Tippman paintball guns A5 verses X7

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.

1. 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.
2. The egrip Tippman X7 is direct selonoid. A more efficient design.
3. 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.
4. 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...

Pro-Team Products gets patent for Tac Cap

Pro-Team Products is pleased to announce the granting of a design patent for its innovative TAC CAP(TM) "reduced profile loader for pneumatic launcher" design by the USPTO.

Pro-Team Products, a leading design and manufacturer of cutting-edge paintball technologies was awarded design patent #D558280 for the device.

The TAC CAP is an adjustable capacity loader cap designed to fit the Tippmann A-5 paintball gun Cyclone feeder. The Tac Cap can be modified by the user to hold 30, 60 or 90 rounds, and is supplied with a flip-top lid for easy reloading.

The product has become particularly popular with mil-sim players and with military and law enforcement trainers; replacing the standard 200 round magazine with a 30 round TAC CAP restricts the marker to realistic magazine capacities.

RECON Magazine Partners with Blast Radius Woodsball Podcast

RECON, the Magazine of Woods Paintball, has teamed up with Blast Radius Woodsball Podcast to bring the paintball community even more in depth coverage of the sport.

The show's host, Wayne Montle, will broadcast exclusive interviews with RECON staff, photographers and reporters to uncover the "inside story" behind selected articles in the magazine.

Montle and RECON Editor-in-Chief Dawn Allcot first met at the 2007 Special Ops Elite Weekend. Montle loaned Allcot a remote line for her Tippmann A-5 paintball gun and the two media professionals became fast friends. With so much synergy between the Podcast and the magazine, Montle devised this creative cross-promotion to benefit the woodsball and scenario community.

"When you pick up a copy of RECON, you are getting the best print coverage available the best articles and the best images in the business," Montle commented. "Blast Radius Woodsball Podcast is proud to help expand that coverage. Now you can get the story behind the story. Listeners can find out how the columns came together, plus learn all the details that didn't get printed." Allcot said, "I've always been a fan of Wayne's show, and I'm excited about this partnership! We're in the age of multimedia. While players still enjoy picking up a print publication for the in depth stories and full color photos, it's great to be able to offer a whole new level of coverage thanks to Blast Radius Woodsball Podcast."

As part of the agreement, BRWP will hold special listener contests to give away free subscriptions to RECON during the show. Additionally, Montle will fill the role as RECON Multimedia Correspondent during the 2008 scenario paintball season.

Blast Radius Woodsball Podcast is independently produced by Wayne Montle of Boulder, Colorado. Montle has been playing paintball since 1990, and began creating the podcast in July 2006. He hosts each episode, which provides interviews, reviews, and commentary on recreational and scenario paintball. A podcast is similar to a radio show available on-demand via the Internet. Listeners can subscribe for free and listen to episodes on an mp3 player or computer. Blast Radius Woodsball Podcast is freely available through http://www.blastradiuswoodsballpodcast.com/, and can be found on iTunes and other podcast directories.

RECON, the Magazine of Woods Paintball, offers readers the best in woodsball and scenario coverage and photography. Created, edited and designed by paintballers, for paintballers, RECON is published four times a year and is sold at Barnes & Nobles, Borders Books, B. Dalton, Waldenbooks, Hastings and Gander Mountain bookstores, through http://www.specialopspaintball.com/ and at select paintball stores and fields. RECON is a subsidiary of Special Ops Paintball, the world's leading resource for woodsball players.