Tippman TipX Review

Well, the Tippmann TipX Pistol. Light and reliable. Truly for the type of paintball players who want a dependable sidearm as opposed to only having a bulky primary weapon.

The one thing you need to know about the Tippmann TipX is that you won't be able to find many holsters in regular gunstores. If I set my iPhone horizaontally next to it's nozzle, you'll find that it's just about as wide as the iPhone. So finding a holster for this gun is best done in actual paintball pro shops or online. The same is true for the magazines. You'll need to buy the ones specifically made for them.

Now, onto the review.

I've always wanted a good paintball pistol. Many people referred me to the Kingman trainer and some referred me to the Tiberius 8.1. But I had my eye on the TipX. First of all, if you are an aesthetics kind of buy, this gun looks cool. You feel like you're Christian Bale in Equilibrium with this gun in your hand. It's light, has good range and easy to maintain. It only uses a Tru-Feed system, utilizing spring loaded magazines to feed your paintballs, making it as close to real gun as you can possibly get.

It uses a 12oz canister to propel the paintballs. It can be upgraded to have a remote line adapter if you want. You'll only need a couple tools to do so. The best thing about this gun is that the CO2 canister is loaded underneath the barrel. You don't have to fiddle with the magazine like the Tiberius 8.1. And you only need to pull the trigger to puncture it. So when you are in a firefight and need to use it, you don't have to pre-puncture your gun. All you have to do is unholster it in the fight, take the safety off, then pull the trigger once and TADA!!!! You now have air. Your next trigger pull will fire your first paintball that is fed from the mag.

As far as reliability, this gun is accurate. It's as accurate as it can be even with cheap paintballs you buy from walmart. If you want to make the most out of the accuracy, I suggest you buy decent paintballs like Formula 13 or Heat. Get it as close to .68 caliber size as you can so it won't end up bouncing in the barrel while it is being launched.

The velocity adjuster is located at the back of the receiver. Easy enough. You will also find a small circular indent right next to it. This is where you would drill a hole to be able to use a remote line adapter if you don't want to be changing CO2 canisters every 14 shots. On the top of the receiver is a small peep hole so you can check if ammo is loaded into the chamber or if you're out. The iron sights are pretty damn good and are properly aligned.

Those who have used real hand guns before will know how the magazine works. As long as you seat the mag properly, it won't fall. My only complaint is when I have to remove the mag and I still have a couple paintballs loaded into it, two or three just fall off instead of staying in the chamber or the mag.

As you can see from the picture, it has a rail on the bottom of the barrel. You can stick a flashlight or a laser pointer if you want for scenario based games. I would not suggest putting any on it if you're only using it for regular field games.

As far as it's reliability, this gun is great. I am an avid parkour practitioner. To be able to have the gun holstered while running and not worrying about a bulky weapon is a big plus for me. I used this pistol in a couple of my games and it was great. It performed well and did not break balls in the chamber. This gun performs adequately enough for my standards. Though I can't compare it to any other paintball pistol since this is my first one, I would say that this one makes it so that you do not need to try others out there. It's reliable, has an intimidation factor because of how it looks, and best of all, you are challenged to use limited paintballs and not just fire hundreds at a time like some trigger happy, wannabe Terminator.

I would rate the gun 8 out of 10.

I'm done.

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