I'm new but want to get better :)

[Polly]

chopping is when the ball is falling into the breach and you fire as it is half in the breach and half in the feedneck so the bolt chops it as it moves forward, but eyes are there to prevent that as they dont let the gun fire until the ball is sat in the breach

 

[fatrix_1]

orite thanks :d guess thats why they call it chopping lol...chops the ball up so what was wrong with the tippmann when it went crazy and was shooting when i wernt pressing the trigger

 

[Skeet]

orite thanks :d guess thats why they call it chopping lol...chops the ball up so what was wrong with the tippmann when it went crazy and was shooting when i wernt pressing the trigger

Tipmans go full auto (though wont actually fire paint that quick) when they are low on air, are freezing up, or when the trigger sear gets worn out.

Tends to be all three after a while on site

They also suffer from "self opening breech"...whereby, the punter gets told NOT to touch the little catch under the hopper and then later on, said punter is handing you his hopper and gun...it fell off...yeah mate...ok...an I suppose these stones and bits of twig in here, climbed in by themselves and not when you were picking up paint off the floor?

 

[NSKlad]

lol thats a strange illness most site tippmanns seem to do, they make crazy noices like a machine gun which drive punters wild with fear, and then they continue to make said noise even when you let go of the trigger.....

although with chopping, if its a rental site then the paint is probably of a naff quality, and is likely to break inside the barrel instead of the breech. if you continue firing with all the gunk in your barrel it tends to muff up the rest of the paint aswell........

is that what you mean? otherwise ive never actually seen a 98 custom firing randomly....

 

[fatrix_1]

lol it kind of exploded in the barrel and just got spray come out instead of the ball and thats when it started going crazy with balls going about 5 feet lol

 

[clarkieboy]

Hi i'm new to paintballing (well been about 3/4 times) but i really enjoyed it, however i dont know if i'm any good because i hardly got hit even though i was in the middle of the fights :S(might be because i'm skinny and can hide behind almost anything hehe)
but anyway i was wondering if there was anywhere that offers training or advice or something along those lines to help me get better.

i was thinking of getting:
* Icon Z Marker
* Halo LCD Frontman Hopper
* 20-oz CO2 Tank
* V-Force Shield Pro Goggles
as my first set up.

Any help would be great thanks
Also is there anywhere near cambridge where i can take my own paintballs and shoot off a few roundswithout paying £40 a time? thanks

ha dude welcome 2 the world of paintball! ive being playing 4 over 19yrs now? if u want a marker u canit go wrong with a pmr there new on the block very fast and can keep up with the better end of the market ! they cost £250 new ive got one +other kit cheep 4 sale if u are interested go 2 my post andy!

 

[fatrix_1]

hey, sorry but i have an upped ion now thanks anyway.....if you wanna give me any advice it'd be welcome though

 

[NSKlad]

lol it kind of exploded in the barrel and just got spray come out instead of the ball and thats when it started going crazy with balls going about 5 feet lol

yes its just typical 98 customs doing their thing....

chopping, barrel breaks, launching about 3 paintballs with one pull of the tigger, going into "machinegun mode", etc etc....

 

[fatrix_1]

yer lol sounds about right, does anyone know paintball shops in/around cambridge and if possible a their websites??

 

[Stormtrooper32]

best advice i was ever given was shoot the other guy! that was from dave steward lol nice guy knows loads bout playing ball, he goes by the name D7's send him a pm u wont go wrong with most of his advice