OK i will start a thread for all the wackos out there that has the (what if somone could make this paintball gun) just ideas & just fun

A (heavy chain-feed machinegun)maybe feed by a over sized Q-loader about 75 cal.

for the civil war buffs a muzzle loading long barrled paint gun

First one is highly unfeasible. It would require not only a new Q-loader, but a new calibre of paint that no company would make.

Second is very possible.

lol bob owns

Monk wrote: I wish someone would make this gun, I thought of it awhile back. Its loosly based on the spoolvalve. http://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=prototypeer3.gif"> ^^^^ click it, its animated.

I like.

that is nice

Um I dont know....

how is the civil war game played? does each player line up in rows or what?

an94 wrote: Um I dont know.... how is the civil war game played? does each player line up in rows or what?

pretty much it's an even more hardcore version of stock class.

Sneaky, I demand you change your sig. On first glance, I could swear I typed that. It confuses me and my teeny attention spand...

And for the Civil War game, you could play just like you want, from geurilla tactics to forming ranks. It's up to your imagination.

Styro Folme wrote: an94 wrote: like I said just fun. probably not going to work but you know that would be kind of cool... 75 cal BIG BORE... good for tanks what would be the advantage of a bigger bore though?

• A .68 paintball holds approximately 1.317 cu. in. of paint.
• A .75 paintball would hold approximately 1.767 cu. in. of paint.
• The larger paintball would hold approximately 0.45 more cu. in. of paint.
• This additional weight would affect the kinetic energy of the projectile. (Kinetic energy is defined as the energy a body possesses as a result of its motion. The formula for determining kinetic energy is energy = 1/2 of mass X velocity squared.)
• Increasing the mass of the paintball by approximately 34% would lead to a corresponding increase in how hard the paintball hit.
• Using the formula above, the kinetic energy of a .68 paintball fired at 300 fps is 59265. (Please note these energy numbers are for comparison only, I was forced to use volume in the calculation as opposed to mass because I do not have anything accurate enough to weigh a standard paintball with on hand.)
• Using the same formula, the result for a .75 paintball is 79515.
• The result shows that a .75 paintball fired at the same velocities as a .68 paintball would hit 34% harder.
• It only requries 12 pounds of energy to break the bones in the human hand. Paintballs are limited to 300 fps because this keeps the kinetic energy of the paintballs below that injury threshold.
• With all this in mind, larger caliber paintballs would require additional saftey precautions such as stronger masks, lower velocities, or more protective gear.
  

like I said just fun. the bigger ball would get more range though. it would be really good for just target practice. right???

hey maybe someone could come up with a paintball gun for TARGETS only. then you could go with just about any cal. like the new .43 cal. I think I remember seeing some 50 cal Paintballs for blowguns a few years back at the fleamarket

Momentum I guess. If I'm not mistaken, a larger mass traveling at 280 fps will go further than the smaller mass. Of course, the drag will be a factor, but I don't know by how much.

This is all in theory.

Unfortunately that is negated by Mack's point.

But I see what you are saying, and it is true.

Whoops, the attempt to bust the bubble missed.

Take the said semi and car and get them going down the freeway at the same speed. This represents the 280 fps guns are set at. When the semi and car hit 75 mph, let off the gas. Which one will travel further? it takes the semi a lot longer to stop than the lighter car. It's kenetic energy and momentum that take affect here, not force. Of course, it would take more air to get a bigger ball at the same speeds as a regular ball, so it would mess up efficiency but not distance.

But as Mack said, this is NOT safe...

Edit: Also, a .50 cal is smaller than a paintball...

RicWhic414 wrote: when i said 50. cal i was talkin in terms of lets say a 22 cal is normal paintball and that bigger paintball would be a 50 cal... and sorry but you are wrong because it takes much more power to get the semi moving then the car... take the cars engine and put it in the semi think of how long that semi will take to get to the same speed as the car.... you are right the bigger ball will travel further at the same fps but you still have to get that ball up to that speed which will tack your energy....

That's what I said...

DeTrevni wrote: Whoops, the attempt to bust the bubble missed. Take the said semi and car and get them going down the freeway at the same speed. This represents the 280 fps guns are set at. When the semi and car hit 75 mph, let off the gas. Which one will travel further? it takes the semi a lot longer to stop than the lighter car. It's kenetic energy and momentum that take affect here, not force. Of course, it would take more air to get a bigger ball at the same speeds as a regular ball, so it would mess up efficiency but not distance. But as Mack said, this is NOT safe... Edit: Also, a .50 cal is smaller than a paintball...

Energy = air. It would go further, but kill efficiency.

yep, Ive had friends get hit in the hand and there fingers brake from paintball going toooooooo fast. aka "backyard paintball" imagine if they get hit in the mask at 350-375 fps!!! 

someone from my team (not on team anymore) said "lets practice with the guns all the volocity way up. we can light there @%# up!!! they will feel that!!!"

hmm... I wander why we kicked him off the team?

why dont companies make paintballs more bullet-shaped? even if they were onyl a little bit elleptical, rifled barrells would work, thus increasing accuracy at greater ranges, correct?

looking at the history of bullets, when people switched from round ones to more modern-looking ones, they shot straighter...

an94 wrote: Q- loader could work W/some mods

an94 wrote: they do make them but I think they are like $200 for one case. I think the police use them, or something like that

• They feed from regular magizines
• Last I knew they were only available to military/law enforcement
  

Its "Civil War Enthusiast"

......not "Buff"

that makes us all sound naked.

simbrian wrote: why dont companies make paintballs more bullet-shaped? even if they were onyl a little bit elleptical, rifled barrells would work, thus increasing accuracy at greater ranges, correct? looking at the history of bullets, when people switched from round ones to more modern-looking ones, they shot straighter...

umm... would you really trust a bullet shaped paintball. I mean there would be some company that would make them just a little to hard then bang dead man.

maddog312us wrote: simbrian wrote: why dont companies make paintballs more bullet-shaped? even if they were onyl a little bit elleptical, rifled barrells would work, thus increasing accuracy at greater ranges, correct? looking at the history of bullets, when people switched from round ones to more modern-looking ones, they shot straighter... umm... would you really trust a bullet shaped paintball. I mean there would be some company that would make them just a little to hard then bang dead man.

No.... no.

Hard, cheap paintballs have never caused any deaths.