So I’m looking to start playing mag fed paintball after this quarantine is over. I currently just own electronic speedball markers but I’ve noticed that I enjoy playing pump and scenario games a lot more than speedball.

Because of this, I was looking for a M17A2 but can’t seem to find them anywhere and read that it’s practically the same as the Valken M17($250) so I decided I would go with that. However, I just came across a refurbished Tippmann TMC with the air-thru stock on sale for $169 and I was wondering what would be the smarter decision here?

I like the idea of being able to play with first strike rounds but the TMC also seems like a great deal. It’s from a trusted shop and has a 30 day warranty so I’m not worried about getting a broken marker. I’m just curious on what your decision in this would be? Does the price out weight the loss of first strike compatibility?