Pros & Cons
Pros
If you play a lot of paintball you will outgrow this gun. It will always be sitting in your bag to use as a back-up when your other gun breaks down. No problem with chop balls either.
The gun is durable and has great range with the 8 1/2 barrel it comes with. The platinum series makes it easy to install upgrades with their new split receiver design. Like all tippmans they are very durable and a little heavy (a bit) it is expensive ... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Very great gunupdate gun has sat in my closet for 2 years now with 0 problems
The gun is durable and has great range with the 8 12 barrel it comes with
This problem is only with the newest generation 98s and they redesigned the air line coming out of the power tube so basically ... Read More
Bought this as my first marker used it for the first time yesterday with a flatline barrel and red dot sight
Price
All in all great gun for the price
Bottom line at this price point it is the best thing available
In conclusion if you want an affordable reliable mechanical marker that has proven its worth over years of use then this is your gun
Shipping
I got mine a week early and it was handed directly to me cant beat that
I could not believe how fast it came on only ground shipping
I purchased the gun wednesday morning and got it friday afternoon
Competitiveness
I have only used one other gun that was rented not sure of type so its hard to compare but the tippman works great
Overview
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- This product had a total of 123 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 1 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This marker is a very simple platform that you can be a little rough with
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The first 98 custom i bought lasted a little over 10 years
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Assembly of product needs to slow down
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had to have parts turned over inside the marker
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Dont second guess just but it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Would suggest to get a better barrel 14 to 16 inch preferably
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Bought this as my first marker used it for the first time yesterday with a flatline barrel and red dot sight
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Not really any complaints except that it had a leak out of the barrel out of the box