New to the sport

[Harry B]

I have been going paintballing for quite some time now, I already have i4's for better vision, but I was wondering what would be the next thing I should get e.g hopper or gas tank, stuff like that, also should I use air or co2 to start with?

 

[Braindead]

Air !.... Depends what rout you are looking to go down. Supair / Woodsball..... And welcome

 

[M4rkm93]

Going to agree with the above guy. Get a HPA tank, HPA is much more reliable and safer than CO2, and compatible with pretty much any marker you will find today.
Can be a steelie or carbon fibre wrap. Fibre wrap are generally lighter and have longer lives, they are however more expensive than your standard steelie

 

[AlanC877]

Hey Harry B, saw you liked one of my previous posts, cheers! If you're looking to build up your kit bit-by-bit then I'd suggest you get a hopper first. A tank is just a tank at the end of the day. You might be able to get a lighter one than the sites usually hire out, but it isn't very exciting. I would suggest, if your budget will allow, getting a marker and bottle together at some point in the future. If you get a rotor just now then you can use it with the markers at sites, which is something that I did when I was starting up. Most hire markers won't actually benefit a massive amount from an electronic feeding hopper (as their fire rates are pretty low and you'll almost always just have a single trigger) but I liked it!

 

[Harry B]

Whats the best marker to start with, below £200

 

[AlanC877]

The Gog Extcy and Envy usually come highly recommended, and they do offer good value for money. However, I have an Extcy and its never really worked properly. If a knew more about its mechanics and how its put together then I'm sure I could fix it fairly easily, but it was disappointing it arrived not working. Most people don't usually have problems with theirs. Wait for other, more experienced players, to give you better advice on markers though, I'm still a relative newbie!

 

[Beef]

The Proto rail is at the top end of your budget at around £200 new, but its a great marker for the money.

 

[abateman1972]

yeh, ive got a proto rail and i love it, as the guy above said gog enemy or extcy are good also

 

[Shmadam]

Personally I recommend you buy yourself a decent hopper next and use it on the rental guns if they're available. Then get an HPA system so finally you can get any gun and it will work with your gear

 

[Terry1992]

Buying second hand is the route I went down, just make you can test fire and check the gun!