sniper gun

[JIVEN]

My dad wants to get into paintball...but he has a bad leg and cant run around too much. What would be a good semi gun for sniper somewhere around $100-220

[green_goblin]

I would try using a spyder of somekind, semi is great to have but some of the pumps have great (sometimes better!) accuracy. I would just get a spyder compact, piranha or something and fix it up real nice, oh also you prolly already knew this but the barrel has alot to do w\ the accuracy of a gun and its loudness. Get a longer barrel, it'll shoot shorter but quieter and more accurate i recommend a 16" or 18" barrel, 14" is good for normal guns.
Thanks,

[JIVEN]

Ya thats what I was thinking, Spyder w/sniper barrel, stock, and remote setup. ;)

[Mad Ogre]

A Spyder 2000 or a Pirahna G2 with a J&J Ceramic barrel would do your Dad really well...

Also look at the Rebels and those other Spyder Clones...

[JIVEN]

Allright :)
Thanks for the input.

Are ceramic barrels really all that different?

[Mad Ogre]

Nope - they are made of aluminum with a ceramic/teflon coating that make them slick. They are decent and not spendy. Perfect barrel for a Spyder methinks.

[iipaintballer]

If you are willing to send a little more I would reccomend the Tippman custom 98. Then buy an flatline barrel. That is one of the best sniper setups right now.

[JIVEN]

How much would the tippman cost?

[iipaintballer]

check out http://www.iisports.com

Select the paintball store, markers, tippmann. It is on the tippman page.

[terpsare1]

also check out http://www.shop4paintball.com They usually have stuff cheaper than the rest of them.

[JavaJunkie686]

http://www.xpaintball.com has a pretty reasonable price.

[elTwitcho]

A longer barrel will make no (and I mean no, not even a thousanth of an inch) difference in accuracy. They've done scientific tests on this. Same deal with rifling, no accuracy increase

[Richy_C]

acctually, it wil, but onle a mm or so, internal balistics and stuff, i don't expect you to under stand :o

[FlyBoyNZ]

JIVEN, do you play in woods or large area? If you do, get your dad a Phantom pump gun, it shoots slow, but dead on accuracy, ultimate sniper gun

[JIVEN]

We play in the woods, but He wants a semi auto. I think a spyder with some modifications would be good enough for him.... He doesnt want to be too serious.

[Richy_C]

i'm thinking PMI pirhna VTL, Teardrop barrel, 12 ounce tank, VL 200, and JT x-fire + squigie

[JIVEN]

sounds pretty good..... maybe add in a stock and remote though :)