Flatline accuracy
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Topic: Flatline accuracy
Posted By: TheDeerHunter
Subject: Flatline accuracy
Date Posted: 16 July 2005 at 7:04pm
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My rig is a 98c with a colapsable stock and flatline barrel. I have a problem. Contrary to what most of you might be thinking at this point it isn't the accuracy of the flatline barrel itself that is my problem. My barrel shoots very straight and far pretty consistently. The problem is that I also have a red dot sight that i want to attach to my gun for better "first shot" accuracy. My problem is that once i attach the sight to the sightrail the hopper is in the way. only by about a half inch, but enough to make it unusable. If anyone has any suggestions i'd appreciate it. ------------- My gun is beat to hell...scratched up, paint's comin off, but it's the best damn gun in the world because it's mine |
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Posted By: pbdude985
Date Posted: 16 July 2005 at 7:34pm
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i think their are sight rails that arent directly center and can be put on a angle. I think they are called offsight ite rails or something like that. Just look around the internet. ------------- 
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Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 16 July 2005 at 7:52pm
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ya theres offset rails, but can you conect one to a flatline?
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Posted By: TheDeerHunter
Date Posted: 17 July 2005 at 1:25am
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i can check in town here, there's a guy who does customization. He had suggested earlier to get an elbow to go in the elbow i already have to make the hopper a little higher, but it would make my hopper like half a foot higher than my gun and would just look stupid ------------- My gun is beat to hell...scratched up, paint's comin off, but it's the best damn gun in the world because it's mine |
Posted By: Stormcharger
Date Posted: 17 July 2005 at 2:19am
| Look for a Lapco offset sight rail, It will solve your problem. |
Posted By: A5 Man
Date Posted: 17 July 2005 at 4:01am
| I WANT A FLATLINE |
Posted By: TheDeerHunter
Date Posted: 17 July 2005 at 11:55am
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Thanks for the help guys, i'll check that out ------------- My gun is beat to hell...scratched up, paint's comin off, but it's the best damn gun in the world because it's mine |
Posted By: Mag-a-Man
Date Posted: 17 July 2005 at 12:29pm
| you could buy a hopper that dosen't get in the way.. |
Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 17 July 2005 at 2:11pm
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Please try to make the posts useful... and the LapCo offset rail is awesome ------------- 
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A5 Man wrote:Posted By: TheDeerHunter
Date Posted: 17 July 2005 at 3:43pm
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Ok, so if i can really attach this thing to my flatline, then where can i find one online. I've done some looking and have found some offset sight rails, but i wasn't sure they would fit on my flatline shroud. All of them say 7/8" accessory rail and 3/8" dovetail. Is this going to work or not? ------------- My gun is beat to hell...scratched up, paint's comin off, but it's the best damn gun in the world because it's mine |
Posted By: somoenesomewher
Date Posted: 17 July 2005 at 4:15pm
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go to www.specopspaintball.com they have a TONE of a-5 stuff incuding offset rails
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Posted By: TheDeerHunter
Date Posted: 17 July 2005 at 6:26pm
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yes, i can see that there are many offset rails that work on the a-5, but my problem is i have a 98c and the barrel shroud changes the size of the sight rail on the gun. I just need to know if these offset rails will work on the barrel shroud. The shroud appears to be about 1/2" as opposed to the standard 7/8 ------------- My gun is beat to hell...scratched up, paint's comin off, but it's the best damn gun in the world because it's mine |
Posted By: boarder2k7
Date Posted: 17 July 2005 at 6:46pm
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If you have a stock gravity hopper or a Revi just bend it like this. http://www.airgun.com/downloads/hopper_modifications.pdf - http://www.airgun.com/downloads/hopper_modifications.pdf
Obviously you will have to move where you squish it but that should work. |
Posted By: Stormcharger
Date Posted: 17 July 2005 at 10:13pm
| The Lapco offset rail is adjustable and will fit. |
Posted By: tippy279
Date Posted: 17 July 2005 at 11:06pm
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NEEW HOPPER? ya try that ------------- My guns name is Mr. Max in remembrance of my dog that got hit by a car: Tippmann A-5 Ricochet R-5 JCS double Trigger Tippmann E-Grip Flatline Barrel Do you have the need for speed? |
Posted By: TheDeerHunter
Date Posted: 17 July 2005 at 11:45pm
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ok guys, im goin with the lapco, thx for the help. ------------- My gun is beat to hell...scratched up, paint's comin off, but it's the best damn gun in the world because it's mine |
Posted By: Metal_Nutz
Date Posted: 18 July 2005 at 11:55am
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well the flatline for the 98c is plastic you could prabaly just cut a notch in it to make it fit, the shroud is only cosmetic any way. ------------- Can't sleep forums will eat me |
Posted By: tippmann user
Date Posted: 18 July 2005 at 12:08pm
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if u want a laser sight buy the off set sight rail it puts the rail off to the left and u can use your sight without worrying about the hopper
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Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 18 July 2005 at 12:19pm
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Couple of solutions. If you are clamping directly to the top of the marker dovetail move the Red Dot sight far forward till it is just behind the hopper. Though the hopper will still block part of the view through the sight I have found that usable. Wait, let me amend that. the first hopper I had on the 98C had a short neck so the body of the hopper blocked a significant part of the field of view. I bought another later with an inch longer neck and provided a more than adequate field of view. So you may need a hopper that stands up a little higher. Another solution is the Lapco sight mount. It clamps into the dovetail on the top of the receiver and provides an offset scope mounting position that is to the left and tilted down from the top of the receiver. Take a look at it: http://www.redcellpaintball.com/Lapco-Offset-Sight-Rail-P283 C150.aspx - http://www.redcellpaintball.com/Lapco-Offset-Sight-Rail-P283 C150.aspx The plastic shroud on the Flatline has the dovetail grooves in the top that allow the Lapco to clamp in place, just like on the top of the receiver. |