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    Posted: 22 April 2006 at 11:30am

Is it normal for flatline to break ball every time out? It seems like I break 4 to 5 balls each time a play. I normaly shot about 500 to 800 balls each time I play. Been useing marbs and evils and pmi prems. When I was using winter ball I never did break any but the dont break as easy when they hit someone. Just checking im new to paintball and just wanting to know if the normal. thanks
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The only time I broke a ball with my Flatline was when I went to Chrono and it was over 320 and with XBall Bronze paint. 

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ive been keeping mine at 270 to 280. thanks
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Ive been using a flatline on my A5 for about a month and even though i hated to do it i have to use winter balls all the time...even though they dont break as easy i still prefer the range u get with the flatline...
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never broke a ball with my flatline on.

Do you have a electic hopper? Maybe your gun isn't feeding the balls through the gun fast enough. and then they are getting broke in that little thingy that moves everytime you shot a ball.
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just switch back to the winter balls and see if u still have the problem, if so it isnt the balls.
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Is it an a-5 or a 98 the a-5 are a little more tolerant to balls than the 98
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i have an a5. one of the guys i play with was playing with jt woodball paint never broke one ball anybody try that kind before? i have a palmer reg i never broke any till i got that but i was also useing winterball. could it be that my palmers is set to high.
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Originally posted by gert gert wrote:

i have an a5. one of the guys i play with was playing with jt woodball paint never broke one ball anybody try that kind before? i have a palmer reg i never broke any till i got that but i was also useing winterball. could it be that my palmers is set to high.


Well, what velocity are you shooting at? And DO NOT tell me you don't know.
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Originally posted by S\/\/4T-L()G4N S\/\/4T-L()G4N wrote:

Originally posted by gert gert wrote:

i have an a5. one of the guys i play with was playing with jt woodball paint never broke one ball anybody try that kind before? i have a palmer reg i never broke any till i got that but i was also useing winterball. could it be that my palmers is set to high.


Well, what velocity are you shooting at? And DO NOT tell me you don't know.

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ive been keeping mine at 270 to 280. thanks

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my palmer kind of changes the fps as low as 260 and as high as 290 i thought it was going to keep it more steady i thought + or - 5 fps. it should be broke in by now ive shot at least 3000 plus balls with it. thanks
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My bad.

It should be more consistant than that after 3000 shots. That is right around the break in period...
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