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    Posted: 29 June 2006 at 2:05pm
best barrel for range? 0-150 dollars (name & measurements) for tippmann A-5
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Dude on your previous thread there was already an answer. For range either Apex or Flatline.
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I'd have to say Flatline, even though many people under estimate it, but it's a good barrel. You just need a good paint match.
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I love my flatline. I use Marballizers and have no troubles.
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apex beats flatline in every way but cost in my opinion.

and looks cause flatline does look cool
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Flatline or Apex. You'll have your lovers and haters of both. I'd go with the Apex though.
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or you could just get a normal barrel kit and not have all the lovers and haters... every one loves a nice straight barrel 
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i think the apex is better cause it can do all the things that the flatline can do but better.....and it isnt picky on paint!
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Originally posted by carl_the_sniper carl_the_sniper wrote:

apex beats flatline in every way but cost in my opinion.

and looks cause flatline does look cool

And the fact that the apex* is basically cheating and takes all the skill out of the game...

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only really in speedball but who uses a flatline in speedball?
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I use my flatline when I play speedball...which isn't very often but I don't have another barrel and it does me just fine.
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Apex or Flatline. I hate the Flate line.
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Originally posted by MoNkeY Hunter MoNkeY Hunter wrote:

Apex or Flatline. I hate the Flate line.
why? the apex is the one that is the one that takes all the skill and strategy out of the game.
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not really depends on what use it for. when i get my apex im only gona use it for range really.
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i have a flatline and a J&J Ceramic. i don't see how people say that the flatline is picky, but maybe i'm just lucky. i've always used RPS Premium paint by PMI, and i've had no breaks in the flatty after well over 3 cases through it, and only a couple in the ceramic. the flatline is really great for ranged shots, but the accuracy is crap compared to my ceramic.
it all depends on what you want:longer range with a larger spread, or a smaller spread, but not nearly the range
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well i wore a small bird feeder out from 50 yards w/ my jj and i hardly had the velocity turned up

my bad make that 40 yards

 



Edited by redman - 01 July 2006 at 10:11pm
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umm how do apex's take the skill and stradegy out of the game>?>
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Originally posted by __sneaky__ __sneaky__ wrote:

Originally posted by MoNkeY Hunter MoNkeY Hunter wrote:

Apex or Flatline. I hate the Flate line.
why? the apex is the one that is the one that takes all the skill and strategy out of the game.


I greatly disagree.  First of all, almost all of the modes are useless in every situation, and it's up to you what you use it for.  I've decided myself that it's a waste to use anything but the backspin, and I won't be using the other modes anymore unless i'm showing them off.
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