Flatline Accuracy Comparison

      I am trying to decide whether or not to get a flatline. A regular barrel is cheaper and probably more accurate, but a flatline looks soo much better and has a flat trajectory and more range. The selling point for me will be accuracy, if the flatline has accuracy anywhere near a barrel like the progressive or J&J or Bigshot then I am going to get it but if the bigshot leaves the flatline entriley in the dust, I will get the Bigshot. What are your opinions and if anyone can tell me the specs of accuracy for the flatline at like 100-150 ft it would be greatly appreciated! thanks.

alright thanks, it just looks soo much better with a stock bceause a straight barrel is absolutley hideous with a stock and it wouldve been nice to put a stock on for cosmetics.

jnj they are great.

why the J&J over the Bigshot?

how do they compare to eachother in accuracy?

is this true? I was thinking that because of the back spin on the ball it would be more vulnerable to left-right inconsistency. I appreciate your post but I would apppreciate even more if anyone can verify this.

what I thought thank you.

edit:

I've got another question, how accurate is the BT-16 barrel, or other barrels like it that will fit the 98c if there are any. (accuracy in comparison to a bigshot or J&J)


Edited by TrivialBeing - 16 January 2006 at 5:34pm

yah I have pretty clearly decided against the flatline, but if anyone could answer my above question I would really appreciate it.

I have a flatline and it shows a remarkable difference in distance. The only
thing is that if a ball breaks in the barrel, you will see the ball do some
wicked things.(which only happened 2 times this last saturday in a 6 hour
paintball day...probably about 2-3000 shots...superb % compared to
other barrels) Curve, slice, look like a knucke ball, and actually one
looked like a corkscrew (one guy almost got shot he laughtd so much at
that one). You also have to use good paint. If you have old paint or cheap
paint the paint may settle (always flip your boxes) and when you get that
spin the flatline puts on, the weight of the settled paint could add a side
spin and curve. The best paint that I have used in my Flatline Are Stingers
and Marballizers. I think that the Flatline is the most innovative barrel out
there and recommend to anyone who has a tippmann.

Here is a good tip if you have a flatline....Make sure you bring a sponge
squeege out to the field. If a ball breaks (like I said earlier) and you do not
have one, you are screwed. You cannot clean a flatline by just unscrewing
it. I am sure that some of y'all have experienced that.

Edited by Panzerblitz - 16 January 2006 at 11:52pm

 would like to add that I currently use a flatline and before purchasing I always do a lot of analyzing. I will not come out and say that the pro's and con's for the flatline are correct or incorrect because I have noticed that everyone is entitled to their own opinion. which in turn is what one reads. I will however, both agree and disagree to many comments I have read in numerous reviews.

I have had my flatine (A5 Stealth package) for a week now and have had the chance to put it to fair use for woodsball. People say that it is not accurate, remember, how the flatline works. You are going against gravity with a backspin which results in a flat line. Now for those of you who with not much experience taking it apart, there are some factors involved such as interior barrel alignment and mounting. when I received mine I had noticed that for something that should be "out of the box" the barrel was mounted incorrectly. The top screw was not aligned with the sight and when I turned the barrel completely to the right for mounting, same problem to the other side. After correcting this (centering and tightening screws) and practicing for a while I still found odd that I was having problems with accuracy.

I decided to read a little further and stumbled across FPS issues and set my marker for 280. I have been happy since. I am still messing around with paint to find the best combination available in my area (Puerto Rico) and have sort of narrowed down a comfortable setup. No marker is perfect right out of the box and like practically anything out there, fine tuning and getting used to will always have to be done.

My reply is based on the fact that everyone has their own opinion somethings work and some things don't. Now learning off of other peoples experiences makes things alot easier.

I will always recommend reading several forums and numerous reviews.

Do not always believe what the sales pitch says, that's what it is, a sales pitch.