hey guys was hoping to start getting into paintball a bit more and try out some speedball, would you guys have any recommendations or advice on a first marker? already got a hold of a halo hopper that should suffice, thanks! x
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Try several markers beforehand otherwise the first one won't be your first for long! They are a vet personal thing so find the ones that suit you as a player and then just decide if your buying new or second hand. Plenty of good options out there.
cools thanks, i was thinking a proto rail? id like to buy new so there are no problems and i know what im getting 
If £200 is your budget that's probably going to be one of the few markers available to you. Prices go onwards and upwards but the return on that money diminishes as markers get dearer. If you can raise more funds and get towards an Axe I suspect many on here will advise you on that or perhaps the mini. The etek 4 is also highly regarded in that price range which also includes the proto reflex. I will leave someone else to comment on the suitability of the Proto Rail as I have not owned or used one.
Axes have been going for £200-230 that ive seen lately (which is great!) Cant really comment on proto's the only guy that has one at the site i go to spends more time fixing it than he does playing... Getting stuff new is all well and good but then you have to break in the marker etc etc i had problem after problem with a brand new phenom whereas my mate who got his second hand had no problems. I just sold the damn thing and got a used Ego, never looked back.
People on my team have axes, the only problem ive seen is the stock barrel isnt the best but other than that it fires beautifully and none of them have ever had any problems with it at all, really easy to maintain after a days play too.
People on my team have axes, the only problem ive seen is the stock barrel isnt the best but other than that it fires beautifully and none of them have ever had any problems with it at all, really easy to maintain after a days play too.
cool thanks, looking at getting a used DM6, at Christmas when my mate gets a new ego, are parts hard to find for guns that old?
personally im not a huge fan of dye guns (probable from the people on my team) but 2nd hand eclipse guns generally rock and theres almost always a tech at every event. personally i have and axe and love it. I also had a mini before which was totally brilliant especially for the price i paid and that it was only meant to be an in between marker I kind of wish i still had it.
I would reccomend a mini for a starter marker but it has one downfall which is the ASA. besides that it rocks and in fact i have just got my friend who has just started one for her.
Hope this helps
I would reccomend a mini for a starter marker but it has one downfall which is the ASA. besides that it rocks and in fact i have just got my friend who has just started one for her.
Hope this helps
In terms of the mini (sorry to walk over the post above) i had one and had to send it back twice within 5 months, i found it tempermentitive and didn't think its performance was at all close to other guns that can be bought second hand for the same price, in fact i detested my mini and regret wasting the money i spent on it.
whats asa? showing my newness there..... im just going to be saving till christmas then make a decision i think, second hand seems to be the way forward! if you have any other advice, eg hoppers masks whatever im sure il find it useful. thanks guys
showing my newness there..... im just going to be saving till christmas then make a decision i think, second hand seems to be the way forward! if you have any other advice, eg hoppers masks whatever im sure il find it useful. thanks guys