Flatline Accuracy

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   I cant get accuracy out of the flatline barrel, and my shots curve wildly. Plz help me get this thing working right. 
p.s. i am a noob. 
p.s.s. u know that velocity thing, how do u make it go higher/lower, when you screw it in does it get higher and when u screw it in does it get lower? 

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XSAPaladin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 19 July 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4	Topic: Flatline Accuracy Posted: 19 July 2004 at 1:39am
	I cant get accuracy out of the flatline barrel, and my shots curve wildly. Plz help me get this thing working right. p.s. i am a noob. p.s.s. u know that velocity thing, how do u make it go higher/lower, when you screw it in does it get higher and when u screw it in does it get lower?

Glassjaw Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Took down Mike Tyson Joined: 13 July 2004 Location: Philly Status: Offline Points: 6454	Posted: 19 July 2004 at 1:51am
	accuracy, range, and consistancey depends on your paint. everyone says marbilizers, but i personaly would choose draxxus. thats me though. also your velocity addjuster, im not too sure to be honsot but i would think that if you screw it out it would increase velocity and screw it in to decrease velocity. may be wrong though. just play with it and see. also aacuracy, range, and consistancey depends on your barrel, your barrel's length, and how clean your barrel is. -a general rule of thumb a clean gun plays a clean game. Edited by Glassjaw

jeep 98 custom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member I can type in Nerd L33T! Joined: 30 October 2002 Location: Madison, WI Status: Offline Points: 4580	Posted: 19 July 2004 at 1:56am
	^^^Most of what you said is right. For the flatline you want good small bore paint, and Draxxus is high quality and very small bored. And turning the velocity screw out will increase velocity. However a barrel's length has nothing to do with it's range or accuracy. Your velocity will control your range, while good paint baller bore size match will provide for better accuracy and consistency.
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Glassjaw Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Took down Mike Tyson Joined: 13 July 2004 Location: Philly Status: Offline Points: 6454	Posted: 19 July 2004 at 1:59am
	your barrel has everything to do with range and accuracy. LETS SAY for instance, i have my fps set at 280. with a 16" barrel the round may not go as far but it may be more accurate in the range it travels. if i have a 4" barrel the ball wont be accurate at all but may go farther than the 16". of course this is where the velocity adjuster comes in to play.

jeep 98 custom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member I can type in Nerd L33T! Joined: 30 October 2002 Location: Madison, WI Status: Offline Points: 4580	Posted: 19 July 2004 at 2:25am
	Weither you have a 5'' barrel or a 20'', the length makes no difference in range or accuracy. Granted a 4'' won't be as accurate, because the gas doesn't have enough time to stabilize the ball, but anything after 5'' makes no difference. 280 fps fly just as far weither it's coming from 5'' or 20'', that's simple physics. Having a longer barrel can actually reduce range, I have an 8'' Bigshot (which by the way is very accurate, I'd put it against whatever you're shooting) and if I chrono in at 280 with that, then switch to a longer barrel, there's more drag slowing down the ball decreasing my velocity, and range.
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shooky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 07 August 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 850	Posted: 19 July 2004 at 9:33am
	The velocity screw will adjust you're velocity up and down (it's on the right side of your marker, in the middle). To adjust it, turning it clockwise (like tightening a screw) will decrease your velocity by restricting airflow. Turning it counter-clockwise (like loosening a screw) will increase your velocity by allowing more airflow. Over a chrono, get your Feet Per Second (FPS) under 280. You want it in the 265-280 range, otherwise you run the risk of the paintballs pulling a Superman. Also, you want to use small bore paint. Marballizer and All-Stars are small bore. The Flatline barrel's bore is on the larger size, but you want it as small as you can get so that it has room to roll through the barrel and get spin. Clean your barrel. If you got paint in your barrel or dirt, you need to hose it off and run a squeege through it. Do this a couple of times to make sure it's clean. Make sure your marker is upright. When you fire, take note how you're holding your marker. Tilting it to the left or right will affect the direction of the ball by a little. You'll notice a greater curve at longer distances.

A5 dude15 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Guested Pottymouth Joined: 21 June 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2146	Posted: 19 July 2004 at 10:20am
	the accuracy of your flatline is all about your paintball size and barrel size match. if u search the web u can find a website that tells u the size of all paintballs and barrels. and no matter what kind of paint u have after the the ball goes a little further than other barrels, the wind will get to the ball and the ball will start to swurve because of its backspin.