Flatline
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Topic: Flatline
Posted By: ninjaboy
Subject: Flatline
Date Posted: 20 June 2006 at 8:21pm
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The Idea that I had was to redesign the flatline because when you crank
up the velocity the ball gets a wobble. By this I mean it comes
out of the barrell and will fly 10ft and drop left, right, or down and
then fly off in what ever direction it chooses. When I examined my flatline I Inoticed that inside the suppressor where the air is supposed to blow off to allow the ball to fly on it's own velocity there is a transition where the suppressor was pressed on and there is just enough distance between the first set of suppressor holes and the end of the barrel to create a pocket in wich the air can do wacky things to the ball. To minimise this turning the velocity way down helps but at distance the small explosion caused from the ball transitioning from the barrel to the suppressor leaves a small explosion Becuse the air that was pushing the ball has to go somewhere. With a bullet it isn't that bad because the rifeling allows it to follow the intended path not to mention that it is a smaller port; but with a .68ca paintball the ball weight and port size leave the nessecity for porting on the end of the barrel. To blow off the air to allow the ball to fly independant of it. The idea is to take the 14" barrell that they already have and make it like they have already done press on the aluminum suppressor except instead of having it already ported just have it stock and make the shaft come to the end or almost to the end before either beveling both peices together or making the suppressor cap the barrel. Extend the legnth to 3.5" and use the werks porting with it on the barrel. And for the snipers out there make it available in 16" and 18" legnths With the a5 barrel all you have to do is add the ring 2 sets of ring porting like on the stock 98 barrel near the end. That should blow off enought air to rid the wobble.  |
Replies:
Posted By: OKC-3
Date Posted: 20 June 2006 at 10:43pm
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Sounds like it should work... maybe ------------- A-5 R-T trigger Flatline -------------- C-3 |
Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 21 June 2006 at 1:20pm
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Wouldnt hurt to try I guess ------------- 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: OKC-3
Date Posted: 22 June 2006 at 3:42am
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just cost you a hundred dollar barrel if you screw up ------------- A-5 R-T trigger Flatline -------------- C-3 |
Posted By: Squishey
Date Posted: 23 June 2006 at 10:36am
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okay i voted NO before reading the crap underneath i change my vote yes it should probably work. i thought it was should i get a flatline type of things.
------------- Canadians do it on top. 
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Posted By: phil_stl
Date Posted: 23 June 2006 at 11:04am
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do have any pics of what you've done. I think it would make it a little more clear, well for me anyway. Thanks |
Posted By: buck wheat
Date Posted: 11 December 2006 at 6:57pm
| great idea |
Posted By: tippy919
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 4:32pm
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yeah, sounds cool, but id like to see pictures ------------- Tippmann A5 + Smart Parts Nerve + PM6 = LOVE |
Posted By: Tempest [94th]
Date Posted: 26 December 2006 at 11:11am
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Sounds interesting. But then again like OKC said, it you screw up that's a lot of money down the drain. But careful
------------- Cows with guns.... Cows have fun! |
Posted By: an94
Date Posted: 27 December 2006 at 6:22am
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um from what I understand from what you said, is that making the barrel longer would prob make it more accurate, have better range & would be quieter. its been done. I dont know who, but someone sells a 98c flatline barrel that is modded to fit on an A5. they put it in a new "barrel cover" that is a little longer than the A5 flatline barrel. am I right about your theory?
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 28 December 2006 at 12:51am
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from what i understand from your post you dob't know much about the flatline. and by suppressor do you mean shroud? ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: Wubadoo
Date Posted: 28 December 2006 at 12:56am
i think he does, and i get the idea the general idea of what you're saying. there basically is no effective porting of the flatline, or at least not the 98's ------------- Wubadoo |
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