Tippmann A-5 Stealth Paintball Gun Review

If you're looking for a great woodsball paintball gun the Tippmann A-5 Stealth is an excellent choice. The difference between the standard A5 and the Stealth is that the Tippmann Stealth includes a remote line , flatline barrel, and collapsible stock. The gun/marker comes completely assembled in the box and also includes an instruction manual and tool pack.

The Good:

The most obvious great thing is that this Tippmann marker has an impressive firing range with the flat line barrel. The barrel is actually curved which puts spin on the ball allowing it to fire further with less arc than a normal shot. No more lobbing paint down the field. It shoots straight! The wide-mouthed hopper feeds balls as fast as you can fire them using a rotating air-powered sprocket. If you get the response trigger or e-grip upgrade it becomes even more extreme.

The remote coil has a valve on the tank end which allows you to turn off the gas before you unscrew the tank (no more annoying spray!) It also has a quick disconnect on the marker end to allow you to remove the hose from the gun when not in use.

The A-5 can use compressed air or Co2 and is a great versatile starter woodsball gun. If you get bored with your gun's configuration there are a ton of upgrades and alternate parts available for it. Loosen a few bolts and attach some new pieces and your stealth becomes a sniper rifle.

The Bad:

One of the biggest drawbacks with the A5 stealth is that the flatline barrel is difficult to remove. You need 2 different sized hex keys to remove the 3 screws required to detach the barrel. This is obviously not going to happen on the field in the middle of the game. If you get paint in the barrel you'll know it because your shots will start curving in random directions. The one time this happened to me I believe that a ball shot at me actually splattered in the barrel rather than a paintball actually breaking in the gun.

Another problem when this gun is new is that the remote line is fairly tightly coiled. It will stretch out some with time but may feel a bit short at first. This marker is "heavy metal" when compared to smaller lighter speedball guns.

Conclusion:

You really can't go wrong with this gun. The versatility and available upgrades make it a very safe choice for a fairly inexpensive paintball gun. It is built like a tank and will provide you with years of enjoyment.

Cozmo is a paintball enthusiast and a reviewer of paintball guns including the Tippmann A-5 Stealth Paintball Gun and other paintball equipment.

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Airsoft Verses Paintball

Most airsoft and Paintball games are extremely similar. So similar in fact that it has sparked a rivalry, what is better? Airsoft vs Paintball! Airsoft and Paintball are rapidly growing sports played all across the world and the choice is totally up to you.

The biggest controversy is cost, is paintball more expensive than airsoft? With either sport equipment costs will vary greatly depending on how much you like the sport. You can equip yourself from a couple hundred dollars to a couple thousand. The difference in a $200 gun and a $1000 gun isn't going to usually make a huge difference to a casual or competitive airsoft player, but in high levels of competition with paintball you need the fastest most functional equipment possible to even be able to compete.

Paintballs are generally quite expensive in relationship to airsoft bb's. Airsoft bbs costs roughly $20 for a bag of 3000-5000 airsoft bb's depending on the quality compared to $30-50 for the same quantity of paintballs. Generally more paintballs are used per game vs airsoft bbs. In paintball, the volume of paintballs you send downrange is critical, especially at a more competitive level. In airsoft, spray and pray occurs, but usually if a player is spraying bbs, they aren't aiming or hitting their target. You would pay around 5 times as much in ammo alone for paintball than you would in Airsoft. Both Paintball and Airsoft guns use different types of propulsion (electricity, compressed air, or manually cocking the gun).

Paintball guns use either Co2 or compressed air, the large canister is generally attached to the back of the gun. Click here for one of our articles to provide you information on paintball propulsion. As for airsoft propulsion there are three main types, first being a spring gun. A spring airsoft gun is manually cocked after each shot by pulling back a section of the pump. When you release it it forces air out of the gun, propelling the bb forward. The second would be an AEG airsoft gun or Automatic Electric Gun, which harnesses electricity to pull the pump back, making fully automatic fire possible. The last type is a gas gun and there are two types of gas that can be used.

The most common is a 12-gram Co2 canister, and the other is compressed air in the form of either Green or Red gas. There are pros and cons to all three types of guns, look back later for a more detailed comparison. Again Airsoft wins in price, because those tanks cost to fill. With airsoft guns using spring or electric no gas is used, and with Co2 pistols very little gas is used, for the projectile is much smaller, however you have the added cost of running airsoft guns due to the batteries.

Safety gear is generally minimal for both sports because all you need in Airsoft is eye protection, and all you need in paintball is full face protection. About $10-$20 for ether goggles or a mask. You can get additional padding at similar costs for each sport again. Airsoft players generally say airsoft is better because it hurts more and the guns are more realistic as you don't have a huge hopper and air tank sticking off your gun. A huge downfall to airsoft in the eyes of paintball players is that everyone is at their word and don't have a big paint slat to answer to. Speedball players also generally are not big on the milsim attitude of airsoft players or milsim paintball for that matter so the sport is even less appealing to them.

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Compressed Air Tanks - Taking Your Paintball Gun to New Levels of Performance

CO2 has traditionally been the gas source of choice since the early days of paintball. The concept borrowed from bb guns and air pistols, paintball guns began using CO2 in the form of 12 gram disposable cartridges. Soon refillable CO2 tanks entered the scene, making the sport more affordable and enjoyable. Even though CO2 has done a lot for paintball, it is not without its drawbacks. When a CO2 tank is filled, it's done so with liquid CO2. In order for the liquid to be a usable air source it must be converted into a gas to power the marker. This conversion requires thermal energy or heat. This is the reason why paintball guns and bb guns that use CO2 will get cold when firing. When the marker gets cold and heat is less available, the conversion from liquid to gas may be incomplete. This can allow liquid CO2 to enter the internals of the marker causing freeze-ups and inconsistencies in operating pressure, distance and accuracy.

Compressed air, aka Nitrogen, is the other primary propellant in paintball today. Unlike CO2, a compressed air paintball tank is filled with normal air. They are sometimes called 'Nitro' tanks only because the air we breathe is primarily made up of nitrogen. A nitrogen paintball tank is made with special materials and designed to store very high pressure. A standard CO2 tank will hold 850 psi of pressure. A compressed air tank can hold either 3000 or 4500 psi of air, depending on the model that you choose. A special compressor is used to fill a nitrogen tank. They can also be filled using a reserve tank of higher pressure and a filling adapter system. All compressed air tanks have a regulator installed on them which brings the pressure exiting the tank down to a usable level for the paintball gun. Regulators can be factory set, fixed at either high pressure (850 psi) or low pressure (400 psi). Some regulators are 'adjustable', allowing the user to set the output pressure to work with a number of different guns. Because compressed air is already in a usable form, no conversion is necessary. Therefore you will not experience coldness or freeze-up with compressed air. Paintball markers using compressed air are also more consistent in pressure and less affected by outside temperatures. This all equates to overall better performance.

You can easily calculate how many shots per fill you will get from a nitrogen paintball tank. As mentioned about, tanks come with a pressure rating of either 3000 or 4500 psi. They are available in different sizes including 45ci, 68ci and 88ci. If your tank is rated at 3000 psi, simply multiple the size (ci) by 10 to estimate the amount of shots per fill. For 4500 psi tanks, multiple the size by 15. For instance, a 68/3000 tank will give you an estimated 680 shots per fill (68 x 10).

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