flatline help
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Topic: flatline help
Posted By: jim_wilson
Subject: flatline help
Date Posted: 05 January 2005 at 2:35pm
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ok i have been wanting a flatline for my 98 custom for a while now and after looking up reviews and stuff on the flatline im not sure who to listen too. iv heard things like the flatline shoots the balls really slowly or that the flatline shoots the balls faster etc etc... also, is the flatline accurate? some people say its improved aiming, others say it gets worse, and some say its about the same... and i want responses from flatline owners no loser ass liers who am just trying to get me to buy or not to buy the flatline... ------------- 98 Custom Collapsable M4 Style Stock Flatline Barrel Kingman Java Remote Coil |
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Posted By: -PREDATOR-
Date Posted: 05 January 2005 at 2:41pm
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OK ill give you the facts, they don't shoot the ball slower and they are innacurate barrels. ------------- WHOEVER *reb* IS WHY WOULD YOU THINK I HAVE AN OVERSIZED SIG!?!?!! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!!THIS FORUM HAS THE WORST MODS EVER!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: jim_wilson
Date Posted: 05 January 2005 at 2:54pm
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ok thats good that they dont shoot slo, but how inaccurate r they? like worse then the 98C stock barrel? ------------- 98 Custom Collapsable M4 Style Stock Flatline Barrel Kingman Java Remote Coil |
Posted By: triggerhappy1
Date Posted: 05 January 2005 at 3:00pm
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the ball dosent shoot slower at all. people say it floats and slows down and they can catch your balls, but longer range on a larger scale give it thais illusion. they sustain muzzle velocity untill they start to drop off. with the perfect paint and right velocity (250-270fps) it has a pretty tight grouping. i can easily get all of my shots within a 2-4ft grouping. but it all depends on the paint. you must use small, round, seemless, thickshell balls or its as good as worthless. ------------- 
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Posted By: jim_wilson
Date Posted: 05 January 2005 at 3:06pm
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ok can u gime sum examples of companies that make good paintballs for a flatline otherwise i might buy worng paint... ------------- 98 Custom Collapsable M4 Style Stock Flatline Barrel Kingman Java Remote Coil |
Posted By: triggerhappy1
Date Posted: 05 January 2005 at 3:28pm
| dusk, marbalizers, evil, are some of the best because they are small-medium size, and have very shallow or no seems. but i have heard that pmi premiums, rps bigball, and 32* team colors also work very well. anything else, just check for roundness, make sure there smaller sized, thick shell, no dimples ect. |
Posted By: DrunkDriver
Date Posted: 05 January 2005 at 6:26pm
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All the flatline is good for is distance. It is no more accurate then any medium quality barrel. To me a very picky tempermental barrel is not worth a few more yards distance, let alone the cost. ------------- http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=260991706090alb8rs.jpg"> 
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Posted By: HaloMasterALL09
Date Posted: 05 January 2005 at 7:37pm
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i own one i tink its good, good: longer range, acuracy like anyother other barrel, shoots good through brush, bad: cost. But the ball really doesnt go slower aand either get marbilizers or evils(for paint) ------------- 
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Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 05 January 2005 at 7:44pm
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You know you guys are jus mentioning the types of balls that the Flatline can be used wit....try mentioning the manufacturer....like RPS, because Evil, Marbs and Premiums etc. are made by RPS. Checkout the link on what brands of balls and sizes can be used in the Flatline and before you look at the link....both Flatline barrels are medium bore....
http://www.ottersccustoms.com/paintc.html - http://www.ottersccustoms.com/paintc.html ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition! 
