How durable are tippmann markers?

#41 walk on pro

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Posted 31 January 2012 - 02:30 PM

they are abused not cleaned and used as rentals. I rest my case

#42 Jaccen

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Posted 31 January 2012 - 04:37 PM

I, personally, believe Tippmanns before the buy out were a better quality product. That being said, they are still considered one of the most durable markers out there as long as you stick to their mechanical blowback roots.

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#43 DarkSide

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Posted 31 January 2012 - 07:53 PM

They can go through hell and still perform as well as they did when you first got it.

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Posted 05 March 2012 - 10:07 PM

i saw this guy and he threw his 98 in mud and it shot just fine

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Posted 06 March 2012 - 12:04 AM

I personally bought my Pro Carbine NEW in 1999. In the 13 years i have owned and shot that gun it has seen HELL.

For a long time it was my beater/loaner gun. Its the one i used when the rain started pouring and when i knew at some point due to conditions i was gone end up on my rear. Its the gun i loaned out to new pliers when i brought them out to the field. My sister one time used it and took a header down this hill and used the barrel as here weak and stuffed a good 5" of mud core sample down the barrel (the barrel did not survive). But the gun STILL shoots as good as day one and in the 13 years the ONLY repair the gun has needed is ONE ORING for the Air adapter going to the valve.

Now a days it hangs proudly over my bar all shiny as kinda a trophy. BUT every now and then i take it out to the field for old times sake (still shoots awesome wish tippmann would bring em back way better feel to em than the 98c or A5s). Today i got a new A5 to use as my beater/loaner and i absolutely love the gun but still think the Carbine felt more like a bloody TANK even thought it is lighter/smaller.

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Posted 01 February 2013 - 12:35 PM

i do believe the older ones are extremely reliable. i have not shot one or even held one that was made after the buyout, but have not heard as good of things about them. That being said, i put my old a-5 through some beatings and it held up great ... i am afraid that if i had the same treatment on my dm, it would not have held up nearly as well.

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Posted 04 February 2013 - 01:11 PM

The reason I purchased my Tippmann A-5 when I started was I wanted a made in the USA marker. And I didn't want to mess with my marker. I just wanted to play. And with my A-5 I can do just that. I use it, and throw it in the corner, and next time I'm ready to play, it works.

Everytime.

I did go through the whole "upgrade" thing and put techt stuff on my cyclone, but once I literally WORE out my ratched (the aluminum actually shredded from use) I went back to my old stock internals. And then one time I broke my white ratchet, (but I took it out in 5 degree temps to see what would happen... And Tippmann sent me the new black style ratchet FOR FREE! Even paid the shipping and threw in a spare...

Check out my youtube channel I have over 100 videos using my A-5. And it always fires when I pull the trigger, and often I tag out the other guy with it before they even get a chance to fire at me! It is an amazing marker!