| The Tippmann A5 paintball marker is one of | | | | Koch MP5 9mm sub-machine gun. You probably ought |
| Tippmann's hottest sellers, and probably the main | | | | not drive around with it laying on the front seat next to |
| reason for that is the patented Cyclone Feed System. | | | | you! |
| The way it works is that a sprocket is located at the | | | | While most users emphasize that this paintball marker |
| bottom of the hopper and between the spokes are 5 | | | | works great right out of the box, there are plenty of |
| balls. Just left of the sprocket is the hole where balls | | | | enthusiastic users who have upgraded to the Flatline |
| go from the sprocket into the chamber. When you pull | | | | Barrel System and are even more impressed. The |
| the trigger, the ball in the chamber is fired. Excess CO2 | | | | Tippmann A5 paintball marker is compatible with CO2, |
| is re-routed from the barrel to a smaller chamber that | | | | nitrogen, or compressed air and has impressive |
| forces the sprocket to rotate, which puts a fresh ball | | | | accuracy. |
| into the chamber. This all happens in a fraction of a | | | | The complaints about this paintball marker are few. |
| second. The faster you can fire, the faster a new ball | | | | Some people think the hopper is slightly bulky, and |
| enters the chamber. This feature gets very high marks | | | | several users have pointed out that it goes through |
| from users. | | | | CO2 quickly because of the cyclone hopper, but then |
| The Tippmann A5 paintball marker has what it calls "no | | | | the cyclone hopper is one of the things that people |
| tool" field strip capability. This makes it easy to | | | | love most about the A5. The flatline barrel makes the |
| disassemble even in the field and makes it easy to | | | | A5 pretty loud, and using nitrogen makes it even |
| maintain and clean when you're off the field. It can be | | | | louder. Players with large hands say that the front grip |
| stripped and reassembled in just 60 seconds without | | | | is a little small. |
| the need for tools. | | | | Overall, the Tippmann A5 paintball marker gets raves. |
| Users of the Tippmann A5 paintball marker generally | | | | In fact, you can read through a number of reviews and |
| praise its great looks and solid feel. In fact this is one of | | | | lots of them will conclude with a statement like "Just |
| those cases where the appearance may be a little too | | | | get one. You'll love it!" The A5 is a favorite for a lot of |
| realistic because it looks an awful lot like a Heckler | | | | good reasons, and it's priced right as well. |