markers

[Rat]

hi folks

have managed to get my gear together (more or less) all i need now is a marker.. could anyone advise on one that would be good for a starter player like me (tourney please)?

please please no sales plugs am purely researching.

thanks in advance

 

[Cuttsy]

Well for starters, how much would you be looking to spend
????
(How much have you got to spend on a first marker)

 

[Rat]

uuuuuuuuurm somewhere in the region of £350-450 did have a budget for £550 but that has to include the other gear(pads, pants gloves etc)


its not an upfront price lik ei will have to get the cash together before buying kinda thing.... would ideally like to test try a couple if poss.

thanks

 

[Legion]

for JUST the marker? so no air and hopper.... your looking towards a nice angel, timmy, e-cocker <-- these are ridiculously cheap now a days. at the end of the day mate, it usually comes down to preferal. if your able to, go down to your local site where teams are training and ask them if you could have a go on their gun and ask about what the pros/cons are.

i hope this was some help to you mate.

 

[Rat]

thats not just for the marker mat ethat has to include the gas and hopper (sorry i didn't say that first time over) was looking at IONs but have been told they're not the "best" for tourney playing.

have a mask and playing pants the other money from the £550 budget is for battle pack.pods and gloves (maybe pads) and the original price for a marker set

 

[sumo89]

ions are not bad for tournaments but there are loads of better guns for your money. For example a standard shocker second hand £300 then youre left with £200 to buy and hopper and air, an egg will set you back £30 second hand and air is not £170. But the shocker was just an example, there are angel a4/5 for about £450 with air i think sometimes for sale here.

 

[BrutalSy]

Hey dude, if ur lookin for a gd first marker look at cockers u will b able to pick one up cheap enough, and for that money u could land on ur feet and get the air and hopper aswell

 

[OddJob]

A nice amount of dosh, better than the 'I've got £100 and want a full set up yes please'.

Well, the eblade cockers are in the price range, staggered at how cheap they are at the moment, even ex-nexus ones. They are good, especially if you like to fiddle a lot with you gun.

If you are looking just to get the marker out of the bag and blat away and not have to do much to it I'd suggest an Angel: A4 or even an 05 speed are in your price range there and there are a lot of the latter about in the classified section at the moment!

Bit of a different tack is a DM4. I got one after my first electronic marker (angel 04 speed) and man it's lovely! If you can get one with a Tadeo board in and CP roller trigger all the better (standard trigger was horrid for me). It's small, looks sexy and is really gentle on paint meaning you can fire nice fragile stuff that breaks on everything. I got mine for £375 with all the extras mentioned above. Just need to remember to lube the bolt with grease after every use so the orings dont wear out.

Ions- not used one but I'm suspicious of something so fast yet cheap in comparrison. People swear by them while others can only use 4 letter expletive words.

But you've hit the nail on the head: try them out. Some of them will feel just wrong (05 speed for me) while others feel like a 3rd limb. I believe you can get used to firing anything, but some require less work.

 

[pb begginer]

any ideas where i can pick up a cocker for 300 or even a good angel for that amount plz post thnx

 

[Cuttsy]

There are normally loads of cheap markers for that price in classifieds