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A5 King 
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 Topic: Macroline
Posted: 13 July 2004 at 11:13am |
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What is macroline and what do I need to know before putting it on my gun?
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A5 King
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Posted: 13 July 2004 at 11:15am |
Also, is it safe to use with CO2?
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MROD
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Posted: 13 July 2004 at 11:15am |
\Edit\
Woops, sorry about that. Read the Uber upgrades sticky noob.
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A5 King
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Posted: 13 July 2004 at 11:30am |
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Thats a remote line, stupid! I'm talking about a macroline. I think its like a alternative to steel braided hoses.
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5ptcontingency
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Posted: 13 July 2004 at 11:58am |
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Macroline is pretty simple to use.
All you need is the line itself, which you can cut to length easily, 2
fittings (straight or angled, depending on your setup) and some teflon
tape to seal the fittings.
And, yes, it will work with CO2
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sugarfree
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Posted: 13 July 2004 at 2:04pm |
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I hear that its too weak 4 co2 and that some macroline will burst or even blow up with co2
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Paintball Panda
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Posted: 13 July 2004 at 2:05pm |
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Macroline is Great but... Use Anti-Siphon with it to make it work 10x better.
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SnakeEyes
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Posted: 13 July 2004 at 2:11pm |
 A5 King wrote:
Thats a remote line, stupid! I'm talking about a macroline. I think its like a alternative to steel braided hoses. |
And you're calling someone stupid? Wow, the irony.
His link goes directly to a seller of Macroline tubing.
Macroline is a lighter and more flexible alternative to steel braided line. You cut it to length as already stated and it has a working pressure of 1000psi with a max pressure of 3000psi before blowout. If you install it correctly it will preform better than steel braided line. If you are a nub who has no idea what you are doing or impatient it will give you problems just like everything else in life.
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Univern72
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Posted: 14 July 2004 at 2:02am |
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I've used it with CO2 and I find it to be rather finicky, so I'd recommend just staying with steel-braided line. Second day I used it, it randomly popped a hole...
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Slothbutt
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Posted: 14 July 2004 at 2:33am |
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I use it with HPA..but for Co2 I stick with steel.
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Ashran
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Posted: 14 July 2004 at 3:28am |
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It works great for both, but It can crack from the cold, I like steel hose.
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LordJovian
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Posted: 14 July 2004 at 7:35am |
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Macroline worked fine for me- just make sure when you install it you give it some slack. As for the hole "popping" out, you did it when you installed it or else did (during shipping, at the factory). In that case, grab some extra hose and re-do it. Steel braided is great and all, but not too flexible in length.
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shooky
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Posted: 14 July 2004 at 9:58am |
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I've been using a macroline with my C02 tank for quite some time, it works great.
All it is, is pretty thich plastic. Yes, it can get damaged, but you'd have to use a lot of effort to manage that. I play pretty aggressive, and I have yet to have one of my tubes blow out on me.
They are cheap to replace as well, not to mention easy. The hose can be disconnected with little effort when you're cleaning or whatnot.
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