Is the flatline barrel effective??
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Topic: Is the flatline barrel effective??
Posted By: Yodaskull
Subject: Is the flatline barrel effective??
Date Posted: 22 July 2004 at 9:52pm
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Is the flatline barrel effective and worth the price you pay for a 98 custom?? ------------- Say Hello to my Little Friend! |
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Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 22 July 2004 at 10:00pm
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Do you play woodsball and are you tryin to be a sniper? ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition! 
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Posted By: Yodaskull
Date Posted: 22 July 2004 at 10:02pm
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I wanna play woodsball ------------- Say Hello to my Little Friend! |
Posted By: [FI]
Date Posted: 22 July 2004 at 10:04pm
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The Flatline simply does what it says it will do: adds a bit more effective range and makes it so the ball fallows a flatter line. Is this what you want? Remember now, the accuracy is no better than that of normal straight bore barrel, so if you cannot consistently hit targets from 20 yards away in game conditions...you will not be able to do so from 40 yards, I'm sorry to say. You also have to look at the expense: it requires good, fresh, paint of a small bore. Is this going to bust the budget? Is this available to you? If your local field only allows ZAP Seconds, then no. And do you want the ability to lob shots in? This can be just as effective as being able to fire flat shots. It really depends. |
Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 22 July 2004 at 10:09pm
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Go here if you wanna more about the Flatline http://www.tippmann.com/players/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=106825&PN=1 - http://www.tippmann.com/players/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp ?TID=106825&PN=1 ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition!
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Posted By: Yodaskull
Date Posted: 22 July 2004 at 10:09pm
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thanx a bunch ------------- Say Hello to my Little Friend! |
Posted By: kwkmrorange
Date Posted: 22 July 2004 at 10:14pm
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Well if you play speedball you probably wont want it. But lets not get into that. If you play woodsball youll love it. I have had one for a year or so now. Its amazing. It lets you shoot alot further on a flatline tragectory than any other barrel. And the accuracy is pretty good on it also. The only real problem is though that if you are shooting at someone from a long distance the ball will slow down just like with a normal barrel. This means you will get bounces if you dont hit them sonwher like the marker pack or mask. ------------- 
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Posted By: Yodaskull
Date Posted: 22 July 2004 at 10:21pm
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if you play speedball what type of barrel would u most want? ------------- Say Hello to my Little Friend! |
Posted By: Mike Barch
Date Posted: 23 July 2004 at 12:51am
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http://www.smartparts.com/Products/AllAmerican.aspx - http://www.smartparts.com/Products/AllAmerican.aspx that barrel is the best for WB and SB. ------------- 
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Posted By: NAVY_SEAL15
Date Posted: 23 July 2004 at 2:17am
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All i can say is if your playing speedball just dont get it! ------------- I loves my gun. 
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Posted By: flankomatic
Date Posted: 23 July 2004 at 6:43am
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it's as effective as the atkins diet. ------------- brevity is wit |
Posted By: MROD
Date Posted: 23 July 2004 at 7:48am
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umm no. The Flatline is the best barrel for woodsball but not good for speed. ------------- I need to find smaller pictures for my profile. |
flankomatic wrote:Posted By: [FI]
Date Posted: 23 July 2004 at 8:29am
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Friend of mine lost 80lbs on it... |
Posted By: kwkmrorange
Date Posted: 23 July 2004 at 9:44am
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The best barrle for speedball would be to get a barrle kit such as the freak or the evil pipe bom kit. I have tried the freak and I own an evil pipe bomb kit. The only real difference between the two is that the evil can shoot through broken paint in your barrle better than the freak can. -------------
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Posted By: FlatlinePwnage
Date Posted: 23 July 2004 at 10:38am
friend of mine lost 120 lbs on it so i guess teh flatline barrel is REALLY effective, huh? ------------- Tippmann 98 Custom Flatline Barrel System Pistol (james bond style) and i can still shoot further than ur 1500$ guns |
Posted By: flankomatic
Date Posted: 23 July 2004 at 3:39pm
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Ever read about what it does to you? The autopsy which was leaked on Dr. Atkins wasnt exactly a bill of health.
Atkins Diet ... all hype. You lose fat and muscle. Weight is a bad measurement of health. ------------- brevity is wit |
Posted By: GoingDaDistance
Date Posted: 23 July 2004 at 6:11pm
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I love my flatline barrel. And you can mount a regular scope to it (even though people have mixed opinions about the scopes) ------------- http://sigx.yuriy.net/link.php"> 
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Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 23 July 2004 at 6:22pm
------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition!
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Posted By: monster- baller
Date Posted: 23 July 2004 at 7:08pm
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one of my friends has one of those barrels for his 98c when we played woodsball together i herd peolpe on the team screaming "he saw us!!! RUN AWAY!! and then people running 200 feet away still getting hit in the ankles while my shots hit the ground before they got half way there ------------- i reject reality and substitute my own |
Posted By: monster- baller
Date Posted: 23 July 2004 at 7:10pm
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
So you tell me, is it effective and worth the money? ------------- i reject reality and substitute my own |
Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 23 July 2004 at 7:19pm
Yes it is.....you get to shoot them 1st before they can get into range of you ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition!
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Posted By: ncbbh88
Date Posted: 23 July 2004 at 7:44pm
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personally i hated the 98c flatline because of the whole allignment thing just too much of a pain A-5 is so much easier to get rite ------------- http://img203.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img203&image=kerrypyle0nt.jpg"> 
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Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 23 July 2004 at 8:54pm
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So, you need to align the barrel to make it work, its not that difficult... ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition!
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Posted By: flankomatic
Date Posted: 24 July 2004 at 9:15am
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Dear [ ] Newbs [ ] "Snipers" [ ] Paint Wipers [x] Dudes
The paint hitting you in the goggles is due to [ ] camping [ ] marksmanship [ ] upbringing [ ] not your marker [x] your love for Brittney Spears You are suffering from the misconception that [ ] barrel length improves your game life [x] a flatline will keep you from the dead zone longer [ ] that was just a paint grenade that went off in your pants as you cowered behind a bunker To improve your game experience, I recommend you [ ] wear several layers of clothes to avoid welts [ ] take cover as soon as the game starts and never come out [ ] think about something else like trying American Idol or fantasizing about Halle Barry [x] not read any dumb messages like this thank you ------------- brevity is wit |
Posted By: ncbbh88
Date Posted: 24 July 2004 at 6:15pm
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lol ------------- http://img203.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img203&image=kerrypyle0nt.jpg">
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Posted By: TMAN420
Date Posted: 24 July 2004 at 7:31pm
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its realy in acuratit
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Posted By: ncbbh88
Date Posted: 26 July 2004 at 1:53pm
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tman420 if everything in te flatline is set really well velocity allignment (98c only) and rite size paint then all should be awesome and you will have extreemly acurate shots ------------- http://img203.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img203&image=kerrypyle0nt.jpg">
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Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 26 July 2004 at 2:07pm
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Posted By: ncbbh88
Date Posted: 26 July 2004 at 2:11pm
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hay leafe hm aloone its oook if him cnat speel sew good ------------- http://img203.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img203&image=kerrypyle0nt.jpg">
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Posted By: monster- baller
Date Posted: 31 July 2004 at 8:17pm
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lol.. that was really funny ncbbh88 ------------- i reject reality and substitute my own |