[Kidman(DS)]

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...archId=2295244

Is this any good? For Speed Ball

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/fa...295234.2295235

Or which in here

[Kidman(DS)]

Im also new to game and also got $250 to spend

[Torch]

The first link is just a list of markers they sell.

Now, before someone else asks or gives you ideas- Do you *have* to buy at Dicks, or would a paintball shop or paintball online store be alright.

[Kidman(DS)]

Dad got $250 gift card for me....(He didnt no better) so.... only dicks sports

[Torch]

Still plenty of cool things you can get.

Have you played before? And also, do you need all of the equipment or only looking for a gun?

[Kidman(DS)]

Ive played once with a ion.. and i dont have anything

[Torch]

Well since no one else has come up with anything yet I'll give it a shot.

Buy a good mask. The ones that come in Player Kits aren't that great. They're safe, of course, but they tend to fog up and may not be that comfy.

Budget 50-60 for that. Make sure you buy a mask with a Thermal Lens. This means that its a double lens that is much less likely to fog. Its different than a thermal coated lens, which just has a chemical coating that resists fogging.

I wear the proto FS mask, never had a problem. some people might think its big and a little heavy though. The JT masks are nice as well, but the very cheap ones probably have the single lens in them. This can be changed, but why not just buy a mask with one already in it.

Dicks doesn't seem to sell HPA (high pressure air) tanks, so CO2 will be what you're getting for now. If you buy a kit, the tank will come with it. You might want a larger one to get more shots between fills. That's up to you.

As for the gun itself, if you can go to a store and hold some that would be good. Since you want to play speedball I want to tell you to get an electric one instead of a mechanical semi-auto. It'll be more like the Ion in terms of speed.

There's a limited number of them on that website, so make due with what you can. Know this- All spyders and clones operate the same as each other, you're usually paying for the new look and fancy colors.

You'll want or need an electric hopper too. With the electric gun you'll be able to shoot faster than a unpowered hopper will be able to feed paintballs. This is generally a bad thing.

Get either the Viewloader Revolution 12volt or the Empire reload hopper II. These two hoppers are good brands and widely used because they work. They feed paint when they need to, and they stop when they need to stop by themselves. You just turn it on before game and off after game.

Don't get the Quantum hopper. It will spin until you turn it off. This is annoying at best, because it makes a horrid electric motor noise and wastes your batteries. The cheapest Tippmann hopper will do the same. So does the Overdrive, I think. And of couse the very cheap ones are just gravity powered.

[Kidman(DS)]

ok, Tyvm !

[Torch]

And of course, check back to see what everyone else has to say.

They'll get to it eventually.

You can look around here too. There's a part of the forum just for those types of guns, and out here in the general area there's several posts about picking a first gun.

Remember to save a few bucks for the small stuff like oil and a barrel swab.

[Kidman(DS)]

Ok, <3 The info and tyvm Ill keep checking in

[kenny_1491]

the revyy is a good hopper for the price, and if you go with a spyder try to get one with an acs bolt, they help with chopping to a certain extent, but try not to get one over 150 unless its a package(Still don't very much higher thne that). good luck and welcome to the sport

[pballa12]

Spyder Pilot, Revvy or egg, 20 oz (maybe a 9oz to go with it), mask Definatley get thermal and please dont get the armor 1 lol. that would be 200ish total. Then ull have extra for paint and air fills if they have it there. Also maybe a new barrel if u dont buy alot

[Kidman(DS)]

Spyder Pilot? Is that in the list?

edit- Nm Found it but What about the Revvy thing.. Still new and dont no what that is or what you mean

[shiky]

pretty sure he means the viewloader revolution

its a hopper.

[Torch]

Revvy is a 12V revolution electric hopper, or the less common 9Volt version. If someone just says Revvy its the 12, the 9 is old and not made anymore.

[Strikr]

This is the hopper people are referring to.