Yet another newbie

Hi all,

Quick round of hello to the board members. I've played woodsball and interior PB several times over the span of the last 10-15 years and I finally decided that it was time to say goodbye to rental equiment and get my own setup.

A friend of mine put up his equipment for sale, so I decided to buy it from him. Because I was used to the maintenance-free use of rentals, I never got into knowing a marker's innards and the proper care and maintenance that goes with it.

Anyway, this is what I purchased:

-Tippmann A-5, double trigger, regular and Flatline barrell
-Q-Loader with 5 100-round pods and pod harness. This works especially well for me, as I am a southpaw player and the A-5's hopper gets in the way
-Crossfire HPA 4500 psi tank,
-Pure Energy regulator
-CP Drop forward (don't remember the brand) 
-CP Rear velocity ajuster
-JT Spectra thermal goggles w/ fan

I will play the rest of the season with the marker's current setup, but there are tons of mods I am burning to do on this marker - I'm a big fan of milsim mods and upgrades, so the first thing I'd like to do is get rid of the drop forward and go remote. Is that a wise move with an HPA tank? I realize these tanks are much bigger than CO2 tanks and might be bulkier on your back. What's your word of advice on this? Besides the remote, what else do I need? can I leave the Pure Energy regulator in place and hook up the remote from there? I'll post pictures later, as I'm sure it'll be easier for you guys to answer my questions.

Heh. I feel like there's so much I need to learn. Nontheless, it's an awesome sport and I'm glad to have joined this board!

*edit*

Added some pictures of my setup:

A-5 w/ Flatline and HPA tank:

Closeup of CP Drop Forward:


Pure Energy regulator:

Rear Velocity adjuster:

Edited by pvcHook - 14 August 2007 at 2:39pm

Performance > looks, IMO.

Welcome to the forum. Since you like milsim, opsgear and specops are good places to go for upgrades but make sure you check a couple of sites before buying as prices will vary quite a bit depending on what you're looking at. I usually check about 5 different sites before I buy anything. If you go to scenario games, a vest might be a good investment. I got a blackcell modular vest from specops and I love it. It's well made and since it has MOLLE attachment points on the front I can rearrange stuff however I want. If you don't go to scenarios often or you don't usually carry anything other than paint and air then a 4+1 harness would get the job done fine. Also, what size is your tank? I used to run a remote way back when I was still using my 20oz CO2 and aside from occasionally getting snagged on stuff it was great having the tank off of the gun. I'm actually considering a remote setup again since I have the vest and my 98 weighs a ton with all the stuff I have on it.

barn_user wrote: Performance > looks, IMO.

It's your gun, if you feel it preforms fine, go for the cosmetics, I am looking to get a folding stock and a drop forward for my gun, it will add looks and preformance.

The HPA tank is indeed a 4500psi, but I'm unsure of its ci value. How can I find this out? Here's a pic of the tank:

Also, there's a test date of 2004 on it, so I guess I'm still good for a couple of years? What happens after that? Do I need to get a new tank, or have it tested?

Yeah, it looks like a 68 ci but it may be an 88 ci, hard to tell from a picture. Also, I think that date is when it was last tested which would mean it needs to get tested every 3 years since the original date was 2001. That also means that you're due for testing again next month if I'm not mistaken.

mod98commando wrote: Yeah, it looks like a 68 ci but it may be an 88 ci, hard to tell from a picture. Also, I think that date is when it was last tested which would mean it needs to get tested every 3 years since the original date was 2001. That also means that you're due for testing again next month if I'm not mistaken.

You're mistaken.

The 10915 means it is a 5 year Hydro....and the rehydro 2004 date at the bottom means that it is fine for another 2 years.

Nice Setup.

Should do you fine for what you do. The Milsim "furniture" can get a bit expensive...especially the Spec-ops stuff.
Check the boards that have a Buy/Sell/Trade area. I recommend:
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