Flatline Barrel Question
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Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Upgrades and Customizing
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Topic: Flatline Barrel Question
Posted By: tavani125
Subject: Flatline Barrel Question
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 7:43pm
| Hi I don't know if this is the good place to ask but I have a question. I have a 98CP and I'm looking to buy the Flatline. But I need to know if the top of the Flatline has a rail where I can install upgrades, as I already have a sight mounted on the default rail of my 98CP. |
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Posted By: <Jeremy>
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 8:47pm
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No it doesn't. What you can do is buy a Lapco Dove Tail sight which is put on the right side of the marker, and you can simply attach a sight ontop of that. http://www.countysports.com/shop/product.php?productid=2058&cat=0&page=1 - Dovetail there ya go. |
Posted By: Sangreti
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 9:29pm
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you could but a shroud for it some of them have rails on them
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Posted By: thejudge
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 11:09pm
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never seen a dif shroud for the 98 flatline. you could always drill some holes, attach a rail, attach a sight, done. ------------- Stay low, run fast, and hope that paintball doesn't hit your... http://www.deltasquad.info/"> 
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 11:11pm
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The plastic shroud that came with my 98 Flatline (which was the original model) had a 3/8" dovetail rail for mounting sights molded into it. The http://www.tippmann.com/product_guide/accesDetails.aspx?id=4 - new Flatlines come equipped with a picatinny rail molded in and an additional rail for non Platinum series 98s.
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Posted By: DanTana
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 8:43am
| I have a 98 Custom and bought a Flatline with it, the plastic shroud with the dovetail sight and has a weaver type rail built into it. Mine was listed for the 98 Custom or Custom Pro on the carton it came in. The dovetail sight will not stay in place and keeps falling down so is nearly useless, and the barrel is a pain to setup correctly and clean. If you take the time to double check and test fire the gun you can dial it in each time you take it apart. For me that is all most too much of a pain because when it is off it is less accurate than if I threw the ball with my hand. I'm seriously considering a new barrel for mine, my son loves the extra distance and accuracy it does give you when I take the time to set it up correctly, but to do it right it takes time and you have to test fire it, at least I do. I'm not trying to bash the Flatline, just making you aware of what to expect. When setup correctly it does perform admirably. Personally, the plastic shroud that comes with it feels somewhat flimsy and cheap compared to the rest of the gun. I have a Smart Parts Linear 16" barrel for my A-5 and to screw it on/off takes 10 seconds with no need to dial it in. |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 5:38pm
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^^^ The trick is to mark it once it's correctly installed/tested. I put some small scratches on the bottom of the barrel to indicate where it should line up with the adapter and could install and use it quite quickly. (Getting the chrono right took longer than installation and alignment.)
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Posted By: DanTana
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 11:49pm
| That's a great tip Mack, I'm surprised Tippmann doesn't have something to align it with, I put a small screwdriver in the holes of the front ports and turn it until I get it straight, then shoot it and readjust if needed. I also had a little trouble chronographing this, I went to one and it was low, turned it up a little, then redid it before a match and it was 330. I wonder if a expansion chamber would of helped here? Today I was out shopping at Gander Mountain and found a Smart Parts All-American 14" for $35.00. I think they messed up the labeling but they gave it to me for what it was marked. I haven't had time yet to really test it, but installation took me all of about 5 seconds...lol. |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 12:12pm
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^^^ Be careful with that screwdriver in the front tip. You run the risk of creating burrs that can break paint. Also, the front tips used to be (and probably still are) just pressed on so you could accidentally remove it. When I was adjusting mine before I marked it, I would tighten and loosen the adapter just enough to let me turn it by hand. The velocity issues you mentioned sound like they may be more related to propellant than the barrel, what are you using.
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Posted By: Sangreti
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 11:37pm
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but to tell the truth i hate the flatline with a passion
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Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 03 April 2008 at 7:13am
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90% of all flatline 'problems' are people being too lazy to properly install the thing, then whining that it doesnt work right. Once you get it dialed in, its a beautiful thing. ------------- 
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Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 03 April 2008 at 9:11am
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Agreed! QFT ------------- 
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Enos Shenk wrote:Posted By: thejudge
Date Posted: 03 April 2008 at 9:43am
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its true. I wasnt the biggest fan of my 98's flatline after a while only because of that. it performed well but getting the thing tiwsted to the right poinbt then getting the fps right was a paint. So I bought an a5 with one. now its just not my style as much anymore but it performed quite well while i had it. ------------- Stay low, run fast, and hope that paintball doesn't hit your... http://www.deltasquad.info/">
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 03 April 2008 at 11:29am
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Posted By: Onion Ring
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 12:05am
LIES ALL LIES! the new flat line does in fact have rails i got one on my model 98 http://tippmann.com/product_guide/accesDetails.aspx?id=4 - NEW Flatline Design |
Posted By: <Jeremy>
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 3:40am
Ahem... I was not referring to the new platinum one, he had a Custom Pro, not a "platinum custom pro" SOOOO... I thought he might want an original one, that usually 96% of proshops carry still. Some people still like to support their locals, and not some huge online warehouse. ------------- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=2948577 - Click here for Sex |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 11:00am
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