| What are the best mods for the Tippmann A-5 ? | | | | an adrenaline junkie who likes to be in the middle |
| This is the first question most people ask after | | | | of the action or a heavy gunner who likes to sit |
| they take their Tippmann A-5 out of the box for | | | | back and give cover fire a trigger upgrade is a |
| the first time. The A-5 is one of the easiest | | | | must. |
| paintball markers to customize, and there are | | | | Stock |
| more mods designed for the Tippmann A-5 than | | | | A good buttstock can be an extremely valuable |
| any other paintball gun on the market. With such | | | | mod. It makes aiming easier, balances the marker, |
| a huge variety of mods available, upgrading your | | | | and allows the gun to be brought up on target |
| A-5 is only limited by your imagination. Whether | | | | fast. Stocks can be regular, dogleg for mask |
| you're looking for practical mods that enhance | | | | relief, collapsible for close quarters fighting and |
| performance and functionality, mods that offer | | | | increased maneuverability, or air-through. This is |
| killer mil-sim looks - or both - you can be sure | | | | another easy mod to make on your marker. Pull |
| that there are plenty of practical Tippmann A-5 | | | | the two retaining pins in the back of your marker, |
| mods that will suit your personal tastes. | | | | remove the end cap, insert your stock and |
| Barrels | | | | replace the pins. Done. Consistent eye relief and |
| The stock Tippmann A-5 comes with a good | | | | improved balance make this an upgrade everyone |
| barrel, but there are many great barrel upgrades | | | | should consider. |
| on the market. A new barrel can provide better | | | | Hoppers |
| range, accuracy and confidence. Barrel mods | | | | The hopper holds paintballs and drops them into |
| range from the new BT A-5 Apex barrel (with its | | | | the breech. With the inventive and highly effective |
| customizable flight path capabilities) and the | | | | Cyclone Feed System on the Tippmann A-5 |
| interchangeable Hammerhead Battle Stikxx Kit, to | | | | hopper upgrades are not essential. One good |
| the tiny 3-inch End Game stub nose barrel. A new | | | | choice for a hopper upgrade is a Ricochet R5. The |
| barrel is an easy upgrade that anyone can do and | | | | unique angled design can deflect paintballs without |
| should be your first mod. | | | | having them break. |
| Air | | | | Handguard / Foregrips |
| The beautiful thing about the A-5 is that it can run | | | | A handguard or foregrip upgrade adds to the |
| any type of gas without modification. You can use | | | | mil-sim look of your marker, makes the marker |
| a 10oz Co2 or an 88ci/4500psi HPA tank and the | | | | easier to shoot and helps protect the barrel from |
| marker will function flawlessly. While it is technically | | | | damage. Grips and handguards range from the |
| not a modification, a good HPA tank is well worth | | | | A-5A2 grip that allows you to place your front |
| the investment as compressed air is much easier | | | | hand horizontal to the ground to the F.O.G. |
| on the marker's internal parts and provides more | | | | Foregrip with Rails that allows you to attach many |
| consistent velocity shot after shot. | | | | tactical extras (flashlights, lasers etc). The best |
| Remote | | | | feature of the F.O.G. is that it does not touch the |
| A remote line takes the tank off the marker and | | | | barrel. No more annoying and ugly screw marks |
| allows you to carry it in a pod pack or on a vest. | | | | on the finish of your barrel. |
| This upgrade lightens the marker considerably and, | | | | Sights |
| with the addition of a stock, helps balance the | | | | Some people say that due to the shot range of a |
| marker. A high quality remote line with a slide | | | | paintball marker, adding a sight is a useless |
| check like the 32 Degrees Coiled Remote w/Slide | | | | upgrade. If you talk to players who dominate the |
| Check will give you years of worry free playing. | | | | field week after week you will hear that adding a |
| The remote can be run directly off the Air | | | | sight unit allows you to greatly increase your |
| Source Adaptor (ASA) at the bottom of your | | | | chance of a hit with the first shot. Making the first |
| handgrip or from an air-through stock. You'll be | | | | shot count can be the difference between victory |
| amazed at how much more maneuverable you'll | | | | and defeat. Any mod that increases your chances |
| be with a remote tank. | | | | is a good mod. Whether you choose a BSA |
| Trigger | | | | 30mm red dot sight, a more traditional Mil-Sim |
| The two main trigger upgrades are the E-Grip and | | | | T168 Reticle Intensified Tactical Scope or a |
| Response Trigger (RT). Either of these | | | | cutting edge Nightvision D.143 Nightscope, you will |
| modifications will increase you rate of fire from | | | | not be disappointed as any of these will be a |
| 8-9 balls per second (bps) to 12-15 bps. If you are | | | | good upgrade and give you the edge on the field. |