| phsdrummer2 |
09-17-2008 08:35 PM |
Alright let me cut straight to the point now that I'm getting the chance to post.
If your planning to start / play on a competition level paintball team do not buy any of the following.
-Autococker of any kind (i will explain)
-Tippman of any kind (i will explain)
-Spyder of any kind
First off you should know I worked at Cobra Command Paintball in Hatfield, PA for 4 years as a Referee and sales assistant. I used to play on teams and I have played with / taught many kids who have gone on to play at much higher levels from the area.
I personally own multiple Autococker's I love the guns to death. However, in the world of tournament paintball today the rules on firing modes and sensitivity are incredibly high. Mechanical autocockers while extremely accurate do not have the Rate of Fire required to keep up with all the kids whose parent fund their top of the line gun fetish.
Most people will attempt to refute this fact by telling you to put an EFrame on a cocker. While this solves the Rate of Fire issue most every E-Cocker i have ever seen has shortly become prone to mechanical "bounce" problems. For those who don't know, bounce is the process in which the marker fires without another full stroke of the trigger. Bounce can either be mechanical from the recoil or sensitivity of the trigger, or it can be electronic due to the settings you have programed on the board. Either way, bounce is illegal in all tournament circuits and will get you gun banned for the day and your team penalized points.
I will never, ever argue that the Tippman is not the most reliable paintball marker ever made. It is true that you can run them over with a car/truck/steam roller, and they will still work (I've personally done the first 2 and played with the marker after.) The problem with them in the tournament setting is their length and weight. The weight although not terrible does not condone quick hand switches to shoot out either side of a bunker. The length hampers this as well. The length does not allow you to play very tight to the bunker compared to other markers. When the unfortunate event occurs that you are down markers and all the fire is coming on you, you need to be able to play tight to avoid being eliminated from increasing firing angles. You would much rather force them to come bunker you then go down looking.
Spyders just tend to be un-reliable they are good for recreational play but when you are looking at practicing a couple of times a week they just don't cut it. Spyders that you see on the tournament circuits are not true spyders they are Spimmy's, that is a Spyder with all Intimidator parts. I have shot many of these which were owned by Bad Company and they were amazing, nothing even close to the spyders I own.
My greatest suggestion to you would be to find out when your local fields team practices are then go out and talk to the guys, paintballers are some of the chillest people you will ever meet at least until you get them on the field. If you ask they will tell you whatever you want to know about the multiple markers they each own. Most will even let you put some paint through it to see how it shoots. For the most parts markers are always for sale at the field check out Pbnation classifieds and then take that knowledge to the field. You can pick up a really good used marker for a couple hundred bucks.
I can pretty much guarantee if its being shot on a team practice day, as long as its a good field, its a marker that's going to keep you competitive.
I hope this has given you a little bit of help if you want any more info about anything let me know and if i dont know the answer i can get the answer for you.
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