A-5 Hopper upgrade

[Ghost_runner]

What is the best hopper upgrade for the tippmann A-5?

[kempe]

i didnt know there were any, the A5 comes with a hopper doesnt it?

[kempe]

wait a sec, i jsut had a look theres a hopper called the ricochet R5 which holds about 30 more paintballs and has special angles to try and deflect paintballs.

heres a review (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.warpig.com/paintball/technical/loaders/r5/r5vstock.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.warpig.com/paintball/technical/loaders/r5/index.shtml&h=200&w=300&sz=20&tbnid=-v4WE6Qx7lsJ:&tbnh=74&tbnw=111&hl=en&start=4&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtippmann%2Ba5%2Bhopper%26svnum%3D10%2 6hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DGGLD,GGLD:2005-17,GGLD:en%26sa%3DN)

i dont think you can get electric hoppers and such because theres no need with the cyclone feed system.

hope this helps

[JJJ]

wait a sec, i jsut had a look theres a hopper called the ricochet R5 which holds about 30 more paintballs and has special angles to try and deflect paintballs.

i dont think you can get electric hoppers and such because theres no need with the cyclone feed system.

hope this helps

A5 has its own hopper set up.

And Kempe, the Ricochet is an electro hopper

[Logan]

there are a few 'hoppers' for the A5 - they are just different shapes to try and encourage bounce -instead of the flat facing of the standard hopper. -none of them improve feeding (the cyclone is inbuilt and needs no help) -its not worth spending the $ on. -save it for buying an air tank.

[kempe]

umm jjj, sorry but

"Because all of the Cyclone feed components are on the receiver, the R5 has not electronics or active feed mechanism, and functionally works just the same as the stock hopper."

thats quoted from warpig.com

[Logan]

still not worth it.

its plastic. gearing up to encourage 'bounce' is not a problem if you dont get shot.
plus - woodsball is generally about not being seen, till you make the one shot that counts - buying that sort of stuff is not going to save you often -once a year mebbe... and teh a5 is mostly a woodsballers choice....

save the $ for air, or new barrel. or remote.

[Rambo@war]

the only upside about the r5 hopper that it has padding inside it to lower noise of the balls moving , other than that it looks better than stock

[Crazy]

Kempe and JJJ are both right as the Ricochet can be both electro and nonelectro.
Links
http://www.paintballtimes.com/Printer.asp?ID=14 Electro

http://www.pbreview.com/products/reviews/3199 non electro

[acc1]

Aww crazy has done the research for us all to stop debating :) lol
Yeah agree with logan it is not worth money buying a new hopper to hold an extra handfull of balls and for a different shape body. Save the money for more balls or air.
:thumbsup:

[Ghost_runner]

Thanks for the info, based on whats been said and the reviews im just going to stick with the stock hopper. Thanks

[kempe]

oh by the way, ive heard the ricochet hopper is very brittle and breaks alot easyer

[acc1]

oh by the way, ive heard the ricochet hopper is very brittle and breaks alot easyer

True. Iv also read about it sometimes taking a solid hit and cracking.

[Knackers]

True. Iv also read about it sometimes taking a solid hit and cracking.

My brand new halo b copped a hit on the battery door screw 1st time i used it & shatterd the whole thing door & both shells :cry:

[Big Steve]

SAme thing happened to my blue sparkle reloder B last month, maybe it's a design flaw?????

[The Camo Kid]

theres a variety of hoppers you can get for the A5, can can get 200 rd hoppers instead of the standard 150 rd hoppers, pro team have what they call tac caps you can cut them down to either 30, 40 or 50 tubes,

[luxury]

I hear now you can buy the a5 hopper setup for the 98's

[The Camo Kid]

I hear now you can buy the a5 hopper setup for the 98's


if you mean the cyclone system, i dont think you can get them for 98s, im pretty sure of it, however if someone can pop up a link go for it

[luxury]

yeh the cyclone system

[The Camo Kid]

yeah theres been discussion about this on the a5og and im pretty sure its all bogus, kinda like the propane powered marker

[Rambo@war]

yeh u can get cyclone feed system for the 98 www.pbnation.com then go into tippmann and ur set and the propane marker is real

[Logan]

5 minutes of searching and you'd find that both the propane and 98 cyclone are real... (well propane markers are only prototypes atm)

[The Camo Kid]

thanks for the correction, had heard a few thing about the propane marker, but honestly thought it was bogus cos i could see some idiot injurying himself

found the cyclone for the 98, still a majot paint target i see

[arcynum]

as allready said, i really dont think you need to upgrade your hopper on the A5 because if your playing woodsball you wont be using excessive amounts of paint and your just a tool if you use an A5 for speedball