Egrip vs Stock A5

Are they the same minus the electronics?

I'm going to purchase an APE board how ever I also thought about a nice trigger as well. Reading some of their info it states can only be used with an Egrip which leads me to believe that the Egrip and the Stock A5 handle shells are different?

Can anyone confirm this ?
Also anyone have a broker E grip laying around? hehe.. LMK.

No they are not the same. The egrip frame halves are molded to hold the electronics and selenoid. You can order the egrip trigger frame halves seperately. You'll also want to order the egrip sear and armature pin when you order the egrip frame halves from tippmann.

They don't show the egrip frame halves on thier website so you may need to call them.

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As mentioned, the E-grip halves are different to accommodate the circuit board and solenoid.

However, you can use an E-grip and convert back to a stock trigger if you wish. Just not the other way around.


The cheapest route to getting a proper grip would be eBay. You should be able to find someone ditching their Tippmann factory eGrip. You can then transplant the guts of the APE into it.

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I have the factory A5 Grip now, I have the means to get a used E Grip. Maybe I'll just use it until I get my APE set up. Althought I'd hate to spend the money on the E Grip even if its used just to tear it apart.

Just take the time to look around. Ebay has them that are broken- wires, "won't" work etc. Those would be ok since most of the guts are going to be replaced anyway.

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if you go to tippmannparts.com you can buy a complete e-grip minus the board for $70. So if you cant find a good deal cheaper than that for a used egrip, thats the best way to go.

Jesus.. that much ? Man.. I can get a used E Grip for that. I just might go used Egrip and use it until I get my APE. The other deal I thought I was going to jump on fell through. Se La Vi'

How do you convert from WAS e-grip back to stock grip. Do I need any parts? I wouldn't mind being able to swap back and forth from mechanical to electronic (Especially for wet weather scenario work). Any details would be appreciated. Tippmannparts has the whole stock grip with trigger for $45.

From your post I'm guessing you don't have a mech trigger for your A5 (if so, then sorry). You would simply remove the two push pins holding your egrip on and replace it with your mechanical grip and put the two push pins back in.

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There is a post somewhere in this forum that details the simultaneous use of both mechanical sear tripping and the trigger switch of the e-grip. Apparently (as I can attest by my equipment) the slider, slider pins, and spring are absent from the e-grip trigger assembly. The trigger simply actuates the switch while idle (Un-pulled) and releases the switch when pulled.

By replacing (or installing) the slider, slider pins, and spring the trigger assembly should revert to its non-electronic function by tapping the sear when the trigger is pulled. So if your battery dies or the actuating rod is not tripping the sear for whatever reason, you can simply continue to pull semi - manually. I am asking whether the trigger pieces are the same for 98c/A-5 or if I need to get A-5 specific slider, slider pins, and spring.

Has anyone done this?