the perfect sniper rifle
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Topic: the perfect sniper rifle
Posted By: sniper117
Subject: the perfect sniper rifle
Date Posted: 29 July 2006 at 5:20pm
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I know that many of you believe that the paintball sniper does not exist because the accuracy range benefit of a sniper rifle to a normal paintball gun is only a 20% difference, in the real world sniper rifles are over 4x as effective in range as normal rifles. but i don't care. i want to upgrade my stock tippmann a-5 into a sick sniper rifle because i am not the type of player that wasts rounds. cost is pretty much not a factor and i want your opinions as to what i should add to it.
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Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 29 July 2006 at 5:45pm
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What are you trying to achieve? That will help us determine what to suggest. If you are looking to add range, then Apex and Flatline are your only two choices at the moment. Neither of those, however, will be as accurate as the best straight barrels - so you have to choose. You can install damping devices in your internals, which will quiet the gun down a bit, but may lead to FOD and reduce consistency/accuracy. And so on. So you have to figure out exactly what you mean by "sick sniper rifle" first. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 29 July 2006 at 8:45pm
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umm it will still go the same distance...
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Posted By: sniper117
Date Posted: 30 July 2006 at 1:09am
| I am looking for a gun with a really high distance/accuracy ratio that does not have to be particularily quiet, i just want the shots i take to be as consistant as possible at the greatest possible effective range. |
Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 30 July 2006 at 1:37am
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if you want "distance" get the flatline barrel...
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Posted By: sniper117
Date Posted: 30 July 2006 at 1:38am
| I heard that the apex barrel is known as the "super" flatline |
Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 30 July 2006 at 9:07am
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^Not really... I'd suggest a Flatline, flatline shroud, bipod, stock, tac-cap, remote, and scope(if you're that into it). Lose the forgrip and you're set to go on your sniper ways... ------------- 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: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 30 July 2006 at 11:21am
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With a Flatline/Apex, you are going to need more than one shot, most likely... ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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Posted By: bassist11
Date Posted: 30 July 2006 at 2:33pm
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how bout instead of shooting longer distances to get someone out, you be sneaky and get close to them without them knowing, then shoot them with a normal 14" barrel or somethin. long ranges just arent gonna work if you want consistent shots. ------------- http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5504952"> 
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Posted By: Kilo0331
Date Posted: 30 July 2006 at 3:42pm
| Speaking of the Flatline......is there some trick to it?? Had one on my old 98, and on my a-5....but the freakin' things just don't hit the same spot each time.........like every 3rd shot or something. Is it b'cause I still use Co2?? |
Posted By: sniper117
Date Posted: 30 July 2006 at 8:06pm
thanks for your help, i will have that flatline sniper before the week is out and will give it a trial run.
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Posted By: TEHGANGSTER
Date Posted: 30 July 2006 at 9:46pm
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the flatline is not very accurate, you have to use marbs or eveil paint, and nitro to get anywhere near accuracy, as bassist said, just get close and use a 14 inch barrel, as for other ups i think sinister north has you covered
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Posted By: TRAVELER
Date Posted: 30 July 2006 at 10:57pm
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The flatline works quite well, and for long ranges it is the choice. Accuracy is dependant on paint choice, and carefully tuned velocity. HPA is more consistant than Co2. Flatlines are loud. They sound like no other barrel, so the moment you take a shot people will know who and where you are. Don't bother with a scope. It's more trouble than it's worth, and it will eventually get contaminated with paint to the point that it will no longer work. ------------- For I will wander to and fro, I'll go where I no one do know, |
Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 31 July 2006 at 5:10pm
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TEH ONL1 GUN TAHT SHEWTS FARTHER IZ TEH BOB LONG ANGEL AUTOCOCKER!!!1! ------------- X |
Posted By: rednekk98
Date Posted: 01 August 2006 at 11:58am
I play like this when my wallet hurts, or to punish myself for wasting too much paint in one game. I do this for a while, then go back to a high ROF gun with large capacity hopper and suddenly I'm more effective than when I started the day with it. |
bassist11 wrote:Posted By: ekeboo
Date Posted: 01 August 2006 at 5:13pm
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You want Consistency Palmers Blazer with dual stabilizers and one of there barrels yes the brass one.
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Posted By: mess cow
Date Posted: 02 August 2006 at 12:25pm
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start witha 50 round hopper that saves on balls next go with a jj cermic barrel then get a stouck i would go with the adjustible stouck that tippmans makes then get hpa then a remoute line and then you should have a good sniper rifle ------------- http://www.specialopspaintball.com/brigade/member_view.asp?id=49631"> 
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Posted By: Ashdawg
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 12:56pm
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Posted By: dmp4892.
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 2:07pm
As "Sniper" as you can get. 
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Posted By: notadumgui
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 6:14pm
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opsgear sell some really accurate barrel they have a video on theyre site of them shooting a target at 150 ft. also they sell an awesome m82A1 body kit/shroud ------------- I'm going to rule the world!! |
Posted By: notadumgui
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 6:18pm
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http://www.opsgear.com/OPSGEAR-M82A1-18-inch-Fluted-SNIPER-Paintball-Barrel?sc=22&category=152 - http://www.opsgear.com/OPSGEAR-M82A1-18-inch-Fluted-SNIPER-P aintball-Barrel?sc=22&category=152 thats the barrel
http://www.opsgear.com/Tippmann-A5-M82A1-Shroud-Black?sc=22&category=230 - http://www.opsgear.com/Tippmann-A5-M82A1-Shroud-Black?sc=22& amp;category=230 thats the shroud ------------- I'm going to rule the world!! |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 8:34pm
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apex is the god of barrels. id take it over a kit any day. 5 clicks is the best and is still amazingly accurate. nicknamed "super flatline mode" ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: pooperscooper
Date Posted: 03 August 2006 at 11:35pm
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I agree with what carl just said. And the vid of the opsgear guy with the 18" Interceptor is retarded he cant even consistenly hit a paper plate from 50 feet. He hits the big target at 150 feet like 50% of the time. I can do that EASILY with my Apex on the highest setting (8 I think). ------------- Chuck Norris doesnt read books, he stares them down untill he gets the information he wants. |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 10:23am
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Of course, without the super chromium barrel, you'll never have the 'super sniper' gun. ------------- ? |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 2:55pm
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I thought we couldn't tell them about the Super Chromium until they had 500 posts... ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 04 August 2006 at 6:49pm
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I almost forgot about the super-chronium... i just got mine in last month. Of course, you could just do the super-chronium mod to a regular flatline.... ------------- X |