Upgrade to A5 Flatline

Hello all,

Not expecting anything pinpoint at really long range, doubt any barrel can offer that.  But extra distance and the flat trajectory would be helpful. 

Gremlong wrote: Not expecting anything pinpoint at really long range, doubt any barrel can offer that.  But extra distance and the flat trajectory would be helpful.  I've done the searches and read articles and reviews.  Just wanted to ask some of you Tippman users what you thought. Thanks For the help. -Grem

Unfortunately too many people purchase these types of barrels and think they will become Uber Snipers picking off people at 100yards. It doesn't work that way as the flight path of the paint becomes pretty unpredictable at extended distances, especially if the barrel is dirty or misaligned. Some claim to have good experiences after taking months or years to dial them in, my experience was not so. Even after making sure the barrel was very clean and adjusting the barrel over a matter of months, I still found it to be inaccurate at longer range and very unpredictable. I have seen paint do things that I thought was impossible, and not in a good way. For throwing paint downfield for the purpose of just keeping peoples heads down, it was fine, but don't expect many hits. I will say that it does have somewhat of an intimidation factor as I found mine to be exceedingly loud. My brother liked it, because he said he could find me on any field and knew exactly where I was at all times.

I used to run a Primary of an Egripped A-5 with Flatline for a few years. For the Support Role its a great set up. I found that shooting short bursts, peppering areas work better than long sustained strings. The flat trajectory also helps when fighting on the prone where the underbrush are sparse and the mid brush is thick. I used to pick people off at the legs. This was specially useful in NJ'Nam works.

That being said, the Flatline takes trigger time to get used to. Set your speed at 270ish, use good paint and use it as a stand off weapon.

The Flatline is a picky barrel. Proper FPS and paint makes this barrel shine. I agree with what everyone has said, not accurate at a distance but a good support barrel. I use my shrouded flatline on my A-5 for support but I'll keep my Rifled Progressive with me for those sticky situations.

what id like to know is if there was any sort of extension of like (4-6in) after market or otherwise that would help to improve its accuracy at that long range?  

I never really liked Flatlines. I would often go up against more experienced players who would drill me time and again at distances, but the paint never broke. So I always felt what's the point of the extra range if it wont break on a person. However I can see it's use for supression.