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bevo24 
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 Topic: flatline shooting shortPosted: 24 February 2005 at 10:05pm |
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i recently purchased an a-5 with a flatline but i can't seem to get it ti shoot as far as i read it should. I can get it to shoot about 150 ft and that is it. It only shoots about 25 feet shorter with the stock barrell. Maybe i am just having trouble getting it honed in. Am i expecting too much or might there be something wrong?
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bluemunky42
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Posted: 25 February 2005 at 7:40am |
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i personally think flatlines suck cuz my friend had one and my stock(8and a half inches) shot 20 feet farther than his flat. maybe u could reinstall it? i dunno
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Posted: 25 February 2005 at 9:44am |
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try reinstalling it. mine works great much farther shot. and for bluemunkey42 your friend probbaly installed it wrong if your gun shot farther
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Posted: 25 February 2005 at 9:48am |
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Make sure it's installed properly. The distance on mine is great.
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Posted: 25 February 2005 at 12:09pm |
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Sounds like you have a problem. Check velocity and also check to be sure its installed properly, which I doubt is the problem. Make sure to the lines line up. If all else fails call Tippmann. They have great customer service.
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Posted: 25 February 2005 at 3:22pm |
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is it cold out? if so and your using co2, you will not get the best preformance. try reinstalling it too.
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Posted: 25 February 2005 at 5:17pm |
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If you use good paint, if you install it right, if you set the velocity right... they work great and as advertised. To say they suck is just flat out wrong! If your flatty isn't working corectly it might be a manufacturing issue on yours, but you are probably doing something wrong. I haven't seen anything out shoot a flatty. |
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Posted: 25 February 2005 at 5:46pm |
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An important piece of advice for flatline owners is to invest in a regulator. It keeps it far more consistent; the flatty is sensitive to pressure differences. Also, a regul;ator helps you keep your shtos within the flatline's velocity 'sweet spot'. I've just ordered a Palmer's Inline stabilizer for my Remote hookup; it should get my shot groupings a lot smaller...
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Posted: 26 February 2005 at 10:56am |
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Ya, I just got my palmer stabilizer and i noticed a great increase in my accuracy with the flatline at long range.
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Posted: 09 March 2005 at 6:04pm |
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a 8 inch stock barrel shooting farther than a flatline??? LOL |
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Posted: 09 March 2005 at 6:44pm |
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but will the sandy material (aftertime) were down and not put as much backsoin on it ???
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Posted: 09 March 2005 at 10:58pm |
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The bigger part is the curve of the barrel- that's where most of the backspin comes in.
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Posted: 10 March 2005 at 5:38am |
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Read the sticky in Upgrading and Customizing to help you solve the problem wit your Flatline...and read it carefully!
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