What is the differences between the Tippman paintball gun A5 and the Tippman X7 paintball gun?
Is one better than the other and if I was to get one are the guns that can be safely bought used?
What types of bullets can you use with them?
Tippman A5 paintball guns are very good guns for the beginner and very upgradable as well. Once you start getting the feel for the game and the marker there will be things that you will eventually want to upgrade. The Tippman X7's are basically just a new twist on the A5 as well the internals are upgraded I also think that the Cyclone feed system feeds a little faster than an Tippman A5. Both paintball guns are extremely upgradable.
As for paint they will pretty much shoot anygrade of paint (Except really high end tourny grade that tends to be very brittle) but they are .68 caliber markers so make sure that you use .68 cal paintballs.
As for buying used for the most part they can safely be purchased used with confidence.
The Tippman paintball guns A5 and the X7 are the most user friendly marker. Their operating procedure is real simple. You cant tear one of these up unless your just an idiot. You can throw it in a creek then roll it in the mud and take a wizz on it and it will still shoot. Its truely the workhorse of the paintball industry.
There are no differences in the basic operational design of the A5 and X7. The Tippmann X7 paintball gun has a few stock upgrades over the Tippman A5.
- The cyclone comes qev stock making it operate just a bit faster and more efficient. Yet only a true critic would be able to tell the difference.
- The egrip Tippman X7 is direct selonoid. A more efficient design.
- The Tippman X7 body is magnesium composite making it supposedly lighter than the cast Tippman A5 body. I own both and could not tell a difference. This however makes the marker larger in comparison to an A5.
- The Х7 has some stock weaver railing in the main body making it able to haul more junk useless milsim stuff.
Now i shoot an A5 and a X7. I love Tippmanns. My Tippmann paintball gun X7 is real nice and i love it. Its reliable and simple to operate and maintain. So is the A5. If your a rec baller, its great. If your lookin to go to big scenario games and really rip some ass, get a tourney style gun. Tippman X7 cannot keep up on the field with tourney guns. I spent about a grand between both Tippmanns before I came face to face with this reality. But I am an aggressive player and am most often found in the front. If your looking to play navy seal sniper, youll be right at home with the Toppman A5 or the X7's milsim capabilities.
The advantages to the Tippmann paintball gun X7 in my opinion are minimal at best. The Tippman X7 drove the price of the A5 down, and I feel that the A5 is the same bang for less bucks...
