PAINTBALL

[KoG Preacher]

I am getting a gun real soon and I just want to make sure that the choices I am making are right in the eyes of an experienced player. This is a list of what I'm probably going to order soon.

Soon to be Bought
Gun - Proto Matrix 2008 08 SLG Paintball Gun - Dust Black
Link for Gun - http://www.ansgear.com/Proto_Matrix_2008_08_SLG_Paintball_Gun_Dust_Black_p/protoslgblack.htm
Co2 Tank - PMI 20 Oz CO2 Tank
Link for Tank - http://www.ansgear.com/PMI_20_Oz_CO2_Tank_p/pmi20co2.htm
Question: Would a Proto 07 HPA Tank Cover - Red fit on a Co2 Tank?
Link for Cover - http://www.ansgear.com/Proto_07_HPA_Tank_Cover_Red_p/proto07tankcoverred.htm
Paintballs - DXS Triumph Paintballs - 500 Rounds - Orange
Link for Paintballs - http://www.ansgear.com/DXS_Triumph_Paintballs_500_Rounds_Orange_p/paint-triumph-orange-500.htm
Pods - Dye Lock Lid 160rd Paintball Pods
Link for Pods- http://www.paintball-online.com/paintball/Dye-Lock-Lid-160rd-Paintball-Pods_prod_TBD140LL_CLR_81
Harness - Empire 2008 08 Action Pack SE Paintball Harness - 4+5 - Black
Link for Harness - http://www.ansgear.com/Empire_2008_08_Action_Pack_SE_Harness_Black_p/emp08actionse-45-black.htm

Total Price on Needed Items
$297.00

Arguably Unnecessary Item Price
$235.00 (Harness and Tank Cover)

 

[KoG Preacher]

Wishlist
Gloves - Proto 07 2007 Paintball Gloves - Olive
Link for Gloves - http://www.ansgear.com/Proto_07_2007_Paintball_Gloves_Olive_p/proto07glovesolive.htm
Pants - Proto 08 2008 Paintball Pants - Olive
http://www.ansgear.com/Proto_08_2008_Paintball_Pants_Olive_p/proto08pantsolive.htm
Jersey - Proto 08 2008 Paintball Jersey - Olive
http://www.ansgear.com/Proto_08_2008_Paintball_Jersey_Olive_p/proto08jerseyolive.htm
Sliding Shorts - Proto 07 Padded Slide Shorts or Empire Ground Pounder 08 Slide Shorts SE
Proto Link - http://www.ansgear.com/Proto_07_Padded_Slide_Shorts_p/protosliders07.htm
Empire Link - http://www.ansgear.com/Empire_Ground_Pounder_08_Slide_Shorts_SE_p/empiregpslide.htm
Padded Chest Protector - Proto 07 Padded Chest Protector Shirt - Black/Red
Link for Chest Protector - http://www.ansgear.com/Proto_07_Padded_Chest_Protector_Shirt_Black_Red_p/protochestprotectorblk.htm

Wishlist Grand Total
$220.00 WITH Proto Sliding Shorts
$202.00 WITH Empire Sliding Shorts

 

[KoG Preacher]

If someone that is experienced in paintball could give me a good view on both it would be greatly appreciated. Also I am new to the sport so some of the things I may not understand but I am very experienced in airsoft.

 

[XGC BEASTMAN XS]

First I would strongly suggest you go with a compressed air tank, rather than CO2, it is much more consistant when firing and in the long run cheaper to run.
Most Paintball Fields charge $10 for all day air, but they charge per fill for CO2, Pure Energy makes a relativley cheap compressed air tank, for about $100. It's not carbon wraped and looks alot like a regular co2 tank, they also have a larger tank that is carbon wrapped for about 200.

Proto makes one eck of a marker, so you won't be disappointed, I also like Kingman Spyder's they are nice also.

As far as the clothing go, I paintball in my BDU's and my Ghillie suite so I couldn't tell you about all that, I play woods ball. I have an ARIAKON SIM4 RIS ELITE, W/ lots of upgrades.
I use a SPYDER IMAGINE, wich needs replaced, I want to get a better marker for speedball, but since I don't pla alot of speedball, it can wait!

 

[KoG Preacher]

Well I got it today but I was blown away at how much it really cost me. My friend brought it for me because he works at a market on sundays and they have a paintball gun stand. It was $200 dollars and the SLG only runs on electric hoppers and compressed air, so that cost me another $90 and then Diablo Paintballs which was $12 so I ended up digging in my draws to find $302.

