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