Curve of a Flatline
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Topic: Curve of a Flatline
Posted By: kizzerd
Subject: Curve of a Flatline
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 2:02am
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I was just curious which way a Flatline barrel curves... up or down? I've looked at pictures, some appear to have both... info? ------------- Special Ops Brigade Sergeant Model 98 w/ Full Mossy Oak Break Up Camo Soon: break down stock/ flatline/something never done before! |
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Posted By: Satyr
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 4:15am
| mine seems to curve up mostly but i was shooting wal-mart paint when i was actualy paying atteniton, but that jsut my barrell and im sure that they are all close but not identical, and im sure the paint itself plays a big factor |
Posted By: PaINtToXiN
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 10:15am
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As soon as the ball enters the barrel it begins on an upward curve, then it gently bends back downward putting the backspin on the ball. ------------- If my posts seem strange it is because dial-up gives me too much time to think. A-5, Flatilizer. |
Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 11:16am
| the barrel makes the ball have backspin, which raises the ball nd allows it to curve up, but the force of gravity and the curve of the ball cancel each other out, and puts the paintball on a straight, flat path. |
Posted By: yaafm
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 6:41pm
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I have not had any trouble with my barrel curving up
or to the side at all. Using Marbilizer and other paint has not
had any effect on my shooting.
------------- A-5 Flatline Lapco Bigshot 12 Inch Tapco T6 Stock |
Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 7:05pm
| the barrel will shoot balls to the side if you do not hold the barrel straight. it will put a side spin on the ball and there will be no gravity to cancel out a side spin, in turn, the piantball will veer off to the side A LOT. this can be overcame as long as you hold the marker in a straight, upright position. this is why it is not for speedballers. speedballers tend to peek out of bunkers side ways to give themselves more body cover. |
Posted By: cdacda13
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 10:16pm
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u nailed it |
A5 dude15 wrote:Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 10:18pm
| yes, thank you |
Posted By: A-5 Command
Date Posted: 18 January 2005 at 10:53pm
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depends on many things. What paint you use, your velocity, and if you have paint in your barrel. If you get paint in your barrel, the balls will make the most athletic turns u will ever see. Once wen it was real cold out the paintballs were real brittle and broke in my flatline at high rates of fire, and the balls would go in an upward diagnol slant, then go down, then spiral until it hit a bunker lol. lesson: dont get paint in your barrel, or play in conditions wen you have to walk around the woods befor a game and stamp out ice just so you can get to a bunker. Yea it was that cold. ------------- A-5 Flatline E-Grip Tapco T-6 stock JCS Duel Trigger JCS Universal BiPod Core Remote 88ci/4500psi Crossfire R-5 Hopper Apex Barrel Hot Shot red dot Lapco offset Spec Ops A5-A2 grip |
Posted By: kizzerd
Date Posted: 19 January 2005 at 12:53am
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thanks... i appreciate your info. I looked forever on this site and many others to find this out before I asked because yall seem to be getting aggitated by the same questions being asked on this forum. Thanks again ------------- Special Ops Brigade Sergeant Model 98 w/ Full Mossy Oak Break Up Camo Soon: break down stock/ flatline/something never done before! |
Posted By: A-5 Command
Date Posted: 19 January 2005 at 5:37pm
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dont worry, people like flatline topics ------------- A-5 Flatline E-Grip Tapco T-6 stock JCS Duel Trigger JCS Universal BiPod Core Remote 88ci/4500psi Crossfire R-5 Hopper Apex Barrel Hot Shot red dot Lapco offset Spec Ops A5-A2 grip |
Posted By: pbmasta
Date Posted: 19 January 2005 at 8:58pm
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starts by going up then it slowly gos flat to give it a backspin ------------- Olive PM6 with virtue |