 

[KoG Preacher]

The good thing though is if I ever play in my backyard my dads got two compressors so free refills!!!!

 

[KoG Preacher]

And my friends play both woodsball and speedball and I heard the SLG Is good for both.

 

[KoG Preacher]

QOUTE BY FIRST POST
Soon to be Bought
Co2 Tank - PMI 20 Oz CO2 Tank
Link for Tank - http://www.ansgear.com/PMI_20_Oz_CO2_Tank_p/pmi20co2.htm
QUOTE BY FIRST POST

New Stuff Correcting the Original Soon to be Bought
No longer buying a Co2 Tank
New HPA Tank - Guerrilla Air Compressed Air Tank W/ Myth Regulator 62/3000
Link for HPA Tank - http://www.ansgear.com/Guerrilla_Air_Air_Tank_Myth_Regulator_62_3000_p/ysnguerrilla623000tank.htm
My gun doesn't come with a Hopper sooo...
Hopper - Hard Corps Torque Paintball Loader - Black
Link for Hopper - http://www.ansgear.com/Hard_Corps_Torque_Paintball_Loader_Black_p/torqueblack.htm

 

[XGC x0 0 7x XI]

You do know we have an area for Paint ball, right? www.xiledpaintball.com

 

[KoG Preacher]

whoopsee no I didn't hehe

 

[KoG Preacher]

You do know we have an area for Paint ball, right? www.xiledpaintball.com

I don't have permission to access the XP Forums though.

 

[KoG Preacher]

TODAY I ORDERED MY STUFF!!!!
I Ordered it on http://www.ansgear.com its a great site look around!

I Ordered
- Proto Matrix 2008 08 SLG Paintball Gun - Dust Black
- Guerrilla Air Compressed Air Tank W/ Myth Regulator 62/3000
- Dye Lock Lid 160rd Paintball Pods 6 Pack Deal - Red
- DXS Triumph Paintballs - 500 Rounds - Orange
- 32 Degrees Standard 200 Rnd Hopper (This was definatly not what I wanted)
It all totaled up to around $302.00 (With FREE Shipping)
I was happy with what I got but not at all with the hopper. My dad thought that this would be a good starter hopper so I got that instead of my torque which could actually keep up. It is gravity fed and shoots about 5-8bps and I wasn't to happy about that judging that I bought a $200 26bps Speedball gun.

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Now that I got what I wanted this thread is open for discussion of paintball in any forms or ways.

 

[KoG Preacher]

Got my stuff delivered today I am very happy all that my HPA Tank of course came unfilled and that my dads generator cant produce enough pounds or whatever of air to fill. Otherwise it seems like a good gun (I wanted a gun better then a Tippman), and I am still trying to practice the double trigger thing. Not so great at it yet, but ill try!

 

[KoG Preacher]

I played paintball today for the first time! I also got to shoot it for the first time at todays paintball complex haha! It was awesome I like it so much better then airsoft (since I play both). Surprisingly my 32 Degrees hopper held in their fine!?!? I only played speedball once today and we played 1 Ball which was stupid, but otherwise my hopper kept up fine in woodsball just had to shake it a couple times to get it to fall into the feedneck so the eye would register.

 

[KoG Presto]

you wont be upset with the gun... its fairly fast and inexpensive... but you are right it will need both an electronic hopper and compressed air... and all i can say for new players is the more you are scared the more it will hurt... so dont just sit back and hope you dont get shot cuz then you will get shot point blank and thats sucks... have fun and good luck... i used to be semi pro in speedball team but it was dismembered consittering it got too expensive to play and two players went on to be pro... havnt played much sence

 

[KoG Preacher]

you wont be upset with the gun... its fairly fast and inexpensive... but you are right it will need both an electronic hopper and compressed air... and all i can say for new players is the more you are scared the more it will hurt... so dont just sit back and hope you dont get shot cuz then you will get shot point blank and thats sucks... have fun and good luck... i used to be semi pro in speedball team but it was dismembered consittering it got too expensive to play and two players went on to be pro... havnt played much sence

Cool cool yeah though only thing that sucks is I dry fired my gun 3 times at the end of the day when the complex was closes and it snapped an o ring and now air is leaking out of the bolt.