Check out craigslist for deals. http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/spo/843685408.html Guy looks like he is selling everything together for a good price

I have a spyder Xtra, which i believe is a low end model, that i use for speedball. Its all manual trigger but ill be upgrading soon. I also have a tipmann 98 custom with an 18" 32 degrees barrel for the woods and tactical stuff. Ill second the reliability of the custom. The gun is a little heavy but its super durable. as for the spyder, it feels like a tin can (which has its ups and downs) making it light but maybe flimsy. My only downfall for the custom though is the elbow for the ball feed wobbles thanks to a lost pin. Im sure thats like a 10 or 15 dollar fix though.

What masks does everyone use? I have a scott but unsure of the model. I painted it red and black, ill throw a pic up soon.

edit for pic!
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Tippman with response, or ehandle with a powerfeeder.

I like bob long's and autocawkers lol

i have a IRC angel myself.

I have a Exrtreme Rage Mask yellow and grey, with a pitch black visor, It also haz a fan =]!

haven't guns changes drastically?

I remember being in 8th grade and having an ANS cocker and that being one of the nastiest guns around. Now they have electrionic triggers and all kinds of wild ****.

X2 on the triggers. pull a trigger once and you fire 10 shots :-p

sucks to be shot close range

after i get out of class ill post up a bunch of info / opinions as a player and referee for many years.

the tippman x7'S are sick. you can change parts to make them look like and ak or an m4 or mp5. plus you can get e-grip which change change fire rate to 1 shot, bursts, or full-auto. they are kind of expensive, but i have friends that have them and they say they are amazing to play with.

I heard from a few shops that they aren't as good a gun as they thought they were going to be... There not worth the money. You can mod any gun to look like a real gun... Theres not reason to even fire past 15 balls a second. Thats just wasting **** loads of paint. Mine fires 16.2 balls per second and thats alittle too fast for the most part. I just use it full auto when i need to lay down cover. then its pretty bad ass

Angels are another big waste of money. No reason for them whatsoever. Thats a gun u buy just to say you have an angel.

I would highly recommend the Tippman A5 with e-grip, and if your looking for mods for it here is a KILLER site. The A5 is nice because for a few mods you can throw some SERIOUS paint down field. I replaced my e-grip board with an A.P.E. Rampage board, adds more speed and more firing options. I have my A5 looking like an UMP .45 with folding stock. They have been around for a while and are very good people. If you do want to buy something from them. Sign up for the Forums and you get 10% off every purchase I think, at least you used to.

http://www.opsgear.com/Training-Mili...l-Gear-s/4.htm

Here is roughly what mine looks like.

http://www.opsgear.com/v/vspfiles/ph...-FOLDING-2.jpg

Not really when you play speedball every weekend, on a REAL inflatable course. Of course i got it with a nitro tank for 500$ and it retails 3x's that

lol not all AC have crazy color schemes so iunno wtf you're talking about. I think you can get AC in flat black, last i remember. go find a paintball store/field that stocks markers and ask to shoot a few to see what you like. they all feel different in your hand so finding one that works for you is important

agreed as well the tippman 98 is a really reliable gun and really easy to customize, just heard that tippman came out with a new gun the X7 I think, I've heard alot of good times about that as well.

I like the X7 but seems real bulky and expensive.

So far

1. AC
2. A5
3. ???

go on pbnation.com great website they will have all the answers dont get a A-5 if your playing speedball or a 98' custom go for a autococcker and buy some upgrades or buy a used gun on pbnation.com

http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=2826984

http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=2756150

http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.p...9#post49222439

http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=2838822

it is going to be held in lancaster. i will post details soon about the event. im taking my 98 custom. most of the guys on my team have 98's, and some have autocockers and x7's and A5's. autocockers are great guns but highly over-rated. you can have $1000 gun but in the end its up to the individual. practice makes perfect. thats my opinion. i'll keep you guys posted on the event.

Max, PM me the info. I MAY have a gun by then, but I have no team?

I most likely going to get a Autococker since i will be doing mainly speedball. Im just trying to get a decently priced on ebay

Edit: And i really dont care what it looks like really.

if ur only doing speedball then don't get a 98... I didn't realize u were just going to be doing speedball. tippmanns are too heavy for it. I thought u might be doing both like me.