tippmann 98 custom plz read!!
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Topic: tippmann 98 custom plz read!!
Posted By: vatech2774
Subject: tippmann 98 custom plz read!!
Date Posted: 05 January 2008 at 11:13pm
this is my very first paintball gun and its a tippman 98 custon with ACT and had a question about it....i started shooting it and it was shooting ccrazy like twirling and going all over the place... so someone told me that it should be good once i turn down the velocity so i did and it shoots straight but it doesn't have much force behind it what should i do?? thanks 
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Posted By: tippmannnewb
Date Posted: 05 January 2008 at 11:15pm
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To what extent is it "twirling", the stock barrel isn't much when it comes to accuracy. |
Posted By: vatech2774
Date Posted: 05 January 2008 at 11:17pm
| umm it goes straight and then when it comes closer to the target it will just fly another direction... |
Posted By: dirtbike14455
Date Posted: 05 January 2008 at 11:20pm
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first off, wrong part of the forum but you posted a picture to cover your butt. We'll try to find a median between shooting straight and shooting crazy. It doesn't take a whole lot of force for a paint ball to break and high velocities can hurt people. Make sure there is nothing in the barrel that is obstructing the ball. Also make sure your balls are perfectly round and that you have a good paint to bore match. The paint ball shoot fit loosely in the barrel. It should not be able to drop right through the barrel nor should it be hard to blow out of the barrel. Hope I was of some help. WOOT 1000 POSTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: tippmannnewb
Date Posted: 05 January 2008 at 11:21pm
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It's common I am sorry to say, so don't worry. As I said the stock barrel is garbage, and should be the first thing you upgrade. The stock barrel is simply designed to throw paint down the field at 290 feet per second. What also may be a problem on top of that, would be the quality of your paint. Seeing as you're a new player, I am going to take a wild guess and assume you have cheap paint bought at Wal-Mart or some other big box store, they don't carry the most quality or "fresh" paint. |
Posted By: vatech2774
Date Posted: 05 January 2008 at 11:24pm
| umm the paint is called "Seconds" and i bought it form FSP...its a paintball store |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 05 January 2008 at 11:27pm
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ugh, "seconds" are the reject rounds. They're going to have crap accuracy no matter what. That in conjunction with the stock barrel is bad enough. Un-screw the barrel and hold it up to the light so you can see inside of it. Is there any paint in the barrel from where a ball might have burst? That will cause the "whirling" effect more than anything. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 05 January 2008 at 11:28pm
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wrong forum.
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Posted By: vatech2774
Date Posted: 05 January 2008 at 11:29pm
| haha i've cleaned the barrle over and over! its spotless.. and in my first message i said it shoots straighter now just doesn't have much power... |
Posted By: tippmannnewb
Date Posted: 05 January 2008 at 11:34pm
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Turn your velocity up then. Turn it up to high and it will be inaccurate, turn it to low and it will have no power. Find a happy in between until you can properly chronograph it. |
Posted By: vatech2774
Date Posted: 05 January 2008 at 11:35pm
| ughh i've been tryin to do that... i'll keep trying thanks and what length barrle do u think would be best for my gun?? 14"? |
Posted By: TheWarHam
Date Posted: 05 January 2008 at 11:35pm
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Yes, and if you want more power and it to still be not "twirling," you must upgrade your barrel. And dont use cheap paint. And nobody is sure what your velocity is, so no one can help you to much. Paintballs aren't supposed to instantly hit something, they do travel slowly. Only thing I can say is your velocity adjuster shouldn't be all the way in or all the way out. ------------- Indeedly |
Posted By: tippmannnewb
Date Posted: 05 January 2008 at 11:43pm
If it is too short, it will not spend enough time in the barrel to be "hit" with all the air,so again you will have to raise your velocity. and since the ball moves and warps when being shot, it will also not have enough time to "straighten out" in a shorter barrel. So yeah, anything in between 12 and 16 inches is best, I have a 14 inch barrel myself, i wish I got a 12 inch since 98's are very long guns. There's more than just length though when it comes to barrels, I'm sure theres a FAQ section around here that will explain more. |
vatech2774 wrote:Posted By: xXK1CK1NVV1NGXx
Date Posted: 06 January 2008 at 1:12am
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Ok, the one thing that is hard to understand about paintball is, the marker
you use is never going to be perfectly accurate. Also what kind of force are you getting from your gun? ruffly how far does it go? Is the paint breaking when it hits it's target? Answer those questions and it will be a lot easier to help you. Also the best way to know if your marker isn't performing as it should be, is to take it to a field and chrono your gun. What this will do is get your gun set at the right speed that it should be, and give you the best safest performance. ------------- <Sig violation, Section 1> |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 06 January 2008 at 2:28am
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To add to what Kicken said: Your marker should be chronographed at the beginning of every day of play. Environmental conditions and variances in paint can affect velocity differently each time you are on the field.
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 06 January 2008 at 4:45pm
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Are your paintballs dimpled, dented, oily, or broken? If so, thats your problem. ------------- 
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Posted By: kook
Date Posted: 06 January 2008 at 8:02pm
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Get it chronoed and a new barrel. If you're using Co2, don't expect it to be very consistent either |
Posted By: Ace_Of_Spades
Date Posted: 07 January 2008 at 7:46pm
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get a new barrel, EASY solution, i hvae a hammerhead and warsensor, they both shoot amazing at any velocity ------------- 
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