A5 Barrel Selection Again......
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Topic: A5 Barrel Selection Again......
Posted By: Jkimbrell35
Subject: A5 Barrel Selection Again......
Date Posted: 14 May 2011 at 12:25am
| I've read a lot of posts about A5 barrels and I was curious if the j&j ceramic barrels are plenty good enough when compared to carbon fiber and some of the other high grade barrels including the tippmann flatline. I plan on replacing the barrel, adding a stock, installing an expansion chamber if you guys feel it's worth it, and replacing the soft paddles for the hopper. Also, is it worth upgrading the piston housing and ratchet? Kicking around the idea of the hall e grip too. What are ya'lls thoughts? |
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Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 15 May 2011 at 11:08am
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J&J barrels are good barrels. You just need to make sure you have a good paint to bore match. The Flatline barrel is a specialty barrel. It requires some tuning (velocity settings) to get a good effect. The TechT ( http://www.techtpaintball.com/Products.aspx?CAT=3260 - http://www.techtpaintball.com/Products.aspx?CAT=3260 ) upgrades for the A-5 are nice. I have all of them on my A-5. If you are planning on using an e-grip to increase your rate of fire while using C02, an expansion chamber or regulator is a must. I have moved on to High Pressure Air for my setup. I can ramp my A-5 to 20bps with no shootdown or velocity spikes and no ball chops. ------------- 
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Posted By: Jkimbrell35
Date Posted: 17 May 2011 at 9:49pm
| what do you mean by "right paint"? I'm dumb and dont know anything bout this stuff yet bro |
Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 18 May 2011 at 10:07am
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Basically not all paint is the same size. Even though it is marked as .68 caliber, there are varying differences from manufacturer to manufacturer. Some paint may at or slightly larger than .68 (.682, .685) and others may be larger (.688, .689, .690,etc.). You'll want a paint that most closely matches the inner diameter of your barrel. You don't want paint that will block your barrel or paint that will just roll out. Paint that is too small or too big can cause accuracy or breaking issues. The only exception is the Tippmann Flatline barrel. Those prefer smaller bore paint.
Here is a couple of charts on paintball sizes and barrel sizes. It is a little old, but still good info to check out.
http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=916326 - http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=916326 -------------
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Posted By: Jkimbrell35
Date Posted: 19 May 2011 at 7:31pm
| Call me stupid but I bought the flatline, hall e grip, techt cyclone upgrade kit, MP5 sliding stock. |
Posted By: Jkimbrell35
Date Posted: 19 May 2011 at 7:37pm
| Since I bought the flatline what paint should I run through it. I know you said the smaller rounds are best but i cannot make anything out with that chart you posted. What paint would you run through it? |
Posted By: Arson24
Date Posted: 20 May 2011 at 3:00pm
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something with harder shell the flatline is a bit hard on paint but all good some ppl love it some other dont also for the cyclone upgrade i have my cyclone stock and never upgraded and have NOT ever had a chop or a busted ball in there so upgrades are there but unneeded what i did instead of buying the squishy paddles was just boil them for a lil bit like 3-4mins and they will be softer ------------- 
MY TIPPMANN COLLECTION 
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Posted By: Jkimbrell35
Date Posted: 21 May 2011 at 1:24pm
| dude seriously i don't know anything about paintball right now. you say something with a harder shell and another guy says to use smaller rounds. Can someone using the flatline chime in and let me know what you are using. Thanks |
Posted By: Arson24
Date Posted: 21 May 2011 at 1:38pm
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Have you even looked at paintballs? You know they have a brittle shell on the outside to keepthe paint in
I said use omes with a harder shell, what dont you get? When you go buy paint ask the guy what would be best for my flatline! Buy a box of paint and see how you like it and how it shoots and go from there -------------
MY TIPPMANN COLLECTION
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Posted By: Jkimbrell35
Date Posted: 21 May 2011 at 2:05pm
| someone other than this guy please reply with which paint you are running please. |
Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 22 May 2011 at 11:29am
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High $$, Evil. Low $$(Walmart) Visual Impact Scenario grade run great through flatlines. ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 23 May 2011 at 8:19pm
What part of the chart don't you understand?
I've had good luck with PMI Marbalizers in my Flatline. -------------
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Jkimbrell35 wrote:Posted By: DPack23
Date Posted: 10 July 2011 at 3:42am
I feel your pain man...  ------------- 
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Date Posted: 23 September 2011 at 1:33am
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Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 25 September 2011 at 3:11am
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Bat signal -------------
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Posted By: PartsTech
Date Posted: 29 September 2011 at 2:41pm
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I have always used Marbalizer paintballs in my Flatline. You need a paintball that is consistently round and as heavy as possible. This will cause a consistent spin of the ball...which creates..... drum roll.... consistent accuracy.
------------- Ken Tech at http://www.tippmannparts.com - TippmannParts.com Everything Tippmann is our Specialty |
Posted By: monsterhats
Date Posted: 17 February 2012 at 2:43am
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