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Post by 99GenX on Nov 7, 2005 16:13:03 GMT -5
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Post by Gen on Nov 7, 2005 16:24:12 GMT -5
WOW...that's just about as blatant as it gets. I'm gonna guess that there is some sort of agreement between PMI and Tippmann though.
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Post by Trigga Nometry on Nov 7, 2005 16:32:22 GMT -5
Looks exactly like a really cheap, cyclone-less version of the A-5. However, I do not think the A-5 body or internals itself is patented. I think just the Cyclone feed system is. I could be wrong though.
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Post by a5chica on Nov 7, 2005 16:55:00 GMT -5
thats messed up...i hope they just have an arrangment w/Tippmann.
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Post by Vashthestampede on Nov 7, 2005 17:10:00 GMT -5
Wow if they don't have an arrangement with tippmann litigation needs to be started ASAFP.
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Post by Medina on Nov 7, 2005 20:20:34 GMT -5
LOL! That's hilarious!
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Post by jestertls on Nov 9, 2005 0:01:45 GMT -5
DUDE!!!! That's wrong. Tippmann Clones... What's next?
And the barrel adapter looks the same, from what I can see. Might it accept a Flat Line???
I really didnt think of BT as a clone, because he is a Tippmann after all.
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Post by Kreeper X on Nov 9, 2005 13:49:02 GMT -5
I think I may be seeing why Tippmann has filed suit against PMI and BT... Yes, BT are very similar to Tippmann Products, but at least they are not blatent clones... This thing is Basically a Tippmann A-5 without a cyclone...
Honestly, it looks like they bough an A-5, put it in a replicator and then put a new grip on it along with an m98 style feed neck... It's almost identical...
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Post by LilBigMan on Nov 9, 2005 21:10:55 GMT -5
What are you guys talking about? They dont look alike at all. The only things that are the same are the end cap, rear sight, front sight, the lip, similar front grips, grip frame, tombstone, cocking handle, the PCS lable on the side of the gun, the same barrel and feed necks on 98's, the overall body construsction, same rails on top of the gun, and the same exact spots where the screws go in. No biggie, lol.
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Post by LongRange on Nov 9, 2005 21:54:49 GMT -5
That is crazy, looks like it will except A-5 stocks too.
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Post by firemedic on Nov 10, 2005 18:33:52 GMT -5
The grip and safety are different. So it's all good. Tippmann must not know about it or it's in the process of being litigated.
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Post by Electricity on Nov 10, 2005 21:38:31 GMT -5
The foregrip is similar too...
Ehh, they make spyder clones and cocker clones, why not tippmann clones too?
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Post by Decker on Nov 10, 2005 22:22:35 GMT -5
I wonder If parts would be interchangeable.................................................................................................
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Post by blindspot on Nov 11, 2005 11:52:09 GMT -5
But why would you want to put sub-standard parts onto your A5? Or are you thinking of the other way around? I'm petty sure that PMI is banking on that one. Wow, $130 for a basic one, and $180 for the electronic version. And what is Angel, WGP and Tippmann Products doing in PMI's catalog? www.pminetwork.com/pdf/markers.pdf |
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Post by Electricity on Nov 11, 2005 13:22:01 GMT -5
Kinda funny that the a-5 is 3 pages down from their pcs5...
It is weird that they have a bunch of other brands too.
*shrug*
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