best barrel for an a5
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Topic: best barrel for an a5
Posted By: kingpip
Subject: best barrel for an a5
Date Posted: 17 April 2005 at 4:53pm
which is the best barrel to get for the a5 flatline or something else ??
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Posted By: JokerDooD
Date Posted: 17 April 2005 at 4:57pm
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good question .i was thinking the same thing , i want accuracy with power .the flatline seems to go str8 but its slow ,like glides in the air .too slow in my opinion .so is there another barrel which will give better accuracy and still keep the power and speed of the ball ,??? |
Posted By: Scotchbroth
Date Posted: 17 April 2005 at 5:23pm
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although as you say the balls seem to float with the flatty they do go an extra 100 feet and i cant fault the accuracy with mine, dont let the appearance of the shot fool you they still hit the target at a good speed. ------------- 
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Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 17 April 2005 at 5:27pm
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Flatline, Bigshot, JJ Ceramic...... ------------- Pumpker'd; (V.) When a pump player runs up and shoots you at point blank range because you thought 20bps made you good. |
Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 17 April 2005 at 6:55pm
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If you play woodsball then get the flatline. If you play speedball or a combo of both then get another barrel like the All American or Bigshot. ------------- http://www.macdev.net - MacDev Militia http://www.alienpb.com - Alien - Because winning is more fun. |
Posted By: ac600ccer
Date Posted: 17 April 2005 at 9:24pm
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freak kit ------------- my A-5 setup,sp freak kit,pro-seal powertube,E-grip,cp 45* drop,polished internals,GTA lpk,palmers fatty stab.crossfire 45/4500 ,dye rhino cover,jcs duel trigger |
Posted By: Glassjaw
Date Posted: 17 April 2005 at 9:32pm
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Price wise? Under 100: -J&J Ceramic -Lapco Bigshot -Smartparts Teardrop 100 and over: -St!ffi -Boomstick -Ultralight -Pipe kit -Freak kit ------------- |
Posted By: JokerDooD
Date Posted: 18 April 2005 at 6:04am
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price doesnt realy matter BUT .i dont want to go spending silly money on a barrel i am not happy with .(a friend bought the flatline for his 98.realy bad idea ,either the barrel is broke or its just rubbish /)so spending money on a barrel scares me a little . the boomstick is expensive .around same price as the flatline. the bigshot is very cheap but its pretty short 1 inch shorter than stock .i thought length would help with accuracy ??? the J&J barrel is cheap too and has good reviews . i think i will try a J&J or maybe a bigshot . |
Posted By: Psyrecx
Date Posted: 18 April 2005 at 6:12am
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I'm going with the 14" Dye Ultralite myself. ------------- 
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Posted By: gsw.3
Date Posted: 18 April 2005 at 7:08pm
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My friend has the armson rifeled barrel and its xtremly accurate ------------- CLICK THE LINK BELOW http://model98.org"> 
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Posted By: LoneGunman
Date Posted: 18 April 2005 at 8:09pm
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I have the J&J ceramic 14"....... lets just say less then impressive
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Posted By: insane_clown
Date Posted: 19 April 2005 at 9:04pm
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well i had a A-5 now i have a Speed but when i had it the flatline i beat with a hammer cuz it was junk and then i bought a boomy n was happy from then on ------------- A-5 Flatline smart parts freak kit Boomstick shocktech dropforward adaptor custom dropforward LP kit smart parts 88 ci tank |
Posted By: paintball plyr
Date Posted: 21 April 2005 at 7:06am
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i would say go to opsgear and get the the operator in 14" because that is what i have the barrel is extremely accurate and has a very good range but not quite that of the flatline. heres a tip for ya get a barrel that is micro polished not micro honed the polished barrels are a lot more accurate than that of the honed barrels like what comes stock on tippmanns because a friend of mine i honed 14" barrel and i have a polished 14" barrel and for accuracy my barrel is more accurate and also gets a lot more range because the barrel is so smooooooth. so get the opsgear operator 14" you wont regret it $49.95 but thats my $.02 ------------- Tippmann A-5 BT-16 six position stock (for sale) R/T (Sold) E-grip w/ WAS board (in transit) soon to come: double trig palmers stabilizer QEV |
Posted By: Nickodemus
Date Posted: 21 April 2005 at 7:18am
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Don't get a barrel past 12 inches. The only advantage to a longer barrel is that it is easier for your body to hold it steady in a straight line. Only the last few inches and barrel crown matter to accuracy. That’s why the Flatlines level off after the curve. Keep it clean and treat it with Militec-1 or Rain-X and you will be surprised how well your barrel actually does if shot from a real shooting position or bench. Remember it's paintball. Shooting 48 MOA @ 25 yards is normal. Be more concerned with regulating your pressure so that you have consistency and use good balls. ------------- Think and give them all you have from the beginning, and never weaken! |
Posted By: playa4A-5
Date Posted: 21 April 2005 at 3:05pm
| i like my All american but i got it for $40 bucks. And if you want you can always get a freak tip |
Posted By: tippmannKING
Date Posted: 30 April 2005 at 8:28pm
i got a flatline on my a5. i got no problems, its amazing in woodsball, u can hit someone from like across the feild. so i would go that way...u might have a problem with the weight though, a lot of my friends do... if so either lift weights, or just get a belt with a tank case, that will get the weight back to normal. the flatline is also EXTREMELY accurite.. so thats probably the best barral for woods, and for bein the back man in speedball.
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