Newb Seeking Clarification: R-Trigger v E-Grip (and more)

[Xanten]

Hey guys ! Okay so I've been playing Paintball as a rental for four years and decided to finally make the step-up and buy my own gear.

I have:
Tippmann 98c
14” BT Apex 2
Halo B Hopper (bought from these forums, awaiting delivery)
JT Spectra 8 Mask.

I have read the stickies but am not sure on a couple of things and was hoping you guys would be able to help:

1) Response Trigger v E-Grip. Is it a case of one or the other? If so what are the pro's and cons. And does the E-Grip work on a 98 or do I need the E-Trigger (I thought they were same thing)?

2) O-Rings. Is it worth purchasing new ones straight away or are there purchased once current ones are worn down? If so, how do you tell?

3) Sights. Can I attach a Red Dot sight without needing an Extended Rail Sight?

4) Hopper. What would a Rip Drive and V35 do to my Halo Hopper ? (I've been offered some on a cheap.) And how much do you recommend purchasing a Speed Feed?

5) Graphics Kit. Where can I buy one? Justpaintball has one but they're sold out atm.

Many thanks guys and apologies for my ignorance. I just can't wait to get out there and play a few times with my new gear.

Kind regards,

/Xanten

 

[Humanbeersponge]

Hey guys ! Okay so I've been playing Paintball as a rental for four years and decided to finally make the step-up and buy my own gear.

I have:
Tippmann 98c
14” BT Apex 2
Halo B Hopper (bought from these forums, awaiting delivery)
JT Spectra 8 Mask.

I have read the stickies but am not sure on a couple of things and was hoping you guys would be able to help:

1) Response Trigger v E-Grip. Is it a case of one or the other? If so what are the pro's and cons. And does the E-Grip work on a 98 or do I need the E-Trigger (I thought they were same thing)?

2) O-Rings. Is it worth purchasing new ones straight away or are there purchased once current ones are worn down? If so, how do you tell?

3) Sights. Can I attach a Red Dot sight without needing an Extended Rail Sight?

4) Hopper. What would a Rip Drive and V35 do to my Halo Hopper ? (I've been offered some on a cheap.) And how much do you recommend purchasing a Speed Feed?

5) Graphics Kit. Where can I buy one? Justpaintball has one but they're sold out atm.

Many thanks guys and apologies for my ignorance. I just can't wait to get out there and play a few times with my new gear.

Kind regards,

/Xanten

I believe the response trigger uses air from your tank to assist the fire rate, e grip/trigger is battery operated. Using a response will use extra air.

Its always worth while having some o rings in a tool kit, you can generally tell worn o rings as the marker will stop working....sorry lots of different potential reasons, be prepared.

Red Dot Sights, don't waste your money. by the time you line up the shot you'll have been taken out. Plus the trajectory of a paintball is not like a bullet.

Upgrading the Halo is not needed, it will keep up with whatever fire rate the response/e grip can throw.

Unsure about the graphics kits.

 

[Xanten]

Thank you for your response dude, was very helpful !

I've been sent my gun and whilst I ordered a Tippmann 98c, instead I was sent a Valken SW-1. I've done some reading and it's made by the guys that used to work for BT, it's a newer 98c model that has A5 threads, foregrip, an MP5-esque sight rail and more polished internals for cleaner functionality.

I'm doing more reading on the Response Trigger and the E-Grip now, I'm edging towards the E-Grip purely because if the battery lasts as long as you said Stormyknight I'd prefer it than excess air usage.

Anyway, thanks again mate ! Appreciate the help.

/Xanten

 

[MattyD]

Hey Xanten, i`ll just comment on the things I know well.

With the Orings, you can generally tell when you have oring issues due to a few things really. Some guns will start hissing, which means air is getting past an oring where it should be sealed from not going past. You will also notice generally operating problems with your gun aswell as a massive variance in your FPS. But the FPS is hard to tell with the Tippman anyway as its unregulated air.

In terms of Oring kits, its good to have them with any marker, and I always recommend buying them. You can tell if your orings need replacing by generally looking too see if there is any damage to them. Also you will notice that a certain part fits into a gun far looser than it did before.

Graphic kits used to be available on amazon, you might have a harder time trying to find them now days but just keep googling!

And with Electronics with your Tippman I would not reccomend buying any AT ALL.

With todays market you can pickup second hand guns that have fully adjustable boards, and with Low pressure regs and high pressure regs. You money would be much better invested in getting another gun, unless you are absolutely in love with milsims.

The red dot is a big no no, In my opinion they are useless in paintball. Shots in paintball have a far different shot path than a bullet, and the shot pattern is always fairly wide. A red dot is utterly pointless unless you want to just make your gun look cool, but even then people will question it lol.

I own a Tippman98 myself and they are very low maintanence. But all in all, if I were you, i`d start with the Tippman98 for now. And don`t buy ANYmore upgrades, the best upgrade you can get for the tippman is the Apex2, which you have already. Save up your money, you`ll need just a few hundred pound for a far different very well made gun second hand.

Hope this helps, if you`ve got anymore questions about the Tippman98 shoot me a PM, I shot one for a good few years.

~Matt

 

[BaconDude]

You'll quickly find watching where the paint is going and adjusting your aim is better than physically aiming it like a rifle. Not to mention you'll quickly get used to it enough that you won't even have to think about where your paint is about to go before firing.