Pistol advice

[horses45]

I am thinking about getting a pistol but not sure about which to get ?, I know that different people like different pistols but I have been away for a couple of years and would like to start getting back into it when work allows but which pistol do you use on the playing field ? I have my marker sorted but just looking for a hand pistol so come on and give me some of your opinions thanks

 

[Canon Fodder]

As your only marker I'd advise against, many have tried it, only three I know of have made a real success of it.

 

[horses45]

Thanks for the advice cannon fodder but I have an X7 as my main marker once I have dusted it off it was just a secondary that I was thinking about as I may have not made that clear in my other post

 

[Tom]

Pistols always sound a good idea, but carried as a secondary is just weight
You can reload pod to hopper quicker - and for anything other than that you are planning to fail rather than maintaining & learning to keep your main ready

But they are fun

You have general choices :
Common cheaper pistols - but tend to be chunky like the delta 68 etc (basically a spyder chopped down)
Alternate sized pistols such as .43 or .50 calibre

If willing to pay the money then there are the TiPx and Tiberius, but as a secondary that's a lot of money on a pistol that you intend to carry and not use

There are a few threads on reasoning and their advantages.
If just as a secondary sidearm then the TiPx can be carried with a 12 gram unpunctured until you fire. (In theory take it to every game and don't use any 12 grams if you don't shoot - however you need to chrono which means you use at least one per day )

 

[Ezrog]

Sa-17, cheap and reliable. Its unsightly and not mag fed which makes people wary but its a very good gun! If had mine nearly 2 years and only took it apart once simply because it was dirty. Never chopped a ball or failed on me.

My dad uses a tpx that requires constant maintainance (once or twice a day when using it) and its giving me a strong appreciation for how reliable it is.

Its defiantly worth a consideration. Plus you don't have to buy expensive mags. Just need a few 10 shot pods.

 

[RobbyT]

Tipx is the best beginners pistol.. Easy to use, maintain and get to grips with..
Tib 8 are good ah tough in my opinion for a slightly more experienced user.
43 cal pistols are great for indoor use but outdoors a tipx will out do the range and accuracy

 

[CameronS]

I agree with Robby, go for the Tipx, not only that the mag are a dam sight cheaper then the Tiberius ones (also zeta mags 20 round) ! With my Tiberius I found it a pain to keep having to put the Co2 in the mag and then changing it etc as well as at I had a lot of issues with the mags not sealing !
With the Tipx you just put a Co2 in the front and bam your ready to roll. There's loads of videos on YouTube and threads regards pistols.

 

[Mr.Vanguard]

Tipx is great but dont use it as your primary use it as your secondary unless you would like to run it off a remote line on hpa your gonna need more mags also zetamags are great 20 rounds in a mag 10 in one side then flip the other way for the other 10 overall pistols are not worth getting unless you have a main which you do so knock yourself out
Also use hpa get the adapter for the remote line and a hpa tank that you can strap onto yourself and away you go !

 

[Mr.Vanguard]

(Zeta mags) https://milsigdirect.com/shop/accessories/zetamag/

 

[Ezrog]

Just wanna throw in that tippman (tpx) have amazing customer service. If you go festivals you'll find a tippmam tent were they will fix any issues with there guns, They replaced the entire inards of my dads gun yesterday because it was leaking. Free of charge!