Paperboy  Posts: 20 Joined: 16 Sep 2008     | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1762 Joined: 22 Apr 2008     | Spyder MR-1, Wal-Mart type. Simple, yet effective in close quarters. And, No. I play Paintball, yet my favorite genre is RPG and RTS. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 765 Joined: 9 Apr 2008  | I find going to paintball parks and acting like a crazed Vietnam veteran more fun than the actual paintball. Although getting headshots is fun as well. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 92 Joined: 23 Jun 2008  | I usually paintball on a weekly basis, but my current financial situation has prevented me from playing the last couple of weeks. Tippman 98 Custom w/RDS, G36 folding stock and a true double trigger. I don't mind FPS, but they're far from my favorite genre. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1915 Joined: 9 Sep 2008     | I've still got a faint circular scar from a close encounter of the paintball kind. I can't afford to paintball. Last time I went, I almost hit the $500 mark worth of paint. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1054 Joined: 14 Dec 2007    | Just played my first game of paintball the other day. Decided it was full of awesome, and I want to turn it into a long-term thing. I already have all the gear I need (helmet, air, etc.), but the gun I used was a borrowed one. I have my sights set on one of these For no other reason that it's somewhat in my price-range ($129.00 is about as high as I'm willing to go. I'm not rich!), and it looks kinda cool. Any advice on if I can get a better gun that's as much as or less then this one (and none of those shiny ones. I'm gonna be playing in the woods a lot, and bright pink doesn't really blend in well)? |
Paperboy Posts: 20 Joined: 16 Sep 2008 | Go with an tippman A5. It has the most mods available for it hands down. PLus it has the cyclone feed system standard so you will almost never have to worry about balls breaking in the barrel. If you can find a tiny 3inch barrel, it looks exactly like an MPT-9K submachinegun. You can also get M4 carbine mods that'll look a lot better than that. If you're on a really really tight budget, go for the Tippman 98custom. They usually rent them out at fields because they're decent markers and rugged as hell. Oh, and I'm an RPG fan first and foremost, but I also enjoy FPS games. Funny, perhaps its because there is an alternative outlet for violence? |
Copy Clerk Posts: 92 Joined: 23 Jun 2008 |
I fully recommend the Tippman brand, but as I said above I have a 98 Custom ($100) and my friend has the Alpha Black ($150 or so I believe). He's had a lot more problems with his Alpha Black that I've had with my 98 Custom (but Tippman has replaced his parts free so far). Internally they're the same gun (Alpha Black is modeled on the 98 Custom), but the 98 Custom can be upgraded both internally and externally in numerous ways (mine is set up as an 'SMG', but you can get 'Assault Rifle' and 'Sniper Rifle' mods) or left stock and it's still kick@ss. The Alpha Black is essentially the 98 Custom with the 'body kit' pre-installed. You can only get a longer barrel for the Alpha Black, no other 'true' upgrades (not sure if you can fit 98 custom parts on the Alpha Black body, but probably not worth it anyway). |
Copy Clerk Posts: 92 Joined: 23 Jun 2008 |
Not a bad buy, but he's looking cheap I believe he said... |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 907 Joined: 15 Jun 2008     | I've always wondered, are there any controls on what constitutes a paintball gun? Does anyone make Paintball Sniper Rifles? How about Paintbazookas? Paint grenades? |
Paperboy Posts: 20 Joined: 16 Sep 2008 |
Yes, they make all of those. As well as paint claymore mines, mines, shotguns... Basically if you can dream it, some jackass has already made it.
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Copy Clerk Posts: 92 Joined: 23 Jun 2008 |
Sniper Rifles are 'made' when people modify their markers (the first poster's marker would be considered a 'sniper'), however it's been shown that they are not more accurate, nor do they have a greater range. I've seen videos of homemade paintbazookas, essentially they're the same as the paintball shotguns that are made by actual companies. Both shoot multiple projectiles in one direction (very little accuracy). There are both spinning paint grenades, and explosive paint grenades. Spinning grenades just throw liquid paint so they have very little range and you don't feel yourself get hit, but they're cheaper. Explosive grenades will shoot out paintballs like an actual grenade, but they're quite expensive (and 'slightly' dangerous). |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 907 Joined: 15 Jun 2008 |
That's freaking sweet. If I ever decide to paintball I'm so stocking up on mines. I'll just litter the forest with them. It'll be awesome. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 92 Joined: 23 Jun 2008 |
I would kill for some RAP4 markers...but alas they're extremely expensive ($400 for pistols...). For those that don't know, RAP4 specifically designs their markers to look like real guns. |
Paperboy Posts: 20 Joined: 16 Sep 2008 |
That would probably get you banned from the field. Painball mines are usually restricted to scerio fights. Also full auto is restricted or banned for the same reason because its a bitch to clean 20+ paintballs off you when all they needed was a single shot to hit. |
On the Record  Posts: 6072 Joined: 25 Jan 2008   |
? $500? Anyhoo. Tiberius TAC-9 basic (bottom picture), remote air to HPA tank, brand new mock silencer in the mail, due monday. My mid-october paycheque is going to add in a Tiberius TAC-8 pistol (top right corner) to my collection, the TAC-9 strips down to the pistol in the top-left corner. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3634 Joined: 3 Apr 2008     | Spyder.... 17" fluted barrel., offset hopper, dot sight and stock. Custom Paintjob and specially made mask.I like sneaking I like my Painballz. Even though I don;t get to play as often as I like (PS: I am buying a Pump Action later in the year for some higly accurate fun) |
