Customer Reviews

Tippmann A-5 Sniper Paintball Gun with Red Dot

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This gun is beautiful, just beautiful. It shoots like a pro. The cyclone feed system is ingenious and with the Smart Parts barrel this thing kills. I haven't broken a ball yet and it's dead accurate. I was hitting a 6 inch target at 60 feet (Diablo Midnight) and out of the 15 balls shot, all 15 hit one on top of the other. I've used all kinds of guns including high end electros but this thing just floats my boat. I play woodsball and this thing is just perfect for that. I love the fact that it's accurate and I can pump out balls fast with out a break. I used to hate how balls used to curve crazily and never go where you wanted them, but with this gun and barrel this thing hits dead on. The stock adds that extra stablization needed to get a good shot off and realisim. The two things that bug me about this gun is that when using the red-dot sight it's partially blocked due to the hopper but just get the micro cap and you'll be fine and if your using a 20oz tank it takes some getting used to because it's about the same length of the stock but a smaller tank will fix that. Other than that this gun is perfect. Some claim the cyclone feed is humongo compared to a regular hopper but they're realitively the same. Weight here is not an issue unless your a pansy. It weighs around 6 lbs give or take a little. If you can't carry around six pounds with a SLING that lessens the weight than I think you should just jump in front of a car right now. Quit complaining. 6 lbs people, someone with no arms could lift that. Just make sure you sight in the red-dot and it would help if you got the micro cap or take the top part off an ammo pod. This gun deserves a 5 outta 5. No ball breaks, great accuracy, decent range, ultra durable, very reliable, and has a great feel to it. After my buddies played with it they all wanted it. They wanted to give up their 98's and Spyder's after about 5 seconds with my gun. Great gun, and if your still wondering if you should buy it, DO IT, you won't be sorry.

I received this gun in my mail on Friday and I shot it up on Saturday. This gun is excellent!!! Everyone knows the durability of any Tippmann markers. With these mods, and a few more mods and tweaks to go, this gun can be just as reliable as it is durable. Cleaning it is a piece of cake. Although, your average person has to refer to the manual to take it apart and put it back together, I managed to install a response trigger (not included) just using my common sense. I give the credit to Tippmann's design... that's just how Tippmann is.

This is the gun with a thousand looks. You can mod this to be an AK-47, MP5, or M4A1 just to name the popular models most Tippmann owners go for. In fact, anything that the aftermarket has to offer can make every Tippmann unique. Don't forget, Tippmann has a huge aftermarket support. There is virtually no limit where you can go with this marker!

In terms of range, I found the accuracy to be within 80-100 feet before the ball arched. Without any adjustments, right out of the box, I fired hot at 306 feet per second (most fields only allow 260-280 fps for velocity). The sight with red dot is a little cool thing to have but it's not useful unless you plan on modding the marker to be a sniper rifle (which will require a lot of work for more range and accuracy). It's adjustable which swivels the lens left, right, up and down. The only problem is it gets in the way of the hopper and you have to remove it for you to put the hopper on. The offset rail isn't "offset" enough to accommodate the sight while having the hopper on. If you like to keep the sight on, you'd have to invest on the offset hopper adapter --which I think is a great idea anyway, so you can have more rounds loaded. The aftermarket stock was a little hard to install because the fitting of it wasn't exact as the normal stock. You can't use a big tank with the stock collapsed. For example, you'd have to have it fully extended to fit a 20oz. CO2 tank. I recommend a remote coil for this to keep the weight balanced and light. During the game, the stock came in very handy. My arms didn't tire because my shoulder helped the gun steady instead of just my two hands on the grip and the fore grip.

Overall, whether you're a beginner or a pro, this gun with these mods for this price is a steal! I have absolutely no regrets. I am more than pleased to be the owner of this marker.

Best gun out there for woodball. However the red dot sight is more of a distraction than a tool.

Oh my goodness! This pwns!

The A-5 is amazing, and this package is the best one I could find for the price.

2 little things to mention;
1. Get a Vortex Gun Mod - the plastic version in the gun snapped after 2 days play :(
2. The red dot sight that came with this product was damaged (doesn't work). As I live in the UK, it would cost me more to send it back to replace, so I bought a new one. (However, I find I don't use it that often - I fire blind mainly)

I got this gun for my husband as a birthday gift. He was getting into paint ball and all he had were two cheap wal-mart brand guns. When finding this one online, he desperatly wanted it, so we paid for it. Although the shipping took a little longer then we wanted.

He loves it! He even has fun with it in the backyard shooting at targets. Although its not regulation for him to enter any actual paint ball tournaments, he has a lot of fun using it with his friends. There's not a day that's gone by that we regret the money we spent on this.

This gun is great. It showed up in good condition and is very accurate. If you are going to buy this gun I would suggest that you also buy a hopper offset since the hopper blocks part of the red dot. Also, I would recommend that you buy a remote coil because the tank is almost as long as the butt stock. The tank also adds alot of wieght to the gun and throws of the guns balance. I recommend this gun to anyone who plays woodsball.

I stopped playing paintball after age 17, now at age 25, I started again.
This gun makes you feel cool.
I love it. Nothing needed to change, red dot sight, unneeded.
ODD but they show an m4a1 stock attached the gun but is not included.....kind of dumb but it isn't needed.
Get it, great gun!

This A5 package is pretty sweet except for the red dot sights. Other then that the A5 performs vary well and it hasn't let me down. It's a good package to upgrade.

Just bought this for $259 and it came with:

1) The Tippmann A5 box which includes the factory gun, barrel, hopper with cyclone feed attachment extensions, barrel safety bag, alan key, barrel lube, manual, etc.
2) New 16 inch barrel in a plastic case.
3) New RAP4 stock.
4) New Red Dot Site - 2 batteries included.

I'm putting this up because I thought that it didn't come with a hopper since the picture doesn't have it but it's included in the Tippmann A5 box.

Couple things I noticed is that the stock is a little wiggly in the back and the hopper covers about 1/3 of the red dot site on the right side but you can still aim through it.

Other than that it works great and it was a steal for me since they sell the box itself for $270 over here.

i recieved my marker the 13th of june took it with me to skermish in PA, the minute i shot it i was convinced i made the right choice!! guys where running the opposite way when they seen me coming, is all i have to say. oh and it is very accurate.. just oreded a 21'' INCH barrel cant wait to test that out..