can anyone tell me the best mods for tippmann 98
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A very good upgrade for a Tippmann 98
is a Psycho Ballistics double trigger. It makes
the trigger pull light and very short. It costs
about 25$ and installs in about 5 minutes.
Definately you need a new barrel, this will
increase your accuracy alot over the stock
barrel. Make sure you use good paint like
Marbalizers, it might cost you a little more
but its well worth it. They are way more
accurate and will save you alot of headaches
like paint breaking in your gun or not
breaking when you hit someone and are
way more accurate than cheap paint.
Stay away from the flatline barrel,the
advertising looks great but it doesn't
work that good. I bought one and sold
it shortly afterwards. When I go to play
paintball I want to have fun and get into the game
not spend alot of time constantly adjusting my gun.
Suggestions-Lapco Bigshot-JJ pro 1- or any Dye
is a Psycho Ballistics double trigger. It makes
the trigger pull light and very short. It costs
about 25$ and installs in about 5 minutes.
Definately you need a new barrel, this will
increase your accuracy alot over the stock
barrel. Make sure you use good paint like
Marbalizers, it might cost you a little more
but its well worth it. They are way more
accurate and will save you alot of headaches
like paint breaking in your gun or not
breaking when you hit someone and are
way more accurate than cheap paint.
Stay away from the flatline barrel,the
advertising looks great but it doesn't
work that good. I bought one and sold
it shortly afterwards. When I go to play
paintball I want to have fun and get into the game
not spend alot of time constantly adjusting my gun.
Suggestions-Lapco Bigshot-JJ pro 1- or any Dye
thanks, will look into getting a trigger, wat do u think of the taso starfire bolts , are they reliable and any better than standard ones. thanks Steve
Haven't tried the starfire bolt myself
but have read that the original is very good
and theres not much improvement by
upgrading. A very good site for you to
check out is www.tippmann.com and
go to the forum. They have a very good
section on gun upgrades.
but have read that the original is very good
and theres not much improvement by
upgrading. A very good site for you to
check out is www.tippmann.com and
go to the forum. They have a very good
section on gun upgrades.
noooooo. Ive heard so many bad stories about the star fire bolts chopping balls and breaking in half right where the rod goes into the bolt. Check www.m98center.com in the review section.
With out sounding like a smart a## and depending on what type of game you usually play the best upgrade I can think of for the 98 is to sell it and by a cocker.
expansion chambers
can anyone let me no the advantage of a vertical expansion kit on my tippmann m98.
can anyone let me no the advantage of a vertical expansion kit on my tippmann m98.
I was seriouse. I don't mean to talk bad about your gun but you can through money at your gun all day and in the end its still just a 98.
If you don't mind I'd like to ask you a couple of questions ukace?
How long have you been playing for and what type of paintball do you usually play, (woods, speedball, rec, tourny) and what do you plan on playing in the future?
How much money is at your disposel to upgrade your gun?
What gun's if any have you shoot that you like. Have you shoot any of the electros, I don't mean angels or the other $1200+ guns I mean sumthing like a bushy or impulse or anouther moderatly priced gun. And then there is my favorit the cocker, now I know that the cocker isen't for every one but if you like it, it is a great "upgrade" gun. you can buy a new stock cocker for around $350 and then upgrade it in the future to perform with the best guns out there. I used a near stock mini-cocker for about 8 years and had know trouble hangin with the hi-powered guns on the market.
Now to answer your question the expansion chamber kit you asked about will lower the operating presure of your gun and give it better velocity consitancy.
If you don't mind I'd like to ask you a couple of questions ukace?
How long have you been playing for and what type of paintball do you usually play, (woods, speedball, rec, tourny) and what do you plan on playing in the future?
How much money is at your disposel to upgrade your gun?
What gun's if any have you shoot that you like. Have you shoot any of the electros, I don't mean angels or the other $1200+ guns I mean sumthing like a bushy or impulse or anouther moderatly priced gun. And then there is my favorit the cocker, now I know that the cocker isen't for every one but if you like it, it is a great "upgrade" gun. you can buy a new stock cocker for around $350 and then upgrade it in the future to perform with the best guns out there. I used a near stock mini-cocker for about 8 years and had know trouble hangin with the hi-powered guns on the market.
Now to answer your question the expansion chamber kit you asked about will lower the operating presure of your gun and give it better velocity consitancy.
M98 is just fine
The 98 is an excellent gun, so unless you're a serious tourny player it should meet any needs you have. Example: I was in a local 5 man tourny a few months back; mostly local players, almost all rookies, only two well organized tourney teams showed up-one of those teams won the tourny(no big surprise) and only lost one game-to a team with 4 players using Tipmann m98s(3 had flatline barrels). That team, made up entirely of recballers who only entered because that weekend there happened to be a tourny rather than open walk on play, took second, beating out the second "regular" tourny team. Now these guys are great players, but they didn't need $400+ guns to do well, just a solid well built gun like the 98. The fifth player on team Choad, as they named themselves, was using an autococker, in case you're wondering.
I'm not trashing Autocockers and other higher end guns, they're excellent guns, but they're not really necessary if all you play is recball and a few small tournaments. I LOVE paintball, but I can think of better things to spend a few hundred bucks on than a marginal increase in performance; upgrades on cheaper guns are nearly as good and much cheaper.
As to upgrades, I'd recommend an expansion chamber and an aftermarket barrel. I have some friends who swear by the Flatline and others who just use swear words when talking about it. I have seen them used with excellent performance, though. Quite a few fine barrels other than flatlines are available also.
There are other upgrades such as response triggers that effectively double your rate of fire, and an e-bolt kit, which turns it into an electronic gun capable of 13 bps.
"Just a 98" is not a bad thing, its a very reliable and accurate gun. And no, I'm not defending 98s because I have one, in fact I don't. I use what was once a Spyder Compact 2000 back before all the upgrades...about the only thing left to add to it is an electronic trigger frame.
The 98 is an excellent gun, so unless you're a serious tourny player it should meet any needs you have. Example: I was in a local 5 man tourny a few months back; mostly local players, almost all rookies, only two well organized tourney teams showed up-one of those teams won the tourny(no big surprise) and only lost one game-to a team with 4 players using Tipmann m98s(3 had flatline barrels). That team, made up entirely of recballers who only entered because that weekend there happened to be a tourny rather than open walk on play, took second, beating out the second "regular" tourny team. Now these guys are great players, but they didn't need $400+ guns to do well, just a solid well built gun like the 98. The fifth player on team Choad, as they named themselves, was using an autococker, in case you're wondering.
I'm not trashing Autocockers and other higher end guns, they're excellent guns, but they're not really necessary if all you play is recball and a few small tournaments. I LOVE paintball, but I can think of better things to spend a few hundred bucks on than a marginal increase in performance; upgrades on cheaper guns are nearly as good and much cheaper.
As to upgrades, I'd recommend an expansion chamber and an aftermarket barrel. I have some friends who swear by the Flatline and others who just use swear words when talking about it. I have seen them used with excellent performance, though. Quite a few fine barrels other than flatlines are available also.
There are other upgrades such as response triggers that effectively double your rate of fire, and an e-bolt kit, which turns it into an electronic gun capable of 13 bps.
"Just a 98" is not a bad thing, its a very reliable and accurate gun. And no, I'm not defending 98s because I have one, in fact I don't. I use what was once a Spyder Compact 2000 back before all the upgrades...about the only thing left to add to it is an electronic trigger frame.