Alpha Black w/ Flatline Barrel

Does anybody know about this, i want to try that. Or in June, is tippmann going to make a flatline barrel for the Alpha Black?

I'm not an Apex fan but the Apex is generally much more mil-sim friendly (appearance wise) than the Flatline.

many sites say that the alpha blacks treads and the same as a 98. i really not sure im fairly new to paintball. but i did see and AK-47 barrel that look sick.

www.e-tippmann.com/cdseo-cat/Tippmann-US-Army-Paintball-Gun- Barrels.html/

wouldn't let me put hyperlink, but just copy and paste.

l3uLL3t wrote: many sites say that the alpha blacks treads and the same as a 98. i really not sure im fairly new to paintball. but i did see and AK-47 barrel that look sick. www.e-tippmann.com/cdseo-cat/Tippmann-US-Army-Paintball-Gun- Barrels.html/ wouldn't let me put hyperlink, but just copy and paste.

you can allways change the barrel with another one, and use the ak parts to go on the other barrel, but i thought the 98 threads were the same as the alpha?

paintball437085 wrote: ^^^ dont work

why do you allways have to to that, it's annoying, why dont you look befor you type!

take out the space and it will work....

http://www.e-tippmann.com/cdseo-cat/Tippmann-US-Army-Paintba ll-Gun-Barrels.html/

Edited by kurieitaa - 04 June 2008 at 10:02am

funzies?

oldpbnoob wrote: l3uLL3t wrote: many sites say that the alpha blacks treads and the same as a 98. i really not sure im fairly new to paintball. but i did see and AK-47 barrel that look sick. www.e-tippmann.com/cdseo-cat/Tippmann-US-Army-Paintball-Gun- Barrels.html/ wouldn't let me put hyperlink, but just copy and paste. Why would you want to put an AK -47 barrel on an AB? That would be like putting a BMW front end on a Merc. The AB is stylized after an M4/M-16.

If you can manage to find a AK-47 mag that will fit in the AB mag slot, then you could easily turn your AB m16 into a AK-47. All that would be left to do would be to remove the Site rail, unless you like the look of the AK with a site rail. Either way I might just give this a try. The AK-47 is one of my all time favorite weapons to shoot at the local shooting range.

Barentine wrote: alf725 wrote: Does anybody know about this, i want to try that. Or in June, is tippmann going to make a flatline barrel for the Alpha Black? I've been thinking about trying that. I'm pretty sure that the barrel's from the 98 work with the Alpha Black, so other than looks i dont see why not, I'm just not sure as to whether or not the alpha has enough power to make the flatline work properly

The power issue, if there even is one, can be easily remedied with an after-market main spring.


Edited by Mack - 03 July 2008 at 6:50pm

the 98c threads are the same as the alpha. I put my buddies flatline quickthread platinum on my alpha, and it performed like i thought it would. but its just plain ugly. the shroud that comes with the 98c flatline does not match the alpha tac. but to answer your question, 98 threads are the same.

Tippman ahs a flatline combatable wiht the Alpha Black.. also has weaer rails on top.  but it totally kills the M16 look

I hae a 98C and and alpha black. My 98C flatline plat quickthread will fit onto my alpha, and performance is great compared to the standard barrel. However, it looks terrible. So far, I have been able to find only one shroud for the flatline platinum. As stated before, the apex will give you more performance (at 150+ft) than the flatline, and any shroud will work. I have seen some amazing alphas with the apex and different shrouds. I like the apex over the flatline. But in the end, its a matter of personal preference, for what you like and what and how often you play. I only play senario, so I'm really picky about my upgrades.