Help! What Gear?

[Marcus Geezer]

Don't be swayed

Although you have received some really good advice on here regarding starting out, people will recomend the best of the best sometimes when perhaps as new to paintballing you'd best start with the cheaper equipment and work up. It happened to me on here.. buy this for x amount... buy that for x amount... however unfortunately we all do not have a money tree in our back garden (or rich parents). If you have one or both then fair play to you.

I'm 37 and had to start on a reasonably limited budget (due to buying carpets... wedding.. life and stuff) and managed to spend about £300 quid buying mainly off the classifieds here to obtain most of it.

I'm not quite sure how with my setup I would cope in a tournament, but I've played one walk-on and felt like my equipment worked fantastically and I used it with confidence. The only let down was me... but I'm sure I'll get better as I attend more.

For my £300 (approx) got the following

Smart Parts Ion
- with Q-lock neck
- with CP air on/off
Egg hopper with Z board
PMI 0.8L 3000psi air system with RedZ bottle cover
Dye Invision I3 red mask with HD lens and two spare clear ones.
Smart Parts 4+3 battlepack
Fatboy pots (140 capacity)
Barrel Sock

I would consider this minimum equipment for a walk-on. For tournaments I bow down to the experience of others.

Start with reasonably priced best equipment and if u really like, start to upgrade. That be my two penneth worth..

Hope helpful..

Marcus..

 

[Effel]

To be honest, its probably worth getting a decent mask and gloves priority, then get marker and **** after.

 

[Misty's Big Adventure]

K hiya guys new here, but been playing for a few years.

I would try http://www.gizmos-uk.com

I have bought most of my kit from them, and their price are good. I would list my kit but don't want to rob the thread.

Anyway check that site out !!

 

[Lucky]

K hiya guys new here, but been playing for a few years.

I would try http://www.gizmos-uk.com

I have bought most of my kit from them, and their price are good. I would list my kit but don't want to rob the thread.

Anyway check that site out !!

Suprised any of your stuff turned up their service is very hit and miss i'm affraid.

My advice.........don't buy a thing !
"go to a walk on day or tournament and talk nicely to a lot of different players and ask them for their views and maybe they will let you try their guns or at least they will let you do the touchy feely thing to see what gun would suit"
example> Someone on here may recomend for instance "the ion", so you go and buy one.........then you get it and don't like the way it feels and your £150 out of pocket, but by talking to players and handling the guns you'll get a better idea than any internet forum. afterwards come back on here and ask the questions you need to know on the guns that you liked, and we'll help you spend all your money

 

[Markie C]

I would go to planet eclipse mate they are near you..

Also the northern quarter do newbie days for people to get in to the sport instead of just getting shot to s**t and not learning any thing we teach you the basics mate.

Plus we hire out top of the range gear and we have guns tecs on site all the time so if any thing goes wrong then we can sort it.

www.northernquarterpb.com

 

[Lucky]

I would go to planet eclipse mate they are near you..

Also the northern quarter do newbie days for people to get in to the sport instead of just getting shot to s**t and not learning any thing we teach you the basics mate.

Plus we hire out top of the range gear and we have guns tecs on site all the time so if any thing goes wrong then we can sort it.

www.northernquarterpb.com

There you go matey, take his advice and pay them a visit, it'll cost you nowt to look but could save you a fortune

 

[Misty's Big Adventure]

Lucky its funny you should say about the deliveries. Some have been good others bad. Using 2 sites now to get any additional kit i need.

 

[johnmassive]

Luke, where in Salford you from...?

 

[andyrik]

http://www.justpaintball.co.uk/acatalog/Marker_Packages.html
loads of packages

 

[Game]

its a funny old game to play allready this year iam on my 3rd marker or will be when it arives

eclipse eblade loved it to death and was so crome

pm5 again loved the gun couldnt fault it

and my new one when it arives who knows