Flat vs Sniper Barrel
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Topic: Flat vs Sniper Barrel
Posted By: _Matty
Subject: Flat vs Sniper Barrel
Date Posted: 10 October 2005 at 11:13pm
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Flatline barrel or Sniper barrel? I'm looking into buying a A-5 w/ E-grip, Double Trigger kit, 20oz
co2. I don't want to keep the stock barrel. I'm going to be
playing a little speedball and little bit more woods. I read taht
the Tippmann team uses sniper barrels... I'm assuming that they don't
"need" the flatine. I don't wanna use my $ if I don't have
to. If there is a different topic with the same subject, if you
could leave me a link. If not give me some comments on what you
think. THnx
P.S. If the sniper is the choice to your answer, what size would I need to get. Thnx again Matty |
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Posted By: DarkSideEchoes
Date Posted: 10 October 2005 at 11:34pm
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The reason they don't "need" the flatline is because they play speedball and the extra range is unecessary. However if you play speedball the Flatline gives you an immense advantage. If you choose to get the "sniper barrel" anything over twelve inches is a waste. I learned that the hard way. So if you play woodsball, get a flatline but if you play speedball get a J&J ceramic or something. ------------- 
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Posted By: Hella Cool
Date Posted: 11 October 2005 at 12:38am
| The Tippmann sniper barrel sucks. The A-5 Flatline rocks. Don't go over 14" on any barrel. |
Posted By: Halo
Date Posted: 11 October 2005 at 1:17am
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Okay dude, the Tippmann sniper barrel sucks. Get something else. Dye Excel, 14 inch is a good all around choice. There are tons of other good barrels out there.
The Flat Line is deffinetly not the best ideal for speedball. A good barrel kit would be good for speedball, but they can cost a bit. ------------- Halo CDPaintbal.com One of the oldest running scenario fields in the southeast. |
Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 11 October 2005 at 3:52pm
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I'd get a Lapco Bigshot ( http://www.countypaintball.com/product_description.asp?item=2471 - Bigshot ). It will give you all-around performance, since you play both woods and speed. ------------- http://www.macdev.net - MacDev Militia http://www.alienpb.com - Alien - Because winning is more fun. |
Posted By: Sargent Duck
Date Posted: 11 October 2005 at 4:43pm
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Get a Lapco BigShot or J&J ceramic. They're good all-around barrels
that are budget wise. However, my personal prefrence would be the
All-American. It costs more, but a very good barrel. Oh, and don't go
over 14"
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Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 11 October 2005 at 5:26pm
| The flatline is nice for both speedball and woodsball I have heard. |
Posted By: _Matty
Date Posted: 11 October 2005 at 9:55pm
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ya, thats what some of my friends that are hardcore into all this
say. at least for a beginner like me... thnx for the post,
got more go for it, if not thnx to all that posted, helped out alot. thnx again -matty |
Posted By: Justice
Date Posted: 11 October 2005 at 9:58pm
Hey I've used my A-5 flatline in speedball  14"St!ffi barrel > Flatline and most other barrels ------------- 
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Posted By: jh1990
Date Posted: 12 October 2005 at 12:54am
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I also learned the hardway with a 21' er |
Hella Cool wrote:Posted By: goochanater
Date Posted: 12 October 2005 at 12:34pm
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go w/ the flatline it's the bomb ------------- skulls Rule$$$$ |
Posted By: whack-a-mole
Date Posted: 12 October 2005 at 1:33pm
I think you meant a 21", 21 feet that's a big barrel. Between your two choices I'd go with the flatline. I would also recommend you look into some other barrels that work just as well as or maybe even better than a flatline like the Lapco Bigshot or the J&J Ceramic or many others. If you do that try to keep the length around 12-14in. ------------- NASA and the Americans spent millions of dollars and hundreds of hours to develop a pen that would write in space.....The Russians used a pencil. |
Posted By: eliminator
Date Posted: 12 October 2005 at 2:33pm
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APEX r pretty cool. they probably not allowed on ur feild cause people call em cheater gimicks. and the snpier barrel is not all tha bad, its better than the stock and improves accuracy ( well i noticed a difference) ------------- __||__ [ }------ =() =() //' || R THOSE MY BALLS ON UR FACE |
Posted By: eliminator
Date Posted: 12 October 2005 at 2:39pm
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the flatline causes a big ubalence in ur gun the front end is way heavier because it has the cyclone feader also so it kinda front heavy but its asowome for distane and accuracy , suck in the rain tho ------------- __||__ [ }------ =() =() //' || R THOSE MY BALLS ON UR FACE |