I think they should drop the price a little

I never used the flatline barrel before I heard good reports on it don't get trigger happy

go to http://www.pbreview.com - www.pbreview.com and in the search ,on the top right, type flatline barrel.

$120.00 is the current price fer the 98c Flatline, I got mine a few months ago fer the same price....so the price on it will not go down unless Tippmann decides to create another type of long range barrel system.

i don't think its worth the money why spend your money on a toy that just makes your balls go further.(My balls are filled with paint.) The frigen thing is $120, its worth more than my spyder don't do it.(Oh by the way spyders are the besssssssssssssssssssssssssssst ya man!!)When you can use the money to buy food for your family when you live on the street. So over all i think it is an awsome deal so do it man. It is totally worth the money.(piranha can blow spyder out of the water)

why people say the flatline stinks is cuz they cant install it properly or have trouble installing it

i had noooo problem at all just read the instructions and buy draxxus paint (can be any type)(i use the practice stuff and it works great and its really cheap) you would need to fanangle with your velocity and turn the tip of the barrel a little till its strait, cuz it will add side spin to the ball.

any other problems or questions bout it pm me and i will respond

ill probley buy one

im flattered

edit: dont listen to the poll cuz u made it to let people vote multiple times

Ive only voted "yes" once....Im not like those other haters that cant install a simple piece of hardware (the Flatline).

And on that note...SPtippmann98 isnt the only one who knows bout the 98c Flatline.

i like the flatline.  some advice:  if you want an accurate poll don't let people vote more than once.

well i had one it will make your shot go further like it sez but i dont like how it shoots so i just use a 16 in sniper barrel and it does fine and its deffinitely worth the money. matter of fact mine for sell on ebay right now and someone bided one it im geting 80.00 for it so far and im happy with that.

its like a boat your happy with it for two-days  

the day you get it and the day you get rid of it.

Jeremy.Walker wrote: i don't think its worth the money why spend your money on a toy that just makes your balls go further.(My balls are filled with paint.) The frigen thing is $120, its worth more than my spyder don't do it.(Oh by the way spyders are the besssssssssssssssssssssssssssst ya man!!)When you can use the money to buy food for your family when you live on the street. So over all i think it is an awsome deal so do it man. It is totally worth the money.(piranha can blow spyder out of the water)

I dont get that Statement.... You say Spyder is the Best, Yet you say piranha is better???

Then you say its a Toy... But tell him to buy it??? Are Psychisophrenic or somthing?

Jeremy.Walker wrote: i don't think its worth the money why spend your money on a toy that just makes your balls go further.(My balls are filled with paint.) The frigen thing is $120, its worth more than my spyder don't do it.(Oh by the way spyders are the besssssssssssssssssssssssssssst ya man!!)When you can use the money to buy food for your family when you live on the street. So over all i think it is an awsome deal so do it man. It is totally worth the money.(piranha can blow spyder out of the water)

As you can see, this idiota is a spammer, he dont got nothin else to do but go into a forum or a chatroom and try to be someone. 

^^^^^^i agree!! the flatline isnt worth it. it isnt very accurate at close range and you have to buy expensive paintballs to work in the flatline.

do t get the flatline you hit everything but what you are aming at

head_strong259 wrote: ^^^^^^i agree!! the flatline isn't worth it. it isn't very accurate at close range and you have to buy expensive paintballs to work in the flatline.

Would I be lying if I said you've never owned one? Seems to me that I wouldn't. What you just said makes no sense. You imply that the flatline is accurate from a distance but inaccurate up close which doesn't really sound possible. If it's inaccurate up close then it won't be accurate farther out either because the ball is affected more and more by the environment as it flies. I own a flatline for the A5 and I can say from experience that it is not a bad barrel at all and I actually use it over my bigshot because of the range. The accuracy isn't as good as that of my bigshot but it's good enough that I can still hit the target. In addition to that, I can now hit some targets that would normally be so far out of range that I wouldn't bother shooting at them. I can't land a shot from 300 feet away consistently but I certainly have a better chance of doing it with the flatline than with anything else. I used it for almost all of the west point game in April and I was doing damage from outside of the enemy's range which was a great thing. I was able to shoot a guy in the mask over a bush while his return fire bounced/rolled around me. He had no chance of hitting me but I was a serious threat to him. That situation alone convinced me that the flatline was worth the money and I'm sure I'll see plenty more times like that.

As long as you install it correctly and use good paint, it will work great for you and you'll be glad to have it. Saying that you need to use expensive paint isn't really fair because that's not always the case. Most people prefer RPS paint which does tend to be a little more pricey but you can use some of the cheaper diablo/draxxus paint and get pretty good results. I had great results with team colors at west point too which was surprising. There is cheaper paint that will work good in the flatline but if you want the best then obviously you'll have to pay more. The same goes for just about every barrel though. Don't expect good results from any barrel if you don't give it good paint.

Also, congratulations to Jeremy.Walker for making the most contradictory post ever. That was truly useless and I really hope you decide to start posting things that will help people instead.

its accurate if its in there right, and if u dont tip the gun to the side, then the back spin will mess it up, i know. it does it to me some times!

Flatline for A5 is better than anything else...Period.  I have a J&J Ceramic for the combination of when the field paint sucks and its super humid (>90%).  The junk paint can swell like Jeter's cheek (anyone see the game last night) and not fit the flatline too well.  A straight barrel is useful only when this occurs.  It'll still be a little tight in the J&J, but the brittle shells don't have to deal with the friction and spin of the flatline.  Then again, I usually pay a little more for a better quality paint (like RPS) from the field (when offered) so that I can still use my flatline.  It's worth the extra few bucks per case in that situation.

I've heard of alignment problems with the 98C version of the flatline.  All I know is that there is no way you can screw up the alignment for an A5.  It's either on and aligned or not on at all.  Tippmann did well with that.  But, like anything else you can do to your marker, if you ain't got the installation know-how, you shouldn't be upgrading it. 

As for the sidespin issue from a few other posts, it may seem crazy, but I love tipping my flatline about 45 degrees to a side and watching the paint curve around obstacles.  Don't get me wrong.  It's in no way consistent nor completely aimable, but it's pretty damn cool when you see a few too many bodies behind a bunker and you can start bringing paint into them from an angle.  It annoys the heck out of them!!!  Especially if you flank them from the other side. 

As for the sidespin issue from a few other posts, it may seem crazy, but I love tipping my flatline about 45 degrees to a side and watching the paint curve around obstacles.  Don't get me wrong.  It's in no way consistent nor completely aimable, but it's pretty damn cool when you see a few too many bodies behind a bunker and you can start bringing paint into them from an angle.  It annoys the heck out of them!!!  Especially if you flank them from the other side. 

That is what I do when either 1 player or when players bunch up behind a bunker....its fun watchin them...screamin at each other to get the heck out cus theres too many behind one obstacle.

You should get a flatline I recently got one and it adds soooo much more range to the gun. It also shoots alot more accurate than it did before.

dont listen to anyone that says flatlines arent worth it they are the best barrel period NO DOUBT ABOUT IT! wherever u shoot, the ball goes and boy does it go far! VERY accurate! and u dont have to buy expensive balls. i use whatever the heck my friend bought and it works great. whoever sed its not worth it prolly doesnt own one.

There is a ton of absolute B.S. about the Flatline, and what it can or cannot do.

Suffice it to say, I have been using the Flatline since they were introduced almost 5 years ago and NO OTHER BARREL on my Tippmann markers.

I use it for woods, hyperball, speedball, and it is more than up to the task.

If you can't use a Flatline and get good results, you should be riding a short bus with the rest of the "slow and special people".