A5 POOR DISTANCE!! HELP NEEDED ASAP
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Topic: A5 POOR DISTANCE!! HELP NEEDED ASAP
Posted By: - robbo -
Subject: A5 POOR DISTANCE!! HELP NEEDED ASAP
Date Posted: 11 September 2006 at 3:09am
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hello every one....i was recently playing a game, and noticed my gun wasnt firing a good distance......this is my gun set up on the day...... 260fps 14" J&J ceramic DOP pro seal + bolt 1.5L pure energy air tank the shot was the same each time so accuracy was still consistant......but the ball was starting to dip extremely early...within 30ft.......not sure if i need higher FPS or if it is paint to barrel mix etc?!? some one please advice as i have big game this weekend!! thank you!! |
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Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 11 September 2006 at 11:17am
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With some exceptions noted below, the ONLY thing that will affect your distance is the velocity of the paintball. 260 fps is not particularly high velocity, and I would expect to see dipping at 30 feet. Paintballs lose velocity very fast - these are not firearms. If you feel like other players are shooting further than you, check their velocity - they are probably shooting hotter. The other main issue that can affect distance is dirt/crud/stuff. If the breach or barrel is dirty, then the paintball will come out of the gun dirty and will do many strange things. The same is true of old/bad paintballs as well. But if your shots generally land in the same place, but just don't go as far as you would like, then it is almost certainly just a matter of velocity. Turn it up to 280 and see if that doesn't fix your problem. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: pattison
Date Posted: 11 September 2006 at 12:47pm
trajectory slope is inversely proportional to the amount of money you spent on your gun.  ------------- Eat The Brisket |
Posted By: - robbo -
Date Posted: 11 September 2006 at 2:23pm
didnt get the second post lol but......my guns is about £600 worth of kit lol...if that helps at all.........to the first reply thanks a lot!  lol gonna try turning it up a bit.....as gun works smoother than a babies bottom and barrel etc clean as fook....only concer is when i have turned it up before at HROF (above 15) the cyclone didnt feed propperly and had few brake....assuming this is due to not enought air goin into it as more goin out the front.....think i just need to find that balance!
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Posted By: RevoXT
Date Posted: 11 September 2006 at 5:22pm
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I found one thing strange as well, if I put the velocity screw ALL the way in on my a-5, the paintball goes maybe 30 feet, back it out, and bam I'm getting insane distances ------------- Tippmann A-5 -Shocktech Drop -Super R\T -QEV -JCS Powertube -BT Sight -Flatline + Metadyne Shroud -R.I.S. Foregrip -Stock -C02 20OZ Anti-Siphon -X-Core EXP Chamber -Macro-Line Tippmann C-3 |
Posted By: Shadowminion
Date Posted: 11 September 2006 at 8:26pm
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^^^^ Behold our Village Idiot !
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Posted By: RevoXT
Date Posted: 11 September 2006 at 11:17pm
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Hey, Shadow? Excuse me for not understanding why it did that, I took my gun apart to see why and now understand but there's no point to be so rude about it. ------------- Tippmann A-5 -Shocktech Drop -Super R\T -QEV -JCS Powertube -BT Sight -Flatline + Metadyne Shroud -R.I.S. Foregrip -Stock -C02 20OZ Anti-Siphon -X-Core EXP Chamber -Macro-Line Tippmann C-3 |
Posted By: Bandit5
Date Posted: 12 September 2006 at 12:00am
| Sorry man... I feel for you and all, but Shadow's post was hilarious. Just take it with good humor. |
Posted By: RevoXT
Date Posted: 12 September 2006 at 1:52am
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Nah, I just personally dislike him... in all the threads I've seen him in he tries to be all high and mighty which gets old after awhile. If he actually joked and helped, that would be different. ------------- Tippmann A-5 -Shocktech Drop -Super R\T -QEV -JCS Powertube -BT Sight -Flatline + Metadyne Shroud -R.I.S. Foregrip -Stock -C02 20OZ Anti-Siphon -X-Core EXP Chamber -Macro-Line Tippmann C-3 |
Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 12 September 2006 at 11:42am
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Or it could be that Shadow is the Sage of Truth. -------------  
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Bandit5 wrote:Posted By: barn_user
Date Posted: 12 September 2006 at 4:53pm
| ^^^ Agreed. |
Posted By: paintballinbill
Date Posted: 12 September 2006 at 9:22pm
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you do know that the velocity screw works by disrupting the airflow from the powertube, right? ... ------------- 98 Custom milled;painted;J&J Ceramic;X-Chamber;R/T;Cyclone. |
Posted By: ekeboo
Date Posted: 13 September 2006 at 10:10am
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Revo stop now dont post again ( in this topic) unless you want to be remembered as a big idiot. for a long time. we dont forget things on here.
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