Etek 3 hopper and tank help

[ant290]

Nut there are a few things u should consider before spending that sort of money.
1) how often are you hoping to play
2) can you afford the paint / game fees?

It's pointless spending all that if you can't use it.

You can make a few savings and use the rest as paint money

instead of an etek 3 (£400) buy a second ego 08 (£300)
any hopper will do as long as it's a force feed with 15bps
invert too (£50) readloader (£35 - second hand)
always a new mask or a second hand mask with a new lense (£50)
when it comes to bottles, what sort of games will you be playing? If it's going to be the ten minute turnaround walkon games then a 0.8 3k psi steely will be perfect (£50) instead of three times that for a fibre wrap bottle.

Just a few considerations before you go shopping.

+1 to what he said.
maybe even look at cheaper markers to save the money for actually playing.

 

[PaintballWizard]

Well i dunno... Cheap masks aren't a good idea. Here's a full list of what you should be looking at.

Mask £50-70 (get something decent!! Proto pro axis are good)
Marker £250 (always good to get second hand markers as you are getting better value for money)
Hopper £50 (invert too will be perfect)
Hpa tank £45 - 80 (depends whether you feel you need a fibre one or whether a steel one would be fine for you)
Pack £35 (look at nxe packs. Best packs around by far)

I would also recommend looking at proper playing gear. Fat bobs do some skull ones on their used and clearance section (can't find link a links on iPod are a pain in the backside). Then just pick up a cheap second hand jersey so you have something decent to play in for about £45.

So whole lot at those prices is around £500.

My two cents....

 

[Luke H]

Etek 2's are around £250 and are very good, invert halo too would be good (£50) but a secondhand halo v35 (as long as it works) will do just as well, and as for everything else take PaintballWizard' advice

 

[ses_paintball]

Air (HPA) preforms better than Co2 though if your planning to go to a Delta Force they don't do air. Dye rotor is the best but you shouldn't worry as much about it starting off.

I think you'll find Eastwood (upminster) is now a HPA site and its fairly near southend.

 

[nut shooter]

+1 to what he said.
maybe even look at cheaper markers to save the money for actually playing.

my daddy will pay for t he playing + )

 

[nut shooter]

Etek 2's are around £250 and are very good, invert halo too would be good (£50) but a secondhand halo v35 (as long as it works) will do just as well, and as for everything else take PaintballWizard' advice

etek 3 or etek 2 which is better

 

[Aarron.]

etek 3 or etek 2 which is better

There just as good as each other really when the Etek 2 is upgraded it's pretty much a Etek 3, The Etek 3 is probbally lighter.

I'm selling my Etek 2 if your interested ? its upgraded too. have a look.

http://www.p8ntballer-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?136857-Up-d-Etek-2

 

[Impulse raider]

ETEK 2 & 3 are both awsome markers and very reliable if looked after...

Etek2 £200 - £250
1.1 Bottle with 3/4 years test left on it £85 - £100
Dye Rotor £75 - £95

Great starter set up ....

 

[Luke H]

Etek 2's are great, if they're upgraded with a star frame then they will probably be just as good as etek 3's, great starter marker as they are very reliable (or so I'm told). I bought an etek 2 not long ago and it is great. If you're worried about reliability check out this thread I started http://www.p8ntballer-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?136286-How-reliable-are-etek-2-s

 

[nut shooter]

Etek 2's are great, if they're upgraded with a star frame then they will probably be just as good as etek 3's, great starter marker as they are very reliable (or so I'm told). I bought an etek 2 not long ago and it is great. If you're worried about reliability check out this thread I started http://www.p8ntballer-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?136286-How-reliable-are-etek-2-s

k ut i might aswell get an etek 3 if they are both the same