shooting bad
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Topic: shooting bad
Posted By: kyle98
Subject: shooting bad
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 3:57pm
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when i shoot my 98 custom it shoots like 40 feet then drops i dont think this is normal and i have the velocity turned way up so what could be causing this ------------- Live Fast Die Fun |
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Posted By: iceman1186
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 4:20pm
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Make sure that the valve bolts are tight; do not over tighten. Make sure that you have a good paint to barrel match. Oil your marker and tell us how that works out. ------------- 
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Posted By: RavenGuard
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 5:24pm
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chrono the marker. By law of physics, any ball travelling at 250fps will go the same distance as any other at the same velocity. Your velocity is either WAY too high, or too low. DO NOT PLAY WITHOUT A CHRONOGRAPH, unless you are only shooting at stuff in the backyard or something. even then, it's a good idea to know your velocity. ------------- Tippmann A-5 Polished Internals E-Grip Ape Board JCS Blade Trigger QEV 8" Bigshot + Apex Ricochet R-5 / Tac Cap Palmers Stabilizer 68/4500 Crossfire |
Posted By: mjicmike
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 11:52pm
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like RG stated "chrono the marker". Go to your nearest paintball field which should have one and ask to get it chronoed. This way you can measure what Feet Per Second your marker is shooting at then adjust it to around 250-280FPS for an ideal setting. ------------- A5 Rfs Dwg triggr Ricochet R5 8"Lapco Bigsht/14"CP Classic Palmers Stab. Lapco uni-mount DOP bullet drop fwd PMI 88/4500 Woods Flatline/14"Lapco Bigsht CMI Thunder pig reg. Remote adj. stk |
Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 3:01am
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You are kidding, right? What is the only thing that controls distance in a standard barrel (non-Flatline and non-Apex)? Velocity! You cannot tell anything about velocity without a chronograph. When you get the marker adjusted to a velocity up around 275 fps, or either run out of adjustment, then get back to us. We will give you the skinny on what could be causing the problem. And it is usually fairly simple. A top of the line handheld chrono is about $65. A worthwhile investment! -------------  
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kyle98 wrote:Posted By: rdcisneros3
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 3:53pm
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Also make sure that your ball latch didn't fall out or isn't backwards. I lost mine a while back and my gun was doing the same thing, regardless of my velocity setting. If you find that it is missing, call Tippmann and they'll ship you one gratis. ------------- Donny Cisneros |