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Cpn. Spork 
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 Topic: Which marker is the best for Sniping?Posted: 04 May 2009 at 7:49pm |
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Hey,
Just wondering what marker is the best for sniping/ long range. Like X7, A-5, etc. Thanks guys. Edited by Cpn. Spork - 04 May 2009 at 8:00pm |
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ammolord
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Posted: 04 May 2009 at 7:52pm |
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well, il come out and tell you there are no snipers in paintball. might want to put on your flame suite.
if you want a gun to LOOK like a sniper rilfe www.opsgear.com has kits to make the A5 look like a .50 BMG. hope that helps.
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Cpn. Spork
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Posted: 04 May 2009 at 8:00pm |
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Okay then, which marker is the best for long range?
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ammolord
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Posted: 04 May 2009 at 8:42pm |
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well, all pretty much shoot the same. if you got a BT Apex barrel it would shoot farther, but its not more accurate and its got a lesser chance of breaking on impact.
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Mack
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Posted: 04 May 2009 at 8:57pm |
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Longer explanation: All markers shoot essentially the same range because the maximum velocity is limited to 300 fps for safety reasons. There are barrels that put a backspin on the ball allowing the rounds fired from them to utilize the Magnus Effect to travel longer distances. However, the additional spin added to the fact that paintballs are not ideal projectiles tends to cause these barrels to not be terribly accurate at the longer ranges and can, in some cases, affect accuracy at shorter ranges as well.
There are stickied posts at the top of the various forums that cover this information and much more that is useful. You should check them out. (I would like everyone to note that I did not get involve in the whole "no snipers" issue yet.) |
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paintkid
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Posted: 06 May 2009 at 2:16pm |
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sniping is for noobs
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Posted: 06 May 2009 at 4:16pm |
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being vague and sounding stupid is for noobs sniping in paintball, non existent, and any player who calls themself a legitimate paintball sniper is dilusional or isnt fully aware of what would be expected of them to meet the title. Sniping, is badass, takes massive amounts of skill, and requires a real gun to do.
Dont condemn anyone until you get a fair amount of posts in, otherwise, you calling people noobs seems like someones calling the kettle black.(yeah you could be a veteran to the sport or a pro, but the likelyhood that a pro has low posts and is bashing a new player is very low) |
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AoSpades
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Posted: 06 May 2009 at 7:07pm |
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I think you forgot to add in that his name is "paintkid"...Seeing that his post count is indeed very low further proves he isn't a pro, just a kid who's looking at an easy bash possibility.
BUT getting back on topic, I think your best bet is to get an APEX, Flatline, or Warsensor barrels as they add an extra 50-75 feet. Edited by AoSpades - 06 May 2009 at 7:08pm |
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Posted: 06 May 2009 at 7:34pm |
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Warsensor barrel? Fill me in?
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Posted: 06 May 2009 at 9:35pm |
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take the hammerheads rifling, straighten the grooves, put those grooves on the bottom section inside the barrel and thats the inside of a Warsensor barrel.
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OceansAreGraves
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Posted: 24 May 2009 at 1:17am |
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what warsensor makes barrels?! lol are they the barrels made for the zeus g2? Or are they like produced for just any marker
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Spidey667
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Posted: 14 June 2009 at 9:46pm |
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i agree
i dont think u can call anyone in paint ball a sniper
the best u can do
is to just watch where ur shots go
and just slightly re aim the barrel
keep in mind after ur first few shots theyll know where u r
so dont think ur invisible
u can use bright colored paintballs but now that the opposing team sees them too
my advise is just practice with ur gun
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OceansAreGraves
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Posted: 15 June 2009 at 1:19am |
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I don't know anymore i think the whole "sniping" thing will have to be taken into consideration with that somewhat new first strike tiberius paint. Pretty Accurate i hear. I'm still yet to try it though. But i think soon there actually could be a paintball sniper. OF COURSE there wont be a spotter.....And they wont be able to stay in one place......BUT accuracy wise, yes. I think a gun modded the correct way and using the First Strike could be a pretty effective "sniper" marker
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Posted: 18 June 2009 at 9:11am |
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My friend had one on his old warsensor m16 thing. It works almost the same as a Hopup barrel. Sometimes worked, but had a lot of barrel breaks. |
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Posted: 23 June 2009 at 8:54pm |
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http://www.tiberiusarms.com/firstStrike.html
^ This looks promising. |
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the only problem with these first strike paintballs is that a lot of fields won't allow them, they are expensive, (regular paint is expensive enough) and in my personal openion are harsh hitting. but as far as the original question goes any marker can be used for a sniper. i define a paintball sniper as somebody who hasn't been spotted yet and lit up. i have seen guys out in the woods with bright colored gear get walked right past becasue they were staying still. a true sniper is a person who is seeking a specialty shot on an officer or well defined target. you can do that by running the tape line or just running up the middle of the field and not getting hit. once the shooting starts you cease to be a sniper or anything else, you simply become a target. i have been listening to this debate for years and it seems that at some point we all come back to the same basic conclusion. there are no such thing as a true paintball sniper but it is a lot fun pretending to be one and irritating those who think otherwise. there are lots of story's from well respected woodsballers about thier sniper antics and strategy. but all in all to me its just another angle to the game. as it has been said sooooooo many times in the past it is about style, preference, air source, paint, maintenence and the like, just have fun, help the noobs and enjoy the safest most adrenaline pumping sport in the world.
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StormyKnight
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 3:28pm |
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There is no sniping in paintball. There are plenty of threads where this has been hashed out over and over and over. Your opinion of what a paintball sniper is doesn't make it true or universally accpeted here. There is no paintball gun or barrel setup that will allow you to 'snipe' beyond the range of another player with a similar setup. You are just a long-baller. Thats it.
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mr 400
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Posted: 26 June 2009 at 4:04pm |
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my point exactly. how many times have you or i took someone out becasue we were just longballing? tons of times. some people may think that makes them a sniper but whatever. there is a guy i play with sometimes and when i or most everyone else see's him show up we groan. why? becasue he is going to pull out his ghillie (thats ok i guess) load up his sniper marker (a glorified 98c with some kind of modified longbow kit) and go hide somewhere and crawl around for 30 minutes while the rest of are having a blast. he talks endless smack about his skills but he never really gets into the game. my point is his openion is his openion it doesn't matter to me. as long as people are not being mean and stupid we all get to think what and how we want. a marker is a marker is a marker in essence. and you are totally right there is little or no advantage over paintball marker set ups. one of the things i tell this guy when i see him is, "don't take me or yourself too serious its just a game, have fun and be safe.
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Posted: 06 July 2009 at 10:56am |
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first of all you will probly not be able to get the ball to brake or you just get abused and wat good does good do your team.
But all that said any gun a but a flat line on it
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Posted: 06 July 2009 at 11:44am |
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With that said, the new First Strike paintball rounds by Tiberius are promising...
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