higher velocity on paintballs
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Topic: higher velocity on paintballs
Posted By: hero hutchins
Subject: higher velocity on paintballs
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 8:39pm
| should it be higher than 300fps it should be like 350 or 375 or somethings cuz when u get hit by a 300fps paintball u barely feel it,compared to something like 350. |
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Posted By: MetallicaESPa5
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 8:41pm
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No it shouldn't. It would be too dangerous.
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Posted By: pbfreak98
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 8:42pm
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No, you shouldn't raise the velocity past 300 fps. If you do, you have a higher risk of cracking your lense. That's one of the reasons why most fields have their standard velocity at about 280 fps or maybe a little higher. ------------- |
Posted By: lil A-5 dude
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 9:06pm
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have you ever got hit by some one shooting 350 at pointblank? youd shut your mouth after that |
Posted By: Frozen
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 9:07pm
| 350 shoots through clothes if you are close enough. It hurts. |
Posted By: Kevin Z
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 9:11pm
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If you had ever been shot with a paintball doing 350 you would not even suggest it. We would come home with some of the nastiest 6 inch around bruises. Now that I use a chronograph, and had everyone turn it down, we come home with little red welts that heal away in a couple days. I say no no no no no , not only no but hell no. ------------- United States Marine Corps.... When it absolutely, positively, has to be destroyed overnight! Just say NO to junk mods |
Posted By: Glassjaw
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 9:17pm
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Dude, 300 hurts enough at 2 feet when you get bunkered.
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Posted By: pntbl freak
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 9:19pm
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Over 300 isnt safe. Also, over 300, your accuracy will decrease. If it is at 350, your accuracy will be pretty bad. -------------  |
Posted By: [Mr. Smith]
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 9:19pm
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Thats a bad idea. and i rarely have any problems noticing hits at anywhere from 260-300. ------------- Proud owner of an ACE'd 2K3 matrix  |
Posted By: Random_Person
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 9:19pm
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NO ------------- http://profile.xfire.com/kentuckyfriedgangsta"> 
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Posted By: :ShockeR_ratm:
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 10:11pm
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most fields keep the veolcity limit at 260-280 ------------- 
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Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 10:17pm
| You should get one of those Evil regs... |
Posted By: rave5910
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 10:29pm
 This was 250 at point blank. EDIT: When I say point blank I mean my arm was about a foot away from the tip of the guys barrel. ------------- 
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Posted By: jaked588
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 10:36pm
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hey hero hutchins... dont drink the bong juice ------------- 
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 10:38pm
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The limit of 300 fps isn't to do with pain, its to do with physical capabilities. Budd Orr figured out the max speed of 300 fps after hearing of many women and children having their knuckles broken by people shooting "hot." Essentially, if you turn up the velocity you run the risk of breaking hands, as well as masks, which are also rated for 300 fps.
That's it in a nutshell. |
Posted By: Glassjaw
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 10:40pm
Ouch, i got popped in the hand a few times sunday and bled, nothing serious though. Should have taken some pictures, my knuckles have welts on them, heh. ------------- |
rave5910 wrote:Posted By: rave5910
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 10:42pm
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In the middle of the circle where the skin is a little bit darker, all
the skin died and fell off and I had a big ol' hole in my arm.
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Posted By: ekeboo
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 10:47pm
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Obviously you havent been shot close enough, come to my house and ill fixx that problem for ya. -------------  
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 11:03pm
| Just read what I said, it answers it. |
Posted By: meteora
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 11:16pm
alright, next time you play lemme know, ill bunker you after i chrono'd 380fps 
just so you can feel it.....good luck with takin my 20bps to your face!
not to mention your hopper, and gun, and arms, and chest and back and
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Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 11:18pm
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Not the best idea. Also, does anyone know why point blank shots don't hurt as much as 15 foot away shots?
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Posted By: *(New) Fnd Glry
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 11:43pm
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I was shot from less than 10 ft away by my friend once when we were trying to show some newbies how much it "doesn't hurt" to get shot. yea, definately shoulda chrono'd his gun first. needless to say, I was screaming like a little girl, and he was busy chrono'ing his gun just to find out that he was shooting a steady 380 fps. ------------- Pimpin' since May 26th, 1987 |
Posted By: Robert_Hawker
Date Posted: 03 November 2004 at 11:48pm
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^ yea i was playing with my new (Used) zeus the other day with my velosity all the way in only to find out i couldent get it any lower than 310 all the way out. so anyone from EMR.. oops i figured the previous owner (A prominent member of this very forum) would have cut the sprin allready be i guess not. o well i got the hole thing pluss tac holster and an extra mag for 100 so i cant complain. ------------- Tipp A-5 Opsgear Saw Shroud Opsgear G36 Folding Stock 16" j&j |
Posted By: jaked588
Date Posted: 04 November 2004 at 12:15am
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it hurts less sometimes to get shot point blank because it numbs the flesh rather than just like slapping it with a wet towel. iono why but it does... -------------
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 04 November 2004 at 12:26am
If you are right on the barrel, you can slow the ball down a bit by the air compressing. |
Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 04 November 2004 at 1:24am
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at about 350, you are no longer shooting paintballs, but paint chunks.
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Posted By: kiolia
Date Posted: 04 November 2004 at 2:26am
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since Kinetic energy varies with the square of velocity...a little math shows that a paintball going 350 fps has 1.361 times the energy of a paintball going 300 fps. that's close to one and a half times the hurt. And it will translate into busted clothing, busted hoppers, pods, and lenses...
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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 04 November 2004 at 8:03am
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using velocity that high would hurt like no other!!! ouch. |
Posted By: hero hutchins
Date Posted: 04 November 2004 at 9:52am
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we play in are back yards no limit on speed or any thing.if u practice with no limits on paintball than it should be a breeze playin at 300 fps.u cant take the pain |
Posted By: SeaWolf
Date Posted: 04 November 2004 at 9:55am
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n00b... ------------- 
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Posted By: hero hutchins
Date Posted: 04 November 2004 at 10:06am
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i been shot by a 98 it was cranked up and tape up the holes in the barrels and i got shot in the back of the head man i lost hair. i been playing for like going on 4 years now.so dont think i havent been shot at a gun at 380 |
Posted By: rave5910
Date Posted: 04 November 2004 at 7:24pm
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playing with guns set at a lower velocity would improve your game more since you have to move up alot to hit anyone.
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