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| TIPPMANN A-5 Paintball Marker | 
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| Brand: Tippmann
Category: Sports
Buy New: $179.00 - $339.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  (27 reviews)
Sales Rank: 4868
Media: Sports
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 22 x 13.8 x 4.5
MPN: T101010
ASIN: B0009FCDGA
Release Date: April 15, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 expensive but worth it April 15, 2008
I had purchased the stock Tippmann A-5 paintball marker after I had seen my friends using it during out stint at Skirmish Paintballing down in Jim Thorpe, PA without any problem for about $210 or so. At the time I thought the gun was a little over priced, but after a few uses I noticed that it is very durable, and accurate (so long as your velocity is tuned up). I play Woodsball with a velocity (think the strength and speed of the paintball) at about 300-320fps (feet per second) and when I use the stock barrel I hit everything I am for. I have taken multiple hits in the marker by other players' paintballs and there hasn't been a scratch yet. The cyclone feed system works almost flawlessly by individually feeding your paintballs into the chamber to reduce jamming. Speaking of jamming, I rarely have paintball chopping (when a paintball breaks in your barrel and messes up your accuracy and can cause following paintballs to break as well). The gun is fairly easy to clean, all you really need is a towel and some cotton swabs. Additionally this gun is very customizable ti upgrade performance and add cosmetic enhancements such as the Tippmann A-5 Flatline Sniper Barrel A5, the TIPPMANN Collapsible Stock Kit (For A-5 Paintball Markers), the NEW GTA Tippmann Tippman A5 A-5 Low Pressure System, the useful TIPPMANN E-Grip Electronic Upgrade Kit (For A-5 Paintball Markers), or the Tippmann A5 VietNam M16 Paintball Gun Package. Like I said there are a lot of customizations you can do, these are only a few that the A-5 is compatible with. I use a CO tank (the basic air element that powers your marker), but from what I understand the NO tanks (nitrous oxide) works a lot better with the A5. The only real annoying thing about this gun (or atleast on my gun) is that the O-Ring that connects the CO2 house to the gun constantly breaks... I don't know why and I've had it fixed 3 times by Tippmann professionals so whatever.
To sum it up, I don't have anything really bad to say about this paintball gun besides the annoying O-Rings and the price (from what I understand also went down to like a buck fifty from when I bought). Its durable, fairly light weight, has a lot of customizations you can purchase, and since so many people have this gun finding people to help you fix it if you do have a problem isn't very hard. I give it a 5.
Ballin' April 9, 2008
If this gun were a woman I would marry it. I have had it for many years without a single problem. I would just reccomend to tighten the screw for the fore grip before use.
 good gun February 2, 2008
Good gun but it nees a 12" or a 14" barrel and the responce trigger.
 Lots of Pros and Cons January 6, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ok so I have had this gun for about a year now and have used it alot (about 15 times all day at a park and about once a week in my yard)
Here is what I think about it...
Pros- It can lookpretty awsome with tons of mods Its pretty intimidating whe you see this monstr on the other side.
It has the most aftermarket parts for any paintball gun.
If Kept in proper care i.e. cleaned and oiled, then it will probably NEVER break.
You can use a flatline barrel. These are a little overrated though ( I have one)
Has a cyclone feed, which means when you fire there will Always be a paintball coming out of the barrel.
Easy to clean with pull pin design.
Cons-
requires alot of money ( i have spent bout $600 on it) just to get it to perform better than an enty level (cheap)paintball gun or to change it significantly from its stock perforance/looks.
Uses the Fatline barrel which i think is overrated unless you buy a regulator or something to make it accurate, otherwise you can shoot paint really far but you dont have a chance in hell to hit anything because it goes so many different directions.
Its Very loud, and Eats Gas.very heavy (made of cast metal)
Conclusion- if you want a strong sturdy, ad unbreakable gun maybe for somone just getting into paintball then get it, but dont expet it to be awsome, it shoots slow, uses alot of gas and isnt any more acurate than a cheap gun
 Ugh December 29, 2007
1 out of 18 found this review helpful
It's a gun, it shoots. That is the only thing good about it. I mean if you are going to spend 200$ you'd be better off spending it on a gun such as an Evil Omen, WGP SuperStock, Diablo Mongoose 2, Smart Parts Ion, or save up a few hundred more dollars and get an Ego. I used these guns before there is nothing special about it. If you are looking for a gun to customise get a spyder victor they are only around 80-100$ and you can do basically anything to that gun. But if you are a new at paintballling this gun is fine, but why not buy something cheaper for your first gun? Or all the guns I listed are around 100-200$ and WELL WORTH THE MONEY!!! I've owned all of them and they are the best guns I've every owned. I've never had anything go wrong with the Evil Omen, WGP SuperStock, Diablo Mongoose 2, Smart Parts Ion, and Ego. Unlike the A5 I had that gun and the first time I went out it broke. So who ever is thinking of buying this gun DON'T! Buy an Evil Omen, WGP SuperStock, Diablo Mongoose 2, Smart Parts Ion, or Ego.
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