Posted by: tipp33mann on June 01, 2003 at 10:24:30

: : Hi, I have a tippmann 98 custom. What upgrades do you think i should get for my gun. Or what upgrades do you think i should get for my gun that would make the biggest difference in my gun. : ::Hey dude, : A '98 is a great gun stock. I owned one for several years. However, I have seen too many people drop in aftermarket accesories that cost more than the gun for not much of a performance boost. They would have been better off starting with a stock Mag or Cocker. : I did this with my '98. : 1) I got a VL Revy loader. Helps keep ball chops down by assuring the balls are always feeding down the neck. A Revy loader is a good investment because you can use it with any gun. : 2) I used CO2 with my gun, right off the stock set-up off the bottom handle. In the winter I used a siphon tank and it worked awesome. : If that's not comfortable for you you could run a remote line ($30ish) and run the tank off a 4+1 on your back. : Also you could run the tank vertical off the gun with a Tippmann vert tank adapter. ($40ish) Or run an expansion chamber ($30ish) in conjunction with the vert set up. This just depends on how you want to set up your tank. I wouldn't bother buying an aftermarket regulator for CO2. : If you already run a HPA tank that's great, more shot to shot consistency, but less shots per fill than CO2. : 3) I got a better barrel. I used a Smart Parts Teardrop ($50ish) and it worked great. Also JJ Ceramic, Lapco... any will work well, just your choice, ask to shoot some peoples barrels on you gun at the field for a game and see what you like. : 4) PLAY paintball!! Practice and you will be a better shot! Get used to how the gun works and feels! Decide from there. If you don't keep the gun very long you still have a Revy you can use for another gun, maybe a remote line, and your CO2 or HPA tank. You won't have sunken much money onto a gun you don't end up keeping. : If you love the gun then great! I shot a stock Prolite for 5 years till they made the '98, then upgraded. Maybe you want it to shoot faster, get the Tippmann response trigger, but make that decision based on having played, not on what you think you need before you get used to the gun. : My email is jason_finnie@hotmail.com : email for any questions or if you don't understand something I talked about, Jason yea that should be all you need but i would suggest getting a HPA system and a regulator for about 190.

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