Paperboy Posts: 20 Joined: 16 Sep 2008 | Nice pistol Khell_Sennet! I can totally see someone dual wielding those. My boss bought one as a sidearm and he loves it. Apparently its very accurate. I felt it and its actually pretty light as well with the ballance towards the grip/rear where I like it =) BTW, I blew through 2 bags of paintballs (1000 rounds per) in almost no time at all when I got the one in my pic. Given I was calibrating the scope and FPS of the balls (so its field legal). I cant see anyone going through 5000 unless they're playing speedball or just jacking around. |
Video Producer  Posts: 1102 Joined: 19 Feb 2006    | Unfortunately I don't have much time to play any more, so I am considering selling most of this off. Anyway I have just a few... mil-spec Tippmann 98 Smart Parts Impulse Maverick Pump Angel Speed CCI Phantom Stock Class (don't have a picture of it on hand) |
Muckraker Posts: 290 Joined: 5 Aug 2008    |
Are the explosive kind legal at all courses? I thought I had heard that you couldn't use them everywhere you can play because of the slight danger associated with an actual explostion. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 528 Joined: 6 Feb 2008   |
Only the e-trigger and I think but am not certain there is a cyclone loader for it. I do appreciate my Alpha Black the thing can pump paint like you wouldn't believe and it looks sweet. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 846 Joined: 5 Aug 2008  | I have the RAP4 (The original M4 replica version) and its not just that it looks like a real gun that makes it an excellent paintball gun. It is clip-fed, no hopper. I've got 5 clips and when one runs out it takes 2 second to reload, none of those annoying pods to carry around and dump into your hopper. It is also .43 cal whereas standard paintballs are .68 cal so they are more accurate, and the gun is very efficient with its CO2 usage. Official paintball fields suck. If you want a good paintball game, play in the woods. The fields that I have tried to go to don't allow camo, sidearms, grenades, mines, or my RAP4. One of them even rented tac-vests with lumbar support. The fields are for yuppies, plain and simple. I'm not saying that the people who play there are yuppies, just that yuppies are the fields' target audience. My friends and I have been playing in the same forest for 7 years, we've got several different foxholes dug, we place mines the night before, and we all carry 3 or more guns with us while playing in full camo(arctic during the winter). We even do overnights sometimes and set up separate camps for the teams. |
On the Record Posts: 6072 Joined: 25 Jan 2008 |
Yeah, the Tiberius markers are wicked accurate, tis why I picked them. As pistol or rifle, as long as you stick with the real Tiberius barrels and not OpsGear or Trinity or such, they are the single most accurate markers to date. The T9 as I said can mount a hopper, but only basic gravity feed ones. The TAC-8/9 will never be the fastest shooting marker, no good for speedball, but woodsball it is king. Once I have the T8 and enough spare clips (f'ing things are $55-65 each) my next purchase will be a better speed marker, probably the BT-4.
The Tippmanns are also going for the realism looks, but as with all markers, the hopper ruins it. If you want real nice mock-ups, look at OpsGear's site. Re: Tippmann Markers |
Paperboy Posts: 20 Joined: 16 Sep 2008 | Good to know. My A5 is great quality (I'm assuming before tippman was bought out then). From what I've heard the newer A5's misfire due to a crappy cyclone feed primarily. I might get one of those pistols as a sidearm since I've got a smaller "clip" since I dont use a hopper, only a thirty-two cap. Just bought an electronic red-dot scope btw. =) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3252 Joined: 8 May 2008  | Me and my friends used to play airsoft, but now we're thinking about playing paintball. |
Video Producer Posts: 1102 Joined: 19 Feb 2006 |
What price point are you looking for? |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3252 Joined: 8 May 2008 |
I wouldn't expect a beginner gun to be too expensive. |
On the Record Posts: 6072 Joined: 25 Jan 2008 |
Never heard of any firing issues with the A5's cyclone. Wouldn't surprise me though, quality is on the downslide with Tippmann. The very VERY old A5's had severe ball-chopping problems, my cousin has one of those archaic beasts. The joke is if you go with a new tippmann, the ACT eliminated ball chops & jams, but the internals are cheap plastic. Go with the old A5's and get chopped balls but it will live forever. Don't know what year range had both a good feed and metal guts.
Hands down, your best bet is the Tippmann Custom 98, A5, or the Ben Tippmann BT-4. Despite the problems mentioned above, the A5 is a solid gun, and very low cost. The Custom 98 is its little brother, near identical in performance, but without the cyclone feed built in. The BT-4 is a higher quality replica of the Custom 98, but again still no built in cyclone. DON'T get suckered into the regular 98, or 98 pro. They don't mod the same way the C-98 does. All three of the markers above I recommended can be mocked up with new barrels, stocks, etc to look like real guns. All three above are dead easy to maintain, they are some of the most common models in the sport so parts and addons are plentiful, and they're all fairly cheap in comparison to other markers. The Custom-98 can be found at Walmart and Canadian Tire stores for between $180-200CDN, in a pack that includes a hopper and a (cheap) mask. Online, the same kit is around $150CDN. Its sick, but the mock parts you can buy end up costing more than the gun. An AK barrel, stock, and clip/expansion chamber will run around $300, to the gun's base $150. But, that's the price of awesomeness. For a good look at what's out there, check Tippmann's website, and also check out OpsGear.com's paintball section. Turn an A5 into anything from an MP5K to a Mk48 SAW machinegun, to a M107 sniper rifle. |
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So who here plays paintball and what do you use?
Also, do people who paintball like FPS games more than other games?