98c/a5/x7 internal sound supressing kit

i was thinking, since we all can agree, tippmanns are exactly like tanks. theyre indestructible, have lots of firepower, and are very LOUD. maybe tippmann can start making an internal mod with like hammer padding, polishing kits, and any other kind of stuff that might quiet it down instead of us having to home make it, which can result in the added materials to tear or fall off since its not made for that kind of use. i believe this could be very popular since tippmanns would make very nice sniper markers if they werent so loud. also maybe they couuld somehow make a flatline with bores in it to quiet down the gas release a little. anyone else think this would be nice?

• There are some very quiet barrels available commercially
• The End Game series barrels
• J&J Ceramics
• Armson Stealth series (have to find them used though)
• Also, longer barrels tend to be quieter than shorter barrels of the same brand because they allow extra expansion room for the propellant behind the paintball.  (Reduces the "pop" upon the ball leaving the barrel.)
• The type of porting also affects how noisy the barrel is.  (For quieter barrels you want a lot of porting spread out along about the last half of the barrel. I have a post about new paintball markers in New Players which goes more in depth on this.)
• Installing a heavier duty buffer O-ring around the drive spring and guide pin will reduce operating noise somewhat without interfering with marker operation.
  
• Another possibility is replacing the drive spring with a weaker spring from an after-market kit. 
  
• The stock Tippmann velocity adjuster only controls the speed of the gas release, it does not control the amount.
• If a marker is using more gas than needed for each shot, the extra gas exits after the ball leaves the barrel.  This is both inefficient and adds to firing report.
• Instead of a spring replacement, the same effect can be gained by adding a rear velocity adjuster.
• Finally, on 98s, a Rocket Cock will quiet down the noise from the marker's internals.

sniper n. A skilled shooter detailed to spot and pick off enemy soldiers from a concealed place.

ALSO

sniper n : a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place

Hate to break you bubble but there ARE paintball snipers.

Not the extreme long range snipers like you see in the movies, but any player that can conceal thenselves well enough to pick off an enemy without being spotted IS a sniper.  In fact the definition says NOTHING about being able to shoot further than other people, just being able to pick off your opponents from a concealed position. (hopefully without giving away YOUR position with the cannon loud sound of a flatline)

With a good silent barrel, like a well ported 21" and all the upgrades and mods you can use to quite your marker you can snipe quite well.

Now if a flatline did not soud so much like a CANNON it would be MUCH more use to a player wishing to fire from a concealed position without giving away their EXACT location as they pick off the back man of a group that has just passed their hidden location.  Um, yeah, that guy would be the sniper.  Shooting from a concealed position, picking off enemy team members.

They are QUIET, QUIET, QUIET!!!!  That is the benifit.  Not MUCH else, but IMPORTANT, if you want the quietest shot possible.  They are also helpfull, with thier longer length, in being able to stick the barrel out through thicker brush.  The thicker the brush you are hideing in the better concealed you will be.

(SORRY about the matching post, I made this one first and I HAD to use part of it to defend my sniper fellow getting bashed over there.  SOME people can't seperate that "movie LONG range sniper" from the reality of what being a SNIPER means.  SNIPER does NOT = LONG range, only shooting from a concealed place)

The same reason I do not wear combat boots.  They make more noise!

The longer barrels, ported properly reduce noise a LOT!!!  Try a few and see for yourself. 

I have a GREAT 14" progressive barrel.  It is just as acurate as my 21" but it is about twice as loud.  I also have a 8 1/2" stock barrel and IT was twice as loud as the 14".  I have HAD a flatline and it was just as loud as the stock shortie. (they BOTH sound like cannons) I SO wish there was a way to display this online.  I can honestly say that I have PROVEN this to EVERYONE that I meet in person.  I ALWAYS carry my 14" progressive just to demonstrate.  People are simply AMAZED at how SILENT the 21" makes the shot.  I was even accused of not having co2 in the tank once.  I had to actually SHOOT the guy in the chest to make him believe it was not a trick. (I made him put his mask on first of course)  He never heard it comming from about 50 feet away.

At anything over 30 feet my 98C is so silent that if I were to shoot a ball beside your head you would hear the whizing of the ball through the air LOUDER than the sound of my marker.

I have done everything I can to reduce mechanical noise produced by the internals of my 98 (almost, I still need to go low pressure, I hear tales that it is even QUIETER) and the 21" barrel almost completely disaspates the muzzel sounds.  My 98 no longer makes the classic paintball marker "pop", you only hear a "puff" sound and the whizzing of the ball.  When you finally hear MY shot, what you will be hearing is the splat of it breaking on your chest and then it is simply too late to do ANYTHING but take the walk.

As a sniper I want to get my shot off as acurate as possible and still remain CONCEALED, even if I am only 50-75 feet from 2 or 3 enemy players.  The quieter my marker, the better my chances of making more hits before I have to relocate.

As a sniper, once you are LOCATED, the jig is up, you are no longer CONCEALED and you are no longer a sniper.  You MUST get the heck out of there, get LOST and reposition yourself in a NEW location where you can conceal yourself.  You move quitely, you shoot quietly and as acuratly as possible with EVERY shot (a "wild" shot RUINS your day, one of the reasons I would not use a flatline.  More "wild" shots on average no matter what you do).

Now if being quiet is not important to you, go shorter, 14" is FINE. Get one that matches the paint you prefer (THIS is even more important that length) so you will be as acurate as possible, but leave the "gimick" barrels alone.  They are just not as CONSISTANT as a good straight barrel.

As I said in regards to your other sniper argument.

DeTrevni wrote: ALL paintballers "shoot from a concealed location." Even speedballers. What do you think we do? Stand out in the open, hoping to "Matrix" anything that comes our way? Dictionary null and void.

Try again.