Which barrell for my A-5
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Topic: Which barrell for my A-5
Posted By: firedawg88
Subject: Which barrell for my A-5
Date Posted: 07 April 2005 at 11:10am
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Hello paintballers, new to the forum here but hopefully you guys can help me out. Just purchased a Tippman A-5 with R/T. I did as much reasearch as I could on a barrell for it before I got a Smart parts 14'' barrel. Haven't got it in yet, but wondering if i made a good call. I play at my local field on a variety of courses, (woodball, urban, Etc.) Please advise and let me know if i need to purchase a diffrent barrel. ------------- Tippman A-5 with R/T 14'' Tear Drop or (BT-16) 32 Degrees remote w/ slide check |
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Posted By: Stri
Date Posted: 07 April 2005 at 11:21am
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The teardrop is a good barrel..ive been using one on my 98c for a while.
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Posted By: firedawg88
Date Posted: 07 April 2005 at 6:49pm
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Can anyone else offer any input? ------------- Tippman A-5 with R/T 14'' Tear Drop or (BT-16) 32 Degrees remote w/ slide check |
Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 07 April 2005 at 7:06pm
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Yea, the Teardrop is a good barrel for the money. ------------- http://www.macdev.net - MacDev Militia http://www.alienpb.com - Alien - Because winning is more fun. |
Posted By: CYoungGunA-5
Date Posted: 07 April 2005 at 8:02pm
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i have a 12" J&J ceramic, bang for the buck, but it's not quite as good as the teardrop. ------------- A-5 E-Grip GTA Double Trigger GTA Expansion Chamber J&J Ceramic 12" barrel COMING SOON: Flatline Car Stock Remote Coil |
Posted By: marktippman98
Date Posted: 07 April 2005 at 8:09pm
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its ok 12 progressive but buy like a flat line or 14" instead of measily 12 my friends go it on his 98 c he shoot dead accuracy but he cud shoot better wif a better barrel like teardrop lapco bigshot etc... ------------- (In Game) ok guys watch out one at 21 dorito and back middle one, one just made a move for the snake shoot em are you their shoot him at the snake.....(big pause looks back) omg are you jokin 3v1 |
Posted By: DarkSideEchoes
Date Posted: 07 April 2005 at 8:20pm
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Flatline. Most definetly. My first barrel was a fourteen inch Smart Parts Progressive. It was okay I guess. But absolutely no comparison to the Flatline. I find it accurate and it sure as hell shoots farther than anything else. ------------- 
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Posted By: firedawg88
Date Posted: 07 April 2005 at 8:43pm
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Reading the forums I get a lot off negative & positive about the flatline. But haven't heard anything negative on the Tear Drop. Anyone had both, that can offer some advice? ------------- Tippman A-5 with R/T 14'' Tear Drop or (BT-16) 32 Degrees remote w/ slide check |
Posted By: tippmann707
Date Posted: 14 April 2005 at 3:54pm
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If you want to spend a little more get a DYE BOOMSTICK. the teardrop is good for the price.
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Posted By: Lawless
Date Posted: 14 April 2005 at 6:14pm
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Hey! The boomstick is over-rated! And the negative feedback you're hearing about the flatline comes mainly from people who either have no actual experience with it or didn't know what to do with it if they did have one. As long as it's installed properly, kept clean, and used with quality small bore paint, it's a killer! ------------- Name: Paul R. Warman II Location: The Boonies, MI Phone Number: (989)666-XXXX |
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Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 14 April 2005 at 6:17pm
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The flatline is ok, but by the time the paintball goes the extra
distance, it'll most likely not break on target, just bounce because
it's going so slow, atleast that's from my experience. Also, never go with a boomstick, a big waste of money, almost any barrel would do fine, the Teardrop is a good choice. ------------- [IMG]http://i27.tinypic.com/1538fbc.jpg"> Squeeze Box ☣ |
Posted By: Lawless
Date Posted: 14 April 2005 at 6:25pm
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Hey! Thanks...I'll use you as an example. Now Mehs here doesn't really know what he's talking about so I'll clear up what he said. The flatline only makes the balls it shoots appear to go slower when in reality they lose speed more slowly than a regular barrel. This is because the spinning of the ball helps it to cut through the air better than a ball with no or irregular spin. So the result is less air resistance. And if you talk someone who has been shot by a flatty...ask to see the welt it left. Slow balls tend not to leave real nice welts. I'll be one to vouch that the flatline will leave very nice welts! Hope this clears up what Mehs said. And thanks goes out to Mehs for giving me a fine example of the the nonsense people talk of the flatline.
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Posted By: fathead161`
Date Posted: 14 April 2005 at 6:39pm
yea flatline all the way
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Posted By: A-5 Command
Date Posted: 14 April 2005 at 8:38pm
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yes u made a good decision, and ur next barrel should defianatly be a flatline, the range just makes u feel like a god in certain situations, and the balls almost always break on impact at that distance dont listen to people who are flatline haters, they just broke a few in their barrel during cold weather with crappy paint. next barrel should definatly be a flatline, it intimidates people as well, everyone is always asking me if they can shoot my gun.... ------------- 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 |