A-5 Flatline Customization
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Topic: A-5 Flatline Customization
Posted By: g0dam0ng1n53ct5
Subject: A-5 Flatline Customization
Date Posted: 24 March 2006 at 9:48pm
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Ok anyone who has an A-5 flatline check this out: Take off the very front end cap by removing the socket head screw. Look closely at it. The threaded hole that housed that screw goes the whole way to the barrel (with a gap in the middle), correct? (It does on mine.) Here's my question: If you were to bore a hole thru the lower portion of the curved flatline barrel, to line up with that hole through the end cap, then theoretically, that would allow the escape of gas from the barrel behind the ball just before the ball is released from the front of the barrel, and allow it to fill the shroud itself. (That is the basic principle of a silencer.) Would this work to reduce some of the "hand cannon" effects of the monstrously loud A-5, and more importantly, will it ruin my $120 barrel? If anyone has ever done this, knows anything about it, or can test this theory, I would be greatly appreciative. Jack P.S. I'm aware silencers are illegal without an FFL... but bear with me, for information's sake. ------------- Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. |
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Posted By: __sneaky__
Date Posted: 24 March 2006 at 9:57pm
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Just be safe and leave it alone, If your worried about it being loud, just shoot a 2-3 burst really fast, they probly wont figure out where it came from. ------------- "I AM a crossdresser." -Reb Cpl Forum Vice President RIP T&O Forum |
Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 24 March 2006 at 10:21pm
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yeah, seperating your shots is your best bet. it's hard to pick where shots come from with goggles on when you arn't expecting them. and loudness will usually just scare them. you can try it though. ------------- X |
Posted By: the flanker
Date Posted: 26 March 2006 at 9:23pm
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goo ahead and be my guest if you try it tell me how it turned out ------------- 
perhaps the greatest movie ever |
Posted By: g0dam0ng1n53ct5
Date Posted: 27 March 2006 at 12:16am
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I think I'm going to because I figure if it gets messed up I'll have someone patch the hole with a weld. Anybody know anything about the legality of it? ------------- Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. |
Posted By: IronFox
Date Posted: 27 March 2006 at 12:38am
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I don't think drilling holes through your barrel is what the designers at Tippmann intended... ------------- -Tippmann A-5 -2x Red Dot -HK36 Mag Kit -TAC CAP hopper -Response Trigger -Flatline Barrel -Adjustable Car. Stock 
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Posted By: ultmate98
Date Posted: 07 April 2006 at 5:31pm
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there is alot that people do to a tippmann that wasnt intended ------------- Warning: Exposure to the Son may prevent burning http://img293.imageshack.us/my.php?image=72746bo6.gif">  Christ Krew
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IronFox wrote:Posted By: kevinthegreat
Date Posted: 07 April 2006 at 8:10pm
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give it a shot, I'd think to help muffle the shots after that you could fill the shroud with steel wool or foam of some sort. ------------- Tippmann A-5 Polished internals 4.2 inch rifled barrel Destroyed OD paintjob Love |
Posted By: darkmaster
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 4:33am
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one time when i was high on crack i thought drilling holes in a barrel was a good idea. If you do it, it will turn your marker into a paint sprayer then you should send it back to tippmann and say that you dont know why it is not working. that would be funny! ------------- Dopa mi la tempesta (After me, The storm) |
Posted By: Ghost-Rider
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 3:25pm
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Well i must say do it because its so stupid and also not it wouldnt
silence it youd jsut hear a woosh of air if anything because silencers
are packed with insaltion like crap and that mixs making it less noisy
but i really want you to do this itd be funny to see what happens.
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Posted By: UV Halo
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 8:56pm
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You can do it legally. Nobody could ever say a ported and
shrouded flatline barrel could be used as a firearm silencer.
Curved barrels and bullets just don't work well together.
However, I don't think one hole would significantly reduce the
noise. I think what is needed is at least two rows of holes for
at least 6" inches to reduce the noise. However, I'm curious what
the impact of uneven venting would do to a backspinning ball.
------------- M98C- W/QwkStrpCut Comp Air & Palmer Fatty Stab Gas-Thru Stock Lapco Sight Rail W/ADCO 30MM EDOT Qloader W/ CMS Freak SS W/Stif-Tip * Flatline * Armson Stealth |
Posted By: dark assassin
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 9:17pm
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i packed my flatline with sponges.....the only thing it did was get really heavy when it rained ------------- It's like a new pair o underwear, at first it's constrictive, but then it becomes a part of you." -Garth |
Posted By: Nogrey
Date Posted: 07 June 2006 at 11:29am
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In order for your idea to work you would have to drill about a hundred holes the size of that screw in the flatline barrel (of course, ruining the barrel and it's properties). Most true silencers have some sort of baffled material surrounding the relief ports. These baffles are equally spaced and ported. The barrel shroud is also ported, most effectively allowing gas relief at the rear of the barrel. In a nutshell, all your idea would do is ruin your flatline. ------------- Need a paintjob? I'm your man! |
Posted By: BigRob
Date Posted: 07 June 2006 at 1:34pm
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not enough air would escape. it would be pointless. ------------- 98 Custom - CP 12" barrel - Delrin Starfire bolt - Double Trig. - Drop Forward - Rocket Cock II - FieldStrip Thumbscrew Kit - Red Dot Elec. Pistol Scope - Butt Plate & combat strap w/ rear swivel |
Posted By: barn_user
Date Posted: 10 June 2006 at 11:22pm
| You would really have to sand the hole, when you drill a hole you always get that little edge that sticks out and can be somewhat sharp, causing breaking balls and lots of splatter. It would take some creativeness to sand inside a flatline barrel lol. |
Posted By: duck_tape
Date Posted: 14 June 2006 at 10:36am
ROFL  I hope you took them out ------------- a dremel is kinda like a low-powered handheld drill.. they are the base of all humanity and civilization... -Styro Folme 
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