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Posted By: jim_wilson
Date Posted: 05 January 2005 at 8:53pm
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wow... i guess id havta order my ammo online cuz all they got at the closest store is scorge, big ball, uhhhhh wild streak.....and super swirl or sumtin... otherwise id havta go about 3 towns over to get to a decent store =( ------------- 98 Custom Collapsable M4 Style Stock Flatline Barrel Kingman Java Remote Coil |
Posted By: VTpaintballer
Date Posted: 05 January 2005 at 9:15pm
they are pretty acurate for theredistance and try not to swear on this forum you can get busted for it
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Posted By: jim_wilson
Date Posted: 05 January 2005 at 9:39pm
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wat r u like in 2nd grade or something? ------------- 98 Custom Collapsable M4 Style Stock Flatline Barrel Kingman Java Remote Coil |
VTpaintballer wrote:Posted By: Stormcharger
Date Posted: 06 January 2005 at 12:44pm
No. He forgot to turn on his Ebonics filter. If you cannot make your point without the use of profanity, you may want to stop skipping school. |
Posted By: jim_wilson
Date Posted: 06 January 2005 at 2:02pm
ya ok wat r u like a loser nerd who loves to go to school and play yu-gi-oh or something?! lol and yes i can get my point out with the use of **edited**, **edited**, asswipe, dildo sucker, donkey licker, etc... ever been to new york city? ------------- 98 Custom Collapsable M4 Style Stock Flatline Barrel Kingman Java Remote Coil |
Posted By: Skorpion317
Date Posted: 06 January 2005 at 3:23pm
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most RPS paint is good to use. it's not absolutely necessary to use the top of the line paint either...just make sure it's small or medium bore. I used RPS/PMI Shrapnel paint, which are the seconds from that company. they worked perfectly, not one chop in the whole case. ------------- 98 Custom Flatline Barrel Pro-Team Sniper F/X stock 32 Degrees Remote Line Response Trigger Ricochet 2K hopper Removed Front Grip Polished Internals Adco Imp red dot sight |
Posted By: MagnumForce
Date Posted: 06 January 2005 at 5:01pm
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The slowness of the ball is all an illusion. It might seem like the ball is going slower but it really isnt. The Flatline is accurate and give great velocity whne tuned correctly. It also depnds on what paint you use. ------------- 
http://img205.exs.cx/img205/3905/schooltwo7300044yc.jpg - -My A-5 |
Posted By: Hella Cool
Date Posted: 06 January 2005 at 5:25pm
| The Flatline will work well as long as you don't use total crap paint. |
Posted By: Blue Hopper
Date Posted: 06 January 2005 at 5:31pm
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People thinking the balls going slower are stupid. What do they think that the chrono is lying to them when it says 270(or whatever). Th flatline is very accurate. I use $30 a case paint last time i played and didn't have any busts out of 500 paintballs. ------------- Notice: The views exspressed in this post do not represent that of the Tippmann Company or the Paintball community but solely the individual who type it. |
Posted By: sniper44
Date Posted: 06 January 2005 at 8:01pm
| hey im not a paint ball expert i just got a 98 custom with the flat line the day after x-mas and i love it i used 2 have a spider they suck i've played 2 games and we won both i love my new gun i did not get hit wonce but me and my freind [has a flatline] sniped out 10 kids and they could not reach us with there paint ball guns [some had stock 98c] if u want to snipe u got the gun. and all that crap about there slower not true but make sure the velocity is perfect when u got it good DONT MESS WITH IT and i use duraxus paint it works fine but better paint balls are better |
Posted By: Stormcharger
Date Posted: 07 January 2005 at 12:17pm
I have been to New York City. For that matter I have been to every state in America(if you can count that would be 50), and 27 countries around the world. I find it very sad that you do not respect yourself. Ever wonder why people don't respect you? It starts with you. If it makes you feel better to attack me, it's a free country, and I can handle it. I'll pray for you, so you won't need to rely on pity the rest of your life. |
Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 07 January 2005 at 12:28pm
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ooooooh hes from New York City....Im scurd, quit braggin where you from lil man, theres alot of other New Yorkers in here and they dont even act like you do, in other words son...grow up! people will like you and respect you more. ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition!
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Posted By: jim_wilson
Date Posted: 07 January 2005 at 4:32pm
um... ok.. sure... thx...(man im out these ppl r so weird...) ------------- 98 Custom Collapsable M4 Style Stock Flatline Barrel Kingman Java Remote Coil |
Posted By: jim_wilson
Date Posted: 07 January 2005 at 4:35pm
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actully im not from new york but im just sayin in example... and besides im grown up it just annoys me when lil kids r always like oooo u said a baaad word... heh if u think im bad u should meet my family there always sayin to me like go **edited** off u lil brat, or **edited** u mofo dumass (so now u kno where i get it from) ------------- 98 Custom Collapsable M4 Style Stock Flatline Barrel Kingman Java Remote Coil |
Posted By: Stormcharger
Date Posted: 09 January 2005 at 7:04pm
The point is, it's your choice to act the way you do. Someone can push you off a bridge and it won't be your fault. But if someone tells you to jump off, you still have the choice not to. So, if your family is mean to you, is it right for you to be mean to others? |