Apex or flatline?
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Topic: Apex or flatline?
Posted By: Cyberdemon
Subject: Apex or flatline?
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 8:20am
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hi i just got my 98 custom and im planning on being a woodsball player and so ill need a better barrel but id just like to get help from you guys cause im stuck on deciding on a flatline or an apex. thats my gun not like anyone needs to see it without any upgrades i guess i was bored. http://img157.imageshack.us/my.php?image=98custom0wi.jpg"> ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: Silent
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 10:45am
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Get the flatline barrel. I have one for my Tippmann A-5 and I love it. It adds distance and is really accurate. -Silent |
Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 10:52am
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thanks for the help man. even though i was stuck on this i actually always wanted a flatline more than apex anyways. ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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Silent wrote:Posted By: tippya5extreme
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 11:01am
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i had a flat line once on my 98 before i got my a5. i loved it. ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 11:05am
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is it hard to clean though? ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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Posted By: tippya5extreme
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 11:16am
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na. i come with a sqegy thant you just slip through it. when using the flatline, you have to you small-medium bore paint. and theres some other stuff but i dont know. ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 11:27am
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Posted By: tippya5extreme
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 11:29am
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Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 11:37am
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Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 11:42am
does this paint cost an a$$ load of money?
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Posted By: tippya5extreme
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 11:48am
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no no its just regular paint but when you buy it just dont get big ball...get a smaller paintball size ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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Posted By: seal160
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 11:51am
I do believe that may be the only draw-back to the flatlines... small paint is usually expensive, medium is somewhat affordable......... ------------- ---Team Leader--- http://www.freewebs.com/team-odyssey/index.htm"> 
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Then again I heard the goods and bads about the flatlines like forever in the tippmann forums..Posted By: tippya5extreme
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 11:53am
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when i had it, i just bought whatever paint i could afford at the time. they all worked for me. ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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Posted By: Dan db09
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 12:10pm
| Get the Flatline... Use Diable Heat, enough said. |
Posted By: Rudy
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 12:10pm
| I have a flatline for my A-5 I mostly buy Nelson Hot Spot and some RPS Stingers. I have shot many different varieties of paint, and have yet to break a ball or notice a problem with accuracy. And the flatline on the 98c just looks bad a**. IMO |
Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 1:02pm
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k ty for the help. the bigshot barrel sounds nice but id go for distance. and yes i agree, it does look badass!
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Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 1:11pm
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here is teh a5 stealth. also badass with the flatline. ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 3:29pm
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wow first topic ive seen that nobody said apex. apex is better than flatline in every way but looks. it has a bit of a learning curve but its worth it. ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 4:50pm
Hmm... well maybe i might start a poll to see what gets more votes. if apex gets more votes i might get it. ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 5:03pm
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good idea but i think there might be a bias to flatline cause its tippmann forum ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 5:05pm
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yeah buts its worth a try. ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 5:14pm
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but even tho its on the website i might still have voters who have experienced the barrels. ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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Posted By: schmidty311
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 5:54pm
Definetly go with the Flatline barrell. Great distance and accuracy with it on. I have one on my A-5 and it sends most players scrambling for cover. The only side effect I found was its sound. The Flatline barrell is one of the loudest on the market. Yet again this can also intimidate. ------------- Thanks Guys....Schmidty |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 6:04pm
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well at least everyones being mature on this topic ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: barn_user
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 8:06pm
| I love my flatline but I'm going to buy an apex to really see if there is a difference. |
Posted By: cells16902
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 10:28pm
i would have to say if yuo have other friends that have either a flatline or apex to try them out to see if you like one or the other.. and also my friend bought an apex about a month ago and we tested it out back in his woods and there really wasnt a need for the curving it justed messed up our game. eventually after a couple days of playing with the apex my friend threw the **edited**er in the the river and that was the end of that
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Posted By: Ghost-Rider
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 11:23pm
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Eh iv heard the flatlines picky on paint at times and ( not sure if
true ) they go out after like 20,000 shots ? but i personally dont care
for either butttttttttt if you gonna get 1 or the other get the
Flatline just promise me you arent gettin it so you can call yourself
your a sniper.*shivers*
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Posted By: RavenGuard
Date Posted: 13 July 2006 at 11:53pm
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All i know is that my apex fires farther than any flatlines i've come up against, in truth it makes little difference, but it's still an edge. It's also much more accurate at range, and you can use the cheapest crappiest hugest bore paint ever and it will work fine. Using the exact same paint, it's quite close to the accuracy of the bigshot when the backspin setting is off, so it's a decent straight barrel too. When I play indoors I just remove the front block because it's useless at short range, and it's much more accurate than the stock barrel, as well as matches up to things like the j&j and some smartparts barrels. ------------- 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: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 14 July 2006 at 12:01am
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Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 14 July 2006 at 12:04am
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after a couple days of playing with the apex my friend threw the **edited**er in the the river and that was the end of that now im really stuck! ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 14 July 2006 at 12:08am
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Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 14 July 2006 at 12:15am
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i dont know why but the local speedball field says 150$ for a case of paint... is this paint made of gold? cause i saw fairly good paint in there proshop for 40$ a case.
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 14 July 2006 at 12:17am
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I'll tell ya now, there is an "edit" button, so if you get another thought, just edit it into the last one. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 14 July 2006 at 1:05am
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Posted By: ollieb
Date Posted: 14 July 2006 at 1:11pm
| Lat time I went out with my A5 (Flatline), a friend of mine there brought his with a new APEX mounted. We saw a guy in the distance and started to fire single shots at him just for giggles as we were well hidden. My friend was able to hit him a good 10 yards farther out than where I would have been able to (judging from trajectories and distances I was getting) Even with his range being better than mine I still would have been able to nail my target long before the guy would have been able to fire back and hit me. |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 14 July 2006 at 3:17pm
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yep ive heard apex gives 80 ft more range than flatline. just to clear this up, what is flatline level on apex, how many clicks?
i hate putting apex in farthest mode cause you have to aim up or balls will hit ground ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 14 July 2006 at 3:26pm
Let me correct that. "It comes with a squeegie that you..." ------------- A-5 E-Grip JCS Dual Trigger DOP X-CORE 8 stage x-chamber Lapco Bigshot 14" Beadblasted Optional setup: R/T Dead on Blade trigger |
Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 14 July 2006 at 8:01pm
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do you guys think i should start a poll on this? ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 14 July 2006 at 8:19pm
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yes i have figured out the edit button im using it right now ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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Posted By: RavenGuard
Date Posted: 14 July 2006 at 10:33pm
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You have to take into consideration that they're really two completely different things... the Apex is also a straight barrel, and is much more accurate when being used as such, also much less paint picky. In the long run the apex could save you money because you may eventually want a barrel that works as a straight barrel. Instead of having the flatline and another barrel, you could just have a single apex. And you still haven't figured out the "edit" button, try not to double post please. ------------- 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: Nickodemus
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 12:00pm
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Niether, get a cheap but quality J&J and spend the rest of the money towards other ups (like an excellent mask), your marker is bare.
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Posted By: Cyberdemon
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 1:39pm
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hmmm... well i like the apex because they have ak47 and m4 barrels that have an apex equipped on the end. unless for all of you who hate mil sim. ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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