| Buying my first paintball marker, 20+ years ago, I didn't | | | | this marker. It is a rugged and reliable paintball marker |
| have the benefit of internet message boards and | | | | than can be trusted. One of if not the most common |
| online paintball retailers. Heck the Internet itself was | | | | paintball gun in the world, it is often used as a field |
| only a tool of universities and the military. My only | | | | rental. Finding upgrades and on the rare occasion |
| option was going down to the local army navy surplus | | | | repair parts is consequently very easy. |
| store, and buying what I could afford. I had three | | | | The Tippman A5 is the fully loaded model in the |
| choices, cheap, not so cheap and mind blowing | | | | Tippman arsenal and cost more due to all of the built in |
| expensive. | | | | features that come standard. If I never played anything |
| Today, the opposite is true you have unlimited, styles, | | | | but woods ball, I would buy the A5. Like all Tippman |
| colors, features, brands and retailers to choose from, | | | | guns it is reliable, rugged and dependable. The A5 |
| making the task of purchasing you first paintball marker | | | | comes standard with a built it cyclone feed, giving this |
| a very daunting proposition. Beyond choosing a price | | | | marker a feature that is unique in paintball. To get the |
| point there is the question of style of play and role. | | | | same performance from any other marker would |
| Given so many options, how can you be sure what | | | | require you to purchase an electronic hopper, which |
| the correct marker (a.k.a. paintball gun) for you is? | | | | adds considerably to the cost. |
| I'm so glad you asked. | | | | All Tippman models have the option of a Reactive |
| This is a question that every retailer I know of will shy | | | | Trigger (RT) and a Flatline Barrel kit. The RT gives the |
| away from, no one wants to give you their straight | | | | Tippman Paintball marker, it is installed on, the |
| answer, because they have a large financial incentive | | | | equivalent fire rate to that of the expensive electronic |
| in selling you an inferior product that will require you to | | | | paintball guns. And the RT runs off of the same CO2 |
| spend more money upgrading or replacing in the future. | | | | source that propels the paintball, no need for batteries. |
| Everyone in the industry agrees that when it comes to | | | | The Flatline barrel kit DOUBLES the range of any |
| the beginner paintball gun there is one brand to rule | | | | Tippman paintball gun it is installed on, by creating |
| them all. | | | | backspin (Similar to the hop-up system in an airsoft |
| Tippmann Paintball Markers are the paintball guns I | | | | gun). No other brand in the world offers these two |
| ALWAYS recommend to new players. Ask most | | | | features. |
| players who have been around for a while and they | | | | These 2 paintball markers are all the gun you will ever |
| will all agree. | | | | need in paintball unless you get into tournaments, and |
| The Tippman 98 is the least expensive of the brand, | | | | most players never get that serious. For your first |
| and is a reliable workhorse. If you feel the need, or just | | | | paintball gun, no matter the road you go down, the |
| want to increase the performance, there are almost | | | | Tippman 98 or Tippman A5 are two markers I highly |
| too many after market parts and options available for | | | | recommend. |