My A-5 snipe edition
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Topic: My A-5 snipe edition
Posted By: pntbllr 95
Subject: My A-5 snipe edition
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 11:12pm
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i saw this forum and thought to post pics of my own gun.. i got the a-5 with snipe kit, or atleast it said it was =P
it has a 20'' barrel with red dot. i personally think the red dot is better then an actual scope because the face mask really limits you at how close you can get your eye to the eye hole.
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http://s916.photobucket.com/albums/ad4/paintballer-95/Mobile%20Uploads/?action=view¤t=Photo0179.jpg - http://s916.photobucket.com/albums/ad4/paintballer-95/Mobile%20Uploads/?action=view¤t=Photo0179.jpg -
 this is just the gun with red dot and 20'' barrel ^
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close up on the barrel^
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red dot on the ''scope'', the red dot looks to small on the pic =P ^
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some of the other basic stuff that i ordered with the gun. im still going to get another scope/flat line barrel/ a smaller c02 as a spare/ e trig/ and some other stuff that would be a benifit to my preformance and the guns =D
ill probably add another thread of my other gun, the one i use for speed ball, it was like 3x's the price of the a-5, and i bought this at 300$ =P
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Posted By: pntbllr 95
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 11:17pm
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Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 11:29pm
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Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 04 November 2009 at 2:36am
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Nice, shoot many snipe with that? ------------- http://www.anomationanodizing.com - My Site 
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Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 04 November 2009 at 9:09am
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It's not a bad start, but the 20" barrel is way too long. You should cut back to 12-14" as you're not achieving any significant range or accuracy increases. ------------- Pumpker'd; (V.) When a pump player runs up and shoots you at point blank range because you thought 20bps made you good. |
Posted By: ctchofday
Date Posted: 04 November 2009 at 6:00pm
mmmmm snipe
snipe
snipe
snipe
snipe
snipe
snipe
snipe
snipe
snipe
snipe
snipe
snipe ------------- Xbl:PhantomReign97 
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Posted By: pntbllr 95
Date Posted: 04 November 2009 at 7:31pm
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does it really not add accuracy? i thought that it would... which would be better? this barrel or the flat line? not sure.. i think ill just get the flat line too.. just to have it just in case.. and yeah i have hit snipes and runners with this barrel, its really good. i play woods ball a lot, and tourneys in speed. ------------- http://www.glitter-graphics.com">
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Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 9:54am
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Flatline is garbage.
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Posted By: pntbllr 95
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 7:39pm
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so.. anyone got a recomendation for a really good barrel? like proven to have really good accuracy with a good look to it and black... price doesnt matter, just that it looks kinda good and has really good accuracy, thanks =D ------------- http://www.glitter-graphics.com">
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Posted By: PAINT&STUFF
Date Posted: 24 November 2009 at 4:28pm
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i disagree, The flatline is a peice of art.
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Posted By: ctchofday
Date Posted: 24 November 2009 at 8:37pm
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the flatline adds distance and decreases the needed trajectory to reach certain distances. but at the distances it adds and the spin it puts the ball, they are less likely to break anyway. so the flatline is not really all that great. its a cool idea and works great. but for its application its not so great. ------------- Xbl:PhantomReign97
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 25 November 2009 at 12:17am
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The apex is still better than the flatline in every conceivable way.
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Posted By: FriX
Date Posted: 02 December 2009 at 1:55pm
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you barrel is way to big and the marker its allmoust standart. ------------- Mess with the best, marked like the rest! Mossad Paintball Team Spsonser by. Del Rio & Costa Lda. Juventude de Sanguedo AjN- XXL Teams APD. Adrenalicia Paintball D. |
Posted By: stick_boy_2002
Date Posted: 04 December 2009 at 11:12am
im always partial to the j&j ceramic barrels, propbally because i ended up with them in trades all the time. and a just a side note. you might not want to say snipe,sniper or any thing else like that around the forum. ------------- 
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pntbllr 95 wrote:Posted By: thejudge
Date Posted: 18 December 2009 at 2:23pm
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well said stick. Basically once you go above 14-16" on a barrel you are actually taking away from yourself. The added friction means you have to turn up the velocity more to get the ball to fly at the fields set fps. that wastes air. I say go with a 12-14" barrel. My best luck has been with J&J and Lapco butu I also hear really amazing things about the HammerHead Barrels. J&J and Lapco's are a little less expensive though and give great accuracy for the money. ------------- Stay low, run fast, and hope that paintball doesn't hit your... http://www.deltasquad.info/"> 
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Posted By: cool0
Date Posted: 19 December 2009 at 9:03pm
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don't listen to these people who are bashing your barrel.if you like the barrel then keep it.I have that same barrel on my m98(I also have the same red dot sight).it is great for sticking through bushes which keep you consealed which is the point to having a sniper gun.it is also very quiet.you should always build your paintball gun for the way you want it not what people tell you it should be.I have found the barrel to be very acurate and I beleive you will too.but if the length is bothering you then you can always either get another one or you could cut off part of the one you have now.for instance the muzzel break doesn't even touch the ball it is mostly for noise dampening and looks.but the barrel will not increase distance that much is for sure.the only ways to increase distance are to either get a flatline(semi good) or a apex(quite better) I own both and I must say that the best barrel I own is a rap4 recon barrel with an apex tip.
by the way I am not an amateur when it comes to barrels.I have owned a j&j edge elite kit,a cp,a bt ak47 barrel kit, a archon winforce, and the barrels that I have already mentioned.
I have also used a 16inch stiffi,and I know some one who uses a 23inch stiffi.
also if you are going for the sniper look then people expect you to have a long barrel/gun. it comes with the teritory.
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 19 December 2009 at 10:04pm
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Posted By: ivanskis
Date Posted: 19 December 2009 at 11:23pm
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My local paintball store gave me a Dye barrel and it's pretty accurate and I added a MilSim shroud from trinity. I also have a flatline which is not too accurate from a distance but can keep people at bay. These are for my A5's. My taste is a barrel from speedball painted black with a shroud for the Milsim look. ------------- A5 w/flatline barrel - RT A5 w/Dye barrel & Tactical Shroud 98c w/flatline barrel Alpha Black Tippmann TPX Project Salvo X7 Phenom Cronus |
Posted By: thejudge
Date Posted: 20 December 2009 at 1:38am
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wasnt trying to bash just help out. if thats the look that you want on this then keep it. ------------- Stay low, run fast, and hope that paintball doesn't hit your... http://www.deltasquad.info/">
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Posted By: Antonio865
Date Posted: 24 December 2009 at 12:33pm
| sell that musket barrel and buy an Apex or Flatline. |