two major chops in which I had to take everything apart and thoroughly clean - entire feed neck, hopper, and bolt. I was using super swirls if that makes any difference, mind you there were no dimples, squares, nor eggs. So I don't know maybe my experience was an isolated one, but I wouldn’t recommend this marker to anyone. Maybe some of the other spyder markers are better, but since they’re all in the same relative price range I don’t think I could expect much more than what I experienced here.

So, long story short, I think you would be much happier buying something on the first/starter marker list other than a low end spyder xtra. Sorry I shouldn’t judge on one experience of one marker, but this one thoroughly pissed me off to say the least.

[Codyangel]

Hey I'm new to this whole thing but this has been helpful thank you

[daredevil]

i just got a new marker a spyder vs2 they r really easy to take apart and put back together and is pretty light compared to the renals and i got it for $175 though it came with a free 48ci/3000psi HPA tank so essentialy it was like $125 for the marker

[98customplayer1]

The VS2 is a nice marker,but i personally havent had any experience with it besides what i've seen of it at the field. I must say though that for the price you realy cant go wrong. Thanks for all of the praise guys, i try hard to stop by at least once a month to keep it up to date, although i've been real busy latly.

[hurdlebeast]

superstock select fire autocockers, 140+shipping at action village dot com. perfect mid range gun for those who don't mind tuning once in a while.

[M4Maniac]

this thread needs a serious update.


In smart parts, we have the vibe, ion, and epiphany (why the hell isn't the Ion in here!?) (140, 185, and 250 each respectively at AV)

ICD Has the promaster for 140 at AV

The Mini for 325 (a little up there for a newbie) at AV

Proto SLG for 250 at AV
Proto Rail for 275 at AV


not going to mention any of the WGP stuff, it all looks like ****.


edit: I guess you could consider some of this mid-range stuff, I could make a thread about that, would probably be easier and less confusing.

[martix_agent]

I did some editing of this yesterday but know nothing about the SP markers so i didn't bother with them. If you want ot make them int eh right format, go right ahead and I'l edit them in for you.

Darktamer is currently also working ona mid-hihg end list.

[M4Maniac]

yeah, I saw his list, so I'm content... although this will be looked at much more... so I think it at least deserves a Revamp.

[LoganD]

I would like to know what people think about the tippman a5! is it a good gun? is it a good gun to use it wood environments? Or any other comments you would like to make about the gun
Also, what gun do you prefer and why?

[Harasen5353]

Where is the whole guide like this that goes up to 1400$

[SJBaller]

sorry bout this

[Fast&Furious]

This is greta info me and my friends are out of Chicago and are starting a team so it's go to know what we should start with. Then as we get better I am pretty sure we will know what to upgrade to.

[ShinryuBaller]

T start, buy a spyder Imagine, Pilot, or VS1. These are easy electro sear to maintain. vids on how to take apart these are all over youtube or even on kingman, DO NOT UPGRADE THESE AT ALL!!! I learned the hard way years ago, i STILL cant sell mine :-p
If you're somewhat familiar with these guns, get an Ion or a PMR/SLG. They shoot really nice and are pretty simple to take care of, Ion being slightly more difficult to take care of.

[sperkins]

I would really appreciate some advice when it comes to buying the best marker.

[paintball-store]

Originally Posted by sperkins

I would really appreciate some advice when it comes to buying the best marker.

Do alot of research. Read all of the forums and websites. Google it as well. It is all going to depend on what you can spend and what you would like to do in the world of paintball.