PCS US 5 E trigger?

Where can i get one.. well two actually. can't seem to find anywhere with some

You're not the only one looking... I've checked Ebay, Boss Paintball, Craigslist, even the source, Kee Action Sports (they own the rights to the US*5, correct me if I'm wrong guys) and nada.

Buy the PCS US*5 electronic. I can only find the E-grip with the gun, not seporite. If you have a US*5 already just sell the extra marker with the mechanicl grip. That is what I am going to do. And Kee Action Sports ids no help. Good luck.

Honestly, if you are really looking for an electro, buy something different. US-5s (and all Tippy-style electros) are just electronically activated sear trippers, and they don't really take advantage of the electronics. Sure, adding an egrip might increase your rate of fire, but that's really it. Buying a full ep marker adds a lot more control and consistency.

Now that I own two ep markers, it's very clear what a difference that can make. Especially on my Defiant, which has a better board than my BKO, I can control every aspect of the fire cycle, and fine tune it for efficiency and consistency (and accuracy) that you just can't do with a spring and hammer based marker.

Not trying to get down on the US-5, but more just saying to be aware of what a marker can and can't do. When I'm looking for a solid, realistic looking, mechanical marker, I grab my US-5. But if I am looking for something that is light, tight and can fling paint, I'll grab something different.

ditto Lenny

Dunno, I prefer to trip the sear with my finger rather than relying on some electric stuff. Sure, ep markers shoot nice but I've had one too many bad experiences with them.
If they work for you (and they do for most people) then I say go right ahead. I like the idea of hybrids like E-US-5s and E-Mags, really nice to have back up mech mode.

now that i can agree with 100%. when the battery dies on me emag in the field, i just switch to mech and im up and shooting again. it may not be the lightest, or smallest marker but i think its the best emarker out there.

Well yeah, markers like an e-mag are hard to beat. But in that case, you are also starting with a mag as a base, which is already a great marker.

I think part of it is that I don't fully understand some of the mil-sim mentality. Not saying that I don't understand wanting markers that look real, but there is something about most mil-sim people that leaves them willing to dump hundreds of dollars into "improvements" that aren't really improvements at all. I've seen people that have put a lot of money into lightened hammers, spring kits, new bolts and power tubes, and they could have taken that same money and bought a TM-15 which would have had more features and performed better out of the box.

Again, I'm not trying to bash mechanical markers (or electro-mechs), it's more just a matter of knowing the limits of a platform.

milsim vs non milsim

milsim players want a marker to look as close to the real firearm of their choice as possible. yes they do upgrade the internals of their markers as well. the A5 and other similar markers lend themselves to being a perfect platform for external modafications for that purpose. Ions have and are still being used as well. the problem with high end e markers are they genneraly do not lend themselves to the milsim modifications. most have a body design that does not and will not work for a "look" that a milsim player is trying to accomplish. the ion lends itself only becuase of its ability to be housed withing a shell. milsimers have taken to upgrading their ion and placing the inner workings into a disired shell from a gutted airsoft gun.

we milsimers do upgrade the markers we have, but desire a realizm of those markers that the "space gun" looking high end electros do not provide.
that and the belief that most high end markers are to hard to maintain and have a tendancy to stop working when you need them the most are the big reasons milsimers use low end blow backs. there proven to work even after being slamed into a tree, ran over with a truck and submerged under water.

Agreed ^^

Nah, I get the desire for realism, it is why I purchased my US-5 in the first place. It's also why I am determined to build an underslung c-mag hopper - having that loader on top really kills the feel!

It's more this part - the idea that high end (ep) markers are hard to maintain, prone to malfunction, and not durable. I have two ep markers - an ICD BKO and my Bob Long Defiant 2. Both are extremely easy to maintain (the Defiant especially), all I have to do is slide the ram out and grease it every couple of cases of paint. It's a lot easier than opening up a US-5. They are also both very reliable, as long as I am using good batteries (but this is the case with any electro) they run perfectly, every time. And they are both very solid markers - solid aluminum all the way through (granted, that might be because they are older, quality markers).

Although I will admit I'm not comfortable submerging either of my eps. Then again, I don't want to be submerged either - I'm playing paintball, not trying out for the diving team!