Making a 98 Custom Pro quieter
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Topic: Making a 98 Custom Pro quieter
Posted By: SuckMyGlock45
Subject: Making a 98 Custom Pro quieter
Date Posted: 18 May 2009 at 3:34pm
| Im considering buying a 98 Custom Pro and all of my friend's paintball stuff but i was wondering if there was a way to cut down on some of the noise. We were shooting it the other night and i noticed it was fairly loud and was wondering if there was a fairly easy and inexpensive way to make it more stealthy |
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Posted By: ctchofday
Date Posted: 18 May 2009 at 4:27pm
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longer barrels usually cut down on the report of the gun, but no more than 16 inches for performance reasons. other than that, everything else is expensive. ie: Low Pressure Kit ------------- Xbl:PhantomReign97 
'99 Snpr II, ½d Karni, E-Orracle, 2k4 Spstk, 2k5 Prstk, PMR SE, A5, 98 |
Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 18 May 2009 at 6:35pm
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There is very little you can do to muffle a Tippmann marker. Short of encasing the entire marker with about 12" of foam, you're best bet is a barrel with plenty of porting. If the LPK does quiet down the marker, it is an expensive way of doing it. ------------- 
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Posted By: p shooter
Date Posted: 19 May 2009 at 11:06pm
| its just going to be a loud gun....but remarkably reliable. You can try a stiffi barrel it does help with noise going down range. But if you change the way you play you may be able to compensate for noise. |
Posted By: TinMan
Date Posted: 20 May 2009 at 9:54am
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I have the low pressure kit and a pile of barrels. Though it is quieter than a stock 98, it is still loud. I made a paintball silencer that works well, but from what I've heard is illegal in the US. Event silenced, there is a noticable 'clink' sound from the hammer hitting the valve stem. Loud and proud |
Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 20 May 2009 at 11:05am
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If it's too loud, you're too old. |
Posted By: DStage
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 2:38pm
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I enjoy loud markers... they make other players curious... just shoot a couple of times to let them know where you are or just make them paranoid... let the games beggin ------------- Welcome to DStages House o'PAIN!! |
Posted By: TinMan
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 3:55pm
Oh I'm old.
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oldpbnoob wrote:Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 4:14pm
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I think I have a couple of years on you actually. |
Posted By: SuckMyGlock45
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 5:09pm
| actually i want to make it quieter because this may be more of a "urban marker" if you catch my drift lol |
Posted By: ctchofday
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 5:41pm
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if you plan on shooting people, i will get your IP and personally come down and put a throwdown on you. Because that just is not even smart.
------------- Xbl:PhantomReign97
'99 Snpr II, ½d Karni, E-Orracle, 2k4 Spstk, 2k5 Prstk, PMR SE, A5, 98 |
Posted By: p shooter
Date Posted: 21 May 2009 at 10:53pm
| dude DO NOT do ANYTHING that can give this sport a bad name!!!!!!! I will be right behind ctchofday. |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 22 May 2009 at 7:41am
Based on this post and your screen name, I feel confident in saying this: Go away. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: SuckMyGlock45
Date Posted: 22 May 2009 at 9:22am
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1. no i dont plan on shooting people
2. if you wanna come throw me a beatdown bring it
3. this is my screename for almost everything i use (email, PS3, online gaming)
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Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 23 May 2009 at 3:57am
That it is. Theres "silencer" plans for paintball guns, but ANY silencer is illegal. And since Tippmann as a company has handed down a strict no illegal discussion rule, we cant give any details on this. But Ill tell you right now, most of them dont work worth a crap. ------------- 
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Posted By: motopsycho650
Date Posted: 29 May 2009 at 7:50am
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Buy a Palmer's Stabilizer. You can then set you gun to around 650 psi which is much quieter than a straight CO2 tank on a hot day. It is also quieter that the 850 psi an HPA tank puts out. I said 650 psi because that is what my custom works at. After getting a Stabilizer, you can turn the stock velocity adjuster out so it doesn't block any air anymore, and then use the stabilizer as you velocity adjustment by raising or lowering the air pressure a little. This is the most effective way to reduse sound. Ported barrels just change the sounds direction so it sounds like it's quieter. With a stabilizer, you redused the pressure, so it IS actually quieter. However, keep in mind a Tippmann is just a loud gun. It's because of the blow-back design. You'll never get a Tippmann to be as quiet as an Automag, Mini, Ion, or TM7 since those gun run off around 200 psi. On a side note, since it was brought up... There was a "drive-by" paintball shooting in Longmont, CO around a year ago. The victim was hit in the eye and lost 100% of her sight in that eye. The 18-year-old who pulled the trigger got 5 years in prison. IMHO, it should have been 10 years or more because she lost half of her vision. ------------- Tunka.com - Working to keep paintball legal in Colorado's National Forests. Don't rainbow rocks/trees, be safe around non-paintball players, and please DON'T CHEAT Special Ops Brigade ID:161556 |
Posted By: NickVanDick
Date Posted: 29 May 2009 at 2:27pm
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He probably plans to do some sort of drive by or shooting peoples houses...... He said he wasnt going to shoot at people. I shoot at people with my 98 every weekend. and its fun. go buy an Autococker or somthing. something quiter than a tippmann. -------------  http://www.junglerumble.com/">
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Posted By: p shooter
Date Posted: 31 May 2009 at 1:58pm
| please do not encourage idiots from doing really harmful stupid things. This sport already does not have the best reputation with the masses and the more negative PR we get the more likely laws could get passed to make it harder for us to play. |