Is it just my Alpha Black?
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Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Upgrades and Customizing
Forum Description: Trick it out!
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Topic: Is it just my Alpha Black?
Posted By: Headshot789
Subject: Is it just my Alpha Black?
Date Posted: 11 May 2008 at 9:00pm
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I have heard all the other people saying how accurate there alpha is. I have tested my alpha and it tended to only hit what i was aiming for half
the time at most. I haven't done much research but im pretty sure has to do with either the barrel or that I use a CO2 tank and not an air tank. Are there any barrels that are specifically made for the gun yet that would help it or is it the tank making me inaccurate. |
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 12 May 2008 at 1:32am
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"Which Gun is Best" ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 12 May 2008 at 7:17am
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Translation: You've just posted in the wrong forum. Please try again and thank you for your cooperation. ------------- 
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DeTrevni wrote:Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 12 May 2008 at 12:36pm
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If this is your first marker; the effective range of a properly chronographed paintball marker is less than you'd expect.
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 12 May 2008 at 5:49pm
Hate to seem like an arse, but it's honestly not that difficult to read a title of a subforum, and accurately deduce what kind of post should go there... ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 13 May 2008 at 9:15am
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Well, I'll let you off the hook. You give people too much credit. Now who seems like an arse? -------------
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 13 May 2008 at 10:22am
What forum is this again? 
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 13 May 2008 at 1:31pm
To take a crack at the questions: 1. The stock barrel of the AB isn't that great. No, there aren't any barrels made for it specifically yet, although any barrel with 98 threads will work. Be careful though, some of them won't fit correctly in the hand guard (A J&J ceramic is a good barrel, narrow for the guard though, I fixed that with some electrical tape, you can't even tell. 2. Co2 will have different consistency than compressed air due to all kinds of things such as the temperature. A compressed air tank will find you if not more accurate, at the very least, more consistent. Properly chronographed, you should be shooting around 270-280 fps. You won't be driving any nails at 100 yards with the thing, but a proper barrel upgrade and more consistent air source will help you out for effective range accuracy. ------------- ? |
Posted By: Headshot789
Date Posted: 13 May 2008 at 6:20pm
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thank you reb and sorry to you other people didn't realize i posted it under
this forum. Cant find a way to change subforum or i would so people dont waste their time |
Posted By: SniperSteve
Date Posted: 03 June 2008 at 10:43pm
| I haven't had any problems with accuracy on my AB yet...but I use Nitro instead of Co2. If your goal is to shoot bettter id reccomend an N2o Tank, the NEW quick attach flatline, and practice, practice, practice. You may also want a remote coil or an low pressure kit. |
Posted By: ThatGuitarGuy
Date Posted: 03 June 2008 at 11:21pm
By "Nitro" he means compressed air. They're basically the same thing now. Find you a good HPA tank if you're willing to spend the money. If not, a remote kit seems to work as an expansion chamber, to help make the CO2 more consistent. ------------- Skillet: I've never been terribly fond of the look of a vagina |
Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 10:29am
Apparently about as difficult as it is to read through the old thread and/or use the search button to find the 20+ other threads on this exact same topic. ------------- "When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